Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

On Friday I went to the hospital for my usual midwife checks.. I ended up being there 4 hours. At the start of March I was showing high blood pressure and I had a blood test to determine if I was prone to pre eclampsia (which I am) I was prescribed Labetalol and have been reading normal again until Friday where m...

So my birthday is in a couple of days and my other half is constantly asking what I want for my birthday and I don’t know at all. Like it’s my first birthday as a mother so I do want to celebrate and I’ve always been a birthday person but this year seems different. I obviously (like most) do want something tangible ...

I'm 9 weeks along and I have been having an issue keeping anything including water down to the point that I ended up in the ER yesterday for fluids and anti-nausea meds. I was feeling good until about 2 hours ago but now I can't keep anything down again. I can't get my Zofran until tomorrow. Any advice on how to dea...

A ate a bag of mini Snickers in 3 days.. 🫣 tell me something you ate too much of so I can feel better about myself 😆

I'm just stuck on no ideas.

Has anyone had the gender blood test done? Do you plan to get it done? What do you think the accuracy is?

So ive just done my hospital bag list and think i might have gone a bit ott opinions? - [ ] Portable charger and cable - [ ] Toothbrush - [ ] Shampoo/conditioner - [ ] 2 nightys - [ ] Slippers/sliders - [ ] 3 Baby vests - [ ] 3 babygrows - [ ] Hat - [ ] Mittens - [ ] Blanket - [ ] Pre made baby bottle - [ ] Coming ...

If yall are pregnant again, 4-5 months postpartum. How did you know? Implantation cramps/bleeding? Any nausea/morning sickness? Late/missed period? Extreme Fatigue? Mood changes? Food/smell aversion? How many tests did you take before you got a positive? Anything you experienced that led uo to you taking a pregnanc...

Hey mama’s! Soon to be first time mom here! Is anybody else terrified or was terrified about giving birth? I’ve heard so many horror stories and complications that could happen & this mama is so so so worried. Anybody have any advice on keeping s positive mindset? ❤️

On 3/20/23 (Monday) I was woken up with a phone call from my OB asking if I was ready to have a baby due to them needing to induce me. At t his time I was 39 weeks but little man showed no signs of wanting to make his arrival. I got the balloon cath and was started on Pitocin. I was in labor for over 40 hours. I was...