Community Posts, Tips & Support on Health & Wellbeing

Is cooked sushi off limits too? Teriyaki chicken, avocado cucunber, spicy crab etc?

Hi, I was in hospital about two weeks ago with awful stomach cramps. They put it down to a urine infection and gave me antibiotics. Two weeks later and I’m still in quite a lot of pain with stomach cramps and feel like it’s still there, if not gotten worse. Who would I contact? The MAU or just my GP?

Hi Ladies!! I am a first time mom, my little girl is 8 months and I would really like to find something I can do from home. I work a 9-5 away from home currently and it’s killing me. I hate leaving her and missing so much time with her, my husband can see how much it hurts and sweetly offers every time i have a brea...

Im about to have our third and i keep getting asked about permanent birth control. And when i tell the doctors no at every appointment they want to know why, try to change my mind or try to get me to get a different contraceptive, after i decline. Its very frustrating. Anyone else ??

Need some mum and baby friends 💫🦋

Does anyone find it hard to make other mum friends? I would consider myself an outgoing and easily approachable person, and I have had my friends for years. Being the youngest in the group they have all had their kids, while I’m just starting now. I’ve joined different groups and some groups the mums aren’t interest...

Hello everyone. Anyone interested in being friends. I am on a journey to know jesus. And I am looking to make friends in the same journey. I love to share bible verse and all the good stuff. Anyone

I have my group B strep swab at my 37 week appointment later this week. Anyone who’s had theirs already - does it hurt? Also, weird but did you shave beforehand? I’ve definitely been slacking in that department and while I’m sure my doctor doesn’t care either way wondering what’s ‘normal’.

Need new friends in Georgia or Florida

Hi! I can’t keep waiting on hold with MA PFML so I am hoping someone here can help me answer this! I worked full time at 2 different jobs the last year - for both jobs I was paying into MA PFML. I didn’t take time off in between jobs. I’ll be at my current job for 9 months by the time I go into labor… not a year. ...

My partner has so much resentment towards me. About a year and a half ago, I was on a night out with my friends from Uni. My first and last time going out on my own by the way. I had gotten very drunk and I guess flirted with a friend from Uni. It was flirty banter but I held his hand walking up a hill because I w...

Right now. I got up and gave them breakfast and got back in bed and I feel like I’m stuck here Are there any women that take Provera. I take it to regulate my periods. I take it every three months. But every time I take it I get this wave of extreme extreme exhaustion. I already have two toddlers. Three years old an...

Does anyone have any recommendations for Pilates workouts that are Diastasis recti friendly? I’ll start a workout and then they start doing a bunch of crunches and other core workouts that I’m trying to stay away from while I work on healing my ab separation

I’ll go first . “Love is a free gift that you can give everyday” 🫶🏾

I've seen a load of posts about being disappointed with gifts on mother's day, so it got me wondering what do want or expect to receive? For me, chocolates or bunch of flowers, and family time is all I want.

On his phone it’s android, I can download family link and see what apps he’s using ect. Does anyone know if I can download anything the same for iPad?

Does anyone else crave that supportive close friendship? I’m 24 with a little girl and I don’t have any mum friends, even before having her I just kept myself to myself. I’m struggling with not having that person I could go to or meet up for a walk or coffee just that ‘bestfriend’ relationship. It may sound silly bu...

Hi girls, i am 32 and I live in Coatbridge with my two kids 11 and 7, I am so lonely 😭 I have no friends at all it’s actually so hard with the good weather coming up I am in the house, I have the best family but they are busy with there own life’s, my 11 year old would rather be with his dad going to football, and…

I am going on Mat leave end of April, only entitled to SMP therefore will be below the £12500 tax free allowance Just checked my government gateway and it reflects that I will earn my full wage during the next tax year. I have since updated this to reflect the correct amount of total annual leave and smp. Does my...

Have you also experienced people yelling to you not to "run them over" when you're out with the buggy? I experience that quite a lot and I am wondering if it's my speed of walking or the size of my buggy (double buggy) is intimidating for people but I find it a little bit ridiculous? I feel like I always keep space....