Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

Anyone experiencing cramps? Roughly 7 weeks. I had it with my other pregnancies but I can’t help but feel a bit paranoid 😩

Baby still not waving or pointing .. should I be concerned?

Does anyone else find it really uncomfortable on their bump moving from one side to the other in the night? Not sure if this is normal due to relaxing of tummy muscles or related to pelvic pain.

I was due on my period Friday,haven’t come on I’ve got sore boobs and really strong headaches every test has been negative but today on and off I have had really light brown spotting with no type of cramps is this implantation bleeding?

This may be an odd question and me just over thinking it, but is there a typical amount of kicks/movements we should feel in a day? I’m 27 weeks now and sometimes baby is active with strong movements for what feels like quite long intervals during the day! Not sure if I should ever be concerned they are moving too ...

Hi, Baby was born 6 days and the last few days has had one clicky/popping shoulder. Not every time we pick him up but noticed it a few times. He was born with one arm upI’ve googled and it says it’s normal, can anyone reassure me it is normal? Will contact midwives tomorrow. Thanks!

Anyone else’s baby struggling with congestion? My baby is 5 weeks old. I had a super quick delivery so they said he would be congested for abit. He had broncholitis at 3 weeks and now I think he has a cold because he is so congested and sounds like he has mucus in the back of his throat. Luckily I have an owlet soc...

Anyone else having mild pelvic / low abdomen discomfort fairly often? I can’t be seen for my first ultrasound until 5/7. I think I’m 6 ish weeks.

33 weeks today and over the weekend have started having a mix of dull and sharp pains. As well as left lower back pain - which has been constant today. They are stopping and starting but today have intensified. Is this normal or should I go get checked out. Weirdly I felt like my bump dropped yesterday. This is ...

With my firstborn, I fell pregnant after having sex once at the end of my period which I was shocked about and was completely unplanned. I have been TTC recently and have been having sex around OV pains etc as in days prior but with no luck. I thought I’d try one shot at the beginning of the month towards the end of...

Hello 👋 My baby girl is head down but still back to back. Limbs are all at the front poking out still. Also have placenta at the front. My first baby was in the correct position and I had a really fast birth. I’ve heard back to back can have more complications and be slower which I don’t want having had a positive…

I’m 26+3 and the last two days my stomach has been tightening sooooo much. Especially when I stand up after being sat at my desk. I called triage as the tightening was lasting 30 mins but they just said to rest. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it normal?

I started bleeding again after 7.5 week postpartum - bright red blood. I don’t think it’s my period, my GP was quite dismissive and didn’t look into it. Do you think it’s normal?

Woke up feeling so nauseous today. Its crazy to me that the nausea is still happening and i'm almost finished with the first trimester🥲 On the bright side, i have my ob appointment tomorrow and am excited to ask for the NIPT and see if they'll give me another ultrasound. I really want to see how big my little…

Officially started having the dreams where your baby is an inanimate object lol. Dreamt I went to get the baby out of her bassinet and she was two spoons lmfao yet I proceeded to swaddle the spoons and carry them away 😂

I got to know am pregnant. I am 4w now. But I don’t feel like I am pregnant at all. I am just having my usual PMS+ mild nausea. Does anyone feel the same?

i’m 22 weeks today and i’ve only felt baby move properly twice, during the gender scan he was moving around a lot so abit confused and not sure if it’s just normal and i will feel more movements soon ? this is my first baby so i don’t know any help / advice is appreciated

I’m 7w and wondered if anyone else had had tiny twingy cramps at all? I’ve had no bleeding but the last 2 days I’ve had fairly sharp but tiny cramps

I've been suffering with bad sciatica for a few weeks now which is keeping me up at night but today my back is sooo painful. I'm at work on my feet and I just want to cry, is anyone else experiencing this? Finding it so hard to keep up with my toddler as well, especially getting on the floor/changing nappies. We at...

For those of you who have walking babies, would you describe your baby as wild? (Often or majority of the time)