What 3 words sum up your birth?

The Being Mum project is about capturing the reality of life for mums after pregnancy, birth and with a baby.

Quick

Intense

Textbook

Scary

Quick

Traumatic

Necessary

Medical

Formality

Exciting

Hard Work

Amazing

Elective

Calm

Grateful

Calm

Planned

Supported

Nervous

Planned

Breech

Long

Incredible

Empowering

Scary

Unpredictable

Gory

Empowering

Emotional

Amazing

Intense

Disaster

Beginning

Long

Powerful

Traumatic

Raw

Powerful

Calm

Long

Medicated

Scary

Instinctive

Quick

Raw

Long

Exhausting

Messy

Horrific

Uncontrolled

Survival

Fast

Intense

Phenomenal


Being Mum is about giving you a voice and a place to read other women’s experiences to normalise motherhood and to ease the isolation.

It’s also about starting a conversation about motherhood, about how individual it is and the impact it can have.

Please do read, share and take part.


With consultationsdigital guides and courses, my practice is here for you every step of the way. You can also become a member for exclusive content, discussion and a place to ask questions.

North East Birth & Baby is where you can read about pregnancy, birth and early parenting.

As a doula I work with parents from across Newcastle and Tyneside.

Copyright: Janine Smith