36 weeks & 5 days in so much

Good morning I’m in so much pain all night I was running back & forth to the bathroom. I drink water constantly but I feel so dehydrated been having a lot of pain in my stomach especially in my ribs under my left breast. It’s really hard to get any sleep. My son is very low idk I can’t take the pain

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This is me right now! And my pelvic region in like the creases of my inner thigh hurt every time I move! And my body has swollen like a balloon. I’m done lol

yes that’s me but except my pain don’t go away. I am so tired of this pregnancy. I’m ready for him to come out.

I’m going through this too I’m 36 weeks today! I have not slept. The only time the pain is relieved is when I sat in the bath for an hour. I’m also having back pain. My midwife said it’s Braxton hicks 😭 and to sleep with a heating pad. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I’m beyond ready I was scared of labor but I’m now at the point where I rather the labor pain to get it over with!

well at least yours goes away in a hot bath mine doesn’t I try laying on my side but it just not working for me the heating pads suck I’m scared to give birth but like you said I rather birth than this I’m so over it I’ll 37 weeks on Tuesday

wow we the same weeks with the same pain I thought I be the only one crawling to the bathroom and yes it’s very hard for me to lift my legs or to even get dress my bed is very low so it’s easy to get in bed but not getting out cuz all the movement hurts especially trying to stand up I cry all the time cuz of it

You ladies are not alone! I’ve been like this literally everything u guys said since 6 months I’m 37 weeks/3days and I’m over being pregnant. I want her out lol and just hoping most of these pains go away when she is. Obviously there wil be new pains but these, IM TIRED OF LOL

Oh no ! How’s your blood pressure? The concerning news to me is the pain in your ribs under your breast. Which can be sign of preeclampsia . It effects your kidneys which can cause dehydration! Go to the doctor !

I have a appointment for tomorrow so I will be letting the doctor know I’ve always had low blood pressure since this pregnancy

Preeclampsia is usually felt under the right rib cage I’m sure can vary but probably not that! Hopefully it’s just normal pregnancy pains even though that’s not always what you want to hear it is the best case scenario. Hoping these last couple weeks fly by for you

yeah I don’t think it’s preeclampsia either because I was tested before for it and it came out negative. These pains are just very intense. I don’t know why I don’t know why it won’t go away. I don’t know what will help. I have an appointment tomorrow so I will be explaining to the doctor about the pain. I’m just trying not to touch it because it hurts so much and then when my son kicks there it get more painful

so sorry you have to go through that 😭 sending positive vibes your way I hope you get some relief soon!

thank you

im having the left rib pain and back pains as well- to the point it wakes me up at night. of course chat to the doctor about it but i was told that in late pregnancy was our ligaments relax and since our ribs are mostly cartilage - they are going to shift or move or be looser and that’s going to be uncomfortable. hope this helps a bit!

I understand but this pain still haven’t stopped I cried all night stayed up all night drink water use the bathroom and nothing helps I’m tired I just want this pain to go away I have a appointment today

no one knows your body better than you! i hope the app gives you answers and that you are heard in your concerns!!!

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Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Small head reported following 20 week scan

Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

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?

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.

Scan needed at 33 weeks

Hi ladies! I just had a midwife appointment (I am 33+5)..the midwife was different to my usual midwife. She's requested I have a scan within 72 hours as she said baby is measuring a little small, however, she did say that it's likely nothing to worry about and it's probably just her measuring me a bit different to my usual midwife. Has anyone else had this? Am a bit worried although babys heartbeat and movements are completely fine.