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Help for other Mothers!

Hi Everyone, a friend of mine has just had an emergency c-section. I've had 2 emergencies myself and I've decided to write a list of tips for her to make her life easier/healing better for when she's home.

Please leave your best tips below so I can add them to the list and so other expecting mums can see!

Thanks in advance!

When you give birth what with the 1 kid

Hello, how do you all organize your first kid when you are going to the hospital to give birth to your second kid? I have a Firts 3 years and half and I’m pregnant for 23 weeks with second boy 😆 Do you take him or her with you to the hospital or how do you know can you please all of you give me ideas we don’t have any family near us. My mother needs at least five hours to arrive to Madrid it’s where I live in Spain. Soo ? 😆lol

Hes here

After a very quick and positive labour our boy finally made his appearance at 39+3

Welcome to the world baby Jack Christopher Varley 💙

Csection scar not healing

It’s really getting me down feel like I won’t be the same again and it’ll be reoccurring 😭

Has anyone else had problems with tiny holes in their csection scar not healing? I’ve been on antibiotics for infection which has gone but there are three tiny holes near the centre that heal over and then pop open again as soon as I do a little more e.g going to baby class or getting pram in and out of the car / lifting baba in his car seat as he’s getting heavy now.

I didn’t have these holes at the start they first opened up after my 6 week check when I started doing more etc

10 weeks pp

C section tomorrow

So nervous I have my c section tomorrow first child I had v birth but a lot of complications so opted for c section but I’m just so worried about how I’ll feel with another toddler at home who still needs a lot of support. Worried I’ll have over hang and the changes in my body and just how recovery will be. Scared to the spinal and cannula and just won’t sleep tonight

Did I find the heartbeat or not?

I think I did but I just need to double check lol

Does the name Savannah match?

I'm pregnant with baby number 4. We dont know the gender yet, but both my husband and I like the name Savannah if its a girl. I'm just wondering if it matches in with my other childrens names. They are Eliyana, Aubree, and Luca. If not, what are some other ideas with the same feel to them?

On my way to hospital for induction…

41.3 weeks—Well, going to hospital now to be induced. Was trying to avoid induction but baby isn’t moving as much as he was the day before yesterday and my body and mind is so tired I don’t feel like I can wait any longer. I got a sweep on Monday and it didn’t really work. Although I did lose my mucus plug this morning.

Any positive induction stories? Is pitocin really that bad? What form of induction did you use and why? Trying to not worry so much, could really use some words of encouragement.

Uc and matb1 form

My midwife is sending my matb1 out in the post somewhen soonish i believe as im not going to see her until 28 weeks. Im 20 weeks tomorrow do i update my uc or wait until i get my form? I have my next uc appointment in july

Advice please… 37+5

So since 1am I’ve had slight stomach pain not terrible just you know it’s there and a loose stool🙃woke my partner up saying think baby is on way but it hasn’t progressed to being any more painful just the pain is still there. So went back to sleep the pain is still there but more of an ache than contractions! So do you guys reckon this is a stomach bug or early labour? I feel silly like I should know as this is my 3rd baby but I only went in to natural labour with my first which was nearly 10 years ago😳was induced with my second

bleeding

i’m 3 weeks postpartum and i keep getting bright red blood again. some days it’s pink, some days it’s brown, but at some point each day i get right red again. it happens often after i have a bowel movement but im not sure if i should be concerned with it? it’s nothing excessive at all, i dont fill a pad or anything but its RED again and a decent amount. anyone else still have red bleeding?

Craving

Hey! I’ve got such a bad craving for the one direction marshmallows in the pic below and I can’t find anything similar 😫😫 Any help?

Anyone else having a scheduled cesarean?!

This is my second and I had an unscheduled c-section with my first. My doctor and I agreed on a scheduled cesarean for #2!

Active labor?!

Todays my due date and I had a membrane sweep at 2:30. I went for a walk for like 30 minutes after and now I’ve been having bad contractions. They are lasting 30-40 seconds and happening every 1-2 minutes for like an hour. Is this active labor? The pain is pretty bad

1st Birthday

Mom how is it going planning your first birthday party?

C-section

Has anyone had an emergency c section with their first and then done a scheduled one with their second?
I had an emergency with my little boy and I’m pregnant again but I’m really scared about the c section this time, I don’t know if I subconsciously have trauma over the first one. I didn’t think I did but now I’m super worried about it.

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