Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

I have my OB appt and I have a cervical check and membrane sweep I’m nervous of labor coming already Can anyone share their experiences pls 🥹

Had a consultant appointment this morning at 9.30 and my blood pressure was borderline high and fluid around baby was quite low. Got told I had to be induced today, wasn't aloud home as it was too dangerous apparently. Got sent up to the ward and I've been sat out in the corridor for 4.5-5 hours without being taken ...

Whats the difference between Braxton hicks amd contractions as i have had period like cramping back ache for the last half N hour. All the same strength, can still feel baby move and i dont know if my waters have gone or im just weeibg myself as my underwear is all wet

Hey - just wondered if anyone has given birth at Queens Hospital recently and knows whether you still get one day of parking free for the day you give birth?

I had a c section a few weeks ago and everything seems okay. Last week it got some scabbing to it and I caught it and it came off and didn’t bleed or anything but was wet - a little weepy but not dripping ect.. I hope that makes sense . Anyway it dried and scabbed. Dry quickly however, where my belly still over han...

Just found out I’m pregnant and wondering what are top hospitals to birth that are safe for Black Women? If you have a problem with my post, keep it to yourself. I had 3 cousins (one as young as 28) and 1 aunt who all died in hospitals during childbirth and 2 lawsuits are ongoing because of foul play by white doct...

Is anyone else already experiencing shortness of breath? I remember being super short of breath towards the end with my first but I’m really feeling it this time. Like I literally have to sit down after standing up for a few min’s sometimes just to catch my breath again😮‍💨

I have a planned section in two weeks and one of the questions that's bugging me is shower after section. We have a bath tub in home and I am wondering would it cause any harm to stitches when I try to get inside the tub. Sorry, might be a silly question but we have only recently moved into the UK. Should I get any ...

Heyyyy I’ve got the upmost daftest question but as my due date vastly approaches, I need to start packing for my hospital bag. One daft question I do have is after I shower and wash my hair, I will need to blow dry it as it goes so frizzy! So am I allowed to pack a blow dryer and possibly some straighteners? Silly ...

My mum had preeclampsia in her pregnancy or the dr think so as I was born premature and wouldn’t grow. The doctor has prescribed me aspirin to take until I’m 20+ weeks as a precaution. I’m 13w. But part of me doesn’t want to take it as I think what if I don’t have it. What should I do? It’s 75mg but I don’t want it ...

Hi girls, this is my hospital bag list for baby and me! I think I’ve done ok😂 am I missing anything?? Not long now👶🏻🫶🏻 BABY - Nappies✅ packed Baby wipes✅ packed Nappy bags✅ packed Cotton wool ✅ packed Muslins✅ X3 sleep suits✅ packed X3 vests✅ packed Baby outfit for home Newborn hat✅ packed…

Can I have some positive vbac stories please? Planning on a vbac with my second in the next year or so.

My 3rd baby boy, Leighton born 16th November at 5.36am 🥰🩵 Unfortunately I didn’t get a home birth as planned as my homebirth team was already attending a ladies birth and they’re still quite a small team, either way I still had a very positive beautiful birth in a sanctuary suite at the hospital but I only just…

Hi, I am due to have a c section tomorrow. Just wondering what time anyone received their call with a time to go into hospital etc. I am getting anxious and the unknown is starting to freak me out!

Is anyone else having a c-section tomorrow? I’m having my second c-section at 41+2. Tried for a VBAC but my body isn’t doing its thing and I am no where near labour so with weighing up the risks I have decided to go for a c-section tomorrow and I’m WAY more nervous this time round than I was the first time. Anyone i...

This morning on my 1st morning wee after wiping there was jelly like discharge on the tissue paper could this be my mucus plug or part of it? I’m 35+1

I'm 35 weeks and went to l&d yesterday for some pressure and lower back ache and they picked up many contractions I didn't even know I was contracting, a few of them felt like small period cramps though, then they did a cervical check and I was 1 cm dialated. The contractions have been on and off, some I feel, other...

Totally curious. Any moms that had a vaginal birth AND a c section did you feel like the connection after was different in both scenarios? I don’t know why it keeps popping into my head but I’m so curious now. I know from having a c section I didn’t really fully grasp I had a child until we left the hospital and w...

So I’m wondering if anyone can offer me some advice here. A family member works in my local hospital and helps out doing caesarean births most of the time. Me and said family member have not spoken now for majority of this pregnancy and I’m really worried incase my birth goes into a section if she’s there as it ma...

Ahhh I’m currently in for an induction at 39 weeks, I have the 24 hour pessary in and waiting… please give me some positive induction stories to let me know they’re not all bad 😭 also I’m absolutely petrified of having a cannula in my hand - please tell me they aren’t that bad 🥲😭🤣