Articles & Expert Guides on Pregnancy Symptoms

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Pregnancy Symptoms

Mom Feet: Why Pregnancy Changes Your Feet (and What You Can Do About It)

Tassia O'Callaghan

Pregnancy Rage: Is It a Thing? Why Does it Happen?

Katie Mill

Tailbone Pain During Pregnancy: Why Does It Happen?

Katie Mill

Pregnancy Nose: What Is It & Why Does It Happen?

Katie Mill

Pregnancy Food Aversions: Causes, Symptoms & Solutions

Tassia O'Callaghan

Pregnancy Glow: Is It a Real Thing?

Katie Mill

Do Babies Cry In The Womb? How to Find Out

Katie Mill

Why Is My Labia Swollen During Pregnancy?

Katie Mill

Can Toddlers Sense Pregnancy? What Science (and Moms) Say

Tassia O'Callaghan

Top Food Cravings When Pregnant With a Girl Explained

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Feeling Cold in Pregnancy: Boy or Girl?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Skull Theory: Gender Predictor or Medical Myth?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

What Do You Crave When Pregnant With a Boy? The Real Scoop

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Cervix Length: What’s Normal and Why it Matters

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Fetal Position & Other Baby Positions During Pregnancy

Tassia O'Callaghan

The First Trimester: Symptoms, Length & FAQs

Peanut

Second Pregnancy Symptoms: What’s Different?

Mairi Bunce

What is Cholestasis of Pregnancy?

Peanut

Understanding Fetal Brain Development

Tassia Agatowski

Linea Nigra: Pregnancy Line on Stomach

Peanut

From the community

Pelvic floor

I’m 10 weeks PP and haven’t done any pelvic floor excersises, just haven’t got the time or energy. Has anyone else not done these either? Im concerned and feel like I can feel a bit of dribbling when I’ve been to the toilet

How do you parent when you’re exhausted and have a cold

I’m tired from running around town all day and I have a small cold I just want a nap but it feels impossible with my 7 and 5 year old in the house cause they are still heavily dependent on me or their great grandmother

Nosebleeds in toddlers and flying

My daughter (just turned 3) recently started to suffer from fairly heavy nosebleeds once or twice per week, GP isn't worried and has prescribed Naseptin which, alongside using a humidifier at night, seems to be working so far. We have booked her first flight ticket but I am worried that her freshly healed nasal lining might get aggravated during the flight (cabin pressure + low humidity), potentially causing a heavy nosebleed again, which wouldn't be great as we'd be up in the air. I am now absolutely terrified of going and was wondering if anybody here has had a similar health concern regarding their children and how did the flight go. Any advice welcome! Thanks xx

Is it possible that i'm pregnant?

My last period was April 20th-24th, and my cycles are 27-28 days long. My predicted ovulation was April 28th-may 4th, and we had intercourse April 28th & may 3rd. I started spotting lightly on the 8th (Cycle day 19) which lasted until yesterday. It's now the 13th and i've been cramping a lot today. My next period is due May 17th.

Finally 20 weeks🥹🫶🏽

And I’m suffering yall😂babygirl is so active and my body hurts so bad. My bump isn’t big enough to wear a belly band what else can do I to relieve some pain ?

Rolling

FTM to a gorgeous 4 & half month old girly. How many babies are rolling back to front at this age? What are we doing to help build their strength for this? 🫶🏻

Left rib pain since 18 weeks

Hey guys - I’m not sure if anyone else has faced this but I am now 28 weeks and have had rib pain in my left rib for the past 10 weeks. Feels like my skin and inside has been bruised and burnt but nothing visable and the baby doesn’t even kick there. I have had the nurse say possible costochondritis but is there anything that I can do to help it. Gets super bad throughout the day. 😭

Exhausted 38 weeks pregnant

I’m 38 weeks pregnant and I’ve gotten to the point I’m so exhausted! I feel bad I have a toddler and some days I just have no energy! We go outside and for walks and play at the park but sometimes during the day she watched ms Rachel or a little screen time so I can just relax. I feel bad even though we don’t do it all day or everyday but I feel like there’s been such a stigma on screen time and being a bad parent that it gets to me 😩

Headaches

Anyone else suffering with strong headaches? It’s constant and every day. I’m also exhausted and not sleeping well so that’s prob a huge factor. I just don’t know if this is a concern and if I should be speaking to my midwife? Paracetamol not really doing much to help

Stiches/ cramps

Hi Guys,
I’m 8 weeks pregnant and 3 days, for the past 2 weeks I have experienced pretty bad morning sickness which I know is normal but I have also been getting some pretty bad stitches and cramps in upper right abdomen, they come and go but about 5 times a day, i had a scan last Wednesday due to bleeding and everything was okay and I saw my baby’s heartbeat but the cramps and stitches are still worrying me, I don’t know if it’s from where I am being sick and my stomach is tensing, I just wanna make sure what I’m going through is normal 😭I eat a lot of fruit and I am pretty healthy, anyone else getting this? Xx