Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

i came for an ultrasound today (40+2) and there was less waters around baby than there should be so i have been admitted to be induced! 🫣 i was booked for an induction on sunday anyway but now it’s so soon i’m getting nervous. feel like all i have seen is horror stories so anyone got any positivity they can throw…

I’m thinking about having an elective C-section. This is my first baby. I do have an apron tummy so would a C-section be a good idea as I’m worried about my skin rubbing on the incision and scar. I don’t want it to get irritated or anything. Any C-section stories welcome 💜

Hi ladies Please have anyone experience green discharge. I am currently 33 weeks +. I have contacted triage and they want me to come in, just want to check with anyone that had it

Looking for recommendations on good delivery hospitals nearby. We visited Garfield Medical Center (anyone delivered there and willing to share their experience?) and USC Arcadia (we like them but it appears they don’t take our insurance).

Hi all, I’m booked in for my C-section tomorrow and I am absolutely terrified. Any tips on how to stay calm? Any positive stories people can share of their experience? I’m so excited to meet my baby but struggling to see past the op currently. I’m scared I’ll put my baby in danger by panicking. Thankyou x

I just got a cervix check my cervix is high enough that the gyno took a while shoving their fingers to find it, however they said up to 1cm dilated. The baby head is very low and has been like that since 28 weeks but my cervix was closed at 28 weeks.

So with ryanair, it allows a baby bag upto 5kg and a certain size. What am I NOT allowed to take in there? Can I literally pack it with clothes, and then formula/food, Calpol, nappies etc because technically I won’t need all of this for the plane. I’m just worried my suitcase is already getting heavy without any...

Has anyone had any trouble being induced at St James? I'm due to go in tomorrow to be induced but told I may have to wait 5 days for anything to actually happen as there is a massive wait infront of me, has anyone had any experience with this? I'm so ready to have this baby now don't want to wait any longer. Feels s...

I'm 41 weeks today, been loosing my plus for the last week in clumps, had a sweep yesterday, had some contractions last night and all day been loosing my bloody show! Is it near???

How was the experience like with the needle in the back and everything? My first was an emergency CSection, and the epidural/spinal didn’t spread throughout everything like it should have due to my scoliosis. So I ended up screaming murder in the middle of them seeing me back from the pain. This time I have a schedu...

I’m due my second baby in 2025 by then I’ll have a 3 year old.. ideally I want a changing bag that can fit enough things in for them both. Any suggestions or advice ?

Just curious, which contraception did you go for after c section?

I’m 39 weeks and want this baby out! No castor oil as that is proven to be highly dangerous. Any ideas?

I woke up today and went to go in the shower and I have yellow crust on both my nipples. From a quick google it seems like this is colostrum - just wondering if I should be doing anything different now that I’m producing this? Worried I’m gonna be wet through my bra or something - feels quite early to be producing no?

Been having BH for weeks and weeks but today the pressure down below is unreal and even in my bum! Just noticed babies movements actually hurting me, and I think I just had a real contraction because the baby moved then it was like a wave going down into my vagina and hurt with a lot of pressure and then I got hot a...

Hi all, need your advice or maybe someone is or was in a similar situation. I was diagnosed with low lying placenta, at 28 weeks it was still at 2cm. On top of that I also have declining blood platelets (last birth I ended up with 70 at the end). Of course there is still a chance that placenta will move, but it only...

Does anyone else feel like they need to suck in or compression on their belly’s after c section? I sometimes feel like I can’t breath if I’m not sucking in or have compression.

I recently had an emergency c section after a failed induction, I found the whole experience really traumatic. Have people had a traumatic experience and emergency c section and then gone on to have more babies? Did you choose to have a second c section? Or try natural?

First time mum and c section! Got my c section booked in for next Friday,.im excited but nervous, got a mixture of emotions knowing my baby is coming! Just wondering if any other first time mums had a c section and how they were feeling x. I'm a little scared as well tbh ! X

My contractions are 10 mins apart and they’ve been like this for almost two days when should i head to the hospital? because i can’t sleep and they hurt real bad. or should i wait still ?