From Birth Trauma to Cocaine Addiction: A Mother's Harrowing Account

My baby and I almost died during his birth. The flashbacks were so crippling I couldn't think straight. I needed to silence the noise – so I turned to drink... and then cocaine.

These are the words of Natalie Day, who detailed her harrowing journey through a near-fatal childbirth, subsequent trauma, and a battle with addiction in a personal account.

Day described the overwhelming flashbacks and anxiety she experienced after the traumatic birth of her child, which led her to seek solace in alcohol and later, cocaine. She stated that she needed to purchase cocaine using her child's birthday money, indicating the depth of her addiction.

Her husband, Chris, called for help when she experienced severe bleeding at 32 weeks pregnant, an event that preceded the near-fatal delivery. Following the childbirth, medical professionals informed Day that she was fortunate to be alive, a realization that contributed to her turning to substances to numb the resulting trauma.

Natalie with her husband Chris, who called for help when she had blood pouring out of her at 32 weeks pregnant

Day is now 19 months sober and has expressed her ability to finally be the mother her children deserve.

After Natalie's childbirth, she was told she was lucky to be alive and turned to substances to numb herself from the resulting trauma

Natalie in hospital, where she nearly died after giving birth to her third child which resulted in crippling flashbacks and anxiety

From Birth Trauma to Cocaine Addiction: A Mother's Harrowing Account

Natalie Day recounts her near-fatal childbirth experience and subsequent descent into substance abuse, highlighting the struggle for recovery.

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