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"I bled heavily during my pregnancy"
Teressa has a beautiful baby girl, but she experienced heavy bleeding during her pregnancy.

Read this mum's real-life birth story

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Your birth stories
The following stories have been sent into ninemsn by readers. They may cover sensitive issues or contain sentiments with which you may not agree.

"An unplanned home birth"

"I gave birth to a stillborn daughter"

"I gave birth to fraternal twins vaginally"

"My IVF son was born by caesarean"

"My surprise pregnancy ended in an emergency caesarian"

"I bled heavily during my pregnancy"

"I gave birth to seven children"

"I had my tubes reversed"

"I was determined to have my third child naturally"

"My mother always said ..."

"I gave birth in a country where I didn't speak the language"

"I had an out of body experience"

"I gave birth under hypnosis"

"My 55-minute labour"

"I changed my mind about the epidural"

"I gave birth in 32 minutes!"

"I gave birth in the car"

"I got an infection"

"I pushed before fully dilating"

"Midwives are the best!"

"My appendix ruptured while pregnant"

"My baby boy pooed on me"

"My baby was born very prematurely"

"My baby was resuscitated"

"My baby was resuscitated"

"My son was breech and premature"

"My son weighed 10lb12oz!"

"I gave birth in rural India"

"I was in labour for 40 hours"

"My baby was born with crossed legs"

"My two births"

"The midwife told me I could go home"

"My brain-damaged son is now 20"

"Birth is a privilege"

"I chose to have an elective caesarean"

"I couldn't push after the epidural"

"I had an emergency caesarean"

"I had my baby at 17"

"I had to be induced"

"I hardly felt my early contractions"

"I started to scream for drugs"

"I thought my baby was a 'number two'!"

"I walked in to hospital with a smile"

"I was bleeding"

"I was five months gone when I found out"

"My baby was blue"

"My baby was premature"

"My first birth was easier than I expected"

"My son was a ventouse birth"

"My son weed on me"

"My two births were very different"

"A scalpel cut the head of my son"

"I had a vaginal breech birth"

"I had a very long labour"

"I had totally normal births"

"I have a beautiful girl"

"My baby came out with a suction cup"

"My experiences of birth have been negative"

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