Labour and Childbirth

Nine months of weird cravings, swollen breasts, squished lungs and no waistline leads up to the inevitable climatic point of pregnancy; labour. There are many rumours, myths and old wives tales suggesting that women who are due feel unsettled, and perhaps even unprepared for labour and childbirth.

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Labour
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Questions after giving birth

1. Will my period/menstrual flow change after giving birth?

Postnatal exercise

The last thing you’ll feel like just after birth is exercise – and in the following weeks, what with all that breastfeeding, settling, bleeding and recovering from childbirth, it’s hard to get motivated to do much else.

Hospital discharge

Your length of stay in hospital will depend on whether you have delivered by caesarean, or a vaginal delivery.

Coming home after childbirth

Talking to your partner and discussing what both of your expectations are for when your baby comes home will help to relieve some of the stress you may experience.