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Childbirth

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

Do I have to be induced at 41+5?
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Asking for induction for "convenience" - is this reasonable in the circumstances?
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Private maternity wings....
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Help! Terrified of labour no. 2 and need constructive help
19
Artificially breaking waters in labour
29
Back/heart problems and labour...
2
How quickly did they get you out of bed after your ELCS? And when did you eat?
33
Really painful afterpains / period type pains 11 days after cs?
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which hospital kings/st thomas/UCH
16
arnica (sorry another arnica question)
32
To have a home birth??
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forceps birth gone wrong- in the news
37
Induction by ARM only at 40 weeks
9
Midwife Led Unit in Edinburgh?
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C-Section consultants covered by BUPA's "offering"
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nickel allergy and c-section clips
14
How quick childbirth with DC3
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Birth after a previous back to back..how does it compare?
38
Using a sling after a c-section
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Advice on layout of new Midwife Led Unit
35
third birth more difficult?
23
Can you please describe what a contraction feels like?
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Five part series starts BBC1 tonight about new Midwife Led Unit at Ulster hospital.
24
Will my big baby come earlier rather than later?
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Doula reccommendations
3
Partners in the hospital birthing pool?
11
Sweep at 39 weeks - any success stories?
4
Have been in latant labour all week, not progressing and getting very frustrated :(
15
How quickly can labout start? Feeling absolutely nothing!
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The next step
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Four hours of "false labour" then nothing all day!
5
31weeks - transverse lay - beginning to worry.
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Has anyone gone into week FORTY THREE of pregnancy?What are the risks?
37
baby in transverse, need positioning help !
4
Is this a 'show'?
9
Overdue blues
7
friend gone into labour at 28 weeks pregnant
6
Private packages
0
Could I be in labour?
5
Anyone selling hypnobirth book and CD?
4
Queen Charlotte's - private consultants
11
Home birth, waters have gone, when do I ring
67
'Pregnant for 10 months' - article about 'late' babies in todays Guardian
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Wimp in desperate need of support please
13
Do you still bleed down there with a c-section?
27
Ow ow ow ow ow
5
So when do Braxton Hicks cross over into being contractions?!
15
ELCS after 3rd degree tear
5
at what stage will hospital NOT stop labour?
5
Just passed the most massive clot - sorry tmi!
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