Can't sleeeeeep 🫠

My pelvic girdle pain is kicking my arse completely and I just can't get comfortable at all. I'm 20+5 and have maternity pillows, wedge pillows, extra normal pillows to try to prop my legs more / put under me. I'm in agony.

Does it get better or should I just accept I'll likely not get a good night's sleep for another few years 🫠😂 have bought a pregnancy ball which comes today, and looking into mattress toppers to see if that helps. I do stretches / yoga positions most days to try to help.

This is torture. Anyone else struggling? 😭 Have also got degenerative disc disease and don't know if that's contributing but it feels like the whole of my pelvis and upper thighs are just bruised or have been punched relentlessly.

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I struggled massively with hip pain through the night and I got bbhugme pregancy pillow, they are very expensive but I managed to get a secondhand one for a good price and it’s honestly been the best purchase of my my pregnancy so far! A mattress topper also sounds like a good idea! I hope you find something that helps!

I feel your pain I can barely turn over in bed without nearly crying waking up however many times a night. I suffered with my son but no im pregnant with twins and 10x worst :(

Ahhhh what is pelvic girdle pain like? I am wondering whether I have it!! The sides of my thighs are hurting/aching?? One side in particular? Hope you’re okay 😢😢❤️

Without exaggerating i sometimes feel like Ive broken my pelvis it’s that painful but I also suffer with restless legs and sometimes my hips feel weak x

Meeee! I got a belly band. It’s helps

thank you for commenting with tips. I actually was recommended bbhugme by loads of women previously & I found two local to me on FB marketplace and neither sellers replied to my partner 😕 I was gutted. Now trying to figure out which firmness mattress topper I'd benefit from. Do you think it's best to go soft if your mattress is firm? 🙈 I've got no idea.

ah I'm so sorry. I felt like crying from it last night, as got not a wink of sleep and just rolling from one side to the other made me wanna bawl. Congratulations on your twins 🎉 my sister had twins and I know complaining to her about anything pregnancy is probably pointless 😂 bless you.

I get pulling either side of where baby sits, sometimes pain in groin. it feels like my entire pelvis & lower back just aches so much. As I say, like I've been punched. Upper thigh on the outside just from laying / pressure. It's just all really tender. Hurting when I sit for too long in one position also.

I was going to try this but it told me on my belly band instructions it wasn't safe if sitting / lying down to wear it, only really when you're up and active. Is that only when you're wearing it? X

I'm trying so hard but every time I wake up which is periodically im on my back 🥹😂 because I suppose it's where I'm most comfortable. Having to day nap to try to make up but not any less painful. Hope it gets better for you 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I’m the same! It’s really starting to impact me at night. I applied for physio last night to try and see if I can get some exercises to help!

I had it with my first and found it such a struggle!

If im really struggling I will sleep on my back for an hour or two with pillows propping me up like im reading so more sitting lazy than laying. So my hips can square and relax. I read last night it can even be benificial to sleep for Momma to sleep this way a bit for this reason.

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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.

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