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Protein in urine

Has anyone else been to a midwife appt and been told they have 2+ protein in their urine? Mine has been sent off and should hopefully get the results back soon but feeling slightly worried!

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Heart murmur

My little one is 2 and was at the doctors before Christmas with a cough and they said she had something called a flow murmur. They said it should go away on its own in a month however when back for a check up today it's still there and is now being referred for a scan. Has anyone else been through this ? Have any i...

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12 week scan unable to have combined testing

Hey, I’ve recently had my 12 week scan and due to baby’s position was unable to have the NT testing done. Has this happened to anyone else and how did you feel? Can have quad test at 14 weeks or go private for scan which is over £300. Worried mam to be

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16 week midwife appointment

My midwife didn’t offer us the opportunity to listen to the baby’s heartbeat at our 16 week midwife appointment, is that normal in Nottingham? I know friends elsewhere who got to do this.

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Digital test

Now to just wait for the 3+ 🥹✨🤞🏼🤰🏼 Nervous pregnant momma with baby no2. I did the same with my first and it’s just that little bit of reassurance until the scan. ✨✨ Got my 2-3 today 🤞🏼✨ 16DPO

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Percentile??

Might be a silly question but I’ve never been told what percentile my baby is? When and how do I find this out? I’ve been looking on tiktok at 99 percentile babies and don’t think I could push that out hahaha

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Gender reveal

Hi everyone I have my 20 weeks scan on Wednesday but still unsure if I want to know the gender! What did you all do? Pros and cons for both in your opinion as I really cannot decide thanks 🩷💙

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Pregnancy Scan Overload?

Hello fellow pregnant mamas! 😀 I'm 13 weeks and had recently my first scan, which everything looks great! However, I was surprised to find out I'm scheduled for a total of 7/8 more scans until my due date. To be honest, I'm finding it a bit excessive and expensive. As someone who values traditional practices, I'm…

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Anyone bled after an internal scan?

I had an internal scan yesterday baby’s heartbeat was detected measuring 6 weeks. A few hours after I felt a gush in my knickers like when you leak on your period I went to the toilet and it was red blood not a lot only a little bit still scared the crap out of me and was on the tissue after I wiped as well and hap...

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Question

Are the at home Dopplers actually a good purchase or just dumb and I should wait to hear my baby at my ob appointments?

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PCOS

Hey girls!! I’m just wondering if any of you are pregnant and have PCOS? When I had my scan last week the woman said my left ovary was polycystic. I am just really worried incase it effects my pregnancy 😞

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would you guys agree?💗🌈

i am over the moon with our gender scan but i’m scared it’s wrong even tho i was being scanned for like 45 minutes 😂😭

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Update!

I’m pregnant! 6 weeks 1 day! I had a scan done at 5 weeks 5 days and we saw baby and heartbeat! Heartbeat was 125! Doctor said everything looks perfect! I go back on February 11th for my 9 week scan!

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12 weeks 2 days

This is my scan from 12 weeks 2 days. Will add more photos to the comments if I can. I have my 20 week scan this week but I am not sure if I want find out or not but wanted to see what you all thought 🤰

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PAP Smear whilst pregnant?

I’m 25 whilst I’m pregnant and will be pregnant the majority of 25. I’ll be due my smear test and midwife said it should be fine but saw so many women saying it caused them miscarriage or infections. Has anyone else had a smear whilst pregnant?

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Nub theory eeek

Hey everyone, had my 12 week scan on Friday and am 12 weeks and 3 days in the scan photo. Not sure whether to pay for the nub theory or if the scan photo is clear enough. Is anyone good at the nub theory? Have a little boy already and he is adamant for a particular sibling … so might have to manage expectations in...

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It's a baby boy !

Had our early gender scan today and we are having a boy 💙

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Complete placenta previa (posterior)

Hi guys, I’m pregnant with twins and I was told I had a complete placenta previa at my 20 week scan and recently told again at a scan I had at 23 weeks. The ultrasound technician told me it was unlikely to move in my case but it might. Anyone have any experience with this or any insight?! I’m wondering if the fact ...

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Boy or girl? 💙🩷

12 weeks exactly. We should have the blood results back soon but I’m so curious to see what you guys think! Just learned about the nub theory today, after seeing a post from this group!

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32 week scan results

Hi I had 32 week scan last day the doctor said everything is fine but when I saw the red for me the baby Occipitofrontal Diameter (OFD) looks small and also baby head measurements looks small it’s my second baby my first baby head is big and In the pregnancy his head scan was up to 98 percental but this time my bab...

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