Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

Hi. not sure wether to ring my midwife or not. i’m 34 weeks. the last 2/3 days i’ve had a lot of cramping and i’m really struggling with the pressure of my belly. my left hip literally feels as if it’s going to snap with the pressure. but thinking it’s just all normal during pregnancy? has anyone experienced similar

Hi! I have had awful acid reflux for the last 4 weeks or so of my pregnancy. I am now 12 weeks pregnant. I’m always so nauseous that I don’t want to eat. So I have acid reflux so bad. Then I eat something and it doesn’t seem to help. It’s so bad my tongue has an orange acid film on it. I take tums but that doesn...

Anyone else getting this? I’m only 33 weeks. I swear I didn’t have it until later on with my first.

Did anyone go in for reduced movements towards the end? i am 39+2 weeks and not feeling baby as often. Would they suggest any sort of induction? I’m just so fed up now and want it all to end. It’s been a difficult journey🙁

I’ve been getting period like cramps (but much more intense than I normally would) I wouldn’t say unbearable but definitely stronger than they were when they started. Last between 20-45 seconds and happen between every 3-8 minutes (irregular) I had some bleeding but already rang triage about it and they said to moni...

How would you change baby’s bum on a plane? X

I’m almost 37 weeks and the past few days I’ve been having these period kind of pains. Like the dull ache that makes me feel like I’m gonna pass out and it goes down my right leg. Is this normal? I don’t think there’s any pattern to it, it just lingers for a while.

I woke up this morning with a pain in the back of my leg around my knee. It’s not the whole way down but more like the size of a tennis ball. It’s worse when I lie down. I do have Sciatica but it’s on my other leg, it runs the whole way down the back of the leg from like my hip right until under my foot. Any idea of...

I’m 39 weeks tomorrow and can’t donit anymore, I feel so tired! My belly is enourmous, I can’t sleep, having heartburn all night, going through 5-6 gaviscons a night even that I don’t eat any heartburn food and don’t eat after 6 pm. It’s so difficult. I go to pee every hour during the night and can’t sleep anymore o...

OMG, the pelvic pain after having my son is way worse than the pain I felt after having my first child. Maybe I was moving around too much yesterday, and that's why, but whew ima try to sit down more and rest, that's hard when you got a toddler to tend to as well... praying for a speedy recovery 🙏🏾

Has anyone experience stomach tights almost the entire day? I noticed that today for some reason my stomach has been really hard all day.

I get this is a very niche question but how are people tracking steps on their garmjns/apple watches whilst having both hands on the pram?!

Hi I’m just wondering what I can do for my 10 day old newborn keeps moving to her side as soon as I put her on back no matter what I do so is there anyway I can try to have her stop

I see this one on here quite a lot but thought I would put this up Incase I missed any tips/tricks 😂 my lower back and hips are starting to be so painful when I’m sleeping. Switching from side to side I have a pillow between my legs and I have tried sleeping on my back with pillows propping me up so I’m not flat…

Anyone else is this club? Haha the insomnia is reaaaal😆

well it has finally come. the past three days i have been so nauseous. i can barely eat anything without feeling sick afterwards. soon as i try to lay down for the night i get super nauseous. does anyone have recommendations for something that will help? i did not have morning sickness with my first. so this is all ...

I’m 12 weeks PP had a pretty traumatic c section. I went to the toilet just and presumed it was my period however I have bright red blood coming out vaginally and my anus as well… has anyone had this?! I have minor cramps nothing bad at all but I’m just worried?!

Hi all, I had my recent smear test result back and it says hpv positive! They tests for abnormal cells but came back fine. This is my second smear and my first one after my baby who is 9 months old. I’m freaking out, what do I need to do now? Do I need to speak to my doctors? I’ve got to re smear next year which...

Been struggling with period like cramps and lower back pain mainly in the evenings and at night. Keeping me awake the last two nights. Just been rubbing some oil in my lower back where it’s sore and it feels swollen? Took a picture in the mirror and looks like a swollen square sticking out? Has anyone had this? I’...

Having pain in the upper belly thru my back and tightening off and on feeling super sick like passing out and super nauseous and massive headache tried taking tums thinking it's heartburn or acid reflux didn't help and tried taking tythenol and still nothing still hurts and the baby keeps moving alot I'm 31 weeks an...