Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

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

I’v been having regular contractions for over three hours and the home-birth midwife will be checking on me soon. But my waters haven’t gone and not sure if I’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? (I’ve been having c...

Hi girls, I’m 3 weeks post partum with c section and I have what they call an “apron belly” where my incision is under a flap of skin under my belly and it’s a bit TMI but it’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...

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

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

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?

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! It’s a horrible sensation and makes m...

Baby has dropped to 5th percentile from 8th and I really don’t want to be induced. Am I dumb for refusing an induction?

Can you give both together 4m old

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

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...

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 it’s still kinda lingering. Called L&D and they said if my headache didn’t go away within two hours of taking the Tylenol I would need t...

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

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

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 couldn’t feel it as ...

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...

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

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

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 haven’t been given a c section date yet 🫣 anybody else in a similar position?

Been in hospital last couple days as baby hasn’t been moving at all and they’ve said he’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 don’t want to waste hospitals time as I no they’re busy wh...