ABC Everyday Sophie has two beautiful sons, but both births were traumatic, and despite wanting another baby, she says she can't go through pregnancy and birth again. ( Share Print text only Sophie Manolas has two sons, and she experienced both births as traumatic. So much so that despite wanting a third child, she feels completely unable to go through with another pregnancy and birth. "There's things that I'll be dealing with for the rest of my life," Ms Manolas says. "There's a lot of numbness because there's so much scar tissue. "There was a big effect on our sex life and I'm not sure if it'll ever be the same."