for what is right for you. If you've heard about waterbirth and would like to find out more about it then here is a good place to start.A water birth is no longer the preserve of a minority - most hospital labour wards will have at least some water birth

It’s understandable that your imagination runs riot before the birth of your child – it’s a huge personal challenge, especially if you are expecting your first baby – but worrying about having the baby in the back of a taxi or in the aisles at Tesco

, and remember, you’re likely to look about five months pregnant after the birth, however disappointing that may be, so the pre-pregnancy clothes can stay in the wardrobeAnd you may like to have:Antiseptic wipes or solutionEarplugs if you’re going to be on a ward

it is you are hoping for, that should help you sort through the various birthing options, including where you're hoping to give birth. Make an appointment to see the antenatal ward - If you're considering a certain hospital or birthing centre then try

The first 48 hours after the birth of your baby can be demanding, exhilarating, uncomfortable, tiring, emotional and beautiful all at the same time. The main focus of these hours is getting to know your baby and recovering from the birth

My local birthing unit has recently been closed due to funding cuts. I really need everyones help to get this dept re-opened. Not just for me, but for all the women who face a 4hr journy to our nearest labour ward. All it takes is 2 minutes so

as they are doing it? and when is it too late to have one?what if i need the toilet when i am in labour will they let me go?! what happens once i have given birth? do you just go onto a normal ward and your partner goes home till visiting hours next day?and if all

at home.The whole family squeezed into the birthing room. I was busy contracting while the boys sat on the sofa, watching Shrek! The maternity ward was decorated with bunting and they had a little tree, and I remember them coming in to give us Christmas

The time when your contractions are a few minutes apart obviously isn't when you want to be running around desperately flinging clothes and birth props into a bag for the hospital. But unless you're planning a caesarian you won't have any way

A baby has made an amazing recovery after doctors told his parents three times that he was going to die.First-time mum Lucy, 29, gave birth to baby Charlie 9 weeks early by c-section after Lucy was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. Charlie had