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7 weeks nearly 8 weeks pp

Has anyone went through this me and my partner has just tried to have sex but it hurt so much that he couldn't put it all the way in and I'm 7 weeks will be 8 weeks pp on Monday had a c section

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Will I be dilated?

Iā€™v been having regular contractions for over three hours and the home-birth midwife will be checking on me soon. But my waters havenā€™t gone and not sure if Iā€™ve lost my mucus plug either. The pain is manageable with a tens machine. Will I even be dilated or is this just the very start of labour? (Iā€™ve been having c...

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C section incision help

Hi girls, Iā€™m 3 weeks post partum with c section and I have what they call an ā€œapron bellyā€ where my incision is under a flap of skin under my belly and itā€™s a bit TMI but itā€™s starting to smell under there where the skin is rubbing against eachother. The only way I can describe the smell is like the inside of yo...

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Hospital bag packing?

Due in June, when is everyone thinking of packing their hospital bags? X

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Elective C-section

Hi when did everyone for out when they was actually gonna have there planned C-section Iā€™m 28+2 lg due in June but they have said it will be may when I have her

K
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Tens Machine

Is anyone using a TENS machine to manage early labour. Would you recommend? Silly question but if you have no signs yet, but feel some sort of contractions how do you know when to start using it?

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Numbness

Does the numbness ever go away? Or is it permanent? The numbness covers a large area and honestly makes me feel sick whenever I touch it. I hate it, it covers the whole c section and up above my belly button and almost to my hips on both sides, id rather it be painful than numb! Itā€™s a horrible sensation and makes m...

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Can you refuse an induction for small baby?

Baby has dropped to 5th percentile from 8th and I really donā€™t want to be induced. Am I dumb for refusing an induction?

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Calpol and calcough

Can you give both together 4m old

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Labor?

How do you tell the difference between real contractions and Braxton hicks? What were the contraction signs to look for to indicate youā€™re starting early labor?

A
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C-section Fear

Hello, so first of all I am still at the first trimester of my pregnancy. But unfortunately back in August of 2023 I was in a very bad car accident that resulted in a pelvis/hip fracture and an acetabular fracture. Doctors said my chances of a c-section is high due to my pelvis injuries. They are afraid my pelvis is...

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Whatā€™s the likelihood Iā€™ll be induced today ?

I went in Wednesday they found protein in my urine and then decided to schedule an induction. Yesterday I started having a very mild but lingering headache. Took Tylenol today and itā€™s still kinda lingering. Called L&D and they said if my headache didnā€™t go away within two hours of taking the Tylenol I would need t...

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C Section Mamas

Do you still fully dry your incision area? If not, when did you stop?

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Does anyone have alternative hospital suggestions than the womenā€™s hospital?

Iā€™m traumatised still from my treatment from the womenā€™s after having my LB there in October.. now Iā€™m in a bit of an Irish Twin situation because Iā€™ve found out Iā€™m pregnant again and I have more anxiety about going back to the womenā€™s than I do about having two babies a year apart haha!! Anyone have experience or ...

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Vagina feeling loose

Hey kind of a weird question. So I know after birth your vagina obviously gets stretched out for a little bit. But is it normal for it to already feel that way? My husband and I had sex last night for the first time in like a month. It felt really different than the last time. Like I felt like I couldnā€™t feel it as ...

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40+2

Anyone else over 40weeks and worried if they've made the right decisions? I declined a sweep at 40weeks as wanted to give baby boy a few more days to do his thing but keep coming across tiktoks of awful outcomes and starting to stress. Baby boy is moving lots but every so often I worry. My 1st was born at 38+3 and b...

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Cmpa

How likely is it that if I was to have another baby would my other baby have high chance of cmpa

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Amniotic fluid or discharge ?

Been in and out of hospital last couple days due to baby not moving and then come home last night and Iā€™ve leaked a bit on the bed and a little though the night on pads and now this morning and heā€™s been moving about so just wondering do we think this is just discharge or anmotic fluid ?

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36 weeks no c section date yet

I am 36 weeks pregnant with my second baby, and have gone for an elective c section after having an emergency section with my first. I am going to a different hospital this time, and still havenā€™t been given a c section date yet šŸ«£ anybody else in a similar position?

L
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Discharge or amniotic fluid (sorry if too much info)

Been in hospital last couple days as baby hasnā€™t been moving at all and theyā€™ve said heā€™s really really low down came home last night and then I leaked a bit on the bed and then in a pad a little though the night woke up and I have yellow discharge in my pad donā€™t want to waste hospitals time as I no theyā€™re busy wh...

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