Let’s celebrate vulva diversity!

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⭐️ New education set! ⭐️ The illustrations of January’s Pregnancy and Vaginal Birth month are now available as education set (print and digital) with all 15 anatomy illustrations 💛 You can find them in my webshop and Etsy shop (via my bio link
“As a young teen, I developed far quicker than my peers. I felt like my vulva would never stop growing. I was uncomfortable with the way it looked and was self conscious to the point that I withheld from any situations where someone could judge
“What are the inner labia, and what do they do?” The inner labia, also known as the inner lips, are two folds of skin in between the outer labia. They’re often called “labia minora” (which means small lips), but often t
🌈✨ Final day of Print Sale! All prints in my Etsy shop are 30% off (including the education print sets!) 👉🏼 samhilatalanta.etsy.com If you’ve had your eye on a vulva diversity or anatomy print - now is the time to get them with a sweet disc
✨ It’s #communityquestion Sunday! ✨ “I’m a 28 year old woman who has never had any s/xual partners or self explored my body. I’m looking for advice on starting to become more familiar with self pleasure, such as through the us
“My relationship with my body has always been a rollercoaster, just like my relationship with my vulva. From an early age, I thought my vulva was not pretty at all and I hesitated to even take a closer look at it as I thought I would hate it ev
Hi all! During January we’ve been answering a bunch of FAQs about Pregnancy and Vaginal Birth - but there were too many questions to answer in one month. As I still wanted to share all of them close to January, here’s a post with question
💛 Call for experts 💛 This year I’m shining light onto a different theme, every other month. This gives me the opportunity to dive more deeply into the subjects. I’m inviting community members and experts to share their experiences and
💛 Call for participants 💛 This year I’m shining light onto a different theme, every other month. This gives me the opportunity to dive more deeply into the subjects. I’m inviting community members and experts to share their experiences
“I first remember thinking negatively about my vulva aged 16 when I saw a young woman going for a labiaplasty on a health TV program. From then I started to notice that longer labia weren’t shown in the p/rn I saw and were often the brunt
✨ THANK YOU! ✨ January’s Pregnancy and Vaginal Birth month was a blast. I’ve shared a bunch of anatomy illustrations and with the help of 14 health professionals we answered a lot of your questions. The month flew by much faster than I
✨ Let’s talk about labour: How does a baby come out? What are the steps from uterus to birth? ✨ Above you can see what vaginal birth can look like. Please note that the way the body is positioned isn’t necessarily lying down; you could i
“Before giving birth I got told my vulva/vagina will change dramatically and no man will like to be intimate with me anymore then - especially from men. As if this would be the thing I should be most concerned about. No one told me about the st
Let’s talk about crowning! ✨ During childbirth, the crowning stage refers to the moment when the baby’s head begins to emerge from the mother’s/birthing person’s vaginal opening. It occurs during the second stage of labou
“I had quite a challenging birth with my son because of lack of communication, as I am deaf and a sign language user. The midwife struggled to communicate with me and my husband who is also deaf. Before they started inducing me, I asked the mid
💛 Update: in the meantime between painting this portrait and sharing it here, her baby is born! Read the update of this beautiful story in the comments 💛 “I am 33 weeks pregnant with my first baby and since week 12 I have been experiencing
Let’s talk about foetal positions! ✨ During pregnancy, a foetus can have all kinds of positions in the uterus. These positions are classified based on the part of the foetus that enters the pelvis first. The most common foetal positions are des
“I had my first child at the age of 21. As I held my newborn in a state of bliss after a long, difficult labour I remember nurses coming in and having slight reactions as they checked me beneath the sheets. I asked how many stitches were placed
“I had a relatively ‘normal’, healthy pregnancy, although I did suffer complete hair loss due to hormones. This ultimately affected my confidence and self esteem. However, I still felt so beautiful and magical to be growing and carr