Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

Going in for my cervical stitch tomorrow at 13 weeks due to an incompetent cervix which led me to loss my last baby at 22 weeks. Any tips or advice? Really nervous and scared! Going to ask to go under general

Did this bring on labour for anyone?!

Having a baby at 75 percential mean im going to have a big baby?? Currently 32weeks+5days

Has anyone had an elective section at Sunderland recently? I’m 38 weeks now and still don’t have my date even though it should be next week, is this normal practice at Sunderland? I had my last baby at Gateshead and got to pick my date at 34 weeks.

I'm hopefully having a c section in 4 weeks and 4 days 😵‍💫🫠💓

What am I packing in my hospital bag? What size clothes/ how many outfits ect? It’s been 2 years since the last time and I have no idea! Thanks in advance xx

A planned 2nd baby although so shocked as was not expecting it to happen straight away! Tested positive on our girls 1st birthday 🩷 Do these lines look okay? Anyone else going for 2 under 2 and got advise on best double buggy?

Does anyone know if you’re not insured if you start driving before the 6 wks? I would ask my insurance company but I can’t find who I’m insured with 🤦🏻‍♀️ I had a c section 2 wks ago and have been really lucky with recovery it’s getting difficult to find people to help drop my daughter off to all her classes and…

Hello, i had very less baby movements, so went to triage room to get it checked, they put me on baby heart rate monitor which showed contractions, but i didnt feel any later the doctor checked if the cervix was open, she said it was 0 later i started feeling contractions 3 mins apart then said that 1 cm and rechecke...

Has anyone’s baby had one? If they’ve had one - are they often prone for more? Thank you.

I am thinking about having a natural birth for my second pregnancy instead of a planned c-section ( i was given the ok for whichever i choose) . It will be a new experience and i have an unreasonable fear of the unknown, i like to know every single detail about what will happen, one of the things i worry about is ge...

1st baby needing help on what to pack 😅

Does this look like it could be the start of labour? Been having contractions for about the last hour, some of them pretty painful

My baby was born two weeks over her due date weighing 9.7lbs. She didn’t lose any weight after birth then got weighed at 4 weeks and is now a massive 12lbs. Midwife has told me this is ok however this is the same person who told me my baby was a regular size throughout my pregnancy but turned out to be a 95th percen...

Hi all, 28 weeks pregnant and just wondering when should I pack the hospital bag? X

Alright mamas I’m going in for an overnight induction tomorrow. I had my hospital bag packed for going into spontaneous labor, is there anything I need to/should add to my bag since it’s an induction now?

Those who have had a section or know about the healing process, I had a section on 10/2 and one side looks like a scar with some small scabs but the other side is bright pink/ red. It’s been like this for about a week.. would I need to do anything about this?

I’ll be in SD for my babymoon at 34 weeks and want to be prepared just in case. I don’t have any risk factors for preterm labor and my midwife said I’m fine to travel. I’m planning for an unmedicated birth, however, I assume if I do go into labor at 34 weeks I’ll need some sort of medical intervention. Any hospital ...

I’m 28 weeks and really considering a c-section. I’ve had blood pressure problems since 16 weeks and currently on aspirin which has helped keep it steady this along side general anxiety has made me really anxious for a vaginal birth. Is it too late to be mentioning an elective c-section to my midwife? Unsure how thi...

I’ll be 6 weeks post c section on Wednesday, scar seems to have healed well but on the left had side above it’s still quite swollen and puffy and can still feel abit off pain there but the other side is fine. Is this normal?