Question by Newlywed2007: i have been told that bub has engaged and just wondering how long it takes for labour to start now. i have been getting pains in the tops of my legs and wondering what this is. Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Parenting Q&A has product matched the following item: On the Safe Abolition of Pain in Labour and Surgical Operations, by Anæsthesia With Mixed VapoursGeneral Books Read More

Question by It’s Just A Ride: I mean by making it more special by going through this painful ordeal and then to be rewarded with this precious baby. If the baby were to come out with no pain do you feel that the mother’s first moment with the child would be as special? Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Read More

Question by LeoJames8-1-08: I am 18, I am 35weeks 4days pregnant. This is my first. I have lost yesterday and today to bits of what I am lead to believe is my plug, but i was told it looks like snot and i have lost two bits of something that look like snot. If I loose my plug WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Read More

Question by Josephine of the Swamps: I’m currently 32wks with my 3rd. Basically, my last labour was natural, I only used gas and nothing else. I’m trying to think of coping tools I can use, and how i can keep myself focused and not “lose it” during delivery (I really lost it last time!). I was induced and the pain blew my mind, much more painful than my 1st labour! So how are you planning to cope??? Do you have any Read More

Question by rachiiobsessed: I just want to know, personal experiences, what worked for people, what is recommended etc. Please help. Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Read More

Question by stollermeg: I have been experiencing back pain all day. It usually goes away but today it hasnt. I have also in the last hour been experiencing pain in the front of my thighs!!! I will be 5 days overdue tomorrow. Do you think labour may be starting??? Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Read More

Question by Mel: i am 37 weeks pregnant i have got constant dull ache in my low abdomen it feels like period pain is this labour. Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Read More

Question by Jaime M: I am 24 weeks pregnant and on Nifedipine 3 times a day because of fears of preterm labour. Today I have woken with constant period pain and some mild tightenings. I am nervous to call my ob because I don’t know whether this will be another false alarm but, I’m scared…Can this just be a normal pregnancy symptom or should I call my Ob? Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Read More

Question by Cassie: Please don’t post any answers about going with the epidural, I’m looking for ideas about alternative methods (ie not epi, pethidine or gas). The only one I know of is the labout TENS machine. If anyone has any suggestions about alternatives they have tried (whether it worked or not) I’d love to hear it. Check out our user posted comments/answers, or post your own!Parenting Q&A has product matched Read More

Question by ♥MasonKayceeSavannah♥: I am 36 weeks pregnant with my second. For my first I was induced because he was 8 days overdue so I don’t really know what the start of labour feels like. I’m having lower back pain that just won’t go away and every now a cramping feeling, kind of like a period cramp. I can feel that she has engaged (I can breathe properly!) and was wondering whether or not this might be the start of Read More