Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

We have tickets to an event that was booked pre pregnancy....would you have guests stay the night at your home at 38 weeks pregnant?

Anyone else due around 22nd of November have their date for c-section yet (I am kent trust)

Has anyone had a ECV, can you tell me all about it? How it went? Xx

I went for my 36 week growth scan today and they have booked me in for a C-section on the 6th nov (39+2) due to baby girl being breach! Anyone else booked in for a section?

Anyone else been given a libra? Can I have reviews please, they are fitting me one on Friday ?

Hi! I’m 39+4 weeks and have just lost my mucus plug, online is say it can happen hours or days after this? Is this accurate? What other signs should I look out for now this has happened? Xx

Anyone who's had a planned c section at Princess Anne, when did you get your date? All I know is it will be the week before my due date. Currently 37 weeks.

Hello all, Nesting continuing full on and looking at Amazon to see what else I can possibly buy😅 We are a quick drive away from the hospital - 10/12 mins at night and maybe 20/25 depending on traffic day time. The thing is I’d rather not buy anything unnecessary for one time use anymore. Do you think I need an…

Today I've read about momma's pumping or drinking castor oil (midwives brew) to induce labor, and these options honestly scare me because of the research I've done. Namely, nipple stimulation and castor oil being the two more dangerous methods, not recommended to induce labor because of how intense and uncontrollabl...

Do I have to wait the 6 weeks even though I stopped bleeding and didn’t have a vaginal birth?

Going in to get induced tonight! I’m so nervous 😬

Does anyone know if it is safe to have an organsm before 6 weeks ? I think your uterus contracts and is that bad for its healing ? Qnd would it hurt after.

I’m due my second baby next year, I had my first at Hillingdon. But after the first couple of appointments I’ve decided Hillingdon isn’t were I want my care or the care/birth of my baby. Where else is near to Ruislip, I don’t think Watford is an option as heard bad reviews there as well.

VBAC (vaginal birth after C-section) has approx 75% success rate, 25% resulting in emergency C-section. Also has approx 0.5% chance of uterine rupture. Recovery should be better vs a C-section. Planned C-section obviously comes with it's own risks of major surgery. However planned C-section recovery is apparently b...

I lost my mucus plug at 9am this morning, this is my first pregnancy. What could this mean & what are your experiences ?

I am 39 weeks + 3 days.. any advice to naturally kick start this labor to avoid induction??

40 weeks six days, was 1 cm dilated last appt, opting in for an elective induction, first kid was 13 days late with a need for an induction due to low amniotic fluid. I feel like I have tried all the things, sex, pumping, dates, pineapple, spicy foods, rolling on a yoga ball, yesterday I hiked 4 miles on a hilly tr...

Does anyone have to have the injections after C Section or does it depend? Thanks

Just come back from a growth scan and she’s breech (she’s on the 95th centile at 6lb7 for ref, she’s a growing gal 💪🏼) but I’ve been advised to look in to ECV’s and the potential of having a section if she doesn’t turn in the next 2 weeks. Does anyone have any advice on how I can help to encourage her to go head…

I went into triage yesterday for reduced fetal movement, my first episode. As soon as I was put on the monitor baby started moving and met criteria. They admitted me for monitoring since I’m a high risk pregnancy and I’ve had three CTG monitors - 2 have passed and 1 has not, this was due to baby being asleep at the ...