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Childbirth

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

Anyone gone past EDD several times, and then had an earlier one?
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Chertsey St Peters maternity services - advice please
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GBS antibiotics
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Is it better to make a formal complaint re birth and aftercare before or after birth debrief?
6
How long till everything shrinks again after birth?
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Uti and contractions
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My MIL announced that no one has ever taken more than a week to recover from a C section
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Where to give birth - why can't I make up my mind?
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Changing hospitals
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Assisted delivery (forceps) or planned c section?
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Broomfields Chelmsford vs Princess alexandra hospital Harlow
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Leeds LGI or Jimmys?? Which is best???
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Pain six days after birth
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Can I insist on leaving hospital?
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Scared of epidural
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Anyone else an only child?
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39+5 and either I have finally lost control of my bladder, or my waters are trickling every 10-15 mins - but which one?!?!
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fascinating video about birth - MRI imaging
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Periods After Pregnancy
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Anyone else out there got a breech baby at 35/36 weeks?
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mucus plug gone after sweep?? advice please xxx
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Has anyone had a successful Doula guided birth in the Tameside/Oldham region?
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Is something happening...?
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Private hospital/specialist recs
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3D Scan / Breech position / c-section at hospital outside area
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C Section imminent
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Disappointed with not being able to have a VBAC
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Bladder post c-sec (sorry, possible TMI)
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Home Birth after C-Section
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What is going on? Will this baby EVER come out?
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What reasons do they offer a sweep?
4
In two minds about having a home birth
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Does having an episiotomy in one labour mean you're more likely to need one in subsequent labours?
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Birthing unit versus hospital birth- thoughts on safety?
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Any ways to minimise tearing??
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Anyone done Lazy Daisy birthing classes?
4
talk to me about sweeps!
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can I be induced after previous c.section?
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Increased risks of going overdue aged 40+
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When does the pelvic pain go??
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Come and talk to me about your Induction
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feedback on your experience of maternity care
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So are more babies really born when there's a full moon or not?
11
VBAC at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
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Can you wait for cord to stop pulsating and THEN have a managed 3rd stage?
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How long after c-section were you standing and allowed a bath/shower?
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DC2 - where is safest? Home, Hosp or MLU?
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What do you do when your Doula doesn't show up!?
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ELCS due to previous stillbirth
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Second labour experiences
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