Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

After giving birth on the 17th of January, I had very bad head pain, and I made the doctors aware of this and wasn't taken seriously.. Eventually, I got a doctor who listened to her patients, and well, they did a scan just to discover I have a massive blood clot on my brain. I've been in and out of hospital since, a...

i’ve booked a private scan to check on baby as my medication can slow down growth but i’m so curious how big she’ll look🥹 bonus points for 4D view!! (although i know she’ll still look weird at this point lol)

Hi girlies, Just wondered if anyone has experience the same thing, I told my midwife and she said just monitor it. Basically I've been having brown spotting (like 4 spots max a day) this is my 2nd day of it. I'm 6 weeks and 2 days pregnant.

I am due to deliver twin boys at the end of march/beginning of april. One of my boys is incompatible with life and will pass shortly after birth. I’ve decided to name him Saint.I am having a hard time with middle names. our last name is 3 syllables , italian and starts with an M. any suggestions please leave them i...

How is anyone sleeping if their hips Are killing them as much as mine are when side sleeping????? 🙃 i literally am in so much pain every single night x

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I’m am 32 weeks and I’m having pelvis pain? Anyone else having this problem?

I am 6 weeks pp and just wondering when do you start coming out of autopilot mode? I feel literally brain (and heart) dead, surviving every day like a robot. I want to have my life back at least to some extent. But I have no capacity to think or feel. I stay inside the house for days simply because going out with t...

Hello what does a uti feel like? I think I’m having my first experience on having a uti I’m currently pregnant 🤰 It started yesterday night had a sharp pain when peeing and same today. Please any advice

I’m 5 days post c section and on one side of my scar it feels bruised and on the other side it stings. Looks wise it looks perfectly fine. I might be jumping the gun as I’m so freshly pp but please someone tell me this is normal😫😫

Hi folks, We're having monthly growth scans due to a history of recurrent losses. The centiles started at 55, and each time we go are dropping. Today we measured at 25 (last month at 38), and it's due to babies femur length always measuring behind. Does this seem normal to you to keep dropping and to have a femur ...

During my first pregnancy i had a planned c-section that went so good, from the beginning throughout the recovery, nothing to complain about. I am pregnant again, and from the first day i knew about it i already made up my mind about another c-section. Now i am 22 weeks pregnant and i am starting to really struggle ...

How soon after loosing your mucus plug did you go into labor? I’m 41 weeks today and have my induction scheduled for 41+3. I haven’t had ANY signs of labor so far and no contractions, hoping to go into labor before my induction date.

Hey!! I’ve carried on working out all the way through my pregnancy and recently I feel mean to baby boy to keep jumping during my hiit workouts! So burpees, squat jumps etc! They feel okay to me but should I just take it easier? Also last 2 bootcamp sessions I haven’t done the sprint finishers, one cause my bladder ...

Lower back pain and pain in my left side… is this okay?

This is ridiculous I haven’t breastfed at all with this child, milk supply came in late but I’m still leaking 13 days post birth, I get the sharpest pain in my nipple and when I look they’re leaking, if I don’t wear a bra then my tops are really wet! I’m sure it didn’t take this long with my first and I breastfed ...

Since last night & today I’ve been struggling to walk without my inner groin really hurting & my stomach feeling tight when walking - Also keep getting kicks which feel really deep in my vagina & feels like a foot could literally pop out. I’m 32w on Tues is this normal or would I be best mentioning this to the midw...

From Tuesday I have had bad period like cramps, lower back pain, a lot of pressure, on Thursday night I started getting increased tightness in my stomach to the point on Friday morning I went to my maternity hospital, where they confirmed I was having contractions and could be in early labour, they send me home with...

Hi all, I have lost my mucus at 30 weeks. Online says that it’s not very common before 37 weeks and I should call up. Has anyone else lost theirs around this time? Any issues?

I’m 25+1 and l have started getting nosebleeds and lve researched it and it says it’s normal at this stage. Has anyone else been experiencing this