Hollar if you've given birth

plumpous

I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on my original due date of Oct 1!

I know dozens of us moved from pregnant to mommy in the last few weeks but I haven't seen much discussion on the subject. Where do we all hang out now for nb topics? Still in the birth month club or just go into the specialty threads?

And a shout out to all mommies to be - trust your gut. You will know when labor starts. Also, I personally never intended to have a natural birth but it happened and you can do it! I'm not immune to pain. It was painful. I screamed. But I used all the pain management techniques I learned to the point I got to the hospital fully dilated (note: I was there at 1cm and turned away but within 4 hours I went all the way to 9cm). But after that, active labor and pushing is hard but kinda better. If natural is your plan but you're scared, use pain management and know that it's really possible.

JaqiDec04

Congratulations!

kmama37

There's a board of birth announcements. Congratulations on your baby! Glad it was fast and smooth for you!

plumpous

I announced there. Just wondering where do we talk about all the new topics that come up, like do we still open them here or is this forum strictly for pregnancy issues?

vamomtobe

I was on the bump when I had my son in 2012, and as our birth month neared the end and the outside babies outnumbered inside babies, the board slowly converted. We stayed active discussing milestones, sharing cute baby pics, etc, for quite a while, maybe a year or so. Go ahead and get us started! And congratulations!