We have considered birth trauma and our lives in society as women before we became mothers. In this episode I discuss breastfeeding challenges and nursling behaviours as a contributing factor to aversion- especially when the reality doesn't meet our expectations.

This episode considers the effect that our previous lives at school and work have on our experience of motherhood, and breastfeeding. Where do the negative feelings that are associated with 'loss' of our old lives go? Can anger and agitation when being stuck breastfeeding be linked to our habits and expectations that we created prior to motherhood?

This short podcast posits that there is plenty of research to show that birth trauma can affect maternal mental health, breastfeeding post birth and bonding with your child. Thinking about the start of your journey with each and any child, can you see any connection? Any unsolved emotions from childbirth or the early months? Some mothers find it helpful to get their medical notes and do a birth de-brief which is offered by many maternity wards in hospitals in the UK. Others do a 're-birthing' experience to try to have the experience they wanted in birth in order to try to heal the wounds.

Bitesize episodes on aversion, motherhood and me rambling about what winds me up!