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Chantelle's Story
Manage episode 287015144 series 2882129
(TW: birth injury, forceps, trauma, surgery)
Bowel incontinence after childbirth. It's a taboo within a taboo. But it's not uncommon. The charity, MASIC (Mothers with Anal Sphincter Injuries in Childbirth) says 1 in 10 women who have a vaginal delivery will have problems holding either poo or wind.
In this episode, Helen meets up with Chantelle, a mum from Manchester who is charting her journey with birth injury and bowel or faecal incontinence on Instagram as @tears_from_tearing. They discuss a difficult birth, treatment, supporting other mums and how we shouldn't be ashamed to talk about it:
‘Everybody poos. It's a normal bodily function. It's just...mine's gone a bit wrong at the minute’Chantelle is @tears_from_tearing on Instagram
The charity MASIC can be found here
The Birth Trauma Association website is here
Find Helen @whymumsdontjump on Instagram and Twitter or at www.whymumsdontjump.com
49 episodes
Manage episode 287015144 series 2882129
(TW: birth injury, forceps, trauma, surgery)
Bowel incontinence after childbirth. It's a taboo within a taboo. But it's not uncommon. The charity, MASIC (Mothers with Anal Sphincter Injuries in Childbirth) says 1 in 10 women who have a vaginal delivery will have problems holding either poo or wind.
In this episode, Helen meets up with Chantelle, a mum from Manchester who is charting her journey with birth injury and bowel or faecal incontinence on Instagram as @tears_from_tearing. They discuss a difficult birth, treatment, supporting other mums and how we shouldn't be ashamed to talk about it:
‘Everybody poos. It's a normal bodily function. It's just...mine's gone a bit wrong at the minute’Chantelle is @tears_from_tearing on Instagram
The charity MASIC can be found here
The Birth Trauma Association website is here
Find Helen @whymumsdontjump on Instagram and Twitter or at www.whymumsdontjump.com
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