Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

First time mom here, and I’ve noticed some patterns that are different for me. 34 weeks along 1.) my body is on like cleaning mode. Everything needs to be cleaned and sterilized at all times and I’m cleaning for hours 2.) my body only wants to sleep when baby boy sleeps. I’ll clean for a few hours then I’ll take l...

Keep seeing that some of August baby mums are pregnant again! How! I have zero desire, I'm constantly anxious and in survival mode. I hate my body now with my massive mum pooch and covered in stretch marks. My partner wants sex and I just don't...:( I feel awful about this :( anyone else?

With my first pregnancy I had an anterior placenta so I didn’t feel as much movement especially at night time which I was fine with because that means I can sleep🤣 with this pregnancy I have posterior placenta and let’s just say he’s using me as a punching bag 😭 he does this late at night for at least an hour and a…

37 weeks and my belly is squishy in certain areas is that normal? Like usually my belly is firm or tight and it still feels that way when I sit up but when I lay down it feels squishy or softer in some areas

My first preg I developed food aversions at 5wks and nausea by my 6th week. I don’t want to go but know how much my husband wants to go…

I have an appointment tomorrow and I’ll be ten weeks exactly. Is that too early to confirm the gender when I take this test? Is it more likely to be wrong or confirmed to be a girl if they can’t find the Y chromosome in my blood? I feel like I’m being crazy and since it’s my first pregnancy I don’t know what to expe...

Has anyone taken and NOT passed their glucose test? What happens after?

Anyone else’s baby feel sooo low? Baby boy feels like he’s so low that everytime I stand up, I feel likes he’s going to slide out. This pregnancy has been so rough and so uncomfortable compared to my first. I can’t even roll to my other side while sleeping without groaning in pain. I definitely want him to cook a bi...

Hello I was just wondering if it’s safe to go to the cinimia while pregnant I’ll be 23 weeks.

The closer it’s getting the more anxious I’m becoming. I’m not even worried about having a c section again it’s being away from my LO over night. I’m actually dreading it I’ve only spent 3 hours away from her once. I keep trying to have time away but the thought of a whole day/night makes me feel sick. I know she ...

Can anyone tell me their experience with SneakPeek with inconclusive results? Was everything okay? What did the gender turn out to be?

Has anyone been offered, or asked for an been offered a GBS test through the NHS? I know you can do it privately quite easily for a cost but my first two urine samples from early pregnancy both came back with bacteria (they said could be contamination but really? Two?) and I’m a bit nervous that there’s an underlyin...

Does anyone find that they bruise much more easily after being pregnant than they did before? My youngest is now 13 months and since she was born I've noticed I bruise more easily on my legs. Only small ones and they don't last long. I've been checked and everything is normal so maybe is an after pregnancy thing. ...

I’m under 7wks or so and just wondering how most of us will keep healthy throughout the winter months during pregnancy. I’ve been googling different things I can and shouldn’t really eat and what I’m loving at the minute is flavoured yoghurts but I know the sugar in them can cause unhealthy excess weight in pregnan...

Heymoms, my baby was born on the 11th on a Monday. Was wondering does he turn a week on the 11th of every month or does he turn a week on every Monday?

Are we all tracking our baby’s age by every week since they were born but also saying they are X months old when it’s the date of their actual birthday? So technically my baby will be 12 weeks next Saturday but won’t truly be 3 months until 21st Dec. Also when we’re talking about leaps and milestones is that ass...

Third trimester truly sucks. Not sleeping at night, if I am sleeping it is sitting up with pillows propped. The whole night it's being awake every 20 minutes switching from sitting to laying on the left to sitting to laying on the left. Don't forget peeing every time you wake up. Oh and the cherry on top malten lav...

Please share your stories with an anterior placenta! I’m 21 weeks and have felt the occasionally poke (very faint) when home from work laying down. Doesnt have a pattern yet. Does it get more regular??? Does it get stronger??? Panicked x

Whoever said the 2nd trimester was easier is a big liar, had a violent craving for a bacon and egg sandwich and it was amazing I was so happy. Cut to an hour later and I'm fighting between throwing up in the toilet and almost shitting myself at the same time 😭🤣

Any advice or support right now would be very helpful. Full panic mode. Had my last scan this week and baby is measuring bigger than he should and I’m having to have a gestational diabetes check. This is fine I’m not bothered about that. However I did google (I know I shouldn’t) what it might mean to have a bigger b...