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

Hospital bag plus recovery tips for elective c section
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Anyone requested an earlier induction date?
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Scared and upset
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Think I'm in labour, need some reassurance :/
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Water birth, what's the room like?
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41 weeks!!! Advice please!!!
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Water birth... What do I need?
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Unbiased opinions needed for birth day
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Birth plan after third degree tear and awful piles (tmi!)
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Can I just say I'm fucking fucked off.
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Active birth classes?
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Still bleeding? Why??
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Tips to get labour started
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C-section scar healing - when can I use oil etc?
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So i just got a letter to see my consultant!
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Anyone up? Labour/waters question.
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Between contractions?
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2nd time mums-do you know what you're doing?
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I'm really dreading bleeding after the birth, some advice needed
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Breathing your baby out...
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For those with big age gaps, was 2nd labour still easier/shorter than 1st or do you think it's like doing it for the first time again?
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Anyone refused internal examinations in labour?
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When ist going to happen?
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Is it possible to have a false positive?
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Lidl are selling TENS machines for £20 from Thursday 4th October
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Have you been induced for VBAC? Stories?
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Has anyone changed homes right before delivery
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Homebirth vs Home Water Birth
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Is this early labour??
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Do post-dates inductions get booked for weekends?
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Please recommend me some beautiful classical music for my labour playlist
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Feeling sick 38 weeks
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Did anyone enjoy being in labour?
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What does a sweep involve?
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Anyone had a private postnatal midwife?
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Suitable music for labour/birth
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Can you request a c-section?
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Lot's of pain following a membrane sweep!
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Did anyone else have a slow recovery from C section?
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Does Raspberry Leaf tea work?
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Speaking to midwife at 9 today re: elcs... (long)
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Please share any breathing or relaxation or general "coping" exercises that helped you in labour?
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My waters just broke!!!
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Lister Hospital v L&D - any thoughts, experiences?
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35 weeks and painful Braxtons with cramps...
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deciding where to have a c section ( for med reasons ) in London
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Bricking it! being induced tomorrow
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Casaerean Section...... Asleep or AWAKE ........
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Consultant next week - discussing VBAC.
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second time labour... how long, trying to make a child care plan, your experiances please!
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