Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

How do you mentally prepare for a c-section? I’ve been given a date for 11/11 for my caesarean and every day I’m getting a little more anxious 😅

Hi all, I’m getting induced Tuesday at RBH, has anyone had experience and could tell me what to expect? From where to go, wait time before anything even happens etc… I have a 3 year old so my plan is to go on own and then my partner join me later when I’m in labour. I don’t want my 3 year old to be with family un...

I had a failed sweep today, (38 +3 weeks) and i bled in the process. My midwife advised i would likely have some pinkish discharge after. I’ve just been to the toilet and wiped and there was a fair bit of blood, although nothing on my pad. Baby is moving, i’m just worried how do i know what is normal for after? ...

I saw semi-white semi-watery discharge all around the labia when changing my baby girl’s diaper this morning which only had pee. It didn’t smell bad but this is the first time I’ve seen it. Should I be worried? Is it normal? Could it be an infection? She wasn’t crying and didn’t seem to be in pain. Baby girl is 8 we...

Anyone else got a breech baby and trying everything to try and make them spin? Got a presentation scan on Wednesday, I’ll be giving an ECV a go if little one is playing hard ball! A C-Section is definitely my least preferred choice..

I had to have a emergency C section on the 13th and just had my bandage took off and my scar literally flops over it 🥲 has anyone had a c section before knows if this will go away?

I’m after ideas from people who have had c sections before whether emergency or scheduled. My partners best friends wife is pregnant and after 3 previous losses this one has stuck🤞🏻🥰 she’ll be scheduled for a c section in March as she’s an older ftm and diabetic and I want to make her a post partum recovery hamper.…

Hi so I woke up this morning to use the toilet and I already felt damp in between my thighs , already my amniotic fluid measurements have reduced from 8.9 to 4.7cm So should I go to triage ?? Since I’m leaking fluid?? It’s not smelly it’s just liquid coming out from my vagina

I have my c section this week!! I have a question about compression socks. Do you put them on before surgery or after?

So earlier I woke up from a nap & I noticed that my pjs were a little soaked, but I didn’t think anything of it so I just changed into other shorts and they’re wet again :/ it’s definitely liquid , I haven’t got any contractions or anything . Does anyone know what it might be ?❓

I wonder if it’s 12 hours or more maybe?

How many weeks along are you when your packing your hospital bag? I kind of want to do it now but I think it might be too early (27+2 weeks) just like getting all baby stuff ready (gotta get it all out of storage and wash everything) but I just feel it might be too early 🤦🏼‍♀️

I’m very early pregnant but still freaking out bc I just had my last baby only barely 5 months ago and I have an almost two year old. Both were delivered by c-section. However my last c section the dr told me to think hard if I want another baby bc my uterus was so thin there was a window during surgery. He said nex...

So I am 35 weeks 36 on Monday and my OB wants to do a sweep on my 38th week and if that doesn’t work, he wants to schedule me for an induction on my 39th week. I’m not 100% comfortable with the situation because I believe the baby should come whenever baby is ready, if I go past 41 weeks then I could understand, tha...

My c section had a little open hole after a week or so (I had the PICO dressing on) it started to heal from the inside out slowly but took a couple weeks and wasn't painful. Just wondered how many other people had this? It freaked me out a bit but finally healing now! Hoping if I have one again there's less chance i...

Got induced today, or at least started the process. The midwife has just checked how far along I am because Im having alot of painful tightenings and the hormones they put in fell out (sorry tmi). When she examined me, she said I was still only 2cm dilated. Is it normal to be in so much pain from the tightening so e...

Hi everyone, has anyone had their premie go home on oxygen? This is a possibility for my daughter. Feeling very out of my depth especially after this whole journey. My daughter was born at 23 weeks she is now almost 40 weeks corrected. She came off optiflow last Sunday, needed 3 hours oxygen a few hours later and ha...

So with my first pregnancy my water broke at exactly 39 weeks while I was trying to clean up the house and I had my son that night. I’ll be 39 weeks with my second on Monday but haven’t did a lot of movement. This pregnancy has been really draining. Anyone just been in bed and their water break or was there some kin...

Sorry for the description but I’m just panicking a little bit with vaginal birth. I’ve always had a very tight vaginal canal so now I keep thinking my baby won’t be able to come down or pass it through… anyone with the same sort of issue or thinking?

I’m really paranoid I’m going to go into labour before my c section date as everyone keeps saying they think I’ll be early and now I’m panicking to whether or not prepare for a natural birth just in case?!