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August 2026 Babies 🇬🇧

Hey mama or mama-to-be! 💗💙

Hope you’re all doing okay?
How’s pregnancy or parenthood going? 🥰

Preparing for baby number two and feeling like I’ve barely done a thing compared to last time 😂….
With my first, I was single but had family support, nursery done, clothes washed, bags packed, everything ready early!
This time?
Just nappies, a few bits, and the big items sorted (pram, car seat, cot, side bed)… that’s literally it! 🙈

I have got only 11 weeks left and feeling so guilty I’m not more prepared 😳
Please tell me I’m not alone here?😩😔

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I feel so swamped trying to prepare for number 2! We don't have a lot of storage space and I'm trying desperately to clear out old stuff to make room - but doing that, alongside parenting a 3 year old, and being a full time student midwife, is really bloody hard!! I have a couple of clothing bits off Vinted, a new mattress for the Next2Me and a new car seat (as our old one doesn't fit in my car). Pushchair we still have from before but need adaptors for the carry cot to fit on it. Due end of Aug but the first 6m have flown by and 13 weeks to my due date (plus kind of have a feeling she will come early) is leaving me s.t.r.e.s.s.e.d

Absolutely not alone lol also baby number 2 here and i feel like ive done nothing 🤣 supposed to be clearing out our spare room so we can move into it and the kids will have ours plus the mini box room my son currently has but I've been so out of it its just a mass dumping group 🙈🙈 i know we have stuff from my son up in the loft but I dont have the space for it all to be brought down so I can check what we have sorted and what we still need 😅😅😅 im very aware im pregnant but I think i keep forgetting that im actually having a baby hahahaha

Haha even less over here for baby 3 😂😂 think I have most things anyway!

You are definitely not alone I have 15 weeks left with baby number 4 and I have the bare essentials that's it haha. I'm waiting to go on mat leave and then I will prep x

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I think it’s probably just my family but DAMN everyone is getting so annoying n my mother is so pushy it makes me so damn irritated… yes I understand they want me to hv a smooth delivery but bcz they feel like I’m not doing nth they keep being pushy when I talk to my midwife n doula they say I’m fine… she was being pushy earlier on in my pregnancy n I was listening n I ended up in severe pain & discomfort bcz I was over doing things bcz of her… I’m 34 weeks(FTM) how do I deal with feeling so aggravated n annoyed by everything? I really just want tobe left alone

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i just got this!!!!

Ladies!! this is my fourth baby!!! i’m so excited

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Pregnancy weight gain/post partum struggles

I put on a significant amount of weight during pregnancy. I was a size 12/14 pre-pregnancy and I’m now a size 18/20 8 weeks post partum.

I’m really struggling both mentally and physically. My body hurts constantly (my knees, back, hips) to the point moving around looking after baby is painful and a struggle. It’s really taking a toll on my mental health too, never felt so repulsive.

I’m trying my best to go for a walk every day and not eating excessively. If I had the money I’d buy Mounjaro but I just can’t afford it. Does anyone have any advice?

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Glucose test

Does anyone remember what the highest the glucose test would be to fail?

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Diabetes test

Has anyone had the gestational diabetes test? I’ve been referred for one as both my parents have diabetes.

Just wondering about other people’s experiences and what to expect if people are happy to share 🫶🏼

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