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Childbirth

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

Late decision to try a homebirth?
12
Experiences of childbirth with baby on the right
2
Refusing home birth for back to back baby!
153
Refusing to have my waters broken
21
Second baby post c-section: how did you decide what to do?
8
Bathing after a c section
10
Midwives don't believe I am having contractions....
28
Previous PPH & wanting water birth 2nd time round.
4
Waters being broken...if it happened in 1st birth, is it likely again?
3
Hooray! My waters have broken, but should the baby be this active?
8
If your DC1 was 8lbs 13 (or similar), what was DC2?
61
39 weeks - baby's movements starting to hurt
11
How can I help my EMCS scar heal?
6
worried about going into natural labour before elcs
16
What birth pool - woukd like it deep to give birth kneeling or on one knee!
6
How not to bathe a newborn.
35
4th night of contractions.... help
1
Low lying anterior placenta and previous sections
2
Music for labour?
13
Birth pool at home - new or second hand?
6
7 days to go and I have a cold sore :-(
10
How do you know if you are leaking waters?
8
This has probably been done to death but... which is the safer option elcs or vbac?
27
Uterus and pregnancy weight
7
Best app for labour...
5
Your practical advice for a more positive 2nd birth
27
vitamin K - side affects?
3
Arnica, peppermint, post ELCS healing and BF
13
how to check yourself for cervix dilation?
10
36+6 OC scheduled for induction at 37 weeks,
0
Help me convince DH on home birth
12
Advice on natural birth while on anti coagulants
4
Bedford hospital
3
Episiotomy - healing times
11
as requested, for those that do not already know, my birth story
176
2nd baby - how many weeks did you get to?
15
Breech babies - please talk to me about your experiences
2
39weeks tomorrow - bh's every 5/6mins. babys movements stating to hurt
4
how much blood is too much - postnatal loss
4
2nd induction - will hypnobirthing help??
2
Sweep before EDD
12
Sorting out homebirth plan. Question about transferring.
9
Could you have coped with a 5 hour car journey 3 days post C-section?
109
Requesting birth notes
11
Should I have my first baby in Milton Keynes Hospital?
1
What would you do? 41 weeks, back to back baby, induction in 3 days...
37
tightenings roughly every 5/6mins - I still think Braxton hicks...?
6
Birth Centre at UCH (Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) or Royal Free?
0
Contractions bloody agony but not frequent enough for hospital
28
41+1 weeks and cervix closed with pelvic girdle pain!
13