Preparing for Birth Reviews

I couldn't decide under which topic title to write this (I was overdue, went with the NHS and had an emergency c-section, that's three possible topics already!) so I thought I'd write it here. Hopefully my experience will help those preparing to give birth, as I know I was keen to hear of any birth stories when I was expecting. Be ...  Read the complete review

Hi everyone!! I've just joined Dooyoo and I love it! I've read some beautiful birth stories which have really inspired me. I am 37 weeks pregnant at the mo with my first baby, and its been a pregnancy full of highs and lows. And now I am preparing myself for the big birth day - there have been moments when I've thought I just cant do it, and that ...  Read the complete review

when i thought about trying for a baby i was worried about the birth - before we actually conceived so you can imagine how scared i was when i found out that i was pregnant! Well i quickly decided that there was nothing that i could do to change what ever was going to happen so i tried not to think about it too much - i think that this ...  Read the complete review

I am conscious as I write this that most people reading it, will have already given birth. For most of us, giving birth is THE most amazing thing we have ever done - amazing both in a bad and also a fantastically good way. That's why we go on about it all the time, and love to read of other people's experiences. For the few ...  Read the complete review

My experience of childbirth was good so read on!!.... Firstly I got to the final realisation, a few months before giving birth, that come hell or high water the baby was coming out either by C-Section or normal delivery so I may as well not worry about it. This set me at ease. Basically even if I changed my mind about the whole ...  Read the complete review

As soon as you get a positive result on a pregnancy test, your life really does change. Whether planned or otherwise, if you're newly pregnant there are many things to do and think about in the months leading up to your baby's birth. A year ago (yesterday), I got what is known on pregnancy websites as a BFP (Big Fat Positive for those ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, congratulations to anybody reading this who is about to become a parent for the first time. It is probably the most difficult but amazing experience of your life (and I'm talking about parenthood as a whole, not childbirth - that's the easy part!) In many ways, the whole process of giving birth and becoming a parent isn't ...  Read the complete review

It's quite comman for your first baby to arrive late. Many of my friend got well over-due with their first babies. Some even had to be induced. However for women in my family it's very different. Fortunately our babies are on time and the birth is not always as stressful as some mothers tell their horror stories. We have some family ...  Read the complete review

Even though we can try to do everything in our power to try and prepare for birth, I don't think not one person really knows what to expect from the whole issue. From first seeing that blue line appear in the test window to actually getting to hold your baby in your arms, we over come so many different experiences and feelings that although the ...  Read the complete review

I really don't think that you can fully prepare for your first birth. At least I could'nt anyway. I gave birth to my son in November 2007. I am the most organised person I know, and I wanted to be ready for the birth, and really prepared for what was to come. I read all the books, talked to all my friends who had children, and looked online also. ...  Read the complete review

I think that there is lots of ways that you can prepare for birth. Firstly speak to your doctor or midwife they will give you information on birthing methods that can be used i.e. birthing pool, home births, hospital births and pain relief. Then if you have any queries or need advice they will help you. I also highly recommend that you go to ...  Read the complete review

I was very keen to have a relaxed pool homebirth. I didn't get in the pool but did manage to have a relaxed homebirth and I feel that the preparation I did was a larger factor in contributing towards this. Firstly, I purchased and read the hypnobirthing book (Mongan method). I think it's important to read and understand the ...  Read the complete review

Well I gave birth to my beautiful son just 3 days ago so it is all fresh in my mind! I don't think you can really prepare for your birth, especially your first. I wanted a water birth and I prepared myself for exactly what would happen and who would play each role. I spent ages beforehand researching it all and when I settled on a ...  Read the complete review

I now have 2 little boys so feel I must have done something right in my preparation for them arriving. Arrival -------- Probably the most important thing to prepare is the nursery, I know that the baby seemed really 'real' once the nursery was painted and decorated. Some old wives tales will insist that you actually ...  Read the complete review

Pregnant - that's great!!!!!!! So much to do and only 9 months to do it. Don't panic! I have to say when I fell pregnant with baby no 1 I was stressing about all the things that needed to be done. The best way is to grab yourself a cheap notebook and make a list. Firstly we had a page for all the things that needed to be done in the ...  Read the complete review

Wow... this is it... you or your partner is pregnant...you have made it this far... what next?! Everybody is incredibly helpful when they hear the word baby, or at least they think they are. Everyone in the world will have an opinion on what you should do, have, buy, read, see, eat, not do. You will be told countless times how you ...  Read the complete review

Pregnancy ups mostly and a few downs…. Nearly there! So, I am 41 weeks and 1 day pregnant. This is my first and so all of this is new to me. I have been feeling a bit down and a lot crabby this week as I am over due, so I am writing this review. My aim is to share my experience and hope that it helps other people in whatever way, and also to ...  Read the complete review

WRITE A BIRTH PLAN I never got around to writing a birth plan, probably because every time I sat down to think about what labour entailed I went into complete denial and managed to convince myself it wasn’t going to happen to me. I don’t think that I would have personally found it a great deal of help because once I was ...  Read the complete review

Getting ready to have your baby is a fun experience but one that seems to last forever. The nesting instict is your bodies natural way of preparing for baby, suddenly the only thing on your mind is what to clean next?! That torn piece of wall paper thats been there for years is suddenly really irritating and needs fixing. I ...  Read the complete review

You?ve read the books, done the classes and watched the video but there are some aspects of giving birth everyone conveniently forgets to mention ??? As shoppers step over the puddle where your waters have just broken you?ll realise the vouchers the store will give you are useless as you?ll NEVER show your face in there again. ...  Read the complete review