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Appointments

Anyone else have to wait till january for their first appointment ill be 10/11 weeks by then.

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Lost ebt card

This is my first time misplacing my ebt card. If I go to the building can I get a replacement same day ?

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Line eyes

Ladies am I just seeing a very faint line I wish to see or can anyone else see it? We’ve been TTC for 3 years since having our first!

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Second peak?

I'm 6-9 dpo not 100% sure but is this a peak or positive? I just took another waiting for it to finish will post in comments

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Line eyes

Had unprotected on the 3rd and 10th…. Is it still too early to tell?

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Midwife’s phone number?

I don’t know if this is a stupid question or not, however who am I supposed to call and when? People say if you’re concerned to “call your midwife” how do I do this? Where can I find my midwife’s number? Is it for just one midwife or the whole team in my area? Honestly not a clue 😂

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Preterm

How many women in this group have also had their baby already?!

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Eliminating sugar

Hey for my pre-diabetic and diabetic mamas, have you eliminated foods with sugar, cane sugar as an ingredient? Do you eat honey, agave, date/coconut sugar in small amounts/moderation? I’m looking to eat fruits in moderation when I get a sweet tooth…my diabetes was in total remission for like 3 weeks and I’m trying t...

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Does anyone have experience transferring OBs?

I’ve had several negative experiences at my OB office and today was sort of the last straw and I officially want to switch. I called the clinic I’d like to switch to and they do accept late pregnancies (yay!) My only question (that the lady didn’t know the answer to) is, we’ve already paid in full the first OBs fe...

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Midwife appointments

Hi ladies, just looking for a bit of advise. I currently go to sandwell hospital antenatal clinic for all my midwife appointments and all my scans. I have never met my midwife who was noted down. I also have never met the same midwife more than once. I have no notes and baby’s heartbeat has not been checked by the m...

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Dye stealer?

Does this look close to becoming a dye stealer? I feel like it’s super strong - 15DPO🥹🤞🏼✨🌈

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Curious

Last week I was diagnosed with GD, I am 26 weeks pregnant today. I’ve been on with reading my blood sugars 4 times a day, I have had the odd spike but mostly kept readings good(green). My first reading on a morning, before I have eaten anything, is always above 5.3, not crazy high but over 5.3. I was told that this ...

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Faint line?

Can anyone see a very, very faint line, or am I imagining things? 🙈

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If you were diagnosed with GD during pregnancy .. were you …

Been diagnosed with GD late into my pregnancy, wanting to be induced early as so concerned.

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Prenatal appointments

Does your partner/spouse go to every doctor’s appointment with you?

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How the hell do you navigate the NHS in England?!

Part rant, part genuinely seeking advice. So I’ve moved down from Scotland to be with my partner. I’ve been here pretty much full time since July/Aug but kept my care and ultimately had my baby in Scotland because transferring care down here was complicated and frankly subpar (closest/best hospital isn’t linked to...

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