6-8 week check up

Sooo my daughter is now 4 months old so I know this is kinda a while back but it’s playing on my mind . When we went for the 6-8 week check up only my daughter was checked over - was told my blood pressure, weight etc was going to be done but we was rushed out so I was never checked over . She’s also put down on the nhs app inaccurate readings as nothing was done for me at that appointment:/ was just pushed aside and not properly checked from the moment I gave birth to my daughter
And my placenta had ragged membranes and I am now having bad pains and issues in that area 😞just don’t know what to do anymore
Sorry for the long rant

21 year old ftm
my daughter was in the nicu for the first month of her life so I can understand why main focus was on her but I still needed checking too 🙁

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Growth scans

Hi ladies - just want to ask if there's anyone here who Hasn't been offered a growth scan? Literally everyone I've chatted with on this app has had one or multiple growth scans. My last scan was the 20 weeks one and I haven't seen baby since 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ want to ask my midwife about this at the next appt but still, is it normal to not be offered one? For context, I'm 34 weeks. Thanks x

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I had an emergency c section in 2024 and this year I’ve noticed something new that keeps happening and I don’t know if it’s linked to having a c section. I’ve noticed when I’m getting out the shower/bath and I’m bending forward to dry my legs and feet I get this random tight knot feeling in my stomach ( few inches above scar). It scares me but soon as I stand back straight it goes. Has anyone else experienced this?

Anxiety!

So I’m currently 7 weeks and 1 day, I had a scan about a week ago so I would’ve been 6 weeks and 3 days, the crl was 7.0mm and there was possible cardiac activity detected. I’ve seen scans around the same time as me with bigger babies and clear heartbeats. I’m so so paranoid that the next scan isn’t gonna be good news as I expected to see a heartbeat at my last one.

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Baby girl in scan

Hi today i have 22w scan and they told me its little girl. My imagination was all about boy… now my heart is not accepting i believe if god chose baby girl for me its best then ……but i do not know my heart feels like hurt and discomfort.. please guide me what should i do … should i inform my family now or not .. please guide me may be someone words console my soul😢

Edited: Thank you so much, everyone. Your kind words really helped me look at my baby girl in a completely new and beautiful way. 🤍
When I found out she was a girl, I suddenly felt so many emotions that I wasn’t expecting. I had imagined having a boy for so long that, for a little while, my heart struggled to accept the news. I think I had built so many dreams around a baby boy that I needed some time to adjust.

But something else happened in my heart too. I suddenly started thinking about myself as a little girl again. I remembered how vulnerable and helpless I sometimes felt growing up, and one thought came into my mind: Am I strong enough to protect my little girl from this cruel world?

I don’t even know if I can properly explain the feeling. It wasn’t that I didn’t want my daughter. It was almost the opposite—I suddenly loved her so much that I became scared for her.

Maybe God chose a daughter for me because He knows something I don’t. Maybe He is giving me the chance to become the mother, protector and safe place that every little girl deserves.

I’m still learning to accept this new dream, but I want to welcome my baby girl with an open heart. Maybe one day I’ll look back at this moment and wonder how I ever imagined my life without her. 🤍