No weight gain ?

I’m 12+1 today and so far I have gained no weight at all.

If I had bad nausea I would understand, but I had nearly no nausea at all and have basically been eating normally.

We had a NIPT and private scan and so we know that there is an active, measuring two days ahead baby boy with no detectable genetic issues and as far as I could see on the scan also no visible ones. So he is fine and growing as expected.

And I even do have a bump! I know it must be mostly bloat, but I would think I am also storing fat and increasing my blood volume at this point. It doesn’t show up in the numbers in the scale though.

Anyone else? Is this okay or should I talk to my midwife?

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Heartbroken

I went to do an emergency Ultrasound since I have having brown discharge and some bleeding when I went to wipe after using restroom for a week straight and some cramping. There was no heart beat and I’m supposed to be 7 weeks and I couldn’t see much in the ultrasound. I think that the baby stopped growing. I am praying that everything is fine but I’m just in the ER room waiting for answers. 💔🙏

Middle names that go with Rory?

Our little boy has just arrived but we can’t decide on a middle name, so any suggestions welcome

Thanks!

C-section Trauma

I'm 37 weeks pregnant with my second and having a hard time deciding whether or not to do a scheduled C-section for this baby. My first is almost 4 years old and was an emergency C-section after 3 hours of pushing. The experience was extremely traumatic and I don't feel like I'm "over it".

I had an appointment today at the hospital and accidentally walked into the maternity floor and had a panic attack that has left me crying for hours. I don't want to be triggered like this after 4 years. Everyone I know who has had an emergency C-section is living their lives normally. I feel like I can't move through this no matter what I do. And now I feel like it's affecting my second child.

Looking for either advice or sympathy lol

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Is there anything I can put on my stomach for this? I’m not sure what’s going on. It seems like the pores are open..i had my second c section on Monday!

baby movement

i will be 20 weeks pregnant on tuesday but have not felt a single kick. is this normal. this is my second pregnancy

Help please 🫠

So I got diagnosed with high blood pressure last week Thursday. I’ve been getting my blood pressure measured every few days and hospital claim it has stabilised. I have received a phone call from a doctor today saying that even though the blood pressure stabilised they want to induce me on my due date which is in 11 days and I would be 40 weeks.

The doctor was under the impression that this has been mentioned to me and I’ve received leaflets and I was clueless. Not happy about how this was a phone call conversation when I was at hospital yesterday and someone could’ve spoken to me about it.

An induction is something I really wanted to avoid due to the horror stories I’ve heard. And the idea of an emergency c section petrifies me as well.

This is my first baby so I know I have a higher chance of the induction failing or the need for an emergency c section.

I guess the help I’m asking for is do you reckon I could request a planned c section instead? Or is it too late? Should I try the induction? Has anyone got induction stories? What is the recovery after a c section like?