Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

A combination of severe PGP, sciatica (a new addition) and now lightning crotch since baby has turned head down means that I can’t walk for more than a minute or two without being in severe pain and needing to sit down. I also need my husband to help me with absolutely everything which I feel guilty about. I’m real...

I’m 31 nearly 32 weeks. My baby was breech and now has decided to move transverse 🙃 He clearly isn’t getting the memo. I know there’s still time for him to move again to head down. Anyone else in same boat?

Hi all! I seem to be bleeding today but only just noticed. Lochia had turned yellow/white and pretty much stopped. Wiped today and red blood there - I’m 5 weeks PP and bottle feed formula. I’m assuming this is just my period returning?! Thank you!! X

i’m a ftm 37 weeks today and for the past 2 nights i’ve been having what i thought were painful braxton hicks except when i google about braxton hicks they’re supposed to go away when you move/change position or drink water? they started out sort of consistent then they got less and less regular but i had to breathe...

Has anyone began taking metformin whilst pregnant? and was there any negative side effects effects please?

Help! I have a headache that would not go away, every morning and during the day it just hurts . Migraines! I told my doctor she told me to just continue Tylenol, this isn’t helping at all. Please anyone experiencing this 😭

My 9 day old is already rolling to her side! I know if they do it, it’s fine, but it seems so early to me.

37 weeks and no colostrum 😞 anyone else?

23 weeks and I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with mild heartburn. Is there anything I can do to relieve it? Today I had to sit up at 4am and take sips of water 😞 until I felt better enough to lay back down to sleep.

Lo has been waking up in pain in the night for almost a week now. I don’t want to keep giving calpol. He also has impetigo atm. Anyone know a natural alternative to calpol?

Hi I'm currently 10 weeks with my first pregnancy, I think everything has been fine so far I've had a lot of normal symptoms and we saw the baby at 7+5 with a private scan. But this week I have been having a lot of pain in the pelvic/groin area which hasn't been too severe but a bit concerning. Then yesterday I had ...

When did you beautiful plus size mammas start noticing a bump? I’m a size 18/20 and I’m currently 16 + 4 weeks pregnant and feel like I look no different. I’m seeing other mams with bumps that are the same weeks as me and i keep upsetting myself that I’m just looking more chubby.

Hi all, 17 weeks pregnant here (with my first), last few days I’ve noticed some tenderness lower abdomen, may sound stupid but is there anything to worry about or is this normal? I’ve recent started experiencing round ligament pain, so not sure if it’s the aftermath of that or not. It’s just tender, no shooting pain...

I’m seriously losing sleep worrying about all birth options 😢 I’m so scared and getting depressed about it. Did having an elective ease your anxiety and would anyone recommend taking that route? How was recovery?

So i cant sleep, my anxiery has been so bad, around 10pm i was just watching a movie with my kids when suddenly it felt like i was falling forward well i decided to check my bp and it was 168/90 super high and its gone down to 124/78 BUT MY ANXIETY IS ON FULL ALERT thinking its gonna happen again and on top of that ...

I’ve been experiencing reduced movements for a few weeks now, I’ve already been to the maternity assessment unit and they monitored me. Baby’s heartbeat was strong and was kicking whilst on the machine (happens every time). I’m now 39+5 days and don’t particularly want to be induced but I can’t feel her move as much...

6 months pp after section and stomach still feels tender when I touch it. Has anyone felt this?

Hi, I'm 25 weeks pregnant with my first baby & getting a intense pain around my ribs. It comes and goes in waves & seems to be worse at night time. I thought might be braxton hicks but my belly isn't tightening with the pains.

Hi all! I’m 7 weeks and 3 days pregnant and my nausea is kicking in. The only thing I can stomach is dry cereal.. can anyone recommend things that help?

I’m 22weeks and it has gotten worse!! The motion sickness is terrible and I don’t know what else to do. Haven’t been able to drive and now can’t be driven for longer than 10 minutes. It seems to worsen as she grows, anyone else experiencing this?