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    Mind Your Own T*ts

    14th May 2021 / 0 Comments

    When Theo was born via caesarean, I felt like a failure. The terminology thrown around whilst I tried to “push” didn’t help. I was told I’d “failed to progress” in labour, and that I’d “failed” to push the half a centimetre of cervix back to allow Theo to be born (after almost twenty hours of labour, I’d dilated to nine and a half centimetres – so close yet so far from the birthing experience I’d envisioned). So, the distinct feeling of failure was instilled in me before I was even taken to theatre. Then came breastfeeding. Two hours after Theo was born, he was finally placed on my bare chest…

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Hello, I’m Lou. I’m the proud mama of two beautiful little people, a national women’s magazine editor, commercial audience editor, multiple award-winning journalist, children’s book author and blogger. I have a very serious problem with book and houseplant hoarding, and have an addiction to tea.

For journalism queries, please visit: https://www.lucyvarley.com/

Thanks for visiting my happy little place!

 

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