Labor & Birth

Hi all, My midwife has discussed a possible need to be induced early (early April) or have a C-section as baby is measuring very large (and I am very small!). I know a few people who have been induced and all of them have said it was awful, not to do it, they regretted it etc. Just wondering if anyone had any p...

Has anyone had there son circumcised on here i need some advice on after care as my son is being done tomorrow at 3 months old

This is ridiculous I haven’t breastfed at all with this child, milk supply came in late but I’m still leaking 13 days post birth, I get the sharpest pain in my nipple and when I look they’re leaking, if I don’t wear a bra then my tops are really wet! I’m sure it didn’t take this long with my first and I breastfed ...

I had my first baby in December 2023- now 14 months, I was induced and after three pretty traumatic days ended in an emergency c-section- which I was pretty devastated about. The whole experience was really traumatic for both me and my partner. I am due my second in August (2 under 2- God help me!! 😅) and am…

I had a membrane sweep yesterday. Was 1cm dilated and cervix forward and soft but still long. Since last night whenever I wipe I have tiny pink stained mucous spots. Is this a good sign things are getting going? 🤞 37+4 but have gestational hypertension so baby needs to come soon(ish).

Which Part Of The C-Section Was The Worse/Most Painful For Yall? I Say The Trapped Gas FOR SURE! That Chest/Shoulder Pain From It Killed Me 😩

Hi all, I have lost my mucus at 30 weeks. Online says that it’s not very common before 37 weeks and I should call up. Has anyone else lost theirs around this time? Any issues?

How soon after your mucus plug came out did labor start?

My ex has recently said that in the summer we will be 50/50 and his new partner will be helping with nursery drop offs and pick ups. I’ve sought advice and I can say I’m not comfortable with her collecting and dropping off on her own (they’ve only been together 6 months), and that we should keep arrangements as they...

I’m 5 days post c section and on one side of my scar it feels bruised and on the other side it stings. Looks wise it looks perfectly fine. I might be jumping the gun as I’m so freshly pp but please someone tell me this is normal😫😫

During my first pregnancy i had a planned c-section that went so good, from the beginning throughout the recovery, nothing to complain about. I am pregnant again, and from the first day i knew about it i already made up my mind about another c-section. Now i am 22 weeks pregnant and i am starting to really struggle ...

If your due date was October 3rd but you need a c section which would be a week early (September 26th) would you put October or September on your pregnancy announcement?

Hi all, I get induced on Monday due to babies growth, this will be at royal stoke. Does anyone know how long for and if partners can stay with you the whole time ?

With my first I lost my mucus plug 5 days before he was born - I know losing it doesn’t indicate any specific timeline but when you combine this with the intense painful lightning crotch, constant Braxton hicks, on/off cramping, 2.5cm dilated at my appt last week, kinda makes me think something’s happening in the ne...

Hi! Has anyone had a recent c section at Warwick Hospital? I had a previous emergency in 2022, and due another one on Monday. When I was discharged last time I was given paracetamol, ibuprofen and oramorph (liquid morphine) - is this still the case? A friend of mine had a c section at Coventry and was sent home on...

Before my induction (due to going past 41 weeks), I read a pamphlet the hospital provided. The pamphlet reads, and I quote, ‘for a small amount of women induction does not work’ and that if this was the case an emergency c section may be needed. I needed an emergency c section and more than half the women I have spo...