most of the ladies on the ward that had a natural birth.  I am also so scared of what will happen if I do have to have another emergency as I have heard lots of awful stories regarding the hospital that i am due to give brth in.  I have heard

it off. Good luck. Em x Thanks Em...gave birth to by son with no drugs (unless u count 2 paracetamol!) I'm just not sure I can be so brave 2nd time round!   i tried to use this with my 2nd 10years ago and i just couldnt get the hang of it....but i think

labour i had to be induced at 42+3 daysi was a young first time mum aswell 8 am  i was booked in and nicely told you are in early labour they gave me a pessary and said that would speed things along after spending 6 hours on a birthing ball not alot

their daughter following a breach birth.“When she came out we didn’t even see her, they took her straight to a machine in the corner,” John said.“We didn’t know if it was a boy or a girl at this point, but then one of the doctors turned around and said ‘She’s a

Emma Holmes, 27, from West Sussex is married to Alan and mum to Faith, who will celebrate her first birthday on Christmas Eve. She says last Christmas was the best ever ­ but also the weirdest! Birth factsBaby's nameFaith Elizabeth Weight 6lb 6

I hope that both of you get to put your birth plans into action. And I agree Jennie, however it turns out in the delivery ward, the end result is well worth it! There are so many things I wish someone had told me - number one is that breastfeeding

the baby and watching her die in their arms or immediate surgery.“It was a no-brainer – we had to go for the operation,” Jo said.In September last year, Jo was induced at 37-weeks and gave birth to baby Jasmine, who weighed 5lb 13oz and had a heart the size

Are you hoping to have a home birth or have you had one? Let us know your thoughts and experiences. Ive just posted on another thread :-Hi, i have 3 home births to date and planning a fouth with water and they were the best thing i ever did

racking cough. However, if you are running a fever then you will need to take medications to bring your temperature down as studies have shown a link between fever in the first trimester and the development of certain birth defects. Paracetemol should

Hi everyone !! Hope you are all ok xxxxxxI'm coming upto my due date (4 ish weeks) and the past few days i'v been reading birth stories from around the Due - - - threads! and i am so facinated with reading them, most made me all teary lol!! I