HiIm thinking about having a water birth and was wondering whether it really does lessen the pain - the midwife explained that I may be able to have gas and air but not pethidine. It would be great to hear from anybody about their experiences

Although some women do have relatively easy births without needing any drugs, using a water birth, for example, many more women do end up using some form of pain relief.Given that a woman's experience of birth - difficult or easy, long or quite

giving birth naturally"This is complete rubbish. I, like many people, can assure you that my great grandmother was a tiny little woman, who had 13 children – in the days before epidurals, gas and air, or birthing pools – and lived to enjoy her

(well almost) with molly and it was fab. i just had gas and air and floated in the water. i would def recomend it and will be putting my order in for it this time around. i have been toying with the idea of a water birth at home but think i may wait

host Jimmy Fallon.The reality star, 33, famously aired the birth of her first child on her family’s show Keeping up with the Kardashians. Kourtney revealed she was only allowed two people in the delivery room for the birth of son Mason, so the rest

minute dash he had to make back from the Hay festival to get to the hospital for the birth.“Was at Hay. No Longer. Back in the air. On the way to Baby Drop! Good luck with the show guys and well done to all the 500 Words finalists” he wrote.Baby Eli

was having a completely natural birth with theo and really wanted a water birth. however theo was 4 weeks early and i ended up in hospital instead of the mw led unit i was booked for. i was still adamant that i wanted nothing but gas and air, and managed

are common in birthing centres and can be bought or hired for home use. Likewise gas and air and TENS machines, though popular, aren't necessarily available on all labour wards, although TENS machines can easily be hired if one isn't available where you

the birth choices that feel most comfortable for you. If you try other safer pain relief methods first, such as a TENS machine and gas and air, you've at least given yourself a chance to find out whether the natural approach is all you need.

You can get buggies for less than £50 and you can even get buggies suitable from birth for less than £100, but we are impressed by this Hauck package which puts together a from-birth travel system for less than £150.The Shopper 6This light and easy