Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

Are George Eliot good for accepting a c section as a birth choice without medical reason? I suffer with chronic pain and I also have a supportive partner to help me afterwards i honestly know I wouldn’t be able to cope during a vaginal birth. Thanks. (I don’t want to hear vaginal birth is better ect I already have ...

24 weeks pregnant baby doesn’t really have a routine of when he moves can be lazy some days is this reduced movements?? I had a dream 2 days ago that I went for a scan and they told me I had lost him so now I’m not sure if I’m over thinking😩

My little one is obsessed with these toys so i had to get them involved with her birthday celebrations

My scan will be due around christmas/new year. Do you think that means I'll have to wait until some time in January?

I’m almost 13 weeks and the last couple of days my lower abdomen has been sore, almost like I’ve pulled a muscle there or something - anyone else experienced this? My scan isn’t for another week and trying to remain calm!

Anyone else pregnant with their second and symptoms are different to last time? Obviously it's still early days but just wondering...

my baby has dried boogers in her nose and I have the nose Frida suction thing but I don’t have the saline. How do I soften them up so I can suck them out??? I want to do it before she falls asleep :(

Has anyone started with that panic nesting feeling yet? I have woken up this morning and made about 5 lists! We have soooo much to do around the house and with a toddler at home and us both working full time, I know half of it won't get done and it is making me feel panicked 😂 Ridiculous I know but when that…

I am scheduled for an ultrasound on my 37th week as my fundal length is showing 39th week. Not sure why is it so and if it measures more then what is the next step. Anyone with same concern???

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I did quite a lot yesterday so I’m not sure if it’s that but I have lower back pain and slight period cramps🥲Would I have to go and get checked out? I have no idea what to expect I was induced with my first

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Can you die from lack of sleep? Asking for a friend!😅😭It’s been a long week please send help and lots of coffee preferably in an IV bag at this point😅

I feel like I see something on the top test. Am I tripping?

So I had a consultant scan and the baby still hasn't turned and she is still looking rather comfy in the same spot I am 35 weeks pregnant and will be discussing with consultant a plan for giving birth now I am unsure whether to go for the ECV or straight to C-section I know I will be having baby in the next three we...

What is the cause of jaundice and bruising during pregnancy? Today and yesterday I’ve been pale/yellow and noticing some bruising.

just woken up in agony from a cramp at i got in my ankle all the way up to my leg. i’m tired of this happening all the time and i feel so much pain from it. how do i stop this?

Anyone else in what appears to be slow labour? I lost my plug/bloody show yesterday around lunch time and then from tea time onwards I started to have cramps and back ache, both eased after a bath. They've been sporadic throughout the night and I've managed to get some sleep. Feeling shivery cold and tired. Had a la...

Or still a little wobbly? 👶🏻My Lobito can but not firmly👶🏻

Looking for some honest advice! I’ll be alone at the hospital for the birth, and recovering alone with the baby. I have a very low pain tolerance. Definitely open to the epidural! She is measuring very big…almost 9 lbs already. I have a feeling the c-section will be quicker and maybe better for me in the moment bu...