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toddler in birthing room? ()
Can someone point me in the direction ;) ()
Who are you having in the delivery room? ()
How long did your pushing last? ()
Clary Sage ()
When does the baby usually turn head down ()
EPO question (TMI) ()
Vaginal birth after surgery? ()
Qu about labour and bub position ()
when to start driving?? ()
Labour help! ()
Contraction length - strange contractions ()
Was anyone successful in....... ()
A question for those who let the cord pulsate and no injection ()
What was the first sign of labour for you? ()
Cervix Question.... ()
Good labour positions? ()
Eating during labour ()
Pre Labour???? Your experiences pls! ()
Would you like to see private midwives claimable through Medicare? ()
Gritty Placenta ()
Private ante-natal classes? ()
Hep B vaccination at birth for infants ()
Olivia's Birth (Photo Presentation) ()
Migraines and labour ()
My pros and cons for induced vs spontaneous labour ()
My Labour Montage ()
Vitamin K injection? ()
Beer and Bubs Workshops ()
Where can u get epi-no? ()
1st time mum - What does labour feel like? ()
3hr 1st labour, scared 2nd will be at home ()
Preparation for Labour ()
epidural effects ()
Syntocinin for 3rd stage? ()
Head not engaged ()
Since when is Syntocin recommended by ()
Am I silly? ()
Manual turning of breech bub ()
What position did you give birth in? ()
Home vs. Hospital ()
Massaging the perenium ()
Positions for birth in private care ()
Independent Midwife? ()
Birth Certificates? ()
Natural Birth & Vaginal Birth - The Difference ()
Regular contractions but not painful ()
OK, I want the truth! ()
Checking how dialated you are? ()
Female or Male Midwife? ()
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The Pink Kit ()
How low can the babies ()
Ezpiz, will it happen again? ()
Induction after waters breaking? ()
What do your scars look like? ()
Sterile Water Injections ()
Donating Cord Blood ()
Weighing up the pros and cons ()
Bearing Down/Pushing V Being Told To ()
Induction options ()
What and when to pack ()
sil pregnant and only wants c/s ()
'False' labour ()
Cutting the Umbilical Cord ()
I need labour vibes!! ()
Help!! Bonding w/ baby dilemma ()
Why is a natural birth so important??? ()
Your partner at the birth ()
For those that had a drug free labour and birth ()
After an image... ()
Pelvimetry - on Wikipedia! ()
being induced - do doctors lie? ()
What exactly is the myth behind pinapple? ()
Going out of my mind with confusion.... ()
PPH ()
How long before baby MUST be born? ()
Bring it on ....NOW! ()
aching feeling ()
4th degree tearing ()
EPO when dilating? ()
Questions to ask Hospital ()
What day and time did your labour start? ()
TENS machine? ()
Stretch & Sweep ()
Article: Drug-induced labour raises complication risk ()
Are second labours necessarily shorter? ()
ceasarean or natural birth ()
What should the cervix feel like? ()
Article: Pelvises I Have Known and Loved (about 'small pelvises') ()
avoiding the tear 2nd time round?! ()
La Trobe Uni - postnatal care study ()
Pros & cons of Vitamin K ()
How much Sex is needed? ()
Cochrane Review: Rupturing Membranes to Induce Labour ()
second time round and episotomy ()
Definition of foetal distress ()
Pain relief after birth ()
Epidural vs Spinal block ()
BP and heart-rate during labour ()
Posterior babies ()
Maternal Fetal Ejection Reflex - who has experienced it? ()
Hospital bag - Do you really need to worry? ()
Inductions and first time mums... ()
can bub go breech after waterbreaks??? ()
monitoring every 15 min?!!!! ()
inducing? ()
Drug-free labour ()
all things vaginal....hehehe. ()
Have you used black or blue cohosh? ()
What methods of nipple stimulation? ()
(2nd timers)gravity position compared to back? was it better ()
Snack food for labour ()
Fit ball for labour ()
Study: Sports drinks during labour ()
Exceptionally Scary Story - TMI Warning ()
is this politically correct nowadays?! ()
Silly Midwife! Hope I don't get her! ()
refusing certain midwife during labour? ()
Fetal monitoring ()
Hind Waters ()
Thought I was in labour last night - now nothing! Anyone else? ()
home birth with midwives? public midwife care with doula? private ob care with doula? ()
Engaging ()
Painful Contractions ()
Herbal Remedies ()
Evening Primrose Oil ()
Forceps Delivery/Did You Birth Your Baby? ()
I have a Dilemma!!! ()
Need some suggestions please ()
Quickness of cervix dilation? Help! ()
What are you doing with your other children? ()
Newcastle/hunter valley girls... ()
Acupunture Therapists ()
Shaking during labour ()
Balloon pressure induction ()
Blue Cohosh/Caulophillim ()
Stretch & Sweep ()
Braxton hicks and real contractions... ()
Not sure what to do! ()
For labour bag ()
Are baths ok after birth? ()
Overdue - options? ()
Do you regret your birthing decision?? ()
Yet Another Inducing Question! ()
Whats in the drip? ()
Not sure what to think? ()
I dont know what to do - I think Im in labour ()
Red Blood? ()
I am trying to deal with it............ ()
What do contractions feel like? ()
Waters Breaking? ()
Dialation ()
OMG!! Its 9cm Long!! ()
Choices for Childbirth starting next week in Geelong (VIC) ()
false Labour? Very long! ()
Period pain, labour pain... back pain?? ()
Internal exam ()
Nipple stimulation/expressing before Birth ()
engagement question ()
What is the difference in 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree tear? ()
Baby Movements ()
I am scared stiff of going into spontaneous Labour! ()
Nipple Stimulation ()
Dialation and effacement ()
RWH Birth Centre? Jillian? ()
Women who ENJOY labour & birth!!!! ()
What is Vertex OA? ()
I close them ()
Being told to push before you're ready ()
Poor Progress?? ()
Engaging ()
my idea for ob training ()
What is detailed in your hospital notes re your delivery???? ()
Keeping perineum intact ()
What happens with the Placenta? ()
Amniotic Fluid... ()
Really painful tightening of stomach.....real contractions??? ()
Sterile Water Papule Injections ()
Nesting ()
how to tell b/hicks and contractions?? ()
Need some Advice Please!! ()
Labour worries ()
Tired uterus ()
Pelvic Fracture ()
Right to Refuse... ()
Kelly (BellyBelly) might be interested in this... ()
Low lying placenta / placenta praevia ()
Re Father In Law At Birth Part 2! ()
Birth stories wanted... ()
OK...I have to ask...possibly TMI territory ()
Which hypno method have you used? ()
Waiting For The Cord To Stop Pulsating Before Cutting ()
Posterier and Induction Q's!? ()
Awesome Birth DVD just released this year ()
Need help and advice ()
I know this is a stupid question........ ()
Epidurals and catheters ()
Article: Current practices putting mums & babies at risk ()
Is it just me?? ()
Fitball and Positions during labour ()
Transverse Lie ()
Article about Community Midwifery Program in WA ()
child bearing hips.... ()
Aromatherapy Oils in Labour ()
Im confused about the drugs for birth help please! ()
BH help please. ()
Birth support ()
plug & overdue ()
was it my show ()
People scoffing at a drug free/ epidural free birth ()
nothing happening at all ()
Advice on preparing the perineum? ()
is this anything ()
is it gettin closer ()
Couplets - New Birth Book - Help Sought ()
I'm bleeding a bit? 40+ weeks - is this it? ()
What helped you ()
Grab Your Copy of The Pink Kit!!! ()
quick labour question ()
Baby Birth Weight ()
Australian Geographic Article - Birth & Parenting ()
How to tell friend to butt out? ()
Share your birth intentions (birth plan) ()
OK... Positions please! ()
Oh dear... *sigh* (article) ()
elective ceasar v natural? which one ()
whats my body doing ()
Maternity pads ()
Are birth plans necessary? ()
b/h or contractions ()
Father Inlaw @ Birth??? ()
Children at the birth ()
Steroids for premmie babies ()
birth plans ()
Question for Alan, or anyone who can help... ()
Did you notice any specific signs right before labor ? ()
Article: Old wives tales and inducing labour ()
Swollen Feet after birth ()
Waters breaking in the shower ? ()
Were Your Hospital Ante-Natal Classes Adequate? (Post Baby) ()
Were Your Hospital Ante-Natal Classes Adequate? (Before Baby) ()
well im getting induced tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!! ()
What does 4/5 above brim mean ? ()
Contractions and nothing else?? ()
Waterbirth Information Session - East Gippsland VIC ()
When is an elective c/s done? ()
Granny knickers needed after giving birth? ()
Clothes after c-section ()
Birth Plan/Pain Relief - first time round???? ()
getting anxious ()
Scared of leaving it too late ()
Low lying placenta? ()
re childbirth what should i do ()
Late.... ()
hypnobirthing anyone tried & tested? ()
How did you feel leading up to it all...?? ()
Books ()
Who needs birthing rooms when you can have a c/s? ()
breech bub.. ()
induced with cervidil.. ()
What was your early labour like? ()
Episiotomy. ()
Something interesting (and sad) I found out... ()
Inductions due to larger baby?? ()
High BP, inductions & subsequent PGs ()
Are my waters breaking? ()
Tens ()
I'm sorry I have to say it ()
Someone please convince me ()
"High Risk", second baby - natural birth possible? ()
Signs that your body is preparing for labour ()
Birth Is Not An Illness: WHO Recommendations for Birth ()
Self-internal examination - cervix effacement ()
Something weird... ()
being told that any pgs you have will be breech? ()
Birth - Your view... ()
Inducing labour ()
Bringing on Labour ()
Do you have to lose your plug first? ()
Please help ~ Birth plan. ()
what exactly is a sweep?? ()
Article: ACOG does not approve induction for large babies ()
Need some opinions please! ()
Positions at home for Early Labour ()
Episiotomies - to cut or not to cut? ()
Baby #2 - 'incubates' longer than #1?? ()
waters breaking as 1st sign of labour ()
pain therapy during birth ()
Length of labour ()
time of BH and labour ()
Refresher course? ()
anyone had a stretch and sweep? ()
question about birth ()
am I nuts??? ()
Raspberry Leaf Tea ()
Good idea to refuse induction because of high BP? ()
Just to clear it up... ()
Anyone Else Have BIG Babies? ()
Stretch and Sweep ()
Clothes for Baby ()
mums with sore bums club - (the piles support group) ()
Can you tell if it's your waters breaking? ()
Article: Giving Birth In Kneeling Postition - Less Pain ()
Hypnobirthing? ()
Can't I push when I feel like it?? ()
internals - are they really nessescary? ()
what did your 'show' look like? ()
Strep B (GBS) ()
overcoming fears about labour and birth ()
retained placenta-any stories welcome ()
In need of tips for staying focused during labour? ()
Birthing choices and SPD ()
warning TMI question about labour ()
membranes/amniotic sac ()
DTD and labour....... ()
What did you do, the date you were due? ()
Birth Preferences ()
Going home clothes for bubs ()
how did your second labour start? ()
Drugs ()
Elective C/S -V- trying natural What to do??????? ()
Being Induced ()
Show ()
small people at births ()
Sue's Story *May Be Upsetting* ()
Pre-labour signs/symptoms already? ()
a slight freak out ()
Episiotomy in Subsequent labours ()
Not so sure I made the right decision... ()
Had my stretch and sweep today ()
Second time easier than the First? ()
Qn for anyone who can help ()
Pls help me decide - C/S or natural twin delivery? ()
molasses and treacle ()
How can I do a birth plan in this situation? ()
40cm head ()
Labour and Low Lying Placenta ()
What is the pain exactly? ()
What to say to a labouring woman... ()
Why do I watch these programmes..... ()
If worse comes to worse... ()
Scared.. ()
acupuncture for inducing labour ()
Labour, Anxiety or something else ()
How many maternity pads did you go through.... ()
Induction make it shorter? ()
Acupuncture for bringing on labour ()
Ways to induce labour naturally ()
nipple stimulation to bring on labour ()