Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

Maybe i’m being stupid? but i’ve seen a few posts on here about when people are weaning ect… I don’t understand (so would love for someone to explain🙈) why people say their kidneys/digestive system isn’t ready for food yet, however it CAN be advised by HV, paediatricians and doctors due to low weight, reflux ect……

6 weeks pregnant and struggling with the worst sickness!! I also have a very bad cold atm and just overall exhausted. I feel so bad for my son as I’ve been unable to get out of bed the last 3 days, so my partner has been looking after him whilst letting me rest. I struggled in my first pregnancy but now worry how yo...

I had my May 2022 baby at 39 and now thinking of having another. Thing is I’m 42 yrs old. My now ex-husband and I really don’t want our daughter growing up an only child. Also, with us being older we don’t want her alone in her mid-adulthood when we pass. But again, I’m 42. My first pregame was considered high-risk ...

Would love to know your thoughts 💭

So I have a 19 month old son. He’s amazing and full of character. But he is 100 mile an hour all the time. I’ve just found out (completely unexpected) that I’m now pregnant again. I can’t help but feel absolutely terrified and unsure about how I’m going to cope. My partner is really happy about it and says it’ll be ...

I’m coming up for 35 weeks and so far have been really relaxed, however as I get closer to my due date, my anxiety around giving birth seems to be getting worse. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m starting to question whether a c section would be better given my anxiety, but I’m hugely put off by the recovery of ...

I’ve been feeling a bit under-the-weather recently so randomly decided to take a pregnancy test and had a huge shock when it came back as positive. I think the age gap will be 21 months and I’m absolutely terrified. We did plan to have another but were hoping for more like a 2.5yr age gap, my 13 month old is a real ...

Anyone else have a rock hard stomach most of the time these days 😩 so uncomfortable 🫠

This is my 3rd pregnancy and I just moved to Texas and I’m lowkey scared for my medical treatment here👀 not to mention I have a 3 and almost 2 yr old I need some caffeine 😂

so when i was supposed to have my initial nipt done, the appointment had to be rescheduled three times (i still showed up everytime only to be sent away after i had already driven there 🙃) due to the doctor/office’s incompetence- so the test that should’ve been completed on the 1st of the month wasn’t done until…

I had this test done a week ago and I’m eager to know the results. How long did you wait to find out and how did you find out? I’ve been told they no longer send out a letter with results (did with my first) and my badger notes is never updated. Is there a chance I won’t know the results if I am low risk? Ta x

This baby at 12 weeks due sept 26

Almost 18 weeks and this second trimester is hitting me hard. I feel so much worse than the first trimester. Headaches, feel gen unwell, exhaustion. It's constant. With my first I had so much energy in the second trimester! Anybody else?

I'm confused as I had a healthy child in 2023 with normal BP. I have since had a missed miscarriage where I had high blood in the first trimester and now yet again pregnant with high BP in my first trimester which is worrying me even though the midwife didn't seem to concern about my BP being 137/90 Has anyone had ...

Hello! I have had non stop issues postpartum and no help from doctors wondering if anyone had experience with this? I have bleeding for about a month and this past week it’s been so much it seems like hemorrhaging. Now I have severe pain and feel so sick I went to er last night and everything checked out normal....

I've had fluctuating blood pressure throughout this pregnancy and since Thursday it just won't stay low. I'm going in daily to get it checked as I don't really want to go on medication as I am 38+4 and so close to the end. Plus the medication made me feel dreadful. I saw on here someone who was advised to ask for th...

Hi lovelies I had my glucose tolerance test today and it went awful. Had the first blood draw fine, got the drink down, then about 50 minutes later right before my second blood draw I went really dizzy and faint, sweaty and had to run to the toilets to vomit. I literally couldn’t keep it down. When I went in for t...

Can we start at 36 or 37 weeks?

My son will be 9 weeks Thursday , how often was your babies feeding ?

I was already an anxious mess becoming pregnant, I didn’t realize how much I’d worry over. Now, being 28 weeks today and having an anterior placenta actually drives me insane! If I don’t feel kicks for a few hours I freak myself out, I overthink the strength of kicks, etc. anyone else feeling like this?