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- Essential Oils for Labour? ()
- Labour Vibes for a lovely friend ()
- Labour/Birth Details??? ()
- Return of period after birth ()
- Advice needed on birth information (calmbirth?) ()
- How long after birth did you go home? ()
- Birth Choices ()
- C-sections vs being induced??? ()
- I feel so stupid ()
- Survey about how you feel about your birth + if you used drugs- please help!! ()
- Should I call the midwife? Possible slowly leaking amniotic fluids.... ()
- Gift from baby to siblings ()
- Length of post partum bleeding.... ()
- 4yo DS at the Birth ()
- Labour and birth pain compared to other types of pain ()
- SRC Recovery Shorts ()
- Timing contractions ()
- another plug question ()
- Could this be it??? ()
- I remember this bit now! ()
- Itch on hands and feet after delivery ()
- It would appear he does have internet! ()
- Finally getting some niggles of prelabor ()
- Leaving the hospital 4 hours after birth ()
- Staying relaxed when you're post-dates is so hard sometimes... ()
- another plugger question, help! TMI WARNING ()
- What was your 5th labor/birth like? ()
- Question about knickers! ()
- Anyone had a very quick labour followed by a longer labour? ()
- Mucus plug ()
- Induction question.....(re pg after late loss) ()
- When your waters break before labour has started ()
- WWYD - Kids during labour ()
- Just a random question - RE Skin to skin contact ()
- post birth bonding and apgars testing ()
- Where were you when your waters broke? ()
- Vaginal delivery inappropriate content? ()
- Mucous Plug ()
- What was the midwife doing? ()
- Do I *have* to actually push, can’t I just concentrate on screaming? ()
- 3 things you need to know ()
- Call for ban follows horrific epidural error ()
- 10 Month Mammas! 42 Weeks and Counting... Tips for Post-Dates Mammas. ()
- Ahh crap - tested positive for Group Strep B. ()
- Vag vs C-section ()
- A Proven Method for Lowering the Cesarean Rate ()
- Nerve Damage after Epi / Spinal Anyone !!!!!! ()
- Transition? ()
- What's happening with baby during labour? ()
- The Women's Melbourne & birth plans ()
- Attention Water Birth Mums ?? I Need Advice ()
- Just wondering? ()
- The start of your labour... ()
- Is this a bloody show or something else?? ()
- Need some advice, am I experiencing pre labour?? ()
- Difference between Braxton Hicks & Pre Labour ()
- Epidural Q ()
- Epidural?? ()
- How long to wait before call to hospital?? ()
- Subsequent Pregnancy after 3rd Degree Tear... ()
- What did you pack in your labour bag? ()
- Did your pain relief techniques work? ()
- Does this sound right????? ()
- Raspberry Leaf Tea ()
- Trying to accept the prospect of a c-section ()
- Pink kit ()
- Morphine instead of Pethedine...tell me more ASAP, cos I am being induced tomorrow?? ()
- What's the general rule in hospitals re: breaking waters? Or does it vary? ()
- Is this pre-labour or something else? ()
- weirdest pains ever! ()
- Can I avoid tearing? ()
- I know this shouldn't be a concern... ()
- So tell me about your prelabour... ()
- Labour Aid Drink...calcium and magnesium during labour. ()
- Could this be it????? ()
- For those who had a less than 10hr labour first time around..... ()
- Active third stage over natural third stage. ()
- chances of cord prolapse? ()
- How many of us have had a natural birth? ()
- What is best for the baby? ()
- watching birth videos ()
- Did your labour start the same each time?? ()
- Very low pubic bone????? ()
- Bleeding During Labour ()
- Spinning Babies ()
- Birthing down ()
- Balloon Induction? ()
- Breech - what are the options these days? ()
- Fear of dying in labour ...some thoughts ()
- Show??? Possible TMI ()
- epidural - subsequent implications ()
- What scare tactics do I need to be aware of? ()
- What does baby need for hsp stay... ()
- Lost the Plot Abit Today :( ()
- Blood type and speed of birth ()
- How impt was it that your partner could stay with you after birth? ()
- placenta 'slowing down' ()
- Blonde moment....cant find the birth plan template....help ()
- Once a slow cooker - always a slow cooker? ()
- Visualising your birth - does it help? ()
- I need as much info as possible. ()
- Homebirth vs. hospital - home has better outcomes ()
- Low iron levels during labour ()
- Where to have baby, & how soon to get in? ()
- What did you wear in the shower at the hospital? In labour in general? ()
- What Time Did Your Labour Start??? ()
- Clary Sage Oil ()
- I need help! ()
- Midwifery vs. Obstetrics in Shoulder Dystocia ()
- Send those labour vibes over here please! ()
- Bloody show or result of stretch & sweep? ()
- What's the name of that website?? ()
- If your waters broke the first time before labour, did they the second time?? ()
- tightening for 3 days straight, whats my body doing???? ()
- Help me kill time :) How long after your waters broke did CX start ? ()
- Help please? Contractions - where does the stomach go hard? ()
- I wish EVERYONE knew about BB! ()
- Hypno birthing ()
- tips to push through labour pain? ()
- The 'don't annoy the pg / labouring lady' thread ()
- SIL told she CAN'T birth bub naturally! ()
- [ADVICE] How can I avoid a posterior birth 2nd time around?? ()
- The difference between 36 & 37 weeks? TMI also involved. ()
- I Don't Want To Get Her Hopes Up ()
- can i get a S & S done if im booked in for an induction? ()
- Epidural side-effects - long term ()
- pethidene ()
- The Pink Kit ()
- What did your contractions feel like? ()
- Were you scared beforehand and how did you remedy that? ()
- Cmon lil Bub ()
- If you used music during labour... ()
- Did you "drop" before birth? ()
- Being a VBAC labour coach? ()
- Need Brutally honest advice re Doula ()
- Is it a bit much to write post-birth guidelines for visitors? ()
- Resources for support people and birth plan?? ()
- TENS Machine ()
- Not happy ()
- 24 hours to preview new birth film (designed for men) coming out soon. ()
- Preventing Tearing ()
- Contractions the second time round - the same? ()
- A few questions ()
- Pre/early labour...? ()
- Please help me i'm freaking out!!! ()
- more advice/quiestion for friend ()
- My friend is due TOMORROW!!! ()
- No!! More!! Sex!!!! (Vent) ()
- Guess the date for your chance to win... ()
- Is it too much to ask.... (vent,sorry) ()
- Abraham Hicks on pain in childbirth - great read! ()
- Grrr You'd think Id know by now!! ()
- Birthing (pos cs) with Henna body paint... Contraindications? ()
- Did you have any procedures performed on you without your consent? ()
- Scared and feel like i wont be respected ()
- Need some advice.. ()
- Advice for a friend vb or c/s? ()
- I'm thankful we have nearly got to full term but... ()
- what are the chances of tearing with 5th baby ()
- Do you have a positive, drug free, natural birth story you'd like to share? Pleeeease ()
- Information about Unexpected Birth at Home ()
- "Practising" for giving birth? (WAAAAY TMI!) ()
- Doctors think my baby is too small???? ()
- Advice needed re induction ()
- Chosing a delivery after pregnancy from hell ()
- Having a baby tonight or tomorrow ()
- Bloody Show ()
- Repeat C-Section. Better or Worse??? ()
- My body DID do everything right! ()
- 6 weeks postpartum checkup ()
- Kicked out of the birth centre!! ()
- Babies born between 36 and 37 weeks? ()
- OK, OK, I admit it! I was spineless! ()
- How to get my baby out??? Part boo hoo part advice needed. ()
- How To: Encourage Labour Naturally? ()
- My First Time Pregnancy & Birthing Experience - Via C-Section ()
- What did u use to bring it on... ()
- Getting in the right frame of mind for my second labour ()
- stretch and sweep - will it work? ()
- What Would You Do??? ()
- 3/5 engaged?? lol yeyyyy but huh?? ()
- What do u think about... (maybe TMI) ()
- How did you feel the day before you went into Labour? ()
- question for hypnobirthers ()
- How did you forumlate your birth plan? ()
- Any advice or if u Know???? Plsss ()
- advice needed ()
- Advice needed- if your waters break will they definitely keep leaking? ()
- help? ()
- Has anyone used a TENS machine during labour? ()
- Is there a difference... ()
- how to explain to dh how painful labour is ()
- Was your second labour easier? ()
- A few questions regarding lenghts of labour and subsequent births. ()
- Eating during labour? ()
- need some claryfiying.... ()
- Laxatives??? Definately TMI ()
- How do you avoid a posterior baby? ()
- Placenta pills ()
- My lightbulb moment! ()
- Maybe I shouldnt watch..... ()
- False labour or things starting to happen? ()
- ligament and hip problems reasoning forc-sec? ()
- Anyone been induced with synto & managed contractions without drugs? ()
- stabbing pain ()
- Oh man! Not again! What would you do? ()
- Back labour- what was yours like ()
- Ouch! I'm not ready yet!! ()
- So... I wonder... ()
- how to get medical records / birth records?? ()
- Are you more likely to have the baby late if it is big? ()
- contractions ()
- Cervix question ()
- Hypno Birthing...experiances? ()
- how long after a S&S did you go into labour?? ()
- How do you judge how long your labour was? ()
- Multiples: Natural vs C/Sec ()
- How do you/will you labour? ()
- Any ideas? ()
- Where's my baby?? You guess... ()
- long labours, inductions, etc ... what is normal? ()
- Hmmm... I think we may have a dilemma ()
- what did you do with your toddler when in labour?? ()
- nipple stimulation... WDYT?? ()
- Calmbirthing classes or Hypnobirthing classes? ()
- It didn't worry him at all! heehee ()
- Strange reasoning.... ()
- re-sealed fluid leak ()
- because I don't want to put it on FB... ()
- copy of birth notes ()
- Did you ever have the feeling someone HAD to be there? ()
- homeopathics in birth? ()
- Best books on Calmbirth/hypnobirthing? ()
- What are the chances? ()
- Will my second birth be faster? ()
- Fast Labours - home, ambulance or hospital? ()
- Dilation and Effacement ()
- Baby Crawl ()
- Pelvic "Twinges" ()
- Change in scent - a prelude to labour?? **Possible TMI** ()
- Babies movements going into labour ()
- Hand on head - how often does that happen? ()
- Getting Close ()
- Walking epidural ()
- Avoiding tears - is it possible? ()
- cord blood banking? ()
- Ju Ju birth skills - How did you remember it all? ()
- Avoiding High Risk, Induction and c-sect for #2... ()
- Active Birth Classes in Brisbane where??? ()
- Waters breaking wih lots of bright red blood ()
- Sickness and Labour ()
- Restarting contractions? Any hints? ()
- Going over 42 weeks pg - your experiences? ()
- Strep B????? ()
- Are we being rude? ()
- Birth photography recs in Melbourne's north please :) ()
- retained placenta ()
- What to take to hospital ()
- 41wks and not being pressured.. YAY ()
- What did you wear in the hospital ()
- Baby moved back up - feeling disheartened now!!! ()
- Being Induced Fri/Sat..Questions.. ()
- Acupuncture to induce labour ()
- How did you get from birthing room to recovery? ()
- How can I get to the point where I know I can do it again? ()
- anyone done the hypnobabies program? ()
- Hypnobirth? ()
- Exercise and it's impact on labour? ()
- WDYT of this, im a bit horrified... ()
- What are your favourite birth affirmations ()
- 5th baby and 8 DAYS OVERDUE! ()
- I think my waters broke but im not too sure! ()
- Not sure what im feeling is anything.. ()
- Hypnobirth in Perth? ()
- A positvie induction story ()
- Birthing at MMH Brisbane with the Midwifery Group Practice ()
- Never going to happen ()
- feel like im being bullied into having a stretch and sweep- ()
- Help me prove a point! ()
- 35 weeks and waters breaking ()
- For those who had SPD/severe pelvic pain during pregnancy ()
- Spontaneous first labour, induced second? ()
- Are you a screamer or a moaner??? ()
- Labial Tears? ()
- trying to research my options..... would love some help ()
- Is there any likely this will progress into something more..? ()
- What would you think? ()
- Advice Needed... Doula or Private Midwife.. Hsp or Homebirth.. ()
- Your body after birth? ()
- Booked into hossy today ()
- 4th degree tear & future births ()
- [TMI] HOW much plug?!? ()
- What would this be? ()
- 2nd Labour - Earlier/Later, Faster/Longer ?? ()
- Interesting article about C-sections ()
- pelvic instability & labour - your experiences please ()
- Does Emerg CS = High Risk birth next time around? ()
- Labour and sickness ()
- Emergency C Section for 1st Bubs, now pregnant with # 2 ()
- Caesarean sections - fascinating two part series from the Health Report on RN ()
- Advice - friend’s just has an emergency CS - how do I reach out? ()
- Tearing/cutting.... FREAKING OUT!!! ()
- Pre-labour?? ()
- So exciting! ()
- After some feedback about unassisted home births ()
- Second or subsequent labour - when did yours start? ()
- PPH - When do the risks go up? ()
- How can I be quieter in labour? ()
- Hypno Birth ()
- Faster birth third time around? ()
- Natural birth... help!!! ()
- how to prepare a 4yr old for labour? ()
- Acupuncturist Recommendations :Brisbane (Specialising in VBAC/Inducing Labour) ()
- Could this be the start? ()
- Dispelling the Disempowering Birth Vocabulary ()
- Question about tearing and perenial massage. I Need Advice. ()
- Calm Birth Classes ()
- Feeling so very very disappointed.... ()
- 2nd baby after 4th degree tearing ()
- Just a question about tearing ()
- Were you induced a second time - how was it? ()
- TMI - How to do it - EPO insertion. ()
- Evening Primrose Oil to ripen cervix? ()
- What are my chances of being overdue for the 3rd time? ()
- Am I overreacting? ()
- Birthing my DS2 after a 3rd degree tear! ()
- Would you Drive if...... ()
- Pictures Wanted ()
- Sholder Dystocia Birth on YouTube - Almost 12lb bub, no stitches ()
- Help! ARM tomorrow morning and no idea about it! ()
- post pregnancy recovery shorts ()
- What position did you birth in? ()
- How did it take for you? Could this be the start of ()
- Hospital At Home Care - Anyone Got Referral From Private To Public ()
- What's it like...? ()
- Back contractions? ()
- 'Hello Baby' by Julie Overend ()
- Doula!: The Ultimate Birth Companion ()
- once your waters break, and you find its meconium stained, ()
- Post partum hemmoraging?? ()
- Is there anything I can do to encourage bub to engage? ()
- Push! ()
- What would you do? Possible change of hospital at 38 weeks pregnant. ()
- Birth Plan For First Timer? ()
- Your Advice Needed!! ()
- Question about Calmbirth ()
- could this be it ()
- Bloody Shows - how long till something happens now??? - Help Freaking out..!! ()
- Why does labour usually start at night? ()
- TENS Machine during labour ()