Kids & Family
(TW: birth injury, forceps, trauma, surgery)Bowel incontinence after childbirth. It's a taboo within a taboo. But it's not uncommon. The charity, MASIC (Mothers with Anal Sphincter Injuries in Childbirth) says 1 in 10 women who have a vaginal delivery will have problems holding either poo or wind. In this episode, Helen meets up with Chantelle Sandham, a mum from Manchester who is charting her journey with birth injury and bowel or faecal incontinence on Instagram as @tears_from_tearing. They discuss a difficult birth, treatment, supporting other mums and how we shouldn't be ashamed to talk about it:‘Everybody poos. It's a normal bodily function. It's just...mine's gone a bit wrong at the minute’Chantelle is @tears_from_tearing on InstagramThe charity MASIC can be found hereThe Birth Trauma Association website is hereFind Helen @whymumsdontjump on Instagram and Twitter or at www.whymumsdontjump.com