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Antibiotics?

Hi, im 11 weeks pregnant and take immunosuppressives for a pre existing condition.
I've gotten a cheat infection this week and my GP has put me on penicillin antibiotics...is there any risks I should be looking out for?

Thinking about another baby

Hi all, I'm not sure what the point of this post is other than for reassurance...

I think I'm ready for baby number two? But I'm SO scared to be pregnant again!

I really struggled with my first pregnancy, I was unbelievably nauseous, constant vomiting until I was 28 weeks, then again at the end.

I was exhausted, fatigued and just felt pure rubbish! Can I really do it again with a child?

I have always known I would like another, but the pure fear of going through it again has made me not have the urge or want up until now. The last few weeks I'm feeling broody, which is the first time I've felt this way since my little boy!

Ugh what do I do 😭

Blood pressure

Anyone in here dealt with high BP/pre E? Would love to hear your experience. For the last few weeks I’ve been getting these weird episodes where I’m doing something and my head will start pounding, face gets hot, and chest feels weird and tight and then it’ll go away after I sit for a few min. I got a home BP cuff and started checking during these episodes and sure enough my BP has been spiking. It’s usually only my diastolic that spikes and goes anywhere from 89-108, and my systolic always stays either low or slightly elevated but never above 140. I thought maybe my home cuff was off so I went to Walmart and checked on Tuesday and got a reading of 137/91, so I went to OB triage that night just to be send home an hour later after fine readings after I was there resting. I’m confused why only my diastolic seems to be spiking and why only when I try and do things, and yet my BP is totally normal when at rest. Has anyone dealt with this before?

Intense anxiety in pregnancy

Is anyone else having random bouts of anxiety? I’d say they’re more like anxiety attacks than constant anxiety but I’ve never experienced it in any pregnancies before not to this extent. It’s making me feel physically sick and keeping me up at night.

If you’re experiencing or have what did you do to help? Did you seek help? I can’t really pin point what’s causing it last night I started thinking about giving birth and got scared and had a panic attack that went on for hours and kept me up all night and then today suddenly making my morning tea it hit me again but this time no rhyme or reason. It’s making me tense and on edge idk what to do it’s not nice feeling this way I’m usually such a happy go lucky what will be kind of woman 😖

26 weeks glucose test twins

I know a lot of people are generally scared about this test, but honestly, in my experience today, it was straightforward and not bad at all . The drink was thick and tasted like soft lemonade with a taste of honey towards the end (I don't know why it had the aftertaste, but it was a good drink) 🤣

I just felt tired after towards the end (obviously sugar crash), then took my second lot of bloods, then I was on my merry way.
So I spent most of the day resting and trying to just keep myself distracted and ended up never getting the phone call amd my results came back normal so overall I'm happy about that and I hope this post might ease people's anxious thoughts about the process but you got nothing to worry about. Again, my experience was different, but everyone's experiences to the test are different, and that is normal, too, btw.

But let me know how you guys get on with the test.

36 weeks and 6 days

So I'm 36 weeks and 6 days pregnant and I am 2 cm dilated. Hopefully my little girl will hold out a little longer until the first of October since we will have money for gas for the car then. Only 8 days way. Hopefully it's slow progressing.

Nervous

Has anybody ever had a chemical pregnancy and felt so nervous to try again because the thought of having another one if so, how did you guys overcome the fear of wanting to try again but also nervous enough not to want to because July 31 I found out I was pregnant and August 14. I ended up having a chemical pregnancy and I really want to try again but I’m just anxious because I don’t want to experience that kind of heartbreak ever again.

When to start buying baby stuff

Hi all, when is okay to start buying some outfits and dummies and you know just little things? I am 13+1 weeks today and we had the 12 weeks scan which was great and we also got back our NIPT test which indicated no problem either.
I had a miscarriage earlier this year (in June), so I really don’t wanna jinx baby boy or make it into a huge thing.

Diabetic test

Has anyone had the test, how did it go, read so many story’s how results are high or they was sick and they had to stop the test, mines due tomorrow and very scared

Struggling

I’m trying to stay positive but I keep feeling like baby is breech/transverse and I feel like I can’t relax now. I’m 35 weeks and struggling to sit or let myself rest or relax properly in case baby goes heads up. I’m just really ready to give birth now 😭

Feeling scared.

I am 39 weeks pregnant. Ive had a baby before but oh my God I'm so nervous about birth. I'm trying to be zen and all chill and just wait for baby to make their appearance. I feel more anxious than first time around. Does anyone have any words of affirmation? Or anything that really helped them. Thank you 😊

Anxiety

Has anyone else had a spike of anxiety in the second trimester? It’s so weird, it’s like I feel like myself and I’m happy but I have an underlying anxiety! I think my brain is thinking baby movements are anxiety! 😬🤦🏻‍♀️😭

Polyhydramnios and bed rest advice for third trimester?

Has anyone else been diagnosed with polyhydramnios in the third trimester and told to rest more? How did you cope with the discomfort and stress, and were you put on bed rest or just encouraged to take it easy?

Fall

Last night at about 3am I had a fall, I’m 29 weeks+2 days pregnant. Thankfully I didn’t land directly on my belly but I did land quite hard on my side. I’ve definitely bashed both my knees quite hard. I’m quite concerned because I don’t know what’s going on with the baby but I do have a scan today at the hospital so they should be able to see if there’s any problems there. Has anyone else fallen during their pregnancy? Have you had any problems because of it?

7 to 8 months

Curious to know, whats your LO's routine at this point at the 7 tirning 8 months mark?

Postpartum complications

I’m so frustrated. I had a terrible birth. 54hr Induction (due to preeclampsia), 5hrs of pushing, forceps delivery, and 4th degree tear. I thought that would be the worst of it and I’d be able to move on with my life and just enjoy motherhood. nope nope. I’m still bleeding and terribly dizzy & fatigued. I passed a huge clot around 7 weeks PP and went to ER where they saw retained placenta on ultrasound so they did a manual vacuum aspiration. I thought that was it! Problem solved, I’ll start to feel better. Now I’m 9 weeks PP, still bleeding, still dizzy so I got another ultrasound and there’s still MORE. So I’m having a D&C tomorrow. I’ve not had one day of relief from the bleeding and dizziness since I had my son. I can’t even remember what it’s like to feel normal. I feel like no one can understand or relate to what I’m going through. I didn’t even know bits placenta could be retained until it happened to me. Anyone else going through this or similar?

Officially on my second sch pregnancy

Am I a horrible person if I dont think I can do this again?

Last time turned out okay for baby but I still have PTSD and am due on my sch baby's second birthday 😭 I'm 7 and a half weeks and the bleed is double the size of the baby

Braxton hicks

I haven’t experienced ANYYY painful braxton hicks during my pregnancy. absolutely 0! it’s just been “oh that’s solid” and maybe just a bit harder to breathe. no pain or even discomfort, AT ALL!

I am kind of annoyed by this. because yes, it’s nice. but I have never had a baby before. I feel like because I’ve experienced NO pain, it’ll make labour feel even worse. if that makes sense? obviously even if you’ve had painful braxton hicks, labour is still painful. but it probably isn’t AS bad as you’ve experienced practice ones..you know?? so you know at least a little percent of what you’ll be feeling/dealing with.

I’m just scared I’m COMPLETELY UNPREPARED for the pain. does anyone else feel the same?

Gestational diabetes

I had my 1 hour glucose test this morning and it came back 160 at 26w4d! My doctor hasn’t commented on it yet, but my understanding is that I will have to take the 3 hour test next. I’m so bummed. Anyone that had similar results and passed the 3 hour test?

Glucose test

I’m supposed to go this week for my glucose test and everyone says the drinks are horrible. I’m so nervous and I’ve been nauseous the entire pregnancy so far and don’t want to have to redo it or for me to puke. How was it for u guys?