Labor & Birth

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Swimming

How soon did you go swimming after having a c section? My little boy has swimming lessons every Saturday and I can’t wait to be able to do them again with him

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Cervical dilation check

UK mummies, do the hospital check your cervix for dilation? Currently 38+2 and haven’t been checked once. Was on the ball last night for a hour now I have persistent vaginal pain😩 hopefully labour is on the way but I don’t know!!

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Watery Discharge

Has anyone else found towards the end, that they’re having a big increase in watery discharge? Every morning I wake up it feels like there’s loads to the point I think it could be my waters, but then it just stops 🤷🏼‍♀️ 39+3 today ❤️

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Elective c section

Do you wait on a bed or on a lobby area? Just wondering because they will tell you to get there by 8 am if AM but there is no guarantee of the order you will be seen

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TMI but…

Had a c section 1 week ago and my bowels feel off. One min I’m constipated with trapped wind and the next I’m having to rush to the toilet the diarrhoea. Is this normal?

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Induction Day

Getting induced at 5:00pm today and not sure what to do for the remainder of the day… sitting around is only making me spiral in my fears of child birth and the pain associated with it

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LRI or the general ?

Do you get the option of which one to give birth in? And if so which one do you recommend?

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How soon do you get moved into the post natal ward after a c-section?

Do you go to the recovery area first and if all goes well how long are you there for roughly? Worried about not having enough bonding time me daddy and baby before parents turn up. TIA x

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Positive induction stories

Hello! FTM and being induced due to pre-eclampsia. I'm a few hours into having the pessary and was hoping for positive induction stories! My cervix was not dilated at all so I don't feel very optimistic about how successful induction will be. Has anyone else been induced at 37/38 weeks successfully?

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Incontinence after birth

Okay so I’m sorry if this is tmi but i wanted to see if I wasn’t the only one and if anyone had solutions. After I gave birth in May I have been having incontinence(leaky bladder) and as well as excess discharge. It’s still going on and I’ve seen the doctor and going to a physiotherapist. Anyone have the same probl...

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Big baby?

Anyone else’s baby measured on the 97th centile? How did you give birth? Was there any complications?

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Healing of c section incision

How long did it fully take for your incision to fully heal I’m 16 weeks postpartum and it still gets infected constantly ??

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C section check up ?

Hi everyone, I had a c section 11 weeks ago tomorrow and I was going to book a personal trainer to ease me back into weight lifting but she said that with c section clients they need to have had their twelve week post surgery checkup. I’ve never heard of this, should I be having a check up??

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C section

Ladies who have had a c section, did you have to book an appointment with the doctor for your 6 week check up or do they contact you?

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When to help induce labour

What week can you start eating and drinking thing to help labour come along this baby is hurting me so much in only 33+4

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Waxing after c-section

I used to get Hollywood waxing every month before giving birth. I had an emergency c-section at the end of February and wondering when it would be safe to get waxed again? I know it depends on the recovery and scar healing, but has anyone done bikini waxing after a c-section?

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