Birth Trauma – Your Birth Story Book

Our writing prompts can help you tell your story

Here are some writing prompts that we prepared in readiness for some struggles that might come up for you during your story-writing process. Below are some readily prepared sentences that can help explain some difficult parts of birth to small children. These are here to support your story writing. Read through to find some inspiration […]

Talking to your kids about their traumatic birth

Birth can be a sensitive topic for so many adults, add in the intergenerational birth trauma that so many of us grew up in and there is no surprise that some may struggle to talk about birth with their children. It is reported that 1 in 3 women describe their birthing experience as traumatic, with […]

The process

WRITE YOUR STORY

Start reflecting on your birth and writing your story for your child. This can sometimes be difficult to do depending on how you felt about your birth experience. Check out our blog on writing your birth story, or browse our library of writing prompts if you need some support or inspiration.

PREPARE YOUR PHOTOS

Select your photos you'd like to use for your book. Make sure your photos are high resolution for best print quality. Most photos from modern phones will be this quality by default. You can add as many or as little photos as you like throughout your book.

USE OUR BOOKMAKER TO DESIGN YOUR BOOK

Add text boxes and upload photos to the pages as you make your way through designing your book. You can change the background colour and fonts to suit your style. Browse through our illustrations library for anything you might not have a photo of to compliment your storytelling.

PREVIEW AND FINALISE YOUR DESIGN

Make sure you double-check the preview pages for photo quality and any spelling or grammatical errors. Once you're happy with how your birth storybook looks you can approve the design and purchase your book.

RECEIVE YOUR CUSTOM BOOK AND ENJOY TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR BIRTH

After you order your book, we will get to work printing and compiling your book - by hand, with love. Our books are made to be well-loved by your kids. They are sturdy yet flexible, and solid, and have a safe design to hold your stories for you. Storytelling is such a beautiful art. Check out our Instagram @yourbirthstorybook for more birth storytelling tips

Some people experience a difficult or
traumatic birth and postpartum period. If this
is you, your experience is so valid and your
story is so important. If you need support,
you can reach out to PANDA on 1300 726 306
or Lifeline on 13 11 14

We would like to acknowledge the Wonnarua People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, mountains and rivers
where we work and live. We pay our respects and honour Elders past, present and emerging

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