Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

I am at 37w 2d and had my cervix check today and my ob told me the baby is in position and my cervix soft and dilated to 1cm and I had a few contractions yesterday. How much more time do I have before I need to head to the hospital ? How much time does it take to get more dilated ? Please share any thoughts opinio...

This will be my second c section and with my first I wasn’t prepared no one in my family knew anything about recovery for a c section so it was painful I also had my son at 20 years old and was completely clueless about recovery and things I needed. I would love advice for what I need to make it easier for me to hav...

Hi all, I have GD and have been diet controlled with amazing readings and all my growth scans have shown that baby is growing on the right percentile and no concerns about size etc. I am currently 39+6 and had an appointment with my consultant today. She immediately started pushing for a membrane sweep there and the...

Giving birth normally a 2nd time fills me with dread as my 1st was traumatic. I opted for a c section this time but was nervous about then having to look after a 3 year old and a newborn feeling sore. Section has positives, ie I can arrange childcare for toddler, can plan but what if recovery is hard. Saying that 1s...

I posted a few days ago as I was worried I had an infection for the 2nd time I am currently on antibiotics for this but have now noticed a very small opening in the other side of my incision (literally a pin sized hole) and there is some discharge. I am going to wait until I have finished the antibiotics but was jus...

Just wondering has anyone requested their hospital notes from Arrowe Park and received them? It’s something I’d like to do but not sure how easy the process is x

FTM I have ehlers danos syndrome which makes my joints super lose and painful and causes dislocations. I am 36 weeks on Friday! I wanted to talk to my doctor about planning an induction my pain is so bad in hips that I can barely walk. They have also been dislocating as well. Has anyone been induced due to severe pa...

I’m 5 weeks tomorrow pp and stopped bleeding last Wednesday (so 4 weeks pp) and since then I’ve been having this weird dischargy mucus. Like I’ve been having to wear a panty liner but it’s still coming a week later. It reminds me a bit like my mucus plug but this has been happening all week. Just want to know if thi...

Can anyone help on what you are packing in babies hospital bag please??

Lost part of my mucus plug Sunday and started laboring since, admitted Monday night to have baby… feel like a failure because I labored at home for 2 days and only got to 4.5 cm dilated and ended up getting epidural due to pain.. 🥲 any other mamas didn’t follow their birthing plan?

On Sunday evening and Monday morning I lost my mucus plug, yesterday I had a little discharge, but today I feel myself leaking. When I get up from sitting down, when I got out of bed, and sometimes when just walking around. I have checked and it doesn’t look or smell like urine. It’s clear and watery. Could this be ...

Hi all! I have my consultant appt coming up to decide if we want to go for a planned c section (due to a traumatic birth the first time). I know c section recovery isn’t fun (but then again neither was a 3rd degree tear 🙃) but I was just wondering if anyone has any tips they could share for the recovery or…

Please can people tell me what it’s like to have an epidural, was it worth it? What did it feel like? I want one but scared of the needle

I have my elective c section in just over 4 weeks, and I’m starting to get nervous about the recovery. Can anyone share any tips to aid recovery? I’ll also have my wonderful 4 year old son at home so how’s best to navigate life with two post section! Thank you 🥰

When can i have sex next? Lol. My family doctor is a family friend. I feel like I can’t ask him

Hi! Wanted to check if anyone delivered at Tisch and how was the experience, did they give you everything you need? Any recommendations?

I keep reading and seeing that we need a whole bunch of things on some sites while other ppl recommend not purchasing too much because hospitals tend to give things away. I’m so confused as to what we actually need. Any advice?

And it still hurts to touch the area and swells up if I over do it. Is this normal 4m on ? Anyone else ? and also my 4.month old kicked me in the area of my scar when changing him and now I’ve spent last 12 hrs with cramps which don’t help.

Apparently I’m slightly terrified of actually getting this baby out. Having contractions every few minutes hospital is just waiting on them getting stronger, mucus plug gone, waters slowly leaking, bouta have a 35 weeker. Tips for labor, advice, moral support, anything please I’m genuinely so scared and have no idea...

Started regular contractions around 11pm last night, the worst pain I’ve ever felt. Went in to L&D around 9am this morning when they got to 4min apart. They said I’m 90% effaced but only 1cm dilated so they sent me home to labor longer. I’m still getting contractions but now they’re about 7-10 minutes apart. How can...