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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

Midwife-led unit or labour ward for birth: pros, cons and choices
59
To lie or not to lie
36
Giving birth again after caesarean with T-shaped incision
11
If your partner was a bit useless at your first birth, were they any better the second time round?
18
Forceps Delivery - still traumatised ?
17
Baby extended breech 34 weeks, booked in for ECV at 36 weeks. Experiences of ECV if possible.
13
34 weeks pregnant baby extended breech
13
Tips for supporting a quick and straightforward childbirth experience
25
Tender 3 months post c section
2
Pain & swelling 7 week's after C-section
1
When nothing goes to plan!
5
Can contractions feel like shooting pains in your bum?!
9
Third birth, second induction
1
Post C-Section
9
Thinking of a birth centre birth, minimal pain relief.
119
Was your third labour quicker than your second, especially at 39?
51
Do you watch movies with sex scenes with your family?
2
Baby breech 32 weeks.
13
Clayton Ward consultants. Queen Charlotte’s hospital
2
Baby measuring 98th percentile at 33 weeks, induction or c-section?
20
Feeling unwell from 33 weeks and asking about induction at 37 weeks
7
Did anyone go into spontaneous labour second pregnancy after failed induction with first?
1
Best place for affordable nice maternity dresses?
12
2nd birth experiences after 1st birth induction and forceps/assisted delivery.
8
If you had an episiotomy with first.. how was your second?
37
Hospital bag essentials!
8
Basildon hospital - your experience?
18
Drip didn't work, even after breaking waters
9
C section or natural
27
Elective c section
1
Can anybody help interpret my TOCO CTG!?
2
Why did it take a car mechanic to invent this huge advance in giving birth?
4
Can you request a longer stay?
5
NHS or private delivery
43
Anyone given birth at Watford General recently?
17
Third baby and a 45 minute journey to the birth centre?
14
Has anyone requested a c-section?
55
10 weeks pp - warning photo
2
Trying to avoid induction
37
C-section earlier than 39 weeks
4
Planned C-Section Vs Vaginally Delivery
9
What would you do?
8
Could these cramps at 37+5 mean labour is starting? Also possible show?
2
Fear of natural birth, elective c-section help.
34
Anyone else grieving the vaginal births they did not have after electives
89
What to expect from a birth reflections appointment after an EMCS
11
Living with birth regrets
51
Very anxious about induction at 37 weeks after previous caesarean/balloon induction (experiences please) /small baby/growth scan could be wrong???
36
How accurate were growth scan percentiles compared with your baby’s birth weight?
47
Medical record request nhs hospital
12