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Childbirth

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

Homerton or Royal London Hospital or St. Thomas
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Birthing partner-what do you wish they had/n't done?
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talk to me about TENS and birthing pools
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Home Birth & Activities
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Helping daughter with labour/delivery
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Watford maternity versus The Lister?
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Anybody want to sell me on a homebirth?
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Poss stupid Q alert - Maternity bed pads 'v' puppy pads
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Just been told I'll need a caesarean - what should I expect?
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early epidural?
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Losing speech after giving birth...
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Where to give birth? George Eliot (Nuneaton) or Good Hope (Sutton Coldfield)?
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Help after CSection? And what I can do myself?
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undiagnosed breech
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4 days overdue and cervix still unfavourable
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homebirth story for the homebirthers
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I need to talk about my birth experience...
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OMG at the woman who had the waterbirth on One Born Every Minute!!!
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Do you need a liner with La Bassine? And would you recommend one?
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Neuroma and refashioning
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Braxton Hicks? or What?
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Reliving the birth every time I closed my eyes - will it be same with another baby?
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Bouncing to engage baby?
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An interesting article that suggests epidurals do not lead to more intervention
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king's college hospital now on youtube
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Any midwives about? Anxious -Need advice re asynclitic baby, and Im running out of time
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'walking epidural'?
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Positive induction stories
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Oh Jeez, my sister has announced she is pregnant again. Anyone else had 5 CS?
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Continance problems post birth
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How did you feel post-birth?
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Waterbirth questions
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Seeking feedback/advice on how to choose between Edgware or teaching hopsital (UCH/Chelsea-Westminster)
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Any advice on how to choose between Chelsea Westminster and UCH (Elizabeth Garrett Anderson)for water birth?
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Everyone in my active birth yoga class seems to end up with forceps or ventouse...
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talk to me about home birth..?
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I've got that familiar feeling growing inside...
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Continuous fetal monitoring - how to have a natural birth anyway
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feeling negative about induction
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ELCS for anxiety help needed
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Is it just me or does anyone else HATE the vaginal examinations during labour?
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Negative GBS result. Can I rest assured?
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Quick first labour, Should i try for water birth this time or will it slow it down?
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Pelvis too small for natural birth?
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Membrane sweep at 40 weeks
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Bicornuate uterus aka "heart-shaped" uterus
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Hospital / birth options in/nr Truro, Cornwall
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Elective caesarean after difficult birth?
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Oxford Spires
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do you always have a show?
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