thanks astrid.. i am about to have a read through the link you posted but even if i find nothing of use i still feel better knowing i am not the only one this has happened to. :-) oh did you have the same problem second time round?
Didn't get a chance to find out second time round After speaking to the midwives about my first birth, it looks as though she was a brow presentation and that may have caused the bladder problem during labour.