[Lilly]

Originally Posted by misskitty

Whilst looking for something else on Mothercare.com i came across a birthing pool, now i realise why so many men think child birth is easy cos one of the most well known companys for selling pregnancy/baby equipment is portraying labour like this.....*see pic*
http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product...64041&mcb=core
They dont call it labour for nothing
So come on ladies......want to share your birthing experiences?
Any birthing partners/dads want to share too?

LOL. That woman in the picture looks like she's passed out after too much wine.

My two children were both born at 37 weeks for two totally different reasons.

With my first I had to be induced at 37 weeks as my liver was packing up....they call it obstetric cholestasis, (I'd never heard of it before either) very scary and life threatening for mum and baby. Happily, delivery of the baby solves the problem and I have had no liver problems since.
Natural birth, contractions came thick and fast, extremely painful. No wish to repeat natural induced birth.

My second baby was breech so I was booked in for a caesarean at the end of August. However, she had other ideas and I went into labour 3 weeks early. We hotfooted it to the hospital and I was given a caesarean under epidural.....what bliss.
Her birth was a marvellous experience that I would repeat again and again....if I had the money, houseroom etc. to have a 3rd child.