by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
Like many cesarean birth moms, Heather has heard people say, “having a c-section is an easy way out.” As you’ll read below, Heather’s birth experience was anything besides easy. Her c-section story is traumatic.There’s no type of birth... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
Healthy, happy pregnancy, traumatic birth, and postpartum journey, most amazing and heartwarming joy. In that order. Let me first say that I was terrified of being pregnant. I thought that because I was plus size, I couldn’t have a healthy pregnancy. But my bod... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
Birth trauma is real, PTSD birth trauma is real, and more people are coming forward to share their birth trauma stories! A few years ago, Cristen Pascucci, founder of Birth Monopoly, and photographer Lindsay Askins collaborated on Expositing The Silence. Their... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
In 2015 at the age of 30 I was diagnosed with low ovarian reserve. Basically, I was running out of eggs and was advised to start In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) if I wanted my own biological children. We started saving immediately, while still trying to conceive on our... 
by plussizebirth | Plus Size Birth Stories
Diana joins us to share her PCOS conception story – from struggling to find a care provider willing to look beyond her weight to becoming pregnant and giving birth. For all of those reading with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), please know that you’re NOT... 
