Every survivor mom is different and unique, but many survivor moms share common trauma related difficulties during their pregnancies and after delivering their babies.

Examples of trauma related difficulties:

• Having distressing dreams about past abuse
• Feeling detached from your body or baby or pregnancy... like it's not real
• Feeling like trauma is happening all over again... maybe during prenatal visits or exams or when the baby moves
• Avoiding some people or places because they remind you of the trauma
• Fearing labor or birth
• Worrying about if you will be a good enough mother
• Having a hard time sleeping or focusing
• Being irritable or easy to anger