Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Care

I am 1 year postpartum and was just diagnosed as pre-diabetic. My “doctor” was less than helpful. Wouldn’t see me in person and had a nurse call me on the phone and her only advice was to “cut back on carbs” They say it most likely started during/ after pregnancy but I was never diagnosed with gestational diabetes...

14 DPO Picture and video taken after 3 mins

Hey I’m in Glasgow and had a real ** of a midwife. She’s not published any notes at all on badger notes, I feel really in the dark in regards to my care. I am 24 weeks and feel extremely clueless, never been weighed, nothing on the growth chart, I’m moving midwife because I’m also moving house should I ask to have m...

Just went through my record and baby showed 23.8 centile. Is that okay at 33 weeks pregnant?

I’m 9 weeks 1 day and I haven’t heard anything about when I’ve to go for my booking appointment I done the self referral and I’m nervous that I’ve missed the deadline for it as Christmas new year are around the corner

Is there a shadow or is it just me having line eyes?

I feel like I see a shadow where I’ve drawn but think it’s just line eyes! I’m 9dpo today

I'm curious to know what people with HG are saying when asked how their pregnancy is going in person. I'm 33 weeks and barely had any face to face contact with anyone but over the Xmas period I know people who know I have been unwell are going to ask me how I've been and if I'm feeling better and I just don't know w...

First picture is 31w and second picture is 36w

Should I be worried by the progression I feel todays is lighter

Pregnant with my second baby and have my booking in appointment at the end of the month. Can I take my 16 month into the booking in appointment?

Does it seem like there’s a faint line or is it just me?

Hello everyone I was told I have gestational diabetes due to pregnancy but it’s the results has not the stable what do you think I can do and my dietitian book me for 3rd of January 2025 and I have been using metformin but I have not seen the work of the medicine

I swear I see the start of a vfl

Am I the only one that finds this cringy when couples announce pregnancy and say “we’re pregnant”

Hello, has anyone had any issues with being logged out of the Badger Notes app and not being able to get back in? I can no longer log in, when I request ‘forgot password’ it says it has no record of my email address or phone number. I didn’t register with my NHS account. The FAQs suggest asking midwife which I did t...

Do you see the start of something here? 9dpo and not fmu

Clear blue says 3+ weeks which would put me at around 5+ weeks however my HCG seems to be increasing about 200% every 48hours based on bloods. So assuming my HCG is just rising really quickly? My ovulation date was 3rd December and I tested positive 10Dpo so assuming I also conceived on the 3rd too! Would this not...

One of the ECEs at my son’s daycare is going on maternity leave and won’t be back until after we’ll be moving on to kindergarten. We seem to click on a personal level and I could see us being friends. In her Christmas gift, I included a personalized note with well wishes and my number and said feel free to message...

So at my OBs office they told me they will not be doing the glucose test or any of that. At first I wasn’t worried but now I am, considering how bad it can actually be. I have PCOS which can cause issues with your sugar but have been prediabetic or anything. Has anyone had it? I would like to know symptoms.