Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

I don’t know if it’s just coincidence or whether she can sense my hormones. But since I found out I am pregnant my 2 year old has become the clingiest she has ever been with me. Literally wanting to hug 24/7 or be held, and has a meltdown every time I leave the room. Has this happened to anyone else?

37 weeks swollen fingers and having blood pressure issues yet again. Can’t get through to the community midwife’s so yet another hospital visit that could have been avoided. I’m so annoyed

Anyone else worried they’re going to have a big baby?? I’m 5ft 1 and pre-pregnancy weight 46kg so always been quite small. I had a growth scan today at 30 weeks (as a result of reduced movement). Baby is fine, but her estimated weight currently is 3lbs 6oz. No one has said she’s big or chunky, but I feel like that’...

First time mom here, and I’ve noticed some patterns that are different for me. 34 weeks along 1.) my body is on like cleaning mode. Everything needs to be cleaned and sterilized at all times and I’m cleaning for hours 2.) my body only wants to sleep when baby boy sleeps. I’ll clean for a few hours then I’ll take l...

Keep seeing that some of August baby mums are pregnant again! How! I have zero desire, I'm constantly anxious and in survival mode. I hate my body now with my massive mum pooch and covered in stretch marks. My partner wants sex and I just don't...:( I feel awful about this :( anyone else?

With my first pregnancy I had an anterior placenta so I didn’t feel as much movement especially at night time which I was fine with because that means I can sleep🤣 with this pregnancy I have posterior placenta and let’s just say he’s using me as a punching bag 😭 he does this late at night for at least an hour and a…

My first preg I developed food aversions at 5wks and nausea by my 6th week. I don’t want to go but know how much my husband wants to go…

I have an appointment tomorrow and I’ll be ten weeks exactly. Is that too early to confirm the gender when I take this test? Is it more likely to be wrong or confirmed to be a girl if they can’t find the Y chromosome in my blood? I feel like I’m being crazy and since it’s my first pregnancy I don’t know what to expe...

Has anyone taken and NOT passed their glucose test? What happens after?

Anyone else’s baby feel sooo low? Baby boy feels like he’s so low that everytime I stand up, I feel likes he’s going to slide out. This pregnancy has been so rough and so uncomfortable compared to my first. I can’t even roll to my other side while sleeping without groaning in pain. I definitely want him to cook a bi...

Hello I was just wondering if it’s safe to go to the cinimia while pregnant I’ll be 23 weeks.

Can anyone tell me their experience with SneakPeek with inconclusive results? Was everything okay? What did the gender turn out to be?

Has anyone been offered, or asked for an been offered a GBS test through the NHS? I know you can do it privately quite easily for a cost but my first two urine samples from early pregnancy both came back with bacteria (they said could be contamination but really? Two?) and I’m a bit nervous that there’s an underlyin...

Does anyone find that they bruise much more easily after being pregnant than they did before? My youngest is now 13 months and since she was born I've noticed I bruise more easily on my legs. Only small ones and they don't last long. I've been checked and everything is normal so maybe is an after pregnancy thing. ...

Were you just SO much more uncomfortable the second time around? I feel like baby is much bigger/heavier than I’d remembered the first time and I’m as uncomfortable as I remembered being towards the end with baby no. 1 - I’m only 21 weeks!! 😩

I’m under 7wks or so and just wondering how most of us will keep healthy throughout the winter months during pregnancy. I’ve been googling different things I can and shouldn’t really eat and what I’m loving at the minute is flavoured yoghurts but I know the sugar in them can cause unhealthy excess weight in pregnan...

Heymoms, my baby was born on the 11th on a Monday. Was wondering does he turn a week on the 11th of every month or does he turn a week on every Monday?

Are we all tracking our baby’s age by every week since they were born but also saying they are X months old when it’s the date of their actual birthday? So technically my baby will be 12 weeks next Saturday but won’t truly be 3 months until 21st Dec. Also when we’re talking about leaps and milestones is that ass...

Third trimester truly sucks. Not sleeping at night, if I am sleeping it is sitting up with pillows propped. The whole night it's being awake every 20 minutes switching from sitting to laying on the left to sitting to laying on the left. Don't forget peeing every time you wake up. Oh and the cherry on top malten lav...

Please share your stories with an anterior placenta! I’m 21 weeks and have felt the occasionally poke (very faint) when home from work laying down. Doesnt have a pattern yet. Does it get more regular??? Does it get stronger??? Panicked x