Labor & Birth

This is a random question, but how far away is everyone from the hospital? My local maternity ward has JUST shut down unexpectedly for 6 months due to an unsafe SCBU and I’m now 30/35 minutes away from the nearest hospital. I was so happy to only be 5 mins away from my original hospital and this has really thrown me...

Hi all, has anyone else had the choice of birth taken out of their hands due to a breech baby? They tried to turn little man today at 36+1 and he was having none of it so I’ve been advised to have a c-section to make sure that he’s born as safely as possible. I am genuinely devastated though, I know that the main th...

No overhang can’t tell I’ve had a csection until I get my actual scar out!! Correct diet and moving it works 💓

Anyone else already thinking of next baby? Also if you ended up having emergency c section? I'm planning on getting pregnant early next year

Ob told me my baby was long and in the 90th percentile. This is my first pregnancy and I just want to know others who are the same and how they feel about it

Baby boy came 39 weeks + 2 days. They say second labour is quicker 😅, I should of believed them. Any second time mums nearly not make it into the hospital? Hope everyone is doing well 💖💙

Has anyone had a hernia after c section? How did the surgery go and what was recovery like

Anyone else got stubborn babies that aren’t going anywhere anytime soon? Due dates 30th but I’ve got an induction booked for the 20th 🫶🏻🎀🩷

Has anyone complained or went down the PALS route? What has been peoples experiences if so? I’ve had a really traumatic experience in regard to secondary haemorrhage, retained placenta and hypovolemic shock. It came on all of a sudden and I lost 1.8 litres of blood just in hospital and in D&C and estimated 2 litres ...

I started having contraction at 6am on the 11th but thought nothing of it then I lost my mucus plug and still though it could be false labor. I couldn’t sleep at all that night because of the contractions but they never formed a pattern. On the 12th I had an NST so I went and they sent me to L&D just to see if I had...

I’m getting induced at 38 weeks due to baby being on the large side. I would like to hear your induction stories for those who have had one x

My son is 9 months old today! My husband wants another baby now so the age gap isn’t far apart but I’m a little nervous having a toddler and a newborn together. When did you moms have your seconds? Am I just overthinking it?

Is anything else experiencing this already?

Has anyone experienced severe tooth pain a week after having their C-section? My back molar started throbbing out of nowhere and keeps me up at night can’t get it taken care of where I live until November or if there’s a cancellation sooner this is miserable 😩

I had a placenta abruption, haemorrhage and needed a c section under general anaesthetic Having awful flashbacks, panic attacks and struggling with sleep Not sure where to start with getting help?

Is anyone else’s colostrum watery and like a clear ish yellow colour? I was expecting it to be thick and yellow. I’m hand expressing to store it, 37 weeks