Brown discharge

Woke up in the middle of the night went to the bathroom and had the tiniest like the tiniest amount of brown discharge. I’m now worried 😭😭 but I’ve got my scan in literally 4 hours so fingers crossed everything’s okay 😭😭😭

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it was the tiniest literally tiniest amount and I haven’t had it since the middle of the night 😭

I had brown discharge between the weeks of 8 and 10 and I now have a healthy one year old 🙂 I was terrified at the time but all was good 🥰

Yep, I also had very little in week 9 believe it was. I read something that it was likely old blood clearing out when the placenta is attaching or something. ☺️ hope you and baby are both OK 💗

It thanks for all your reassurances!! I’ll update once I’ve had the scan! Pray that I’m measuring where I should be 😭 why is it all so scary 😅💖

Went for scan the experience wasn’t the best, baby looks good and everything looks clear but the experience was so sad I was in and out within 5 minutes I saw their heart beat which was crazy just really sad that I wasn’t able to take it in

Was it a private scan? Or your standard medical? Private scans can be super quick, but tbh it means things are looking good. My babygirl would not turn around on private scans and I stayed for ages because they wanted to get the pictures/gender but no success 😅 so being in and our quickly might be a good sign! The scans you'll get in the hospital are usually a lot longer, especially the anatomy scan ☺️
Glad everything is looking good and you got some peace of mind!

yes private, just really upset me I know the website said 5 minutes but I thought it meant like in the room not from when you walk into the building 😭😭

Brown discharge is totally normal. I had it with this pregnancy and my last one. Brown is just old stuff coming out!!

I had quite a lot of brown discharge from 6-10 weeks. I’m currently sat here snuggling my 10 week old baby. I was worried sick. Sending good thoughts your way ❤️

I’m 19 weeks and had brown discharge yesterday, I’m really scared I’m having a late miscarriage, anyone else had it later in pregnancy like me and all was ok? Xx

33w and had a small amount, doctor not worried saw yesterday baby boy had strong healthy heartbeat and very active 💙

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Family culture difference on money

Sorry this is long, I hope some of you get to the end and give advice!!!

So I’m a very thrifty person, things are tight at the moment, the cost of living crisis and my house is heated by oil so things are extortionate. We aren’t on the bread line but we aren’t flush, hubby might be made redundant so there is some financial pressure.

Sometimes I buy my sons something nicer, on the justification that I can sell it on after (♥️ vinted ♥️). I have also been planning on pretty much breaking even most of the baby things I bought from face book market place, side by crib, baby changing unit, etc.

Hubby and I have different money cultures with our families (he’s Indian, I’m British). I’m my family we don’t mix money, we would help each other out if someone was in trouble and will get each other gifts on special occasions. With hubby’s family money is much more fluid, they will give each other things worth thousands of £ just because.

Hubby’s brother bought him a new laptop and a new Google phone, he’s been very generous to hubby. Hubby hasn’t given the same back because brother is much richer.

Hubby and I mostly share finances. If it’s relevant I’m the higher earner.

Now to the point! My babies are so cute they’ve given hubby’s brother (currently single) baby rabies. He’s asked for our baby stuff when we’re done with it. He’s been so generous to hubby I feel really stingy saying no. But I’d never have bought some of the stuff if I wasn’t going to get a return on it - the thought makes me a bit anxious. If we gave all our baby stuff given the second hand value it still wouldn’t equal what the brother had given hubby.

I thought maybe I could give him some stuff but sell some stuff, but hubby said then his brother will just have to go out and buy that stuff, so I should name my price and ask his brother for the money. That makes me feel very uncomfortable, given how generous the brother has been to hubby.

So what do I do ladies? Give it all and suck it up? Give part of it and sell parts on Vinted/FB, or ask hubbys brother for money for it and be uncomfortable? Or do you see another solution?

No one is being entitled or rude here, just a culture difference I need to navigate.

My relationship is failing I feel so alone.. I need a girlfriend to talk to :(

I'm a sahm and I feel so stuck... anyone going through the same thing? I could really use someone to relate to and talk through this with. Feeling so vulnerable but if I don't I won't be able to pull myself out of this

Going back to work!

Already thinking about this! Told my boss I was pregnant this week at 10 weeks, he was so happy for me. He’s recently became a first time Dad and was showing me pictures of his baby. I told him my plans about going back after 6 months and he looked at me like I was mad, am I!? I absolutely love my job and cannot imagine giving it up, I manage a team and am petrified my position won’t be there if I had a year off. My husband gets 6 months full pay so the plan would be for him to have the last 6 months off and I also made it clear to my boss that I would like to go part time. That way we can hopefully parent together 4/7 days rather than just the weekend! I am such an overthinking! 🤣 but this is what I’m struggling with the most, I’ve worked full time since I was 17 (12 years ago) and the max time I’ve had off in one go is 2 weeks when I got married. I’m sooo excited to be a Mum and we decided now was the right time, which it 100% is! But I feel so on edge about not working! I’m sure once I’m on maternity leave I won’t even think about work! Has anyone else felt the same?

What are we giving our soon-to-be 3yo for their birthdays?

We have the magnetiles, we have the kinetic sand and play doh, we have the play kitchen…

Literally, is there anything left in the world to buy this spoilt kid? 😅

Go to dinner ideas

Looking for recipes you use in your family that are not the traditional lasagna, shepards pie, ect

Is it just me?

I’m 35. I have a 21 month old and i’m 5 months pregnant. I have no friends. Everyone has either drifted away or ghosted me. I don’t know what i’ve done but i’m so lonely now. My best friend of 20 years has ghosted me and i’m heartbroken. I’ve tried to reach out to other friends but never get anywhere. I don’t know how to make new friends. I honestly just feel so alone.