Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

First time Mum to be , I’m 33 weeks today and thinking of packing my hospital bag. Just wondered what people class as absolute essentials for me and baby so I don’t under or over pack ! Many thanks in advance :)

First time mama and I’m getting induced tonight and I’m terrified any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated 🩷

Our little girl has always been long, even on scans she was all legs🤣 we goggled the average height of 6 month old and it said roughly 65cm. She’s 6month on the 12th and was 3 weeks early, she’s already over 70cm… just curious how accurate the average is

hi everyone. my baby is due towards the end of this month, what tog sleep bag would i get?

I had a c section 4 months ago and straight after I was actually really impressed with how well I looked and how much of the pregnancy weight had gone. 4 months later and I’m heavier than ever and feel so crappy. I’m struggling with diet so would like to try some exercises to help lift my mood and self esteem. I di...

Hi girls. I am 17wks 3 days and I am thinking about my birthing plan. I am absolutely petrified of any complications going wrong in a natural birth and I’m one of those people who need to know what’s going on and when it’s going to happen. I am strongly thinking about having an elective C-section. What wre your exp...

Birth story My waters went on my due date (4th April) at 4pm. It was just a trickle and after second guessing it for a while I went into triage to get it checked. Annoyingly I'd been in the hospital that day for my BP profile as it started to creep up and I needed to go in for monitoring every other day. Triage con...

Been getting pink stained mucus all night/ morning do you think this could be labour?? Period like cramps on and off aswell!

I have my c section tomorrow and I am so scared and nervous, hoping I will feel more at ease after my pre op today

I’m currently 37 + 4 weeks pregnant and all night and this morning i have had the most intense cramping low down. Just wanted to know if anyone had any symptoms like this before there mucus plug went. The cramping kinda feels like the start of a period.

Things I’m nervous about: Spinal Feeling/being sick Catheter coming out Anyone wanna share positive light on these things?😆😅 x

I originally did not want pitocin and had it in my birth plan that it was not to be given to me for my scheduled c section. When the day came, I was told I had no choice and that everybody HAD to be given pitocin. Im told by a lot of people that I was lied to and had every right to refuse the pitocin. What is the...

So for anyone that is pregnant and has a bmi over 40, the UCSD birthing center will not deliver your baby. Also if you have complications and prior Csections they won’t deliver either. I never knew about this! I have GD (gestational diabetes) and take insulin and have had a csection before and a lot of ppl told me I...

Leaking fluid I noticed when I stood up I leaked a little fluid in my panties idk if it’s amniotic fluid

my baby was born at 36 weeks would she have an adjusted age ? and how do i track milestones for a preemie?

How far apart should contractions be to call triage? Second baby

Hi lovely moms and mom to be, Please can you tell me the pros and cons of C-section based on your personal experience? I have a few people telling me that it's not that great in long term for body and will give life long back pain etc..

I’m 40+1 today and have had on and off period cramping for about 1.5 weeks. The last two days they’ve been accompanied by twinges in my vagina, mild headaches and my back feeling weak. I also think I’m getting a lot of tightenings but baby is so active and loves pushing his bum out so it’s really hard to tell! Has...

I had an C-section almost 3 weeks ago but my lower stomach (the wobbly mum-tum bit) is so painful. It hurts to touch it/ run my hand over my belly. When I walk or move, it obviously wobbles and this causes discomfort. I’ve got my high waisted underwear on but have to wear extra over the top to prevent the wobble. F...

I’ve never experienced spontaneous labour so I’m curious. For those of you who have had their waters break before contractions started, how did it happen? Currently this is a bit of a fear of mine. Are they going to randomly go in line at the supermarket? Or could they just go at night while I’m sleeping?…