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Childbirth

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

abdominal muscles after two crash sections - is there any hope?
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2nd pregnancy after special needs baby.. Tell me they can induce me..
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Elective Cesarean over induction?
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Reuseable maternity pads?
5
Consultants at Birmingham Women's Hospital
3
in slow labour but indfuction booked for next week?
11
Scheduled c section questions
26
Feeling under pressure!
3
What was useful after birth.
75
Can you eat smoked salmon?
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Second time cesaerian-will I automatically get offered it?
13
What questions should I ask prospective midwife helping with home birth?
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confused about pain relief
6
What do parents want from classes?
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overdue and pissed off!
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breech baby and c-section
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Can I ask for a planned C section rather than being induced?
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If you have had 3 Cesarean Sections...
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Prolonged Third Stage
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being induced and giving birth in hospital?
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packing bag for a section.
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Can baby stay with mum during stitching?
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Anyone any experience of a Mary Cronk style (hands off) breech vaginal delivery?
8
Views on London's private maternity doctors please
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Forceps-any good stories?
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Has anyone had a home birth after previous shoulder dystocia?
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"back to bacK"
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The dreaded latent phase - day 3
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Homebirth- who prescribes the pethidine?
17
Still no descision on VBAC vs ELCS
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VBAC-ers - what have you been told about induction?
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Bridesmaid at 39 weeks - advice needed if I go into labour a week early!
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Please help - do doctors try to 'scare' you about having a second section- any good stories about a repeat cs?
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obstetricians and elected c-sections?
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Clueless: Late pregnancy / early labour
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Epi-No - to buy or not to buy?
8
Prep for home water birth-any tips?
17
How fast was your 2nd labour compared to your first?
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Mother and baby group
0
How will you announce the birth of your baby?
12
Bleeding after exercise 9 weeks post partum?
0
Irregular strong contractions?
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If you have an incomplete cervix did it affect your birth?
3
Homebirthing on an island with no doctor/hospital?
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Am I being unreasonable?
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Elective Cesarean with large baby?
25
Failed episiotomy stitches
10
high risk and a water birth?
4
Induction or C-section at 37 weeks?
6
3rd degree birth with DC1 - do I go for a vb or cs?
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