Common Questions

Hi Mums!

What questions do you wish you knew the answers to prior to and after having a C-section ?

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Nothing really. I mean for me it wasn’t planned so I had to do all the research after. But I think it would have been nice for people to tell me that recovery looks different for everyone. Sometimes it can be quick sometimes it take a long time. Sometimes you’ll be numb forever sometimes feeling will come back. Sometimes you’ll “bounce back” and sometimes you’ll have a shelf until you work out a ton to lose it

Thank you for your reply! Any feedback is greatly appreciated as can hopefully support future mums experiences!

That your milk stops producing and doesnt come in for a few days after!!! I was expressing before birth thank god so i had a small supply but when I tried after the c section I got tiny drops!!!!

How hard the recovery would be and that you may grieve the birth you didn’t get to have and that is okay

in our community

Early scan

I only found out I was pregnant last Wednesday but it turns out I could be between 8-12 weeks gone 😬
I get to go for an early scan today so I’m super excited but I will also be on my own so I’m a bit nervous encase there’s anything wrong. Either way, I’m wishing myself luck 🍀

Feeling ill

I’m 4 weeks post partum, had an emergency c section. Currently pumping and supplementing with formula but I just keep feeling underlying feeling of flu like symptoms, aching bones kind of thing. It never manifests into anything but I always just feel a bit unwell. I’m wondering if it’s the expressing that’s making me feel like this !? 🤔😫 Anyone else feel like this?

C section and hospital stay in uk

Hello!
Looking for stories from mothers who had c sections before.
I have my C section booked (due to 2 health risks).
What will it be like? How many nights did you have to stay in the hospital? What was the whole experience like?
My husband and i are trying to figure out if he should take days off from work. But i believe there is no need if me and the baby will be there for observation? He thinks the baby will be with me in the room all the time and he would have to help me with the baby. Where as i think the baby will be kept in the nursery (but i do hope he would actually stay with me in the room) and the nurses would be around to help when needed, therefore there wouldn't be a need for him to be with me at the hospital continuously. He also thinks he would have to stay with me there overnight 🙈
1st time staying in a hospital in uk too 🙈. This is all very new for us.

36-37 week..

36-37 weeks 3rd baby!

I don't want to contact triage incase it's nothing but for about a week now iv had constant stabbing type pains that dont go away into my right rib area, iv got constant trace of protein in my urine when I get checked , I had my BP done Monday it was fine ( I'm being monitored for potential pre eclampsia also ) what could it be?

6 week ultrasound

Anyone had a 6 week ultrasound with gestational sac measuring 6mm with no yolk sac visible?
Did you have good news 2 weeks later at the rescan or bad news?

Pregnant again 🫣

Our little one has just turned three months and we’ve just found out we’re pregnant again (maybe around 4 weeks but haven’t had my period return since giving birth so difficult to say)

We also have a 3 year old. We’re obviously in shock but leaning towards keeping the baby so I was wondering if anybody has experience of such a close age gap?