Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Care

Hi ladies ☺️ I have had low blood pressure my whole pregnancy, but recently I've been having more dizzy/ woozy/faint spells. I mentioned it to be midwife and she isn't worried about them, she just said because it's already low, when it drops even more I feel it and causes the symptoms! I try to eat every 2-3 hours...

My LO is now 2 centile lines lower than he was a few months ago (from 60th to 40th) and he’s nearly 6 months old. His other centile lines are around 80th. Should I be worried? I’m waiting to hear back from my health visiting team.

Got my 3 hour glucose results and my 3rd hour I had a HUGE drop.. has this happened to anyone else?? For reference this is the 2nd 3 hr I’ve had to do with this pregnancy after a high initial 1 hr. Also been having to keep an eye on my BP (borderline high). This is pregnancy #3, baby #2 and I’m 29 weeks.

Did anyone give birth earlier than 40 weeks with gestational diabetes that you were able to keep under control with change of diet ?

Anyone road going to work in January or soon? I haven’t sorted childcare and waiting for nurseries 🙃 I’m on waiting list though one said they’ve got two days from January waiting to hear back. Like what do you do lol just hope for the best? I’ve told work I’m still trying to sort childcare

How far along was everyone when they got 2-3 weeks on the clear blue digital and 3+ weeks?

I’ve got an antenatal appointment tomorrow but they have said it will be at my home address.. anyone had this and what happens? Thanks 36wkspg

Do you see lines?? I’m 12wks pp….

I’ve been feeling like crap, cramping galore, shattered … just need to know if I’m imagining things Inverted in comments

Not sure how many dpo as have had multiple peaks in the past 3 or so weeks and I’m trying after an early miscarriage on the 1st October and haven’t had a period yet. I’m use to seeing very faint lines as I’ve always been an early tester, definitely not getting my hopes up and will just try and be patient and grit my...

Has anyone been diagnosed with GD but had no symptoms? Baby is big! (7lb 12oz at 36+2) so I am being referred to the diabetes team. My original test was negative and I have no symptoms so I’d be really surprised but baby has a bigger tummy so it’s suspected that’s why! Anyone else had similar? Now looking at 39 ...

I see a couple different doctors. Well one is a midwife/nurse practitioner and then I see two different doctors depending on who is available and I wouldn’t say either of them I’m very close to… would one of them be delivering my baby or does it just depend who is on call when I go into labor?

Due to being a care leaver (I was fostered from the age of 2-18) I actually have a named midwife who will be with me through out my whole pregnancy. Does anyone else have this ? Or is anyone have a similar back ground to me ? Would love to find some friends who are going through or have been through what I have

Anyone else’s tests look like this at 9dpo? Had a mmc at 11 weeks so I’m terrified 😭

Anyone else’s test look like this 9dpo? Found out at 7dpo but had a mmc at 11 weeks so I’m terrified 😭

Does the maternity unit know when you have a miscarriage do you have to contact to cancel all appointments or do they automatically know and gets cancelled. Any advice as i dont have it in me to contact to cancel all appointment’s.

Hey 👋 so I self referred on the 6th of November but not heard anything back for booking appointment. How long did it take for you to receive yours?

To mums with multiple kids! If your first baby was a big baby at birth (over 4kg or ~9lbs), was your second (or subsequent) baby similar in size? My first baby was 4.4kg (9lbs 10oz), and I’m currently pregnant with my second. I didn’t have gestational diabetes, and I’m 172cm (5’8’’) tall and weigh 60kg (132lbs). Ho...

Hey mama’s! My pelvic floor physiotherapist recommended taking baby for professional massages or chiropractic work. I have coverage through work for both so it would be free but this is the first time I’ve heard of this. Wanted to see if anyone has done this before and what some of the benefits were for baby. She do...

This would be an educated and licensed professional doula that comes to your home for the first 5 days (can be booked for more or less time but for the sake of the poll let’s say 5 days) to provide support for mothers healing, help with baby, lactation education and support, cooking food/keeping mom fed and hydrated...