Just found out I’m pregnant and one of the hospitals in our catchment is St Richard’s in Chichester. What have peoples experiences been with this hospital? When I had my first I did all the digging into CQC reports and maternity services are rated awful around here ☹️.
Also has anyone had also had experience with their home birth team?
Trying to do as much information gathering as it’s all stressing me out ☹️
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I have had all four of my children there! From labouring myself, being induced and having to go in via ambulance they was amazing everytime! Communication was slightly lacking once or twice but thy work hard to give you that beautiful birth experience the best they can!
Furthermore congratulations darling x

I had my first there last August. I personally thought they were excellent. I ended up having an emergency c section with Sepsis at 41+6 but thought the care I received was really good.
Just to note, the sepsis was being treated - my only fault was that I wasn’t told personally about my sepsis (but they told my partner and my mum).
I wouldn’t look at any other hospital if I was to have another baby xx

I had my son there last June. The care before having him was amazing but after I had him as I had complications in my c-section and could barely move I felt like I was forgotten about. The care labour care isn’t very good in my opinion and I’ve told them that x

I had my baby there 6th September 2025, had an emer c section 41+2 and they were AMAZING 😍

Can’t fault them. The maternity team there have saved my life twice now. Super validating, listen to you, make you laugh, make you smile. Made my elective c section with my second so healing from a traumatic vaginal birth with my first

I had my little boy 3 months ago at st richards and couldnt have asked for a better experience. the room was beautiful and calm- i had a water birth and loved it! all of the midwives including a student midwife, were absolutely incredible!!
Waters broke at 2am
It’s now 11am and hardly any (if at all) contractions.
Currently on the ward but how can I get labor going?!
I really really really don’t want to be put on a drip!!!
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Hey mummas!
Im 6 months pp but planning on trying for another at exactly one year. Has anyone else had a pregnancy after c-section 1 year pp? How was your experience? Did you have another c section or a VBAC ? I’m really curious!

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I went for my 16 week appointment with my husband and my midwife managed to find the heart beat with the Doppler today. It's the first time I've been able to hear it because in my scans they didn't let me hear it. It felt so surreal and I can't stop listening to it. Baby also kicked when she was listening. I just can't wait for my 20 week appointment now to see baby again and hopefully find out the gender. The heart rate was 140 today

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Hi! I’m just over 25 weeks pregnant with our first and I think I’m overthinking movements. Sometimes he’ll move at similar times each day, then other times I’ll think “oh I haven’t felt him much in the past hour or so” when he has moved at that time previously. And sometimes he has a bit of a quiet day, other days he’s booting me in the side. I have been to triage and they said he’s not neurologically developed enough to get a pattern of movements just yet, but I did the right thing to get checked. Has anyone else struggled with the overthinking and do you have any tips to help?? Thanks!!

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Yesterday my waters broke at 40w and 4d at 6pm.
I was kept in hospital and started on the gel straightaway. I had that at 2am this morning and apart from twinges of pain in my groin it doesn’t seem to have worked. I’m on the list for labour ward to start on the drip but have been told by a student midwife it could be a couple of days as they are busy.
Surely when your waters have broken you can not be left that long? Very worried about myself and baby.
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My son's first birthday is on May 11th, which is a Tuesday. For his party obviously I'm gonna decorate, do this whole big thing. But it's like for one, do I do it the weekend before and that's Mother's Day or wait a whole week and do the weekend after? Also I want him to wake up and walk out to a nice big decorated surprise on his birthday. But I don't wanna keep all the decorations up. So what are we doing? Are we decorating twice? And just not going as big the first time, but doing something special for him.

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