Period cramps

Did anyone feel like they were going to start their period just before getting their positive? I had period cramps, upset stomach, the feeling of me starting soon, wet like feeling that i always have before i start. Basically the same usual symptoms. I carried pads with me to work because i was sure i was coming on! Tested 3 days before my period due and got a positive test. I still feel like i might start lol

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Hospital bag

Hello ladies 🥹❤️
I know it probably seems like a silly question but any tips or suggestions/must haves for a hospital bag. I’m now 31 weeks and want to have this sorted or start to!! Any help would be appreciated as I really don’t have a clue!

6 month postpartum emergency c section momma

Hello ladies,
6 months ago I was induced to have my son at 37 weeks due to getting gestational hypertension in the end of my pregnancy. I had a birth plan and while I know it’s called a plan because it doesn’t always work out the way we want. Pretty much none of my birth went the way I had envisioned and I’ll say I mourn that almost daily. I was induced and given cytotech to soften my cervix, then the foley balloon was inserted and tugged out after 2 attempts, and the pitocin started shortly after. Things were progressing really well and I was almost 5cm when I was asked if I wanted the epidural. I had pretty much planned on getting one but my pain was still quite manageable, so I wanted to wait. But I felt pressured and didn’t really have support during my delivery. The second I got that epidural I never made it past 5cm…I labored for 27 hours before the decision was made due to me contracting and infection that I needed to have an emergency c section as baby’s hr was spiked as well. To make matters worse I felt my c section happening. I’m not talking about a slight tugging and pulling. I’m talking about cutting and ripping and tearing….It’s been 6 months since then and I still think about it like I said daily. It traumatized me and made me mourn what I didn’t get with my baby. I wanted that immediate skin to skin on my chest and the golden hour after birth. I was wondering if any other moms experienced similar complications and/ or are feeling similarly? I am so grateful my son is alive and happy as am I, but can we just take a second to acknowledge things suck sometimes?

C section

So currently in hospital as been told I need to have a section at 36 weeks,
Prepped for a home birth and always been told natural birth easier recovery than a section,

Any advise or tips to help aid recovery as currently shitting myself!

Thanks in advance x

Feeling a Little Overwhelmed

So in the last 24 hours I've found out baby is footling breech, I'm anemic and they found very high levels of glucose in my urine (gtt now booked for Thurs). Oh and my HG seems to have returned with a vengeance. I'm not sure the point in the post, other than I feel a little sorry for myself/overwhelmed and most people I've told have said 'ohhh GD is nothing' or 'theres loads of time for baby to turn'

4d scan - too late?

I’m 35 weeks tomorrow and contemplating booking a 4d scan for tomorrow. Is it too late due to the baby size now? Has anyone else had a late 4D scan?

20 week scan - baby measuring small

Hi everyone. Looking for any similar experiences. At my 20 week scan today, I was told that my baby’s head and abdomen are both around the 3rd percentile. By contrast, her femur length is in the 40th percentile. I’ll get extra growth scans because of this. I also have a low lying anterior placenta (with a previous c section) so trying not to get too anxious about what may be ahead. Anyone else with a baby measuring so small? I also don’t really understand why the femur length is totally normal. TIA