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Sophie has two beautiful sons, but both births were traumatic, and despite wanting another baby, she says she can t go through pregnancy and birth again.
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Sophie Manolas has two sons, and she experienced both births as traumatic.
So much so that despite wanting a third child, she feels completely unable to go through with another pregnancy and birth. There s things that I ll be dealing with for the rest of my life, Ms Manolas says. There s a lot of numbness because there s so much scar tissue. There was a big effect on our sex life and I m not sure if it ll ever be the same.
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When a new parent says they are having a tough time, we often don t know what to say or do.
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Although she expected difficult moments, it felt like more than adjusting to motherhood. [I remember] calling my mum desperate for her to come over, asking my husband to finish work early every day, counting down the hours until I wasn t with the baby on my own, the Sydneysider says. I remember feeling very scared and alone and needed people around me.
After speaking to her GP and psychologist, Anna was diagnosed with postnatal depression.
When a new parent says they are having a tough time, we often don t know what to say or do.