When Bonding with Baby Disconnects you from Everything Else. Let’s talk momguilt. With or without maternal mental health issues... mom guilt is real. I feel so much guilt for Taylor’s entrance into the world. Delivering under general anesthesia was nothing I ever expected. Even though I had absolutely no voice or options in any of … Continue reading MOMGUILT
I think it was a double edged sword that this all happened where I work, with people I work with. In a lot of ways, I think that is actually what turned it into a psychological issue rather than just a bad experience. I had honestly felt really good about going into the OR with … Continue reading Debriefing a Bad Birth
I realized I needed help about 4 months postpartum. I had just gone back to work and I was living in my head... reliving her birth constantly. 🤯 I kept finding myself on the OR table trying to bargain my way out of it, as if I could go back in time. I would see … Continue reading Getting out of my Head.
TRIGGER: This is Taylor’s birth story. If you’re pregnant and reading this, you might not want to... or you might. If you were my provider, this is in no way intended to blame you or make you feel bad, I think you are all awesome doctors and I hope reading how things felt from my … Continue reading The Birth of Lil Miss Quick
My name is Emma. I’m 32, New England mama, born and raised. I’ve been an RN for 10 years, all in the same hospital... general medicine, ED (my♥️/🖤) , and now per diem in the PACU. My husband and I have been married for almost 5 years and we have 3 kids. He is a … Continue reading CliCKwithMrsQuick