St James’s growth scan

I had a midwife appointment yesterday (Tuesday) and she said she was referring me for a growth scan as baby has only grown 1cm in 6 weeks. She said the scan is usually around 3 days after referral and I’ll find out by post but my concern is royal mail have been terrible with delivering to my house I get post once a week if that. Has anyone else experienced this and found out by text by any chance? I’m obviously anxious about the scan and just want the reassurance as soon as I can! X

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Recovery

I’m due for my elective section in a weeks time at 40+3.

This is my first baby and after dreaming of a unmedicated vaginal birth, an induction is needed due to low Papp-a and this week i’ve finally chosen an elective section over induction for a few reasons (mostly mental and to have a good experience).

Firstly, what would you recommend? I completely understand healing/recovery is so much harder with a section but I think I’m willing to risk the physical impact than the mental impact of emergency/induction.

Secondly, recovery tips please! I have an extremely supportive partner who will make sure I do everything by the book to recover✨

Just wanted to see if anyone else had these issues.

I was just taken to the hospital by ambulance early this morning. I have never been in so much pain in my life. I woke up out of dead sleep to feeling like I was getting stabbed in my upper center stomach and someone was twisting the knife. I was screaming and throwing up and nothing was helping I couldn’t even get in the car for my fiancee to drive me so ems and cops had to come. They ended up giving me a low dose of fentanyl and it helped me so much. We did blood tests urine tests ultrasounds on my liver and gallbladder all for them to say “he must of just kicked you hard”. I’m 32 weeks pregnant and been feeling him kick me since 16 weeks. This was not that. I felt so dismissed something felt wrong I wasn’t hoping for something to be wrong but at least I would have gotten an answer to what caused me to be in that much pain. I feel okay now I’ve been sleeping all day but am so sore tired and scared it’s going to happen again. It was constant pain so wasn’t contractions. I just feel so defeated and can’t wait to never be pregnant again for the rest of my life.

Chunky Gal

Is anyone else’s 6 week old in 3-6 month clothes already? 🤣🤭

Hip pain when sleeping

I have been sleeping on my sides as per recommendations but every night throughout the night I wake up multiple times because my hips feel like they’re bruised from laying on them. I have a pregnancy pillow and whilst it is comfortable I feel like it’s doing nothing?! Any recs would be great please

First time section mama

So we had our first section on Monday although this is baby 3 for us. I knew the recovery was going to be worse but did really know what to expect! I go home last night and I am struggling so much to even just stand up straight to get up to go to the bathroom. Now I’m home I don’t have the same hand rails and stuff they did at the hospital which obviously helped so much more than I realised! I’m not able to lie on My side at all which is really annoying as that’s how I usually sleep is that normal? Any advise from people who have been through it just to make the recovery easier? I feel sofa stuck and like moving just makes everything hurt

How can my husband feel baby move

I want my husband to be able to feel the baby move but whenever he touches my belly baby stops moving 😂
Anything I can do to get baby to move more lol?

I'm 22 weeks pregnant and have a posterior placenta.