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Childbirth

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

Birth pool hire
0
Did anyone struggle to get the epidural they wanted?
28
Hospital choices for birth
6
Water Birth
2
Never felt urge to push
18
Not healing - 12 weeks
6
Please tell me I'm not the only one waddling out the hospital!
19
Please recommend private VBAC consultant!
0
36 weeks and stressed out...
2
Changing a 6 month old onto comfort milk.
1
Tips for c section recovery
16
Am I out already?
3
I had a Caesarean section, how long do I actually have to wait until I have the next baby?
20
Worried about VBAC due to size?
2
Lansdell Suite at St Thomas's vs. Kensington Wing at Chelsea and Westminster
20
Metropolitan Hospital (NYC)
0
Current Rules - advice,bag, etc
1
How did you decide between a VBAC and ERCS?
2
Labour before ELCS?
13
Constipation 2 weeks post C Section
3
St Mary’s Lindo Wing Beware
72
Elective section - things I should know to prepare myself
37
Should I go to the hospital
49
Induction
45
Ballon Induction after a section
4
C SECTION AFTER OVARIAN CYSTECTOMY?
0
Elective c section - Glasgow
1
Elective C Section dates
10
Head Down at 28 weeks
2
POSITIVE BIRTH STORIES
22
St Thomas Private
0
Caring for older child while you're in hospital (birth in the time of corona...)
9
Anyone given birth recently at royal Berkshire hospital
0
First birth prolapse - worse, better, same with subsequent births?
16
VBAC supportive private consultant London
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Can anyone recommend a London consultant who is supportive of VBAC?
10
Bleeding heavy any advice?
9
Hospital bag
13
Growth scan for small bump.....but identified big baby and echogenice bowel....help!
2
Forcep Birth Recovery
4
Gestational diabetes and birth weight
13
Birth plan?!?
31
Induction without pessary
15
Private birth room with the NHS
62
4th baby (c section) at 43. Private consultant or not?
11
Updated COVID Birth Guidance?
0
Sadness over birth
73
CS no spinal
14
Honest CS v. vaginal birth thoughts?
276
Pregnancy of unknown location
0