We did it ladies! 91 babies on the list born! Congratulations Lovelies!

@Georgie 15/05 🩷 Molly-Roux 🩷
@Ashleigh 18/05 🩵 August (Gus) 🩵
@Grace 21/05 🩵 Lucas 🩵
@Jessica 25/05 🩷 Dakota Valentina 🩷
@Rebecca 25/05 🩵 Leo 🩵
@tori-leigh 25/05 🩷 Robyn-Luella 🩷
@Courtney 26/05 🩵 Isaac 🩵
@Katie 27/05 🩵🩵 Oscar & Dexter 🩵🩵
@Chloe 27/05 🩷 Nova 🩷
@Karen 27/05 🩷
@Lizzy 29/06 🩷 Scarlett-Rose 🩷
@Leisha 30/05 🩷 Erin Elizabeth Senior 🩷
@Deborah 30/05 🩵 Maxim 🩵
@Molly 30/05 🩷 Margot 🩷
@Olivia Date Unknown 🩵 Brooks 🩵
@Honey 01/06 🩷 Kiana-mae 🩷
@yesim 01/06 🩵 Leo 🩵
@Celine 02/06 🩵 Alex 🩵
@Hayley 02/06 🩷 Olive 🩷
@Beatrice 02/06 🩵 Leonardo 🩵
@Keira 02/06 🩷 Ruby 🩷
@Louma 03/06 🩵 Aksil 🩵
@Mehrnaz 03/06 🩷
@Kelly 03/06 🩷 India Rue 🩷
@Sophie🌻 04/06 🩵 George 🩵
@Marie 04/06 🩷 Alice 🩷
@Annie 04/06 🩵 Lucas 🩵
@Jenny 05/06 🩵 Alexander 🩵
@Faye 05/06 🩵 Finley 🩵
@Ash 06/06 🩵 Theodore 🩵
@laura 06/06 🩷 Sylvie 🩷
@Alice 06/06 🩷 Maeve 🩷
@rebecca 06/06 🩵 James 🩵
@Cassie 08/06 🩵 Huxley 🩵
@Klarissa 08/06 🩷 Lily 🩷
@katie 08/06 🩵 Edan 🩵
@amy 08/06 🩷 Amelia 🩷
@Jessica 09/06 🩷 Blue 🩷
@Sophie 10/06 🩵 Jesse 🩵
@Bella 10/06 🩵 Jaxon 🩵
@JoJo 11/06 🩷 Jennifer Juliet 🩷
@Cat 🖤 11/06 🩵
@Melissa 11/06 🩵 Benny 🩵
@Charlotte 12/06 🩵 Benjamin 🩵
@Ruby Bate 12/06 🩷 Eden 🩷
@chloe 12/06 🩷 Maeve 🩷
@Gözde 13/06 🩵 Atlas 🩵
@jess 13/06 🩷 Holly 🩷
@Nat 14/06 🩷 Zarah-Rhae 🩷
@Kirsty 14/06 🩵 Carter 🩵
@sara 14/06 🩵 Felix 🩵
@Lucie 14/06 🩷 Dolcie 🩷
@Gemma 15/06 🩷Ayda 🩷
@Alice 15/06 🩷 Cleo 🩷
@Tazz 15/06 🩵 Eliyas 🩵
@Zoe Shawcroft 16/06 🩵 Coby Jr 🩵
@jessica 16/06 🩷 Sylvia 🩷
@Barbara 16/06 🩵 Zane 🩵
@Jasmine💚 17/06 🩷Rosemary Gina 🩷
@Amanda 17/06 🩵 Finley 🩵
@Sophie 17/06 🩵 Arthur 🩵
@Sally 17/06 🩷 Iliana 🩷
@Neisha 17/06 🩵 Alba 🩵
@Sarah 17/06 🩷 Sophia 🩷
@Aimy 18/06 🩷 Hallie 🩷
@Gayle 18/06 🩵 Arthur 🩵
@Courtney 18/06 🩵 Akari 🩵
@poonam 18/06 🩷 Ruhi 🩷
@Yulia 19/06 🩷 Amelia 🩷
@Skye 19/06 🩷 Sienna Rose 🩷
@Soph 19/06 🩷 Eden Margot 🩷
@Paige 19/06 🩵 Salih 🩵
@Elyrh 21/06 🩷 Mavis 🩷
@Harley 22/06 🩵 Luka 🩵
@Nele (“Nayla”) 22/06 🩵 Julian 🩵
@Holly 22/06 🩵 Kit 🩵
@Margarita 22/06 🩷 Alice 🩷
@Klaudia 23/06 🩷 Lottie 🩷
@Alana 23/06? 🩷
@Alice 24/06 🩷 Lilah 🩷
@Jordan 25/06 🩵 Nico 🩵
@Sidney 26/06 🩷 Robyn 🩷
@Rachel 26/06 🩵 Dougie 🩵
@sophie 26/06 🩷 Genevieve 🩷
@Maria 30/06 🩷 Alba 🩷
@Tamzin 03/07 🩵 Giovanni 🩵
@Laura 04/07 🩵
@Emily 06/07 🩷 Isabelle 🩷
@Lauren 11/07 🩵 Freddie 🩵
@Alex 15/07 🩵 Lennie 🩵

in our community

Born at 42+1 weeks 🩵

Lennie, born at 04:20 this morning in our living room. Trust your bodies ladies.

Help

I’m currently 36 weeks pregnant and the whole pregnancy I was adamant about having an elective c section as my 1st baby (he’s 1) was an emergency c section and tomorrow I have a consultation appointment at the hospital to sign c section forms and to go through the birth plan. Yesterday I had a complete 180 and I’m now wanting a vbac for multiple reasons. I haven’t done any exercises to help my body prepare for that kind of birth and I’m now thinking I left it too late to have a vbac successfully. Has this happened to anyone before? Also what do I need to pack in my hospital bag for a vbac?

I can’t be the only one? 😭

Hi everyone. 🤍 I’m Lauren, 35 years old, and I’m currently 7 weeks 5 days pregnant with my first baby.

To be honest… I’m really scared, and I just need to know I’m not alone.

This pregnancy has hit me so much harder than I ever imagined. I’m dealing with:

* Extreme exhaustion where I feel like I could sleep all day.
* Severe pregnancy insomnia where I’m somehow exhausted but awake most of the night.
* Constant nausea, dry heaving, and food aversions.
* Anxiety that’s been through the roof.
* Crying almost every day.
* Feeling guilty no matter what I think or do.
* Carpal tunnel pain in both hands that wakes me up.
* Dry lips, feeling dehydrated, and just generally feeling like my body isn’t my own anymore.

Mentally has been the hardest part though.

My relationship has become really strained since finding out we’re expecting. Instead of feeling excited, I’ve been overwhelmed with fear about our future, wondering if we’ll even make it through this together. Some days I feel hopeful, and other days I feel completely alone. I hate admitting that because this baby deserves parents who are excited, and I wish I felt more like myself.

I feel guilty because I thought pregnancy was supposed to be this beautiful experience, and instead I feel like I’m barely surviving some days. I’m terrified that I’m going to feel like this for months.

Has anyone else struggled this much in the first trimester? Did it actually get better? And if your relationship became difficult during pregnancy… did you find your way back to each other?

I could really use some encouragement right now because I’m scared, overwhelmed, and honestly just need to hear that I’m not alone. 🤍

Sending love to anyone else who’s having a really hard time too. 🫶🏼

6 week check up

Did anyone else expect that they would be asked how they are feeling/healing as well as the baby’s development/check up at 6 weeks?

Not sure if I was a bit naive expecting the doc to ask about how I was doing after forceps / episiotomy birth.. and if stitches had healed ok?

Baby Name Ideas?

I’m pregnant with my second baby and don’t know the gender yet, so I need boy and girl name ideas! My son’s name is Xander, so I want it to go with that. Edgy, but not too out there. Our last name is Tooke (pronounced took). Thank you!

If you were aiming for a VBAC, how many weeks pregnant did you have your consultation appointment?

Immediately at my midwife booking appointment I told the midwives then that I wanted a VBAC, they told me I would have a consultation around 28 weeks. At my 16 week appointment I brought it up again (different midwife) and she told me it would be around 32 weeks. When I had my 28 week midwife appointment, she told me it's usually 36 weeks (which seems very late to me) and said if I didn't have an appointment letter by 34 weeks she would follow up. Obviously I don't want this to be last minute because I want to know my chances and options without everything being rushed if I CAN'T have a VBAC. This pregnancy has been stressful enough, having last minute changes would just make things 10X worse. So just wondering when everyone had their consultation appointment? When I looked online it said between 16 and 28 weeks then a final one at 32-34 weeks 😭