Amy’s Story

I had a really great pregnancy after being lucky enough to get pregnant through IVF on the first try. If I’m honest I held my breath a lot of the time as I didn’t want to jinx that we had been so lucky. As I was an older mum and I was pregnant via IVF I had a couple of specialist appointments and they wanted me to be induced. My personal preference was not to be and I opted for a c-section and started preparing for that. My little boy had other plans though and my waters broke 10 days early on Christmas Day and he was born 9 hours later with no need for the c section or induction.

The pain was intense but it felt like I was on another planet and when he arrived I was petrified of this perfect little human being that I needed to take care of. I knew our world would change but it was so out of control for a while that I felt like I was the worse mum in the world I thought I should be happy as I was so lucky to have him. I loved Mother Nurture as it made me realise it was ok to have these feelings and that it’s perfectly normal.

Image and text courtesy of Holly Stone Photography as part of her “Grow: A Journey Into Motherhood” exhibition, in partnership with Release Counselling and Therapy for Women.