Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

Planned c section was moved to a day sooner to the 3rd October. Which meant we met our little bundle of joy a day earlier. Everything went well and he weighed 3.36kg.

Can I change the name after registering her

Any must haves? 😄🌸❤️ first time mum here!

Baby Boy Judah decided to make an early appearance. Little man arrived this morning at 2:20 am after a 16 hour unmediated birth 10 days early weighing 8lbs 1z. Almost didn’t make it to hospital in time 😳. We are absolutely in love with our little squish man.

When I tell people how old he is everyone says he's so tiny, but I really don't think he's that small for his age. How old does he look to you ladies? (Please don't adjust your answer based on me saying everyone else thinks he's small for his age)

11dpo, 5th month of TTC. I had cramping at 7dpo, been having mad pregnancy dreams and very emotional over the weekend. Am I seeing things or is it definitely there??

Anyone got any tips on preparing your body for birth from early on? I’m only 14 weeks and have been SUFFERING from sickness and exhaustion up until recently. Now that I feel alive again, I want to begin to better myself before giving birth. I’ve already been doing kegal exercises to strengthen my pelvic floor but an...

Had a 40 week midwife appt yesterday evening, they’ve sent me for an emergency scan today (i didn’t even know you could have scans as late as 40 weeks!) - bump measurement is showing off the chart, so like 110+ percentile. I’m 5’2 and a petite frame, and not someone who carries any extra weight/fat. I’m scared what...

Hi ladies, Is anyone else not sleeping much? I go to bed after half 1, wake up 25 times to pee, and I'm up by 6am. This is driving me mad, I just want to knock out for 8 hours. My partner is just there peacefully sleeping every night, and I'm just here trying to find a movie to watch on Netflix atm...wide awake 👀😭

Last week was the hardest challenge of my life—42 weeks + 3 days of pregnancy, a 5-day induction, & an emergency c section later, & Abel Finn Gibbons is finally here. I thought I wasn’t dilating because I wasn’t built to birth babies naturally. Turns out it’s because he was 9lb 14 & he didn’t want to come out! Bo...

Going to take a look on Amazon today as it’s prime day to get anything else I may need. Oh Thursday I’ll find out if I need a C-section or not. Will sprits for bits still be good to have even if I have C-section? Also, what are these Peri bottles I keep seeing 😂 Any advice on what to pack if I do need a C-section…

I found out I was pregnant a week ago and after taking 5 test and all having faint lines I think I’m about 5-6weeks. I filled out a form and emailed it back to the hospital. I’m still waiting on their email back to say when I can get advice or a phone call and get a scan date. I think it’s been a struggle waiting be...

I’m 30+2 and I haven’t been needing a wee much through the night like I’d read / expected. I perhaps wake up once in the night and I need to go straight away in a morning but that’s it. Baby is still moving but again no huge belly moving movements just kicks or punches that I’ve always felt. Do you think this is nor...

Hey ladies, I’m due the end of this week and I’d prefer natural water birth but I don’t want to go over 41 weeks really as I’m uncomfortable! People put me off about getting induced as they say most end up in emergency care sections anyway so I’m thinking so I get a elective section as hear a lot of good things abou...

Are there any recommendations for post surgery or recovery underwear please?

Hi mamas, It should be a 40-week appointment check up? I didn't receive any email/letter for it despite at 37,5 (last appointment) was mention it. I received an appointment for 41 weeks and I don't know if is what it should be or again my hospital forgot to book my next appointment ( happened twice already). Ps. C...

any advice on babys eyes? we have been cleaning them but they seem to be getting worse. im unsure is its just from his tear duct or if its worse and i need to go to the doctors

Hello all! I’m hoping to hear your reasons/experience’s for induction! They want to induce me but I’m just not understanding why when my baby is perfectly healthy and strong apart from his arms and legs being short so I’m feeling conflicted as to why I should and any benefit of it.

I’m 33 weeks and my baby is in the breech position but I’m not worried at all. I have so much confidence in the Forward Leaning Inversion positions from Spinning Babies that I’m stressed free—about baby being breech anyway lol. In my first two pregnancies my babies were in weird positions and the FLIs worked like a ...

Any advice - I am 18 days postpartum and my bleeding had really lessened over the last week or so. So much so I needed a normal sanitary pad but there wasn’t much on it. Today I have woken up and there was a small clot on the pad and I was bleeding bright red again. It was heavy but not enough to soak a pad in an ho...