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Childbirth

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

So..... EMCS and needle phobia
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Please talk some sense in to me
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managed or physiological third stage? (history of bad medicine reactions)
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Anyone up? What do you think - am I in labour?
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Homerton or Royal London Hospital or St. Thomas
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How sore is childbirth? If being compared to a very very bad period?
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How long for scarring to disappear?
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how soon can u recover from ur second c/section?
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Will be 38.5 weeks at my sisters wedding in Ireland but I'm living in UK
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Hypnobirthing experiences please
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Please recommend a Portland consultant
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Operation shortly after birth (ESP c section) - any experience?
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Operations soon after birth (ESP c section) - any experience
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birthing positions with epidural?
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csections and tummy tuck
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Getting frustrated with stop-start pre/early labour!
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Cost of consultant from 35 weeks
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Birthing Pools
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Related to the other thread about inductions/drips, can it be taken out once you are in established labour?
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my labour-should i complain\write a letter of concern?!?
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What did you wear to give birth?
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VBAC or section????
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I am traumatised
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Any midwives/medical professionals out there - query about induction
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On what grounds can you have a ELCS?
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Birth pools - to line or not to line?
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8 months on
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If you refuse a sweep will they still induce you?
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Second time round, no one to look after DS when I'm in labour apart from DH - any suggestions?
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Birthing pools
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Recto Vaginal Fistula
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Would you refuse induction till 40 weeks under these circumstances?
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Airedale hospital
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How the hell do we do it girls? How do we give birth? arent we great.
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Do you HAVE to be on your back for.....
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Which hospital? Royal or dundonald?
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Odd question about C-section!
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C-section under a GA - experiences please
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Lindo Maternity Unit
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I'm not sure where to have this baby. Any ideas?
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May I ask how long after giving birth did you resume having sex?
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Are elective c sections painful during the operation?
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New birthing centre- Edinburgh Royal
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3rd c-section anyone? Stories please.
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Irrational (or not?) fear of episiotomy
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What is visualisation?!
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Can stress delay labour?
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Bright red blood and clots 15 days after birth
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Signs labour is around the corner...?
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Anyone been to Pontefract Midwife-led Unit?
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