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  1. Aromatherapy and massage oils for labour (4 replies)
  2. Mucous Plug Loss (7 replies)
  3. worried that 1st labour set my standards too high... (17 replies)
  4. Pink Kit (3 replies)
  5. What do you do with older child while in labour? (6 replies)
  6. Doppler use during labour, WDYT? (21 replies)
  7. Extreme Anxiety and due very soon (7 replies)
  8. How far overdue were you? (38 replies)
  9. What should I do? Please help (6 replies)
  10. Male Midwife pain comments (24 replies)
  11. reflexology to get things moving? (6 replies)
  12. Pre Eclampsia (4 replies)
  13. relaxation/breathing/birthing cd (1 reply)
  14. do you have to drop ? (11 replies)
  15. Welcome to the new forum (0 replies)
  16. Message from Admin- Forum upgrade - SITE DOWN ALL WEEKEND (0 replies)
  17. Homebirth after 2 c/s (8 replies)
  18. The good and the bad of S&S? (3 replies)
  19. Comfortable clothes for labour (21 replies)
  20. Eat/drink during labour/ (28 replies)
  21. Moved: How many were told one sex and got the other? (-- replies)
  22. Drug-free Birth Preperation (104 replies)
  23. Visitors (30 replies)
  24. Sick & going into labour (10 replies)
  25. Tell me about your induction experience/process (27 replies)
  26. Long hard cervix at 39 +5 weeks.......How long should I expect to go overdue? (9 replies)
  27. Vaginal stiching after delivery (3 replies)
  28. Moved: Townsville Birth Centre (-- replies)
  29. Does everyone go into natural labour eventually? (14 replies)
  30. Positioning during labour for a posterior baby (11 replies)
  31. Moved: Waterbirth at Wollongong Hospital - anyone had one? (-- replies)
  32. Expecting TWINS and have been advised to do Epidural? (24 replies)
  33. Anyone read or reading Birth Skills or HypnoBirthing (16 replies)
  34. oils to burn in birthing room? (4 replies)
  35. Induction without any other drugs/intervention? (19 replies)
  36. Clary Sage Oil - anyone used it with success? (6 replies)
  37. Trial Labour due to lower back operation - WDYT? (4 replies)
  38. Scared of giving birth again! (8 replies)
  39. Does stretch and sweep bring labour on for sure? (22 replies)
  40. WWYD regarding induction? (16 replies)
  41. Clexane users and birth? (3 replies)
  42. calmbirth (7 replies)
  43. being induced at 38 weeks bp (6 replies)
  44. broken collar bone (8 replies)
  45. Forum Upgrade - A message from admin (0 replies)
  46. Pain of m/c vs pain during actual birth (5 replies)
  47. epidural vs natural (40 replies)
  48. How many mins apart for REAL contractions..? (11 replies)
  49. what lies ahead? (8 replies)
  50. Just for your info: Delivery methods and incontinence (4 replies)
  51. Birth centre - # of support people (6 replies)
  52. Have you refused an induction? I would like to hear about your experience. (23 replies)
  53. Labor article for new mums (7 replies)
  54. Drug-free birth - why? (60 replies)
  55. cord placement at side of placenta- probs giving birth? (5 replies)
  56. Short labour - can it have risks? (15 replies)
  57. Big Baby! - Updated with Pic! pg 4 (47 replies)
  58. Using private health insurance to get single room at public hospital? (11 replies)
  59. birth plan for your comments - play nice please! (6 replies)
  60. If 1st baby was posterior, is it likely 2nd bub will be? (10 replies)
  61. So my little boy is breeched (24 replies)
  62. Hypnobirthing.. worth a second shot? (5 replies)
  63. anyone else feel sick prior to labour? (3 replies)
  64. Morning vomits - part of pre-labour? (2 replies)
  65. ... (0 replies)
  66. Posterior Baby (23 replies)
  67. Ways to ease anxiety (5 replies)
  68. Your moderator (0 replies)
  69. Moved: Moving to Kempsey & 8 months Pregnant (-- replies)
  70. Reflexology to induce labour (5 replies)
  71. position in car en route to hospital while in labour (48 replies)
  72. How many support people in labour? (7 replies)
  73. baby lying sideways at 39 weeks! (4 replies)
  74. Loss of Plug after Sweep - How Long Before You Went Into Labour? (3 replies)
  75. Breech vaginal birth, possible in a public hospital as a third birth? (9 replies)
  76. Big decision to make (2 replies)
  77. Waters have broken but nothing happening (9 replies)
  78. Anyone used a rescue remedy during birth? (3 replies)
  79. Tens machine - anyone with info? (11 replies)
  80. Epi-No (0 replies)
  81. My Birth Story (3 replies)
  82. Should I be expecting some action in the next few weeks? (4 replies)
  83. Induction - Breaking the waters VS Gel? (16 replies)
  84. terrified 5th time around (6 replies)
  85. How long til the sitches & bleeding go away? (4 replies)
  86. C'mon mummies share your wisdom (14 replies)
  87. Hypnobirthing at home or hospital (10 replies)
  88. Induced birth of baby Lucia (4 replies)
  89. Induction Stories? (5 replies)
  90. I would like to hear about your Water Birth (18 replies)
  91. is her head engaging?!? (5 replies)
  92. Syntocinon (spl?) injection for third stage - your experiences? (14 replies)
  93. Not leaving town to give birth WDYT? (11 replies)
  94. Anyone been induced via catheter? (3 replies)
  95. Maybe a silly question? (9 replies)
  96. What were your [initially] non-obvious signs of impending labour? (12 replies)
  97. Birth crawl questions (2 replies)
  98. 6 days overdue (15 replies)
  99. Public System and getting the right care (8 replies)
  100. Did anyone watch 'What's good for you' tonight? (15 replies)
  101. what did u wear to hosp & for birth? (29 replies)
  102. Induction? (19 replies)
  103. Can you request a different midwife? (4 replies)
  104. Natural Vs managed third stage? (12 replies)
  105. Pre-labour? (6 replies)
  106. Flexed Breech : did you go into labour naturally (0 replies)
  107. Vomiting during or after labour anyone? (94 replies)
  108. being induced in the morning (5 replies)
  109. Did you have episiotomy? (45 replies)
  110. What did you/will you do with your placenta? (12 replies)
  111. TENS machine (11 replies)
  112. Online contraction timer? (2 replies)
  113. Syntocin drip versus c-section (13 replies)
  114. Q: about Special Care Nursery (10 replies)
  115. Third Caesarean (5 replies)
  116. When did your babies head engage? (28 replies)
  117. gel (11 replies)
  118. Baby monitors (11 replies)
  119. labour induction and acupuncture? (3 replies)
  120. Birth Plan? (13 replies)
  121. Birthing alone in Hospital (7 replies)
  122. Best Tips: Early / Pre Labour (10 replies)
  123. own room in a public/ private hospital after birth, can it be guaranteed? (4 replies)
  124. Big bubs and scared *long* (19 replies)
  125. New with stupid questions (7 replies)
  126. Gel, induction & turning posterior? (1 reply)
  127. Birth Book? (7 replies)
  128. Sex & Pre Labour (4 replies)
  129. Gas, Pethadine & Epidurals (11 replies)
  130. Home/Hospital Birth info - Channel 10 12noon (1 reply)
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