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Childbirth

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

39+3wks and just feeling really underwhelmed by it all.
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Talk to me about C section scars
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Unfavourable cervix
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FOA Ladyoftheflowers
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Pre-op appointment for cs
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VBAC - your pearls of wisdom please.
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TENS machines
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Wanted an epidural but never got one?
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Elective C-Section in Queen Elizabeth Woolwich
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Sex to induce labour - Is it worth the hassle??
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Group Strep B - taking samples
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Please talk to me about 'breathing the baby out'!
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Ceasarean - post op swelling
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Cold and labour
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Do you think there is a relationship between stretch marks and tearing?
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Anyone had a baby at 36 weeks?
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ctx in lower back every 15 mins or so - time for the tens?
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The case for and against vaginal examination in labour
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Do I really need to take my own towels to hospital???
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Is bum pain always a sign of back to back?
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Doula dilemma - Am I worrying unnecessarily
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Overdue now- should I wait for a natural start or do I need that extra help?
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after pains when breastfeeding
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2 c sections, 2 scars!
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VBAC and birth pools
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can you eat if you are having an epidural?
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Home birth in jeopardy cos bump measuring 1cm too big?!!
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Silly question? What happens immediately after giving birth?
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Had two 3rd degree tears with DS1&2, have opted for a c-section, but contemplating another vaginal delivery - HELP AND ADVICE NEEDED
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Natal Hypnotherapy - which cd during labour?
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membrane sweep, bloody show.. does labour start soon?
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Does bad positioning of baby always result in complicated birth?
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OK, trivial I know but, waxing or shaving before a CS?
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King George Hospital (Essex).....
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King George Hospital(Goodmayes) vs Queen's(Romford)- which one to choose?
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Labour false starts, wtf is going on??
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Stoke Mandeville Hospital Warning
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New Stoke Mandeville Birth Centre
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True knot in umbilical cord - chances of it happening again?
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Raging headache
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'Issues' with spinal when having a c-section??
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induction tomorrow- getting nervous!!
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Want to go into labour? Then just do this!! ...
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40+ weeks and desperate to start labour...
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Cramping after long walk-could this be signs of early labour?
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Is this milk ducts or breast cancer?
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Sweep and induction - feel so silly!
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if you have a 3rd or 4rth degree tear can you tell me if you had a child later through caesaerean or vaginally?
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Did you know your midwife when you gave birth? Did it matter to you whether you did or not?
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What did you experience in early labour?
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