Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

Almost 35 weeks and my hips can’t take no more 😩 I can barely walk

I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant and my daughter has chickenpox. Now I’ve been on Google and it says it can be very serous for a pregnant women if they get chickenpox or be near it Has anyone been in the same situation and has been okay or should I be worried because I’m kind of panicking right now🥺

So I’m kinda in between of what I should feel, this is my 4th baby, I’m a diabetic who started treatment around 6 weeks of pregnancy. I’ve been following every suggestion as far as insulin, diet and appointment. NO doctor has been able to control my suger since then. They baby is actually growing fine and there hasn...

My baby is 5 weeks old and I accidently scratched the back of his leg when picking him up. My nails are short but looks like one of them has a sharp edge. It looks like a deep scratch and he cried a lot. I've comforted and fed him. I've cleaned the scratch and it looks ok. I feel so guilty to have caused him pain ...

Is anyone else feeling extremely anxious? I’ve had pains almost like period pains for the last week, but no other symptoms apart from tiredness. I feel anxious over every little thing!

How long was you dating before falling pregnant? I'll go first, we had only been dating for a month before i fell pregnant😅

Hey if anyone has ever done blood testing at 7 weeks before , was your test accurate ?? I just did mine for baby number 2 and didn’t do it with my first and it’s saying we’re expecting a boy 🥹🩷

Hi! I had an appointment this morning and had a BP of 158/100 and then again 142/94 at the end of the appointment. I’ve always had standard blood pressure up until now, including 5 days ago at my last appointment. 1cm dilated. Midwife told me to stop working immediately and to come back in tomorrow to check it again...

I don’t think nub is viable but honestly I don’t know what I’m looking for haha

Hi everyone. Following my post from last week. With this scan being 12+4 I was wondering if there are anymore guesses of the nub/skull theory. I’m usually quite good at it but I just can’t see the nub clearly😂

Hi, just wanted some tips or suggestions as far as the glucose test! I'm kinda nervous lol

I’m really struggling with worry about there being something wrong with my baby. I’ve almost convinced myself they will have some kind of genetic abnormality and i’m terrified about the decisions I may have to make. Are others experiencing similar worries? How are you coping? x

Had my 31 week midwife appointment this morning and baby is still breech, my first baby went head down really early on, has anyone had a baby turn after this point?

I just want to see that I’m not the only one feeling this way. The nausea and the vomiting has returned. I do have low iron based on my last blood test but I’m taking iron vitamins and it’s still not helping. Anyone also feeling this way in your 3rd trimester??

Hi everyone, I just gave birth 3 days ago, I was diagnosed with gestational hypertension at my 36+6 week appointment and induced at 37+2 weeks, prior to that appointment I had no issues with BP. Thankfully, I was able to give birth to a healthy baby boy. But they have struggled to keep my BP low, I am day 3 in the h...

I have my glucose test this Wednesday after my 3rd ultrasound to get a look at his profile. Any tips for the test? Also feeling nervous about the ultrasound =( even tho I already had the anatomy scan & everything seemed normal, just wasn't able to get his profile view, I can't shake the anxious worries of the "what ...

How long did it take yall to get a first doctors appointment after finding out you’re pregnant? It’s driving me crazy waiting for my first doctors appointment, which is just a phone call btw. Ive been waiting 2 weeks and it’s only 3 more days away at this point… I think now my anxiety impatience is turning into exci...

Does anyone else’s flow app change the dates of their due periods constantly. Going by the app my period was due Sunday, Sunday came no period and looked at the app, changed to Monday. Same again and now due tomorrow ? Xx

Have you done the genetic testing yet? At how far along did you get it done at?

Hey, ladies. So I have a question, so I’m 25 weeks pregnant with my baby boy. This is my 2nd pregnancy and I got diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism. Has anyone been through this? Also too I found out I have a very low vitamin D deficiency. Obviously I’m taking supplements for that. But has anyone had this sam...