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Nub theory anyone? 🩷🩵

I have no idea what I’m looking at - any eagle eyes that do?

Has anyone found a way to deal with the pressure down there? Baby is breech currently and say right on my hooha and the pressure is unreal. Got myself a support band that makes no difference so am walking round like I’m about to 💩 myself constantly 🫣😂

203 glucose test reading :(

Has anyone gotten this high of a reading in the 1 hour test and then passed the three hour test? I'm waiting for the doctor to call but I figure its going to be bad news :(

PLZ HELP WEIGHT & PREGNANCY

I’ve just found out recently I’m pregnancy with my second baby, I’m 6’1 and weighed 127kgs when I first got pregnant and was around 132kgs by the end of my pregnancy, I had no complications, or health risks to myself or baby, during or after my pregnancy, however I am now expecting my second, and weigh 150kgs, I AM NOT HERE FOR JUDGEMENT, I AM AWARE IT IS UNHEALTHY AND NOT GOOD FOR MYSELF, I just want to know if any other mums around my weight, bigger or smaller, continued with a pregnancy, and where there any health risks highlighted by drs during pregnancy that could have affected you or ur baby, I’m happy to be pregnant and to continue, but I feel like I should maybe terminate the pregnancy in case my weight may cause defects or issues to my baby, mums who were/are in a similar position what did you do, how did it go, I’m not looking for advice or opinions, JUST MUMS WHO EXPERIENCED WHAT I AM RIGHT NOW, thank you xx

Question?

Does anyone else feel like everyone checks on the baby and nobody checks on you? How are you actually doing today?

Weeks / months

What age do we stop saying baby’s age in weeks and start with months? Feel like this might be pretty self explanatory to some but I’m also aware that 16 weeks isn’t exactly 4 months… ahhhh driving myself crazy

3rd baby

Is anyone expecting their third baby or more and what do we think about the third being early??

any other moms or moms to be epileptic?

so i have epilepsy and am currently almost 12 weeks. i was wondering what other moms experiences were with their pregnancy and epilepsy. i’m definitely struggling. my seizures were somewhat controlled before getting pregnant, but i would still have them maybe once a week. since becoming pregnant, i have at least two a day.

Question

Has anyone took the 3 hour glucose test and passed 3/4, what did your doctor do? Pass you?

Is anyone else scared and always sick

I'm really struggling with my pregnancy
Constantly feeling low and tired and sick
I'm worried about being a mum
I can't wait but also scared
I feel like everything is just too much and I feel alone

Anyone else struggling
What helped you?

Stopping Xonvea

I’m currently 24 weeks and suffer with emetephobia (fear of being sick) so the first trimester was a bit of a nervy one for me 😂 but I’m now looking at tapering off Xonvea as I don’t want to go cold turkey when I give birth, and I’m quite hesitant.

Has anyone got any experience on how they came off their sickness medication and when? 🙏

Can someone explain?

So I passed my glucose test for GD with a 134/140. My doctor wants me to do the 3-hour test and I absolutely don’t want to. I have no prior history of GD, this is my 3rd pregnancy and I’m healthy all around, so is baby. Has anyone else’s doctor wanted them to do the 3-hour test even with passing the 1 hour and having no prior GD history? I left a message for my doctor as to why she feels this is necessary so we can talk through my confusion and get some clarity but is anyone else in a similar boat? Thanks!

Thrush

Has anyone experienced thrush in early pregnancy? Currently waiting for the GP to ring me back to see what treatment is safe but it’s so uncomfortable. I read it’s common given the hormonal changes? x

curiosity

Im just wondering how every one is calculating there little ones age.
So my health visitor is going by weeks and says there isn't always 4 weeks in a month. Is this correct or is people going from the date there little one was born every month?

Bravely joining the group

Hi all. Found out I'm pregnant just a few days ago. Saw this group exists and couldn't resist. I had a missed miscarriage in August so I'm incredibly nervous, but really trying to stay optimistic 🌈🌈🌈

39 weeks on a Saturday - CSection Date

Has anyone turned 39 weeks on a Saturday and had a C-section? When you got your date was it the following Monday?

On a scale of 1-10 how concerned should I be?

I just want to start by saying that I know every pregnancy/delivery/baby is different. That being said, I'm due next month and have been seeing so many mamas due around that same time going into labor and having their babies early. I went over with my first baby and this is my 3rd pregnancy but 2nd baby. I know there's a chance I could have this baby early, though hopefully not too early. I've been told I could be at risk for preterm labor given that I got pregnant pretty close together (my first was only 6 months when I conceived) and I had preeclampsia towards the end of my first pregnancy. All this to say that I'm 33 weeks and have been mostly having Braxton Hicks since the second trimester and have occasionally had a few "real deal" contractions that have definitely made me have to stop and grab onto something or try to catch my breath. No fluid leaks or bleeding or anything like that, just terrible terrible pressure which I didn't start having until around 36 weeks with my first. I've also been super constipated this entire pregnancy, but since having a few more contractions have been pooping like crazy and have here and there had some not so fun diarrhea (which I dealt with right before labor started with my first and throughout my entire induction after being diagnosed with preeclampsia). I just get a bit in my head because I was born early around 35 weeks I'm pretty sure and my husband was born between 31 and 32 weeks and with the risks and the way I'm feeling and also the many mamas I've seen just popping at this point in their pregnancies I'm just not sure I should be worried or not. I do have an appointment lined up in the next couple of days to check things and make sure I'm not dilating or anything like that, but I'm still just so paranoid.