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Childbirth

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

Painful baby movements
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Under what circumstances can I have an elective cesarean?
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Anyone heading VBACwards and wanting to hand-hold?
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Arnica 200c - does anyone actually know where to buy it from...?
41
2 Sweeps in 2 Days, OTT?
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Tell me your VBAC stories, positive and negative, please.
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stretch and sweep followed by show
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Open cut nine days post birth, advice please.
5
Liverpool Birth Support
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St George's Hospital - good or bad?
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How long were you in hospital after the birth?
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Great experience at the Lindo wing
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Private Caesarean in Hertfordshire?
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what to ear & drink while in labour
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Can you have a VE but no sweep?
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People who had doulas and a DH /DP during labour, did they work well together?
4
hospital bag - november?
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Have my waters broken?
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Dad at birth
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Can you help me decide whether to have a stretch and sweep tomorrow?
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Induction- how painful is it when they break your waters?
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What happens to my baby once labour is over?
58
Nipple tweaking to bring on labour?
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Effacement?! wtf is going on down there?!
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Brilliant childbirth animation
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I'm not coping with this
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Is baby's being in the Left Occiput Transverse (LOT) position and only 4/5 at 40+ weeks a 'bad thing'?
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Blood thinner before c-section
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Difference between hospital & community midwives?!
22
35 weeks & a couple of contractions in the night, early labour or normal?
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Need to get 2nd degree tear restitched - recommendations?
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Any physios in the house?
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first period post birth or yet more problems with infected and open tear??
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Successful VBAC after failed induction
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If you had a shite birth- please please complain about it!
10
Enema before delivery?! Apparently it's "standard" at my hospital
64
Episitomy type/ tearing and perenium questions from first-timer...
10
post pregnancy piles/ excess skin problems
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3rd preg and head engaged at 36 wks
6
Homebirth??? honest advice,tips and ideas please??
34
Back ache since I woke up, early labour?!
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Looking for experience at Kingston Hospital please!
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Managing cramps/pre-labour??
14
How many birth partners allowed at St Thomas'?
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How far down the intervention route do I go..
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Healing after C-section
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So it looks like I'm being induced...
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Has anyone given birth at MAYDAY hospital?
20
Home Birth instead of Hospital - allowed? and Waterbirth Advice Please
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homebirth and retained placenta-any experiences?
14