Feel like I’m fully in the trenches with this gas pain, my stomach is so noisy and painful, I do not remember this type of pain after my first. I had my section on Friday afternoon and the last 6 hours have been horrid.
Anyone have any tips? Or just tell me it gets better🥲
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Ask the midwives do they have any peppermint tea, they made some for me and it really helped!

Chewing gum really helps! It tricks your tummy into starting up again and speeds up the process xx

I agree with peppermint tea, I drank it a lot in the first few days and didn't have gas pain at all. Also sitting propped up to sleep helped as well
Currently being induced at 39 weeks and feel absolutely terrible for my partner being here with me. Uncomfy chair (expected) but them not even offering him a drink :(( I feel so guilty
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Im seeing this more and more now.
Personally, i dont see any need for alcohol at a kids birthday party, my siblings however have always had an alcohol room when its a kids birthday party, it usually ends up with most the parents getting tipsy/drunk in the kitchen with their kids running havoc elsewhere with often 1 or 2 parents/grandparents watching over them
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Im exhausted, excited, scared, hungry, not hungry🤣 the list is endless. How is everyone else feeling
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I hate candy and cake. Idk I just can’t do that much sweet it makes me nauseous.

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I purchased one from Amazon and honestly it made my day hearing out little boys heartbeat at home! We are 16w6 and I played about with it for a while, YouTubed a few videos on the different sounds I could hear. Anterior placenta mum so I was surprised I managed to fine his beat within a few minutes.

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So for context, I called the emergency gynecology unit about 2 days ago (alos used as the early pregnancy unit; under 8 weeks), due to ongoing bleeding & minor interchanging cramps, the first woman I spoke to was sweet enough.. she just sounded tired, told me the triage nurse would call me within the hour, it took nearly 2 hours so i was just left panicking, she FINALLY called me back at around midnight and the attitude on this woman STANK. I mean, she picked up and I felt like I could actually hear the eyeroll, I explained my symptoms, she looked through my chart, she seen I was in at around 5 weeks pregnant for a reassurance scan to check it wasn't an ectopic pregnancy and had a scan booked for the 14th to check bubbas heartbeat as it was too early to see it last time. She goes "you're bleeding?", me: "yes.", her: "any pain?", me: "a little", her: "k" (kissed her teeth), her: i can see here you have a scan on Monday?", me: "yup", her: "okay, well they're only scanning you cos they couldn't find ITS heartbeat, so if the bleeding/cramping gets any worse then don't bother going to your appointment on monday or the 23rd cos you've miscarried. Go ER tho." Me: (getting understandably upset and trying to hold back tears) "okay..", her: "k, anything else I can help you with", me: "no", her: "okay, soz luv. Ave a nice night" then hung up on me, I dont know if im over reacting because im just more sensitive at the moment from the changing hormones n stuff but that just felt extremely rude and insensitive, especially when on my notes in red at the top of the page in bold letters, it mentions ive had prior losses & a 'recent' infant loss (last year in may, Suspected SIDS but unconfirmed), there was just no emotion in how she said anything or like she even took into consideration how I'd feel hearing that?... and then to proceed to call my baby an "IT", there's plenty other terminology to use than "it". 🤦♀️🤦♀️ am I overreacting or do I have a right to be upset/annoyed??.

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