Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

Anyone been in same boat just want to be reassured everything was okay? I started googling and it has just made me worse 🤣

I'm so scared of amniotic fluid embolism 😭 this is my second baby an having a hard time coping

Any moms notice anything different once you got into mid 30s? I’ll be turning 36 in a few months and I definitely noticed a change in my skin (facial wrinkles) and the hair on my legs grow back the very next day lbs any recommendations on a good shaver?

So I’m 14 weeks almost 15, and I haven’t been really up to eating anything this past week at all, I’ll eat little things and such, I can’t eat a full meal tho, I’m drinking a lot of water of course but food wise , it almost feels forced to eat , is anyone else feeling this way? I don’t wanna feel as if somethings wr...

My baby just ate one of my Acyclovir 400mg pills. It was only one I had ready to take and I took it throughout my entire pregnancy so I don't think is a major deal but I have no idea what to do or who to call and I am kinda freaking out. Anyone has any input they could share with me? Thank you

Has anyone been on the borderline for preeclampsia? at my 20 week scan last week baby was under the 5th centile due to my placenta and got put on aspirin, now midwife is keeping an eye on my blood pressure. It was 128/91 today and she said i’m borderline. Has anyone got any tips to help the preeclampsia? like a di...

Boy or Girl - 13 weeks and 1 day

Boy or girl ! 💓💙

Anyone diagnosed with pre e? Very scary - I’ve been back to the hospital every day since Wednesday but they haven’t kept me overnight. They just keep re-drawing my labs, urine etc. Will be 35 weeks on Monday but wondering if they don’t keep me over the weekend what the protocol is for having pre e and not being kep...

Hi all, This is my second pregnancy, I have a very healthy 2 year old. I'm trying to find out if anyone else thinks the eating and drinking guidence is just so over the top. Everything seems to be a risk and should be avoided because it 'may' contain something or other. I ate sushi throughout my last pregnancy, ne...

My PGP is so much worse than my first so it feels like the next 7/8/9 weeks are going to be tough 🫠

Hi everyone, I found out yesterday that I am pregnant with my first baby and I’m over the moon! The start date of my last period was 1st March however I tracked my ovulation and I had a positive ovulation test on 23rd march (I am prone to irregular ovulation). Most websites work out my due date based off of my la...

I’m 29w 3d pregnant and nurse my 1st born 3 times a day. I have gained 52 lbs so far. When I first found out I was pregnant, I weighed 110 lbs and my BMI was 18.58. I’m 5’5”. That was the smallest I’d been since 5th grade and I really considered myself underweight, I was struggling with my weight due to stress. It’s...

I am 38+5 and have started having some intense fear and near panic at the thought of giving birth. I am not sure how to handle this fear and I am dreading contractions or my water breaking. I want to have my baby but I am really struggling. I hate needles and don’t like being on an IV because I feel trapped. The epi...

Anyone else in their first trimester just a bit miserable while pregnant? I'm 8 weeks and since 6 weeks it's been pretty rough. I'm on multiple medication just so I don't vomit continuously but I'm still super nauseous and exhausted and it's making me miserable. I haven't even been able to walk my dog so my husband...

I have horrible anxiety and keep having bad thoughts creep in. Like amniotic fluid ambolism and other scary things that can go wrong. I don’t want to tear! And I don’t want my husband losing attraction to me if he sees me poop or something! Ahhh what to do! I’m also afraid to get an epidural because I have panic att...

Just found out I’m pregnant again after my last pregnancy being ectopic, and just really don’t know how to feel. Obviously it’s what I wanted, so I want to be excited, but I can’t let myself be excited because what if it’s ectopic again? I feel like I have to be worried. Only 4 weeks at the moment so will have to wa...

Right let me first preface this by saying that I know this is irrational and completely rediculous 😂 I’m not looking for anyone to tell me that haha. At my two week sign off appointment with my midwife I remember walking into the room and her looking at my LG and then looking at me and saying “does she even have…

Does anyone have any experience using the alcohol testing strips for breast milk? Do you think they are reliable/accurate. I have a hen do coming up so would like to have a few drinks but wanted to test for peace of mind whilst feeding the next day.

Hi! I went for a growth scan today and had high blood pressure 152/92. They did it 3 times and got roughly the same readings. They’re keeping me overnight and have given me some medication to lower it which has worked for now 132/87. Anyone know what might happen from here? I was also having regular braxton hicks