22/05/2026
We asked, she delivered ;)
Our midwife Michaela on strength, doubt, and why "is this normal?" is always a good question.
đĒđĩđŽđ'đ đđŧđēđ˛đđĩđļđģđ´ đŊđŽđŋđ˛đģđđ đąđŧđģ'đ đ˛đ
đŊđ˛đ°đ?
How strong women actually are. During birth, I see women do things they never thought they were capable of. That never gets old, not after all these years.
đĒđĩđŽđ đąđŧ đđŧđ đđļđđĩ đ˛đđ˛đŋđ đŊđŋđ˛đ´đģđŽđģđ đđŧđēđŽđģ đ¸đģđ˛đ?
That the strength is already there. You don't have to find it or build it. You just have to trust it. Birth shows you what you're made of, every single time.
đĒđĩđŽđ'đ đđĩđ˛ đŧđģđ˛ đđĩđļđģđ´ đđŧđ đŽđšđđŽđđ đđ˛đšđš đŊđŽđŋđ˛đģđđ đļđģ đđĩđŧđđ˛ đŗđļđŋđđ đŊđŧđđđŊđŽđŋđđđē đđ˛đ˛đ¸đ?
You don't have to do this perfectly. You and your baby are getting to know each other, step by step. You're probably doing much better than you think.
đĒđĩđŽđ đžđđ˛đđđļđŧđģ đąđŧ đđŧđ đ´đ˛đ đŽđđ¸đ˛đą đđĩđ˛ đēđŧđđ?
"Is this normal?" And most of the time, yes. Pregnancy brings so much that's new and unfamiliar. That's exactly why I want women to feel safe enough to ask absolutely everything.
đĒđĩđŽđ đąđŧ đđŧđ đšđŧđđ˛ đēđŧđđ đŽđ¯đŧđđ đđĩđļđ đđŧđŋđ¸?
Being part of one of the most extraordinary and vulnerable moments in someone's life. No two pregnancies are the same. No two families are the same. Every culture, every background, and yet we all share something so deeply human. That closeness never stops feeling like a privilege.
