. This emotional cocktail will probably be enough to sustain you for a while after birth so that you can get to know your baby and, if you’ve chosen to breastfeed, get breastfeeding underway. Your baby will be very alert for the first hour or so after birth, so

i am having a caserian no choice dont know what to expect in the first few hours Hi Hayley Im also having a ceserian. When you having oyurs done im going in on the 18th of december. Had an emergency one on my first but this time im a little nervous

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

The first forty-eight hours after birth are usually particularly intense, emotional and demanding for the whole family. Just as you as a new mum are going through a period of recovery from the birth, adjustment to your new reality and getting

I'm writing an article for Practical Parenting magazine all about what those first 24 hours with your baby are like. What you're feeling and tips to cope. Does anybody out there have any advice I could use?RegardsDaniella

hi there,i think everyone is different when they go into labour,but with my first my waters broke at 37wks and lasted 4 -5 hours,im now same again @37 weeks but nothing!i was told with second baby's they go shorter than first but no so with me i get

hiya, anyone out there got any advice for me,im 28 weeks pregnant with second baby,is it true that labour comes really fast with second,just really scary as with first i was only 4 hours. hay everyone, just found out i'm having another baby six

8.30 I went into labour on the 1st August, the labour lasted for 3 hours which I thought wasn't bad for my first baby.11.25 I gave birth to a baby boy, it was the most exciting time of our life.As for the gas and air I left that until the last

I am 26 years old and married had my first baby in November after having a miscarriage in Sept 04. I had my little boy Evan at 36 weeks I was induced due to having a bad pregnancy.He was finally born after 32 hour labour and weighed 7lbs 10 oz

to become stressed but we know even short separations from mum in the early few hours and days can be a factor.Read more...Allergies and your babyThe first 48 hours for babyBaby's first health checks