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I can't do this (31w1d)

I have no quality of life. I can barely get around in my home because I'm always in pain and exhausted. Tylenol is a joke as pain relief. I have severe HG and am about to start a medication made for fucking cancer patients. I have so many complications and I'm so tired. Someone please tell me there's an end in sight

Bump pics

Let’s see everyone’s latest bump pics!

Here’s mine. 14 weeks today! Definitely bigger this time around!

Visiting family; do I take hospital bags?

I’m 35 weeks and going to stay with some family 2 and a half hours away. Should I take the car seat and hospital bags just in case? Not high risk or expecting earlier arrival. Is my first baby so likelihood is to go over but who knows 😅

My family don't like baby's name

I love my baby boys name, my friends love it and my siblings too. Everyone else in my family are not crazy about it and keep saying because of its strong African sounding-ness baby will be judged and loose opportunities in the future blah blah blah.
For an African family we've got pretty bland European favoured names with our African born day names.

I respect their opinions but I love the name my other children love the name and I'm very happy to keep it.
I'm married to a European with middle easter roots and they'd prefer if we went down the Mediterranean style of name.

It makes me frustrated and sad because people in UK and maybe abroad favor names like George, Charlotte, Sarah, James I can't branch out? It's ridiculous we have artists with tough Russian or Germanic even Polish names which everyone just gets on with but something more African inspired isn't okay?

Baby hasn't got a birth certificate or official documents yet. Should I keep me baby's name which he's used to and his siblings? Or shall I confirm and listen to my elder family members and change it to a European favoured name?

I'm 95% sure I want to stick to my guns, after all on this pretty traumatic & difficult pregnancy journey it was only myself I could rely on and therefore who has the right to try and "re name" my baby?

Advice welcomed thanks 😊

What can I do to feel better

Nauseous every day , I take my medication that my ob gave me to help , I’m only 9 weeks and a couple of days . What helped you ?

still sick. 15w

i’m irritated why am i still waking up sick. nausea went away for a while and i was doing good at work/showing up & staying the full shift. now when i eat it doesn’t even hold off nausea for a few hours like it was idk what the problem is. and probably the most irritating part is i know im not going to get any help because i don’t get taken seriously i usually have to figure things out and take matters into my own hands which i don’t really know what that would be right now

Breech Baby

I’m 36 weeks today and just had an ultrasound scan. The technician found the baby in breech so I’ve been sent to maternity triage. This is my first baby so could anyone tell me what to expect while I’m in triage please 😅

How are you giving birth?

Saw a woman give birth in her driveway today and it had me wondering what my plan of action is. I know I want it to be as natural as possible (does gas and air count?) but not sure I want to go as far as not being at hospital? You guys?

Sorry I just needed something light hearted as there is a lot of worry and doom and gloom here if you aren’t careful.

Tightening sensation in lower uterus

Hey all, I’m 29+5 weeks today and this week I’ve had light a tightening sensation in the lower part of my uterus a couple of times a day. Doesn’t hurt and it might be the baby has moved further down but I feel it could be Braxton Hicks? It doesn’t hurt at all just feels like a light squeeze. Anyone else experienced this?

Consultant appointments

For anyone high risk etc, do you know when your first consultant appointment is?

Constant movement for 2 hours

I’m nearly 33 weeks and he’s not stopped wriggling, really big movements and lightening crotch pain for 2 hours. Is this normal?
I know movement is good but doesn’t normally go on for this long

Feeling huuuuge

18 weeks and feeling like I’m over bumpin’ FTM here and I know I know… I’ll look back when I’m humongous and laugh but I’m feeling so big for just 18 weeks 😂 anyone the same?! AND I get bigger as the day goes on.

28 week baby measurements

Hi everyone, I was sent for a growth scan today (28+1) as midwives measured me smaller than they’d like but when I had the scan they said baby is perfectly fine and already weighing 2lbs 13oz. Does that seem big already?

Clear blue weeks indicator

So, I had a really faint line this morning confirming I’m pregnant. My period is due in 3 days. I’ve picked up a clear blue digital to show how many weeks. Can I use any wee of the day or has it got to be morning again?

C-section infection!

Any advice ladies im sure my C-section scar is a little infected😩 11 days post op. I can smell it and slight itching! Any advice on how I can treat this at home? Thanks ladies 🩷

Morning sickness

When did people with really bad sickness start to get better? I’ve been off for work for 6 weeks now and only able to eat a handful of things. Maxed out on anti sickness tablets. Had one hospital admission because my blood sugar was so low from lack of food/vomitting I was passing out and the lack of electrolytes was giving me an irregular heart rate😭😭 I’m 13 and a half weeks and the vomitting seems to be getting worse not better, I’m sick to my stomach every single day.

I’ve genuinely never felt worse in my life! What were other people’s experiences when they had really bad/extreme sickness/HG that was keeping them off work/in hospital?😭

Feeling like it’s just never going to get better at this stage. Can’t leave the house because it comes on so quick I’ve had to be sick in public on the street 😢

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