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Childbirth

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

Fear of giving birth!!
20
Lost my mucus plug today! Is labour imminent?! Tell me your experiences!!!
15
C section after shoulder dystocia?
13
Struggling with recovery. Forceps and vacuum
3
Predict gender
1
Thin womb
3
Elective C section at 39 weeks? Is this when they usually do them?
20
Petrified of labour again.
10
How painful / traumatic is vaginal birth with epidural?
74
If you had spontaneous labour, when did it start and were there any signs prior?
18
VBACs and types of induction
25
Vbac after section advice?
15
If your first 2 babies were born at 41+ weeks, when did your 3rd arrive?
45
Lonely young mum
6
Gas and Air for sweep?
14
Can Braxton Hicks last over 4 hours? Only 33+2
6
Advice about my Labour and delivery please
4
Planned section pregnancy advice!
18
Epidural and pushing experiences
6
C section in Brighton
10
Hospital bag - am I missing anything?
60
Pains
1
Pain relief advice for Labour? 🤰
37
just heard friend had her baby at 28 weeks - what does this mean?
28
When did newborn nurseries stop being a thing?
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Whittington Birth Centre
9
Pre term labour?
3
Two high risk C-sections scheduled for same day - how do they prioritise who will go first?
18
Looking for positive stories/encouragement to go ahead with unmedicated labour
105
Help, mass under urethra after childbirth
2
Cardiff
2
Small baby
10
Forceps and 3rd/ 4th degree tears
13
Hand hold going into hospital
13
Elective C Section Stories
80
Waters breaking, no labour
14
For those who have had an elective section….
42
Complete placenta previa with anterior placenta
2
Induction/birth experiences / pessary
3
Epidural
0
Induction
3
UTI Nightmare
4
Failed Induction - waiting days for c section
11
Castor oil stories
54
Scared of child birth
15
Big baby at 38 weeks
2
7 weeks postpartum. Still spotting
2
Panicking about spinal pre-c section
25
Sweep - head position
4
Birth after secondary postpartum haemorrhage
12