Intense Dreams

I’m 8weeks and I’ve been seeing such intense dreams this past week and a half.

Just wanted to see if anyone else is on the same boat as me.

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They don’t stop

This is me I’m in my second trimester and I’m having a boy. My doctor said she’s seen it most in women carrying boys. It’s literally how i knew from day 1 he was a boy 😂

I had the same thing, one of the first signs of pregnancy I experienced. Vivid dreams and multiple dreams every night, I remember waking up “tired” because my brain was at 200 miles an hour 😂😭

Yup I had the most vivid dreams . Sometimes it was hard to tell them from real life 😭

I also had a boy 😂

I'm having a girl. I'm 22 weeks pregnant and the vivid dreams have not stopped. Apparently it's something common while pregnant. Had them while 7 weeks pregnant.

So interesting!!

Thank you ALL for sharing your experiences 🥰 It really means a lot!

lol! Love how blunt you were!

I’m soo curious about how certain indicators tell people what gender they’re carrying (no matter how unscientific it may be!)

I can relate!! Omg😆

I’m sorry but I hate when people sugarcoat pregnancy 😭 It is beautiful but it also sucks haha

hahahahahaha factsss 💯

super interesting!

Yes alll night long they are CRAZY

I kind of wish I did but maybe I’m just sleeping peacefully. I remembered some during the first trimester because of restless sleep from having to use the bathroom throughout the night

for me.. vivid dreams, salty/sour cravings, I had morning sickness only when eating certain foods, and i did not have mood swings AT ALL. Everything about me has been chill since being pregnant. I cried one night because of my fiancé. But nothing has made me cry even finding out didn’t make me cry and this is our rainbow baby. Lack of emotions

Scientifically it’s also known that if you conceive while being highly stressed you’re likely to carry a boy. I was stressed asf from my job.

oh wow! Really?? That’s so interesting!!

I’m so curious about the gender but I know it’s too early to tell 😅

in our community

Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

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

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. ??

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

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.

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?