Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

Has anyone else heard of this or experienced it? At my 36 week appointment I told my doctor I was having cramps, contractions and lower back pain for 3 days he said I was contracting but it’s not real contractions they’re just stronger than Braxton hicks 🧐

Hey girls, I’m planning on having an elective C-Section with our spring Baby, how long should I be expecting to be in hospital for after the surgery? Is it just depending on how I recover/how baby is doing? Do hospital provide formula if baby doesn’t latch or is this something I’ll have to bring with me? (First bab...

Hey everyone Ive currently got a little girl that has just turned one and I am 4months pregnant with my second and anxious about an other Caesarian as I will have a newborn and a toddler does anyone have any tips, I can’t stop feeling so guilty Aswel

The guidelines I’m seeing everywhere are different and I’ve been told different things from different midwives! I’m dying for a bubble bath, how long did everyone wait after their C section? It’s been a week since my section tomorrow x

Hey mamas, I know a lot of women like to heal their core muscles after birth before slowly getting into workouts eventually. But how does this look for csection cases? I’m 4weeks almost post emergency csection and wondering when to safely start healing my core and how to do it! I imagine past 6week check? No idea! ...

I am 4.5 months postpartum and was wondering how long did it take people to get rid of their c-section pouch? Please share tips on how you did so too! Wondering if I will ever get there. Can't say I have been trying overly hard to get rid of it though 🙃😅

I have my c section tommorow and I just keep thinking I’m going to die. Has anybody got any tips to try and stay positive I’m very anxious it’s taking over the whole experience 😢

So I had an emergency c section 4 weeks ago and this has been playing on my mind ever since the surgery! I just need some mamas to clarify this. So I was told I was going to do skin to skin but this never happened, my baby was placed to me after a few mins of being measured and weighed, he then came to me in a wr...

A couple hours (2pm) after my second sweep at 38.4 weeks we started to get contractions. By 7pm we went to hospital, we were at 4.5cm dilated. They had us walk around for 1hr to see if things would change and nothing. My Gyn was ready to send us home and baby’s heart rate dropped twice so they kept us. After 10hrs o...

Hi I’m 5 months postpartum and still experience pain in my c section area if I touch it or brush it against anything. It generally looks healthy but I wonder how long this will hurt or I will be wary of it for? And if this is normal? Thank you

Im a 28 weeks and a first time mum I have no idea what to pack for my hospital bag and what to pack for baby

Hey has anyone been told they have low Papp a and what effect if any it had on your pregnancy or baby

I’ve just been booked for induction this Friday (eeeek) and I’ll be 38+2. I’d be really keen to hear anyone’s experiences of induction - the good, the bad and the ugly! Any tips or anything you feel you did to help induction be successful? Grateful for any advice, as a slightly anxious first time mama 😀

Hi I had an unplanned section 5 months ago - first baby but I’ve always wanted 3. When I had to have the section I felt like this had robbed me of future children as if just feels too risky :(. I know it’s way into the future for example for my second I’m going to wait until 2 years pp before trying for baby to ensu...

I have had 2 c sections going to have my third soon. I am nervous.

Is it possible to have 4 or more c sections or have 3 and a natural birth?

Just found out I’m pregnant again I had a c section 10 months ago and will need another one this pregnancy how does it effect healing or my body?

I’ve been in pre labor for almost 2 weeks now, currently 3-4cm dilated and fully effaced . . . Have had atleast 4 membrane sweeps , I can’t even tell you how many cervical checks I’ve got. Babies head is super low in my pelvis (I’ve been in soo much pain) contractions have been constantly I’ve been following the 5-1...

Hello everyone, At which week have you finished packing your hospital bag. I am 26 weeks, just confused when and where to start.

I am due in 3 weeks and I’m thinking about having an c-section. Anybody tell me about their experience with having an c-section like the recovery and the process.