Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

How long did it take for your scar to heal? I am 4 weeks pp and half of my scar is still yet to close up.

Did you keep your placenta? How has baby benefit from you keeping it? What do you use it for? Why the hell do I need to sign a release form for my own placenta?! It’s MINE.

Hi, I’m having an elective c section due to my kidneys and just want to know other mums experiences on recovery, I’m constantly being told you won’t be able to do anything at all for weeks and just would love advice and stories from mums who have recently had babies 🙌🏼

Hi all, how’s your experience ordering from shein, is the delivery slow or fast? Is it easy to return stuff?

I had a third degree tear with my son 3 years ago it wasnt too painful it just felt like gravity might do me dirty, it ruined all my pelvic floor muscles too and i needed alot of physio therapy to fix it. Im pregnant again, i spoke to my midwife about the chances of me tearing again with that extreme extent she sa...

I remember a nurse asking me if i was having contractions when i first came to the hospital. I told her no because i didnt feel anything after my water broke. She hooked me up. An hour later, she asked again and i said no. She looked at the screen and it was clear that i was having it. I told her i dont feel it all....

Felt like I escaped with not much bleeding but as I’ve done more and had more walks etc (now 15 days post c section ), I feel I’m bleeding more. Normal?

I'll be 38 weeks on tuesday and I didn't even loose my mucus plug yet is that normal and I been having Braxton hicks through out the day but there's no pattern yet I just can't wait for baby girl to be here I'm super excited

Has anybody been feeling contractions or think they may be going into labor? I’ve been feeling contractions since this morning around 7am but they aren’t increasing in intensity or getting closer together.. so kind of annoyed lol but want to hear from you all

So, I’m a repeat c section. Not allowed to go into natural labor. Doctor told me to go to hospital when contractions are 15 min apart,., problem is, usually 15 min apart can still be Braxton hicks, or they might not be too painful at 15 min apart, and how consistent do they have to be before I go??? Any advice?? Th...

Baby girl hasn’t been as active today. I’m going to monitor her throughout the night but do you reckon if I call triage tomorrow they will offer an induction??

Hi, I’m 4 weeks postpartum and wondering if I can shave over my c section scar ? I have shaved around it but not sure when it safe to shave over it lol

If you had a c section for your first baby, how long did you go before giving birth again and was it a VBAC or C-section and if it was a VBAC, was it successful? Would 21months (got pregnancy at 12months post c section) after a c section be fine for a vBAC? TIA x

I’m 9 days post partum and I’ve started getting contraction like cramps that are taking my breath away. I’m not sure if it’s trapped wind or a cause for concern as I have ripped my stitches a bit and there is a slight smell coming from them. Has anyone else experienced this. It’s extreme pain.

Anyone else getting the cramping in the back and lovely trips to the toilet. No shows or water or contractions. Just random cramps in the back then trips to the toilet. Very much appreciate this happens when your bodies trying to clear out

I’m booked in for a c section on Wednesday due to diabetes. I was just wondering if most people have their c section on that date or get bumped and how many days were you bumped for?

How long roughly till you get your first period after a c section? I am 3 weeks pp and i have just started to get period pain. I thought it was at-least 6 weeks ?

2 weeks after c section, is a swollen vagina normal? Just feels different haha so humbling

2 weeks after my section, lower back ache and just aching pelvis after walks. Normal? X

After my section I had a lot of hard lumps around my stomach which I kept getting told was soft tissue and most of it will go away but most people end up having a bit at the bottom of their shelf that doesn’t budge but I’ve still got a lot of it all over and my stomach is still sore to touch 6 months pp. My incision...