Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

Is anyone else’s bump this big at 27 weeks? I’m worried I’m too big, luckily got a growth scan next Friday.🤦🏼‍♀️

I’ve had second degree tears and a graze. I’m 19 days post partum and I’ve had stitches. Got told I could have sex after having them taken out yesterday by midwife and that I’m fully healed. So now I’ve gone to go have sex this morning and I’m bleeding not too heavy but a lot of blood. GPs won’t see me triage won’t ...

Hey guys! I am due March 2025 and this will be my first time. I don’t want to go for c-section (if is emergency or necessary)I’m going with natural g&air or do I just go for an epidural for pain relief instead? I see many videos from mums going for natural and is scary 😟 Have any of you experienced a birth with…

Hi girlies! How much time did you actually spend in the hospital with a vaginal birth? Did you have a private room after?

Hey! I’ve been measuring big my whole pregnancy and had lots of growth scans. Most recently yesterday at 35.4 weeks and baby is currently around 6.11lb. The scan I had 2 weeks ago was 4.13lb so she’s shooting up the graph. I’m starting to panic about how big this baby might be at full term and wondering if anyone h...

I think if they told you the risks with a vaginal like they do a c section there would be a lot more c sections. All my friends went “natural” and are suffering whereas I’ve had 2 sections and I’m more than ok..

Hi everyone! 40+3 and been to the toilet and had my bloody show (mucus tinged with blood). Time was 6.45am. I am just wondering if I need to phone triage now or do I just wait for contractions to come further together? I have some cramping at the moment like period pains, but don’t think my waters have gone just...

What blanket is everyone taking? For my son I feel like we took one that wasn’t good for swaddling. This time I knitted my own baby blanket but again it’s not the right one to use in hospital. Just wondering what type of blanket you’re all taking?

I am 17+3 and had my 16 week midwife appt yesterday. She didn’t listen to the heartbeat and I was a little disappointed ☹️ It’s my 2nd baby and I am still not really feeling movements so starting to get a little anxious- 20 week scan in the 10th of Feb so I guess I will just have to hold out till then 🙃

Just after some advice. I'm 36 weeks today and have been having hourly cramps and tightening across my stomach and lower back aswell as some light leaking for the last 24 hours. I have quite a bit of pressure and it feels like he's dropped alot aswell. I've had paracetamol and showered and that helped at the time bu...

Seen a few tik toks of mums packing a pramsuit for their winter baby in their hospital bag, but I didn’t think it was safe for them to wear one in their car seat. Was just planning on having him in a bodysuit, sleepsuit, hat and knitted blanket? Are you packing a pramsuit?

Is diarrhoea a sign labour is coming? I’ve been having practice contractions on and off but it’s never really turned into anything then I woke up before 6am and had to run to the toilet with diarrhoea. It’s only been one time but I read it might be the start of labour, anyone else had this before?

I currently have a nearly 10 month old, I had him via c section early April after a failed induction, fast forward to now I’ve missed my period and I’ve had 4 faint positive tests! I need advice I can’t imagine how it’ll be with 2 under 2? Help! 😣

i’m almost 14 weeks & cannot leave the house without vomiting. i am so TIRED

12 weeks 2 days! Very early but what does everyone think? Boy or girl 💗💙

I'm 41+3, and my water broke at 3am! (no symptoms at all before it)Contractions kicked in about 2 minutes later, and now they’re coming every 6 minutes, but I’m only at 1cm dilated. How long did it take you all at this first stage? This is so painful, and it has just started! 😭

Had stretch and sweep this morning at 10am was successful and midwife said was 2cm dilated. This is my 2nd child. Have been having on and off contractions but nothing major yet. Hoping it's the start and baby makes an appearance today/tomorrow 🤞 anyone else had the same and how long did it take for baby to come??

Hey everyone! Due my 2nd and I've got to have the gestational diabetes test this time around because my first had shoulder dystocia during the birth. Has anyone had this and if you have were you still able to take your usual medication? I'm on anti sickness medication for my HG and nervous to just stop but understan...

Hi ladies, just trying to understand if this is normal... So I seem to have cramps similar to what we had when our bellies were growing - round ligament pains, mixed with period pain & lightening crotch whenever I'm up and moving but once I'm sat or back to bed lying down, they die down pretty quickly...It almost fe...

At my 25 week appointment my midwife didn't measure my bump and now I have to wait until 28 weeks. Just wondering when your midwife started measuring your bump? I feel huge