Pregnancy struggles

Just a little chat really… is any one else who a mum already and now pregnant finding it so so hard? I got a 2 year old little girl and 15 weeks pregnant and I just have zero energy and struggling so much! I think I had 3 break downs today prob a lot of hormones which don’t help but I feel so bad that just one day this week I not taken my daughter out as just can’t find any energy today

Rant and moan over 😂

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YES. I have a little boy who was 2 in September I feel your pain I had loads of breakdowns on Friday hormones raging!! He was was refusing his nap having a couple of bad nights I’ve been shattered I feel your pain completely!

Defo don’t have as much energy it is so hard isn’t it I’m with you xx

I literally feel exactly the same! My daughter was 2 in october & im 18 +2weeks pregnant! I have zero energy & literally been falling asleep at her bedtime lol! Shes had a bad chest infection this week & all we’ve done is watch films, feel soo guilty!
I hope its only a phase loool xx

my daughter not a easy toddlers she full on 😂 so I just feeling so burnt out!

Think hard as when your first you can nap and relax but don’t get that with toddler in house

I never cried so much before in one day 😂

Sending you hugs 🤗 xxx

so hard being pregnant when have children all ready as don’t get to relax at all!

Ow bless her it’s so hard when little ones poorly as they don’t sleep well

Ow I am same I am asleep by 8pm most night with my daughter 😂 I wouldn’t cope other wise

I think you get mum guilt when there in house all day too and she don’t like being in but I felt so burnt out today xxx emotional wreck is understatement today 😂 xxx

Yeah I have a 10 month old going through a sleep regression, I work full time and I’m 17w preg and today was tough. The baby & husband were great but I think the exhaustion just caught up.
Just putting the baby to bed then I’m off to bed myself (til he wakes up🙃) x

I am the same. I have an almost 4 year old and I’m 17 weeks. Exhausted and grumpy a lot 😩

it is soo hard the second time around coz theres not a minute in the day for us mums! Lol nooo I couldn’t either so glad Arabella is a good sleeper lol
Omgg the hormones are uncontrollable arent they! Let the tears flow you will feel better after 😂 xxx

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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

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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

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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.

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