Active discussions

Help end medical misogyny. Sign our petition.

Help end medical misogyny.
Sign our petition.

Sign the petition

Please or to access all these features

Talk

Childbirth

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

Women who had 30h+ first labours, how long was your second labour?
38
C-Section scar sore 5 month post section and sharp pain round belly button - normal?
6
Anterior vs. posterior labour?
12
oh my god! prem baby ahoy!?
40
Did anyone else get told that the skin was very "friable" whilst being stitched up?
9
VBAC v elC
9
stomach pains 10 days post birth
3
How to do a perineal swab for mrsa test.....
3
Anyone planning or had an active birth?
31
Holding baby straight after elective cs
12
VBAC after not labouring the first time - anyone done it? Doulas?
6
Need some help please
20
Baby boom
7
Does anyone have experience of pushing with both a breech and a head down baby?
7
Stretch and Sweep 39 weeks weekly - did it work for you?
4
Giving birth alone (well without DH)
14
Is this it?
13
continuous monitoring: how mobile is it possible to be?
11
draw an audience?
27
TENS in first stage - yes or no? Your experiences please.
25
three days overdue, cant sleep, pain killers are not working as well helppppp
14
What happens if the doula doesn't make it in time?
6
Birth plan, first timer - is this ok?!
3
Not me my daughter
8
Epidural or not?
14
How do I encourage a very posterior cervix forward?
2
stitches... Infection? TMI
4
anyone induced first birth but second early?
3
C section complications, pain and swelling
2
raspberry leaf tea/capsules?
5
ELCS at NHS Hospital-impossible??
15
C section and tummy tuck?
1
Baby 5 days old and I am crying all the time!
21
Anyone want to join me for a new bumps overdue thread ?
0
Present for friend who's just given birth
17
Low amniotic fluid & induction - questions
13
lochia - should i be concerned about this?
15
what happens if labour starts before ELCS
8
39 weeks, a few contractions and 'shrinking' bump...
10
Okay ladies is this normal. be warned TMI.
10
Queen Charolette's, St. Mary's, or Chelsea & Westminster?
7
ChairmumMiaow's Birth Story!
15
Due date differences
8
Throwing up before transition - how long before
6
Internals...
5
Rest or Walk ?
8
Home birth essentials and pain relief advice please?
27
I want a VBAC but scared by horror stories!
11
do they always numb you before epistomony?
19
39+4, head 4/5 engaged, sweep tomorrow...
15