Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

Anyone here tried for a vbac and drank raspberry leaf tea from about 32 week? What was your experience? I’ve seen mixed opinions online for using it from that week after a c section x

It has been nearly 9 months and I am not sure if mine looks right… would anyone share please? 🥹

I had a natural birth with gas and air with my first in a birthing pool everything went perfect apart from the pushing it too 4 hours pushing and had to have an episiotomy and I don’t want that to happen again so I am debating doing a elective c section for my second, I have severe anxiety and I’m not looking forwar...

This will be my 3rd C-section & I usually stay at the hospital for as long as I can but this time around, I want to leave as soon as possible. If you had no complications, how long did you have to stay at the hospital before you were released to go home?

Hi all! Sorry if this sounds superficial but I would like to go into my birthing experience feeling my most confident, I’m very nervous! Does anyone know if you have a c-section at Bolton Hospital, are you allowed to fake tan/have nails on/wear makeup etc? Or do you have to be completely natural? I know each hospit...

Hi guys, 36 weeks today and in the night when I went to the toilet it was pink when I wiped and quite stringy only that once tho. Had my 36 weeks midwife appointment today and she said it sounds like my mucus plug but its only a concern if I had pains or actual bleeding. How many weeks after losing your mucus plug d...

Do you need baby gates? My baby will mainly be in the living room and kitchen door shuts and the stairs are in my corridor behind a door as well. So he wouldn’t be able to accidentally access it. Don’t know if I’m over thinking it haha Thank you

When did you give birth to your second child?

I had a sweep yesterday, then had regular contractions until I went to sleep and woke up with nothing. I lost a small bit of my plug today, one bit was slightly red/pink. I went for a walk not long ago and the contractions started again very strong for around 45 mins, I got in the bath when I got home and now they’v...

How long after your c section were you able to comfortably do the school run? I walk my daughter and it takes about 10 minutes each way?

I’ve got a prolapse following the birth of my daughter. Doc said it’s my womb protruding through. Has anyone gone private? If so, does anyone have any recommendations and roughly how much does it cost?

Has anyone ever requested getting induced at 38 weeks? I know my baby boy wants to come out but he's being very stubborn since he's not gonna make it to 39 weeks so I'm gonna ask my doctor in 2 days to be induced on Saturday so I can have my baby. I already went into the hospital twice for horrible pain and then it ...

Has anyone had a planned C-section with Southmead recently? When do you find out when your C-section is?

Has anyone else been told baby is breech? Midwife said there’s still time and space for him to turn head down but it’s thrown me!

How long did it take after a C Section for you to feel like you could go about your daily life again? We booked a concert last year which I really don’t want to miss, but I’m worried I might not be physically up for it (we’re seated so no close crowds and I could sit if I needed to) but I’m thinking I may need to se...

How long did it take for your wound to heal after it opening up? Mine has been open for 10 days and still not healing

Anyone had the copper coil after their section? I'm thinking about getting it but for some reason the idea makes me anxious as I'm 4 months postpartum so worried about the internal scar healing etc

How much in advance did you order your delivery for boots after security when going on holiday? X

I know it could mean nothing but have lost some of my mucus plug this morning and same cramping so hoping it may be a good sign! Anyone lost there’s and labour successfully started soon after?

I’ve been researching elective c section but I keep reading about a few side effects & just wondered if you experienced any of these. Painful gas & difficulties passing wind / moving bowels Excessive itching of scar Vomiting during surgery and extreme shaking. Someone at work told me the shaking was so bad she c...