Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

At 4am Oct 1, I checked in the hospital with my water broken at 3cm dilated, pretty mild contractions. They induced with pitocin which brought me to 6cm. It seemed like forever of increased pain, which led to getting an epidural. However, I was stuck at that dilation because my baby’s body couldn’t pass through the ...

Hi all, I am considering giving birth at Barnet Hospital as I did not have a great experience at Lister with my first. The maternity unit at Lister has recently been rated as needing improvement, whilst at Barnet the maternity unit is good, although the last inspection was in 2016. If you could share your experien...

If anyone is having a planned section how many weeks do you have it at please?

If you have had an elective C-section how many weeks were you? I am due with my second baby 10/01/2025 and just wondering if I do have a C-section what date it may be on 😅

Has anyone else had contractions start and stop? Mine were every 9 minutes for around 2-3 hours last night and around midnight just stopped. I got some sleep but was hoping things were happening for us! With my first baby everything gradually got more intense so not sure how normal it is for it to just stop!? Baby i...

Hi, Looking to understand if anyone has any epidural experience stories. I would be induced at 40 weeks, I am opting for epidural. Please provide some insights Thank you 😊

i went to the doctors to get my c-section swapped incase of infection, everything came back normal, infection markers are down, no pus or anything. so what could this be ??

I’m already /cm dilated only 35 weeks. Idk if im atarting to go in labor or not

Hi all- am 21 weeks pregnant and found have a short cervix. Any home treatment to increase the size? TIA

I am about to have a c section next week and I am so worried about it! Especially the recovery. I have watched videos where people talk about wearing belly binder to help afterwards. Has anyone used it and if so when did you start using? Did it help at all?

My daughter got out of the hospital yesterday after much argument that she wasn’t ready on our parts. They pushed and pushed til we agreed. Well we are now awaiting transport to go back.

Waters have gone, losing mucus plug and contractions started! No pattern as yet but took a while wirh my first daughter to really get going! 40+1 sweep today and trying for VBAC to avoid another section! Wish me luck ❤️❤️❤️

I thought people lose it either once or accross different days. Mine is coming out everytime I go toilet.

Hello All, I have been taken into hospital due to having tightenings every 8-10 mins but my cervix is close but the monitor is showing that my womb is contracting. I was just wondering if anyone has had this before?

Feeling a little discouraged. I am 39 weeks today and had a cervical check. I am not dilated at all, but 50% effaced. Dr. said she would bet I wouldn’t be going into labor anytime soon. Any words of wisdom here? I’m getting induced on the 15th (due date 11th), but anything I can do to help avoid induction would be g...

When does it get better? TW: emotional, any advice accepted Had an elective section 20 days ago. I say elective but I felt really pushed into it by everyone as baby was large and I tore badly with my first. I was terrified the whole pregnancy of the section and had panic attacks during being prepped for surgery. E...

I'm trying not to get too excited but I am wondering if I am going into labor soon. This morning shortly after I woke up I felt extremely tired and took a very long nap. When I woke up to go to the bathroom at 11:00 I felt something plop out of me and when I looked into the toilet it didn't look like a solid Mass li...

Anyone else experiencing crazy amounts of discharge? i’m almost 28 weeks and it’s getting to the point i have to change my underwear a couple times a day and wear liners. i’m not sure if it’s normal.

I'm 34 weeks and just lost my mucus plug. I just spoke to triage and said it's normal if I don't have any other symptoms. Just curious to know if anyone else has experienced this at this stage and did anything come of it? Thanks.

Are you high or medium and what stage are you. See u getting checked. Been told at 5 weeks I’m average. Second knuckle but not high high. Makes me nervous