Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

My newborn’s eyes keep getting like this. Is this normal? Any advice?

If you bled early pregnancy and went on to have a successful pregnancy how long did you bleed for? I’ve been spotting for the last three days. I’m going in tomorrow to see if my hgc levels are rising. At first I wasn’t too concerned bc i know it’s common to spot but now after three days I’m growing increasingly conc...

Help.. so my baby’s getting little pumps around her eyes and her month, I’m not sure if its from her daddy kissing her all the time or if she’s allergic to anything.. anyone else’s having this problem?

I had a c section in July that went perfectly no issues at all and I was out the next day however a couple weeks after having her I started getting really bad back pain in my lower back and hips during the night and it’s keeping me up every night. It doesn’t seem to matter what position I go into it constantly hurts...

I'm 25 weeks and when loading the dishwasher my back and top of bump really hurts. Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips on easing the pain? Thanks

Woken up with the most INTENSE period like cramps all down below between my hips/pelvic it’s a dull sharp period like pain feels like contractions that kind of level! No blood so worried 😢😢

I've got period pains and bad back I'm 37 weeks is this normal should I be worried

I am almost 3 weeks PP and my bleeding pretty much stopped about a week ago, it was very light spotting but it’s picked back up again now and is almost brown? Is this normal?

Can you have pregnancy symptoms at 4 dpo as I’m just curious, due to I’ve been fatigued, nauseous and a bit emotional.

I am putting on weight but I honestly can’t find time in the day to exercise and on the rare occasion I can, I’m just too tired. How do you do it? For context-both me and dad wfh on our own business and lo doesn’t go to nursery so is with us all the time apart from one day a week when grandparents have her. My bo...

Is anyone else’s newborn experiencing blocked tear duct/s? It seems pretty common but hate seeing his eyes all gunky all the time 😓 Have just been advised to keep bathing with boiled water and eventually it’ll go. He was 4 weeks yesterday born at 37+6.

Anyone else having super bad pelvic pain where they can hardly walk?

I’m 16 weeks and have had very light spotting today. Has anyone else had this? Trying not to worry! I had a small Subchorionic hematoma in first trimester but at the 12 week scan it seemed to have gone away.

Hello all Just out of curiosity, has this happened to anyone else before. Every time I go for a walk down to the shops or to my mums. By the end of the day, I am in extreme pain in my pelvis, grone, lower abs, and lower back area. I find where it's hard to pick my baby up or even get out of bed. I went to the...

Does anyone else just feel massively overwhelmed! I feel like by the time I’ve been to work, cleaned the house and done all the bits I have to get done it’s time for me to go to sleep and do it all again. The other mums I speak to all seem to enjoy their evenings? I don’t seem to have any time! When I go out with fr...

I’m 19 weeks pregnant and today when I went to the toilet there was blood - after a slight panic I realised it was from my bum. Is there anything I can take to stop this?

My LO has a very stuffy nose and chesty cough. I worry he is not breathing properly. I’ve tried to give saline drops and to suction mucus from his nose, but he is absolutely not having it. He is not a fussy baby but for some reason anytime I approach his nose with a tissue, drops or suction tool he gets extremely up...

Did anyone feel their baby on the outside move at 18 weeks I’m sure I just felt baby move on the outside of my stomach ❤️

Anyone else really struggling with work? I’m in the office 4 days a week (hour and a half drive each way commute) and really struggled today. Felt nauseous the whole journey and then exhausted all day and just felt like I needed to lay down. First pregnancy and haven’t told my work yet. What are other people doing t...

I’m 27 + 2 and my movements seem slower and more lazy this week compared to last. Last week there was constant movements all of the time, this week doesn’t seem so obvious and is almost like different feelings to kicking. what is everyone else’s movements? Just worried but it is moving so not sure