What symptoms are you struggling with most right now?

Y'all this is my second and I don't remember feeling this awful 😂😂 what are you all currently struggling with the most and have you found any tips and tricks with any of those things that's helping?

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second pregnancy, first baby. everything is definitely worse!! i can’t even smell certain things without feeling instantly nauseous or gag. no appetite a lot of the day. i have only take it twice but i think it’s working; taking 1/2 a unisom pill and 100mg b6 pill right before bed that seems to linger through the day until about 5 pm when it returns. i mainly deal with the nausea and no appetite from 5-10 pm before i go to bed. i’m only halfway through my first trimester though so we’ll see how it plays out. hopefully well🤞🏼

ooh I may need to try the unison and b6 and see if it helps me!

I'll reply to my own post with mine lol... Nausea has been awful and I'm starting to throw up now with it. Tender boobs as well, extreme fatigue, metallic taste, super sensitive to smells and no appetite at all. PUPPPs is also already appearing.. I have yet to find anything to make it easier yet lol

I just wanna eat something and not get nauseous a few bites in lol

One really cool fun thing that happens to me is my asthma goes haywire so I feel horrible and sound sick coughing all the time. I have to keep explaining I seem sick but I’m not sick everyone thinks I have covid but I can’t tell anyone what’s actually going on lol I have a little nausea and I’m eating constantly but I already look 4 month pregnant lol

Mine is the nausea. I'm 8 weeks and I feel absolutely awful. I can't even eat a whole meal. My dinner was toast. Small snacks of crackers have helped me

Girl all of it ready to be over with just give me a healthy baby already like wtf why do we have to go through all of this I know it’s a blessing but man

This is my first pregnancy, just a lot of nausea, very hard to find food to eat. I feel so bad for my boyfriend, his breath is atrocious even if he brushes or eats mints. Lastly I got bv, I’ve never had any medical problems like this, no yeast infections no uti’s, but just finished my antibiotics. Sadly just feeling a lot of regret about this pregnancy

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

Doctors appt horror stories

I got peed on at my one month olds doctors appointment and I wanted to see if others had similar experiences. It was just hilarious but also like whyyyy! Also jeez those doctors seem to be so rough when they’re pressing on the baby’s stomach and just moving them around checking their muscles and stuff.

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?