Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

Anyone else had these? I’m fine most of the day and then all of a sudden I get a little wave of contractions and my bowels tense and I have to empty them

I’m 11 days post op and wondering anyone else had a numb swollen strip above the incision scar? Is it normal to be a little puffy

Has anyone ever experienced this? If so, how did you know? Today I’ve noticed my underwear wet… It’s not urine & it’s not usual discharge… idk if I should be concerned? Baby is super active per usual… just not sure if it’s maybe amniotic fluid… the last few weeks I have had intense pelvic pressure/pain.

So I had an emergency c section 7 weeks ago and no one has actually said when is best to try for next baby as I’m sure it comes with complications due to the internal healing. Just wondering if there’s anyone who had c section then how long it was till next baby/pregnancy xx

Hey everyone! I am 3 weeks pp c section and I have the c section overhang from my previous section. Any tips on how to keep my wound dry? I sweat quite a lot as Im running after a 11 month old🙈 and when I go to bed I let it air out but I’m finding it quite moist and is quite itchy (but I think the itchiness is just…

I’m coming up to 30 weeks pregnant and want to know what everyone’s essentials were for a c-section, mostly to help with recovery but just anything you found helpful after, going to start getting stuff in for my hospital bag soon so anything you’d recommend pls let me know 😊🫶🏼

How are you all feeling after c section? I'm 3 weeks pp and the last few days I feel so much better now. How many weeks did you start to feel normal? X

We were driving to look at a house we LOVE. Has the everything with a home and land that we want buuuttt we took a little road that is also connected and we’re thinking “oh maybe there’s a barn down here!” NOPE, it’s a 250 yr old cemetery and many of the headstones are for babies or toddlers. Most of the names don’t...

Hello I was just wondering how the waiting list is for birth registration in Swindon because when I had my first in London, it was nearly 1 and half months

I have been advised I can start collecting colostrum. Since doing this, I have had bad groin ache/pain and managed to get over 50ml….. I have also noticed when doing it my belly goes really hard? I know some people find it really hard to even get a couple of ml so is this abnormal? Does it mean labor is round th...

Sorry for the TMI but is anyone else experiencing mucus-like discharge? I’m so paranoid that I’m loosing my mucus plug in bits or something as I never experienced this with my first but every now and again I’ll get a bit of like a snotty like discharge down there and google says it’s only normal in your third trimes...

I am currently 7 weeks post c-section and only just heard about belly binders, is it too late to wear one now?

Hi everyone babies been breech for months now ive been doing spinning babies and lots of walks trying to get him to turn. Breech clinic midwife said its highly unlikely he will turn now and there is likely a reason why he is breech so a c section is getting scheduled in (im opting against breech birth and turning hi...

Hello All, I had my first child via emergency c-section which went really well but now I’m pregnant with my second and about half way through. A lot of the consultants/midwives have been really negative about a vaginal birth after my first c-section and have been giving my horror stories about how my scar will re-op...

Hey everyone! I've just done a test trip to the new 'Beach Building' to try and find my bearings before I need too but I must be extremely thick because I could not find the signage at all 😅 The way it's been described to me is that it's an entirely new, seperate building, dedicated to maternity with it's own…

What does white discharge means at 37 weeks? I feel continous wet what should be done?

For the last week or so I’ve had on an off period type pain with back ache. Last night it was so bad I could barely sleep and it went on from about 9pm - 6am waking me up a few times. The pain comes in waves and it feels like I’m having localised spasms in my belly but definitely not a whole belly “tightening” for 3...

Okay this is my first cycle where I started using a menstrual cup and I'm just wondering if the learning curve is really this steep?! I know I'm having trouble placing it because Im experiencing leaking sometimes, and I can definitely feel it which I know I'm not supposed to. Overall, it's made an annoying time m...

My last babies were emergency sections this one will be planned? Im 22 weeks now? Do you think I could get it early?

My boyfriends dad is in hospital after having a small op. He should be home in a couple days but my bf and his mum mentioned taking the baby (our 2 month old) to the hospital to see him. I just don’t think it’s needed for my LO to go and be exposed to hospital germs unnecessarily when he all going well will be home ...