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Stomach pain

Looking for answers before I try and seek advice on Easter Sunday. For the last few weeks I have had the most intense muscle pain, it’s like a slicing stabbing pain at the very top of my stomach just under my right boob. It started as like a burning manageable pain and the doctor tried telling me it was acid reflux ...

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Breathing

Anyone else having trouble breathing ? My nose is completely blocked and I have to really focus on breathing correctly 🫠 I can’t eat or drink without getting out of breathe

Incognito
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Sickness and dizziness

Anyone else have days where they feel sick and dizzy? I’m almost 24 weeks and today I feel like I’m either going to throw up or pass out. Anything I can do to help it pass 😭

R
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23+5

23+5 and today had on off cramping feelings! Been say this weekend and done some walking which was hitting my groin assume the twinges / cramping are normal?

J
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Is this normal

I am currently 4 weeks and 4 days. Everytime I cough I get a pain in my lower abdomen area. Is this normal.

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So annoyed

So I’m currently pregnant and y’all know how it is when it comes to cravings, and the only thing I’ve been really craving since being pregnant is cranberry pineapple juice. Yesterday I had bought me another one ’cause I was almost out of it, and just now I just seen that it was damn near halfway drunk by my husband,...

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Mom guilt/ chocolate

Anyone else still not given their toddler chocolate?

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Any hacks to stop the morning sickness ?!???

Morning sickness has began and I hate being sick ! Fear almost haha please if you have any hacks or tips on how to reduce or stop it comment below

K
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Signs of early pregnancy/progesterone

Anyone ever get slight body aches and feel hot as a sign of implantation? I got my first positive lh strip last Monday, so I feel like I did ovulate (I have PCOS). I’m planning to do the Proov confirm to see what my pdg levels are. But rn I feel like almost like I’m getting sick? But no fever. Wondering if it’s poss...

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Movements and kicks

I am 24 weeks + 5 days and have an anterior placenta but I’ve felt baby kick consistently every few hours for the last 10 days or so now. However I haven’t felt her move since about 7pm last night, I don’t know if I’m overthinking it because my placenta could be blocking her kicks or if I should call maternity advic...

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40 weeks pregnant - Spotting

Last night I was up frequently to wee and noticed pinpricks of blood on the tissue, literally like one or two spots. I put on a pad and woke up and there’s another pinprick size amount. Anyone had this before? i don’t have a UTI or anything.

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Thrush

Hi girls , sorry if TMI I am currently 19 wks 2 days pregnant and I’m sure I’ve got thrush. All the inside is itchy (outside not too bad) I have tried to contact my midwife but as usual no reply ! Have you had thrush and been okay with over the counter treatment? If so , which one please? Thanks ❤️

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Increased kicking/movement

I’m 28weeks and my baby kept kicking and moving all through yesterday. At first thought it was because I had not eaten, but even after I ate multiple meals she just kept kicking. Should I be worried?

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What counts as reduced movements??

Hey ladies, I’m 32 weeks today and I’ve been a bit worried the last 24 to 48 hours as I haven’t really had any big kicks or big movements from baby… i have been pretty busy during the day so sometimes I don’t feel too much but baby is normally active during the night, but the last two days, not so much. I am exper...

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Pain in back and shoulder.

I’ve been getting back ache and shoulder aches on my left side. Currently 24 weeks and baby moved a lot. It’s my first pregnancy, is there anything to be worried about/ shall I get it checked out.

L
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rolling over

any tips on how to encourage baby to roll tummy to back ? no matter how long we do tummy time he won't roll over. he also isn't the biggest fan of tummy time and is always doing the superman.

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Baby rotated

Hey Ladies! My baby rotated head down a few weeks ago and remains that way. My due date isn’t until the end of May. Anyone experiencing the same thing? I feel like my baby may come early.

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Early signs? 🤰🏻

Hi im 32 weeks and started drinking raspberry tea leave and eating dates. Today my stomach is hurting feeling tight all around…. I thought maybe open bowels so i did but i still feel like this even though i had pain killer. The pain is only to describe like light period cramps and tightness around the stomach. Am I ...

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Week 26 exhausted

I’m 26 weeks and 2 days today, is it normal to feel this drained?! I have zero energy!! I feel like I’m back at week 10!

G
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9 days pp bleeding

Has anyone still been bleeding like not as much ad they did when they gave birth but where it gets better then worse again, this morning it was brown and hardly anything there and now it’s red again?

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