Our story begins long before you were born… It begins with the meeting of your daddy and me. We had only been together for a short time when life gave us the most beautiful surprise: you. You invited yourself into our lives like an unexpected little ray of sunshine. I still remember the moment I […]
Written by Maëlle Context Note from the Co-op With respect for lived experiences, we share here a birth story as it was entrusted to our team. This testimony reflects a personal experience, unique to the person telling it. Every pregnancy journey is different, and medical practices can vary depending on the clinical context.This text does […]
*TW: This is a story that involves perinatal death Looking back now, 30 years later, I understand better… Well, I understand that I experienced multiple traumas and that those irregularities, those isolated incidents, that coldness were actually the result of ignorance, understaffing, a lack of soft skills, and a lack of humanity linked to the […]
Mom: Amélie T. Like every night for the past month, I was still having intermittent contractions. But this night was the one! When I woke up because of a contraction, I felt a big splash. It wasn’t pee, but the breaking of my water. Since it was 4 a.m., I didn’t call my midwife immediately. […]
Maman: Julie P. One Saturday around 9 p.m., I had light cramps like during my periods, I was happy! The waves (contractions) began. I was no longer comfortable sitting on the ball, so I watched TV standing up, moving and repeating to myself “I’m savoring the moment and letting go” “I’m moving with and for […]
Charlotte Émélie Lemay-Maurice’s birth story Momma: Katherine Lemay The day prior to her arrival I was an emotional mess. I was crying thinking how long it would take to meet my daughter, and catastrophizing that at this rate I would never meet her. The week prior I had told my husband that I thought I […]
