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Childbirth

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

36 week consultant appointment re possible VBAC. Staggered by what I was told. Any advice?
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C-Section V's Natural Birth in 1st time pregnancy with twins
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Would you mind sharing your VBAC birth plan?
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parking at UCH
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Has anyone had twins naturally at St. Geoges?
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LDN ladies - moving to Blackheath..which hospital to choose?x
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What pain reliefr are you offered in your area?
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DD1 6 wks prem, 1 wk in SCBU. How likely to happen again?
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Anyone got through an induction using just hypnobirthing?
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Pembury, Maidstone or Farnborough - your stories please!
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Baby dropping to giving birth
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caesarean - stitches or staples?
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VBAC success rate?
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Bloodloss after birth
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spd/pgp and labour
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are you a doula?
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Contractions every 20 mins for 13 hours
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Got my first consultants appointment 2moro...
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Elective Caesarean - Positives and negatives- your experiences please not emerencies.
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mucous plug??
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Anyone else left with...Tena... moments after childbirth?
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Dundee vs Perth MLU
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Waterbirth at 36+6?
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Labour 2nd time round, less painful or just quicker?
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41 weeks today, what else can I try to get things going??
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WHy do you haved to be 4cm dilated before getting an epidural?
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Pethedine vs diamorphine!
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Epidural - positive and negatives please
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TENS for after pains
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Home Birth and Choosing which Midwife Team or Hospital
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TENS - worth it?
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Weird numb patch on leg after childbith - should I be worried
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Hmmm waters? maybe?
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home birth plan
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Epsiotomy
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If a baby takes 2 minutes to breathe at birth..
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skin to skin contact post birth
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Birth plan...or not?
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Length of labour - probably a stupid question!
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Who can/generally does perform a sweep?
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Anyone had a back to back (OP position) Labour/Birth for first baby?
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Water Births. Your experiences please!
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Induced
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Humour me, how long do you think till I give birth?
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Just how long can this last?!!?
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Experiences of homebirth with St Georges Mws?
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Arnica tablets
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Just had a show at 36 weeks... start of labour?!
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Royal London v's Homerton v's Barkantine
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The UK Maternity System needs reviewing urgently to ensure the safety of Mothers and Babies
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