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Childbirth

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

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
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
Large baby, EMCS - can anyone explain/relate?
31
Vaginal birth after 2 c sections?
3
Giving Birth Alone
17
VBAC when you have cervical scar tissue HELP!
11
Cervical scar tissue (CST) -- anyone else?
6
private birth London
103
Dr Ge zhang, Bryoney Jones or Tarik Miskry
9
Private consultants & hospitals London - Miskry/Murphy/others?
7
Bring son to hospital when having second child?
34
Private obstetrician Surrey?
0
Recommend obstetricians in the private sector (London)
3
Did your labours all start the same way?
13
Forceps delivery - baby has facial palsy
2
Postpartum anal skin tag removal, any recent experiences or advice?
20
Giving birth after previous 3rd degree tear
66
Precipitous first labor, pregnant with 2nd
9
Pregnancy and clexane
0
C section
3
Hospitals near Taunton
3
Has anyone had a different incision scar with a later C-section?
7
Fourth c section
2
Broomfield hospital maternity ward?
2
Was your c section dignified?
101
What’s worse - contractions or pushing?
93
Bladder post csection
6