Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Care

Does this look normal for my BBT to drop around 5/6 dpo? Or does this mean I’m out?? 🥺

Is anyone else feeling like 3rd trimester is the longest? Like i just want January to be here already? Also i was wondering if it’s possible to go to the cinema at this point. 34weeks. I really want to moana😩

Hi guys how long did it take you to see your booking bloods on the badger app?

I contacted my gp multiple times to book the 6 and 8 weeks appointments for me and baby. Everytime I called I have been advised that I will be called back or I will receive a letter with the dates of the appointments. It is now 7 weeks pp and nothing yet. Any suggestions on what to do? Thank you

Is anyone else's midwife/hospital just absolutely shocking? I have been trying to contact my midwife for about 2 weeks now as I have not heard anything about my csection and don't have a midwife appointment booked for my 31 weeks, which I am 31 weeks next week. I have left messages and calls with my community midw...

Hi everyone, Pregnant with twins (26 + 4) and just tested positive for gestational diabetes. They said I just missed the borderline and rest of blood work is fine but can’t help feeling worried and scared. Any advice?

Anyone have baby boy stuff I’m due Feb and I have nothing this pregnancy got me bad this time and I’m sleeping all the time I had to stop working anything will help thank you

My line eyes are giving me a headache 🙈 I swear I see a shadow but then not when I try and zoom in.

This is the biggest group I know to get answers. My husband works so his work need the form however I won’t get it back so who else needs to see this first? We get a top up in UC but it’s our 3rd child so I planned on just skipping telling them until baby is here as we don’t get any extra money for baby. Also o...

I’m going to start doing perineal massages when I’m 35 weeks, which will be around the end of December. For the mums who done it, did you find it made a difference? My midwife was raving about it. And what oil did you use? I’ve seen the expert midwife peri peri for your bits and there’s a lot of reviews that say it’...

Hi mamas, I gave birth 2 months ago in an in network hospital, and I am now seeing bills for an eco that they did on my daughter. I contacted insurance and they said it is because the patient was admitted to a hospital! Lol!!!! Well she was born there!! They said this count as an stay-in test charge and it would be...

I was meant to have an Obstetrics telephone call this afternoon and they haven’t called. Has anyone had the same? The letter said it could be within a 2 hour window but that has also passed and I can’t get through to them. Does it normally go out with the 2 hour window?

Hey girls, I’m wondering if there’s anywhere in Belfast that does Mum to Be Yoga?

I wanted to ask if anyone experimenting Braxton Hicks? And if yes how does it feel what are the sensation? Because I think I experimented it yesterday but not 100% sure it was it.

Hey! I'm feeling unwell and coughing. I have a midwife appointment today. Should I go?

Has anyone requested their maternity notes? I want to but don't know how to go about it I've asked my doctors then said no. I gave birth Feb 24 not to sure if it been to long to request them 🙃

I’m already being cared for under a midwife. This is my partners first baby, and my second. He doesn’t have any idea what to expect lol. He doesn’t do well with blood either. I’m debating if a birth doula’s would be good for labour alongside the midwife. Any thoughts?

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Baby is on the 97th percentile weighing 6lbs 34 weeks. I also have gestational diabetes, what’s the likelihood of me being induced ?

I’m 36 weeks at I’m 3cm dilated, on average how long do you stay at 3cm untill you hit active labor