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im going on 37 weeks pregnant and starting to freak out about having my baby! i had a preterm labour scare 2.5 weeks ago and since then reality has really hit home that it is going to happen in the next few weeks ready or not.. and its going to hurt!! i think i want to go for an epidural but i cant decide whether the potential side effects are worth it or if i should suck it up and try and go it without one.. has anyone given birth both with and without an epidural and if so which way did you…. Click Here to Read More

I am 38 weeks pregnant and my baby is not showing any signs of leaving – which is totally fine! I have done the labour/birth classes, talked to my Doctor and the nurses and of course read the books on labour – so I am covered there What I am specifically wondering about is: For those women who have given birth- did you have ANY signs at all leading UP TO labour? In the days and the weeks leading up to that day? Or did it just spring on you suddenly? I would love to hear about your details/stories. Thank…. Click Here to Read More

My cousin had her little boy on Weds, she opted for the Epidural, which slowed her labour dramatically and her little man got very distressed, they had to do an emergency c-section. They got her on the table and started to cut, her epidural was wearing off, she screamed the hospital down because she felt them cutting. They knocked her out with a general anesthetic after that. I no matter what am determined to not get an epidural with my other births, If i have to end up having to have an emergency c-section it will be a spinal block for me lol. I had a natural birth with my daughter,…. Click Here to Read More

hey im interested to know how labour and birth was for other women.. if you had hypno birth, water birth .. a 3 hour labour a 3 day labour.. a 5 lb baby a 10 lb etc!! i had not so good time with my first he was 8.9lbs.. was very long and painful maybe coz he was face up… but im only 5,1 and was overtweight at the time!! :-S was wondering about waterbirth i tried to have one but they had take me out of pool to give me epidural.. which i thought did no good at all lol.. i was still screaming hystericaly in pain.. although i didnt feel the ice they put on me lol hoping for a water birth…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThe role of the midwife is varied, rewarding and challenging. Not only do midwives practice autonomously in a variety of settings, but they often take the lead role in more complex childbirth situations. This book is the first labour and birth handbook written by experienced midwives and aimed specifically at practising midwives based in hospitals, the community and birthing centres. It details the most up-to-date information concerning midwifery care and offers guidance on how to deal with difficult and sometimes controversial situations. As well as this, The Midwife’s…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThe role of the midwife is varied, rewarding and challenging. Not only do midwives practice autonomously in a variety of settings, but they often take the lead role in more complex childbirth situations. This book is the first labour and birth handbook written by experienced midwives and aimed specifically at practising midwives based in hospitals, the community and birthing centres. It details the most up-to-date information concerning midwifery care and offers guidance on how to deal with difficult and sometimes controversial situations. As well as this, The Midwife’s…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionIf you want to learn how best to help an expectant mother have a happy and healthy childbirth, The Birth Partner, Third Edition is the only book you’ll need. For almost 20 years, husbands, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have turned to this book for guidance on being a supportive partner in the delivery room. The expanded third edition includes the most up-to-date information about techniques, devices, and medications for easing labor pain; tests and treatments of the fetus and newborn; strategies to help labor progress; potential medical procedures and…. Click Here to Read More

I am 16 weeks pregnant with #1 and fear birth. This is only because I have a very low pain tolerance, as my period pains are excruciatingly painful. I went to my friend’s birth (I wasn’t in the delivery room but the door was open so I heard everything – screaming and all). Apparently the epidural only worked on one side of her body. But she never has period cramps at all, so she doesn’t know the pain I went through every single month. She keeps scaring me and telling me, “Good Luck” sarcastically. She makes me nervous about birth. I plan on taking Lamaze classes to learning breathing…. Click Here to Read More

Hello there all! I’m getting induced in around 5 and 1/2 weeks (at 38 weeks pregnant) so talk of Birth Plans etc came up at our last antenatal class. As I’m getting induced, our family will be aware of the exact time and day etc we go in and one worry of mine is that we’re pretty sure that Mum will try and be involved in the entire birthing process, from when I enter the hospital, until when I give birth. This is both our parents first Grandchild. I LOVE my mother to death and she has a heart of gold, but Hubby and I want the labour to be a process between the two of us. Mum also made…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionEvidence-based care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare and a worldwide health care movement. However, despite the emphasis on promoting evidence-based or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies and drugs, intervention rates in childbirth continue to rise rapidly. This new edition emphasises the importance of translating evidence into skilful practice. It updates the evidence around what works best for normal birth, aspects of which still remain hidden and ignored by some maternity care professionals. Beginning with the…. Click Here to Read More

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Im hoping to have a home birth. I want this to be quite natural and the MW is only bringing gas and air with her she isn’t bringing pethidine. Well i have been suggested to maybe also get a tens machine. For which part of labour or birth are tens and gas and air effective. And is one gonna help me more than the other. E.g could i Just use gas and air and no tens or via Sevres could i use just tens and not gas and air which is meant to work…. Click Here to Read More

I find it way to hard to do Kegals. It sais that your suppose to hold them for 8 seconds and i find that it releases slowly by itself without me even noticing…. are there any other exercises that will help or have the same effect? Also, what are some good exercises for pregnancy…like yoga, tie-bo…or how ever you spell it. lol. oh yeah. I live in a small town and there are not classes or anything. and im going to check with my doctor first before i start any exercise…. Click Here to Read More

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Right i always thought that when you were in labour your hole dialated too, but on a pregnancy website i read that it was only your cervix. Does your hole stretch at all or anything? I know this is probably a stupid question but i’m not as clued up on labour and birth as i am with pregnancy issues…. Click Here to Read More

Excuse me if my question does not make sense. Told that a lady was in birthing stage and her waters had not broke but she was fully dilated and waters broke as her baby popped out. I thought this couldnt be true,because the midwife would have broke her waters for her.Anyone heard of a similar…. Click Here to Read More

Im not planning on breastfeeding so will I need to take milk and bottles? What else can people recommend to take with…. Click Here to Read More

I am only 3 months pregnant but labour, birth and cot death are a constant worry on my mind. I am only 16 so i am worried my body will not cope also i am very pain sensitive and hate needles. Also, cot death, im scared of my baby dying once born. Is this a worry that every new mother will have or am i being too paranoid….. Click Here to Read More

I have a mini foxie and she is expecting her first litter of pups, could anyone give me some advice on labour and birth and what to do during the birth as I have not been through this before and am a little worried should complications arise. Is there anything that could go wrong? I would like to thank puppy dog kisses for their very informative notes. It is great to know someone out there really cares and isn’t out to subject their uninformed opinions on the rest of the world. In case the people who responded negatively didn’t notice, I posted this question to educate myself and I beleive…. Click Here to Read More