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Trying not to get my hopes up but what’s your opinion. Can you see a faint line? I think I’m about 9 dpo! Thanks 😀
Myself and other women I know have all been told different timeframes of when is safest etc so I’m just curious about the experiences of others
Okay so I knew that baby was back to back at my 38w appt, I didn’t think much of it as just assumed that baby would correct his position closer to the time. Yesterday, due to my background of low Papp A and concerns about reduced movements, I went in for induction at 39+4 and had the pessary inserted at midnightis...
Had my 28 week appointment today, only 3 weeks late due to my midwife thinking I’d gone into labour already(?) Anyway, all they did was ask me how I was feeling, if baby was moving as normal and they checked my blood pressure/urine. They listened to baby’s heart and said baby was head down, but they didn’t measure m...
My daughter has a hyphenated last name. When I go into doctors offices I always have to say "her last name is hyphenated so it's blah-blah" and I'm just wondering if I have to do that or if I'm just making it harder for myself, and maybe I can use just one of the last names?
Earlier on I was lying down and when I got up and went to the toilet my underwear was quite noticeably wet.. put a pad on after didn't really seem like the pad was getting that damp but could've been soaked in? But feel constantly damp down there and was a lot of clear liquid when I wiped after going for a wee abou...
I am borderline diagnosed with pre-eclampsia due to blood results. A doctor today at hospital has recommended induction/csection later this week when I am 38 weeks due to me being very high risk of developing pre-eclampsia risks. We have discussed the options around induction vs c-section and I've been booked in f...
I’m 37 w 5 and every cramp I’m like just go on do it already I’m done.
Would you leave your sleeping 4.5 yr old upstairs, while you go downstairs to catch up with an old friend? My child goes to bed around 830, I just found out a long time friend lives super close to me, but she gets off of work at 8pm so our only time to catch up would be after my son goes to bed. I don’t want to inv...
This is my first pregnancy & it might be a stupid question 😂 but I keep seeing loads of ladies on here saying “I’m 37 weeks & 2/5ths engaged & 3cm dilated” But how do you find that out? Is it through an internal examination with the midwife or something? I’m currently 37 + 5 and got a midwife apt this Thursday so…