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Childbirth

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

did you have an elective section, what were your reasons?
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spontaneous straight forward first labout, any inductions/difficulties 2nd time?
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Forgive bluntness - usefulness of BJs?
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Looking for some advice Re. previous PPH
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If you were induced with your first, is it likely you will be with your second?
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can anyone recommend a private north london midwife?
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Experienced c-section ladies, can you help?
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Granulation scar tissue in 2 degree tear with DC1, poss issues with subsequent labours?
10
my story
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Turning a back to back baby- do they have too?
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Hypnobirthers, what did you actually do in labour that worked?
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Late first baby, then early second??
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ECV with SPD or should I refuse and consider ELCS? <acronym overload alert>
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Question about water birth and sieves
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When will it end :(
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C-Section date dilemma
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2nd timer unsure about vb vs cs...
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Worried about getting pregnant after previous shoulder dystocia...
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Has anyone here given birth alone?
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Pethidine more "druggy" than epidural?
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Does anyone know about false labour???
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Re: Which Hospital? Also is it true NHS states Salisbury does not offer Epidural?
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Positive early induction experiences please!!
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Worried due date near a bank holiday
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wow its really gonna happen
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bleeding after a CS
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Who knows about bits of retained placenta 5 weeks post-partum?
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Can someone just tell me that it will be ok?!
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What's the difference between diamorphine and pethadine?
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Birmingham Womens Hospital
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Waters have just broken! Don't know what to do!
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If your first 2 DCs were late and you went on to have a third.....
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poss tmi...can your waters....
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labour length, anyone had a short then long labour?
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Do childbirth stories like this make you angry?
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Friend 14 hours into home birth and tired...
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2nd timers thinking - "Oh dear its nearly time for that pain again" !
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I'm not doing this: DH can have the baby this time.
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who did you tell when you went into labour?
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Baby activity before labour
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'the only thing that matters is a healthy baby'
246
third stage: retained placenta, allow to pulsate next time or cut?
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39 weeks and not in a hurry........is it just me?
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When did your periods return?
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what did you do when you came home re visiting?
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Caseload midwives are full :-(
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Amazing epidural birth on OBEM has seriously tempted me...
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ow did you find waterbirth after bed birth? what happens with placenta delivery?
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Hospital requires me to have continuous foetal monitoring, but I want to stay active
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difficulty urinating after giving birth. Help!!!
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