Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

So this is my third baby. My first I was in my early twenties and had a hospital birth with pitocin and epidural. I hated it so my second I elected an at home birth. It was the most beautiful experience ever! I was able to drink tea, eat oatmeal and just relax with my meditation music. I am now considered “high risk...

I'm 26+6 rn and I have been exhausted and I haven't felt baby kicking half as much as usual the last 2 days and idk if I should be worried or not

I have a fear of stiches and operations. During my whole pregnancy I believed in my heart that I won’t have a C-section. I prayed and prayed. Baby was in head down position, I went overdue had contractions and went into labor for days. I was completely against c section, I was scared of it and didn’t do any research...

Anyone else fail the glucose test? Im trying to do some research on lack of weight gain and failed glucose test. I am not overweight and I was down almost 20 lbs pre-pregnancy weight. I have gained about 10 back but I am still down 10 and not gaining. My mid wife is concerned with that. But I can not find anything a...

Has anyone got recommendations or positive things to share on second Labour? I don’t know if it’ll help or not but at the moment I’m so worked up over it

Last week I just figured out that I have preeclampsia. My anxiety has been terrible. I also got told that I’ll be induced at 37 weeks. Does anyone else have preeclampsia?

Hey guys, I had no energy to post him after I gave birth. But my son Kaiden Hernandez was born August 24, 2024. He weighted 7lb 4oz and 19.5 inches… he’s 2 weeks and 5 days right now .. As a first time mom who wanted so many kids in the future and who also though pregnancy itself was horrible and not worth having an...

So I am four weeks pp with one stitch nd we really have been wanting to do it I know the doctor said 6 weeks but it’s been 4 I want to know when did y’all do it because I have been waiting 6 months and four weeks 🥲 but I don’t want to hurt myself trying to make myself feel good ..

As soon as I finished weaning I became exhausted, extreme fatigue, didn’t feel like myself. Then I had my first period since weaning and I think I’m now anemic. Which is weird because in pregnancy I wasn’t, postpartum I wasn’t. I never took an iron supplement it’s not in my prenatal. I still take my prenatal. I’...

Is this test safe at week 37? Does it induce pain?

has anyone ever done the sneak peek gender test?

Im struggling seeing the nub on this as my little acrobatic wouldn’t sit still 😂 What’s everyone’s theory going off skull? 🩷

I'll be 30 weeks tomorrow and since i have hypertension and had preeclampsia with my last i've been doing weekly nst's, appointments, and lab work every week since 28 weeks. I just did it again today and my bp was 138/82 which is not bad but im starting bp medication to make sure it doesn't raise more. I guess im ju...

My 1 hour glucose tolerance test was at 154 and 2 hour was 140 did I pass?

12+4 today , what are we thinking ??

My doctor just told me she’s pregnant and due 2 weeks before me so she can’t deliver my baby (obviously). I’m very happy for her I absolutely adore my doctor and will sing her praises for the rest of my life she delivered my first baby and made it the best experience ever. I absolutely adore her. But fuckkkkk I’m st...

Hello, Have seen some posts about gestational diabetes here. I asked the hospital about it yesterday and they said they only test high risk patients. Wondering who was offered one as standard?

Well, I officially have a gestational diabetes diagnosis :// I’m already being induced at 39 weeks because of my preeclampsia risk, I wonder if this changes anything? They (the doctor office) sent me a letter about risks of gestational diabetes and it’s kinda scary

12 weeks 1 day

I usually consider myself a healthy eater - but throughout my first trimester I’ve really struggled to eat healthy. I’ve had an aversion to any form of protein (even though I had fish 2-3 times / week before pregnancy and loved it) - all I wanted was carbs. It’s only now in week 10 I am able to have some eggs again....