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Day out after c section

Hey,
I had an emergency c section 1 week ago I obviously don't want a day out right now but I have things booked for the Easter holidays so in 2 weeks. I was just wondering if I will be overdoing it if I have a day out then or will I be ok? I would still take it as easy as I could. When did everyone feel good enough to go out?

Reduced Movements

Has anyone else gone in for monitoring for reduced movements and as soon as you arrive at triage the baby starts moving and the CTG is normal? It makes me feel like I am over reacting.

20week scan!!

i had my 20week scan yesterday, everything looked okay on baby and we found out the gender!! it’s a girl 🩷🩷. but they said that my placenta is too close to my pelvis and they need to do extra scans to check on it? has anyone else been told this?

2nd pregnancy after c section

I’m not planning on getting pregnant anytime soon but in the future possibly. I just wanted to know how is pregnancy after c section like my fear is having to go through another emergency operation or even putting strain on my incision during pregnancy

Newborn stage

Is anyone tired of doing the same thing everyday and being on a 2-3 hour schedule? It’s the same everyday and I feel like I’m losing my mind. It’s making me depressed even if I get out once a day. When does it get better? I feel like I’m just waiting for the next stage where it’s not just sitting around all day.

Anyone getting a private scan at exactly 6weeks

I just wanna know my baby is actually there after losing my first at 5w

information

is there any one on here that had or has pregnancy diabetes.

so my results were all fine accept the one after the drink that was 10.0 and now im having to watch what I eat and prick my self 4 times a day.
I'm just wondering if there was any one around that same mark as I am that ended up coming off it all and went back to there normal self or is this going to be me right until the end im 28 weeks on tuesday ive cut out my fizzy juice my chocolate and yes ive started having a lunch but im bloody starving all the time and now im scared that because baby is growing alot more now that im starving him as feels like it i loved having wee snacks during the day to keep hunger away before dinner time but now I have this worry that if I have a snack 2 hours before my dinner that is my dinner ruined not because I wont eat it all but because the bloods will go up high and then thats another meal I cant have. I live with a chef so there is alot less sugar in my dinners which is a bonus but portion size I feel like a child again having to cut it down. Honestly this is the worst thing that can happen threw pregnancy take me back to the time you can eat what you want when you want and everything wasn't timed. Can't even go out for a nice meal or a lunch as scared that it will bring my levels right up this worrying isnt doing me any favours sooner my little healthy boy is in my arms the sooner I can start enjoying food again as im certainly not enjoying this

Baby Movements

Hello, I’m a FTM currently 18W5D pregnant. I’ve been getting this tugging feeling in my stomach after I eat, it’s uncomfortable but not painful. I don’t know whether that’s the baby moving or round ligaments pain.

I’ve also been getting round ligament pain which is either a sharp stabbing pain or a stretching sensation. These happens whether or not I’ve eaten while the tugging feeling is only after I’ve eaten.

So, could the tugging feeling be the baby or something else.

Labour

Think im a bit confused really, i went into traige as was having contractions eveey 3-5mins. Since being here im now having them every 2-3mins which was confirmed with the machine and i think the toco was 90-100 and they feel painful and my lower back is in loads of pain but apparently im only just over 2cm dilated maybe, she has said i can stay here for a bit longer to see if things progress as had a previous quick birth as well but i dont understand why the pains are coming this quick if im only 2cm dilated and feel a bit deflated from it also.

I had a sweep this morning also.

Exhausted

Anyone else feel soooo exhausted even lifting an arm is tiring? I’m almost 32 weeks.

Nausea

Anyone else struggling with nausea? 37+3 and just feel so sickly. I don’t think I have a bug or anything and haven’t actually vomited. But god I feel awful 🤢

Symtoms after membrane sweep

I know that small bits of bleeding is normal right after a membrane sweep but how much is normal and how long would it nornally last?

Sorry if this one seems silly! And with the contraction type pains after a sweep, how do you know the difference between the pains because of the sweep and actual going into labour contractions.

Belly button pain

Anyone have slight pain round their belly button? It’s not unbearable but just feels like it could be stretching or something. My husband did have to make a small emergency break earlier but wasn’t major, didn’t hurt at the time, no pulling on the seatbelt much, baby is moving like normal and no sign of anything bad, so just wondered if it’s a normal feeling at this point?

Height

How tall is your LO? Mine is currently 70CM and he’s 8 months old. Not sure if that’s big or small!

4d scan

Would anyone like to share theirs and how did yours go? I have mine booked and would love to see how other mums found theirs. Any cute pics?? 🥺

19 month olds height

Hi, my little boys height is 77.5cm. Doctors seem concerned and are looking at investigating, anyone else been through similar? He’s 20 pounds also. He’s 19 months old

Lightning crotch

Has anyone had this ? I never had this with my first but I have been getting like a shooting pain/ stabbing pain down below when baby is active ? Had it this morning and again this evening mostly happens when I’m sat down but only when he’s active

C section trauma ?

Is it a thing to be traumatised by a c section delivery? I’m 4 weeks pp after having an emergency c section. I won’t go into the ins and outs to what got me there 😂
Nothing went wrong in the surgery at all, it was just incredibly intense, overwhelming and scary, but luckily my baby was delivered safe!
However I’m finding my birth experience quite difficult to even think about and when I do, I feel a horrid gut wrenching feeling, my heart aches and I just uncontrollably cry! My body feels really alien to me, like it’s not my own and I just feel really let down.

Reduced movements

26 weeks and haven’t really felt little baby all day, she’s usually super active & I have a posterior placenta so I feel her all the time usually. I did feel her ever so briefly earlier right down into my pelvis. I was at maternity triage the other night with tummy cramps but everything was fine and so was baby. What should I do? I don’t want to feel like a nuisance?

Head lolling forward when asleep in car seat

My 13 month old is still in her infant car seat (correct for her size). It’s always in the recline back position. Sometimes when she is asleep, her head lolls forwards so her chin is touching her chest. Does anyone else see the same with their child?
I get worried she won’t be able to breathe. And I don’t understand why it goes forward because surely gravity is holding her head back due to the recline position?!