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Recent discussions

consultants!

has anyone had dr mawson as a consultant and could tell me when your c section/induction was booked in? really worried i’ve been swapped consultants

Hi everyone !

I was put on 2 tablets of metformin cause of my gestational diabetes and now they have put me on insulin at night now as my levels are high in the morning with double dose and I’m not sure if I have to still take the tablets still or not??

Peak ?

Hello! Is this peak? New to testing LH! xx

Im just confirming this is negative

Im 12dpo. I did an IUI cycle and I am 14dpt. I don’t think there’s a line but I just wanted to double check

Gestational Diabetes

Have just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I’m freaking out a little bit as don’t know what it means yet.

Hospital Etiquette

Tell me why, at quarter to 5am, in a shared room someone is taking phone calls. There's a time and a place and 5am in a shared room is NOT IT. Im usually not one to complain to staff about stuff but after pushing a baby out only 13 hours ago, all the sleep I can get is needed, not to be woken up 😭

10dpo

came up when i checked after my 5 minute timer am i seeing things

first appointment

i self referred my pregnancy last tuesday and haven’t heard anything back yet. I know it’s only been a week but i’m sure i was seen earlier than this with my first pregnancy. has anyone been seen yet? i’m 5w +4

5+1

I found out about a week ago about this. Any idea when a midwife will actually get in contact?. I know it’s still really early but i thought they’d be quite quick with the self referrals :/

Perineal massage - worth it or not?

I'm currently 34 weeks pregnant with my second baby, and with my first pregnancy I did perineal massage religiously towards the end - I didn't skip a single day. It wasn't exactly fun or comfortable, and yet when it came to the birth, I ended up having an episiotomy anyway.

This time around, I'm wondering whether it's even worth bothering with. There are already so many things to think about and prepare for, and between harvesting colostrum, getting everything ready for the baby and having a toddler to look after, it can feel like a lot of extra preparation.

So I'm curious about other mums' experiences - especially those who did perineal massage with their second or subsequent baby. Did you feel like it actually made a difference? Did you avoid tearing or an episiotomy and feel that the massage helped? Or, like me, are you just not really sure whether it made any difference?

I'd especially love to hear from anyone who did it religiously the first time and then either did it again or skipped it the second time. What did you do, and would you bother again? ❤️

Help

Thoughts please? Period due Friday. Digital said “not pregnant”

Is anyone else struggling with low sugar?

I mentioned to my midwife I’ve been feeling lightheaded and dizzy at times and she thinks it’s my sugar levels. It’s feels like a daily struggle now and I’m having to constantly have at least 2 bottles of lucozade to make to through the day!

Need opinions!

I would be 3 weeks today, what do yall think?

Question

Have y’all heard of the maternal fetal medicine like what is it for cause they gave me a paper explain because I don’t understand

Polyhydramnios at 32 weeks

I’ve been diagnosed with too much amniotic fluid and have been sent to repeat my diabetes test. I am worried and have been told it isn’t a serious condition but I also feel additional symptoms like shortness of breath and exhaustion from it. Mostly I am really worried about my Baby. Any experience stories involving this rare condition?

43 weeks?

Would anyone consider going past the recommended 42 + 6 weeks?
Just to keep a natural birth and let the body do its thing if baby was healthy and everything was good.

Also if not, what would be the latest you would go?

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