Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

Anyone experiencing really intense after pains ? I am day 5 PP and very bad cramps lower stomach and back, even limping around as a walk due to the pain. Feeling worried. Have a health visitor visit today so will ask but wondered if anyone else has had this?

I’m almost 17 weeks pregnant. I was laying on the couch when all of a sudden I got the weirdest feeling in my stomach. It was super sudden like a sharp spasm it didn’t hurt just scared the crap outta me. The easiest way to describe it is it felt like someone had punched me super fast from the inside of my belly. It ...

Does anyone else experience excruciating hip pain during the night. I had it at around 7/8 weeks now again at 11 weeks. If you have how do I relieve the pain. IVE TRIED EVERYTHING!!!!!

I want to be intimate but i'm scared of harming the baby or something and don't know if we should anymore?

PSA: PROCEED WITH CAUTION!! So I'm currently 11 weeks pregnantThis morning at exactly 3:48am I was awakened because I felt a gush and thought I peed myself. When I went to the bathroom I peed and when I wiped there was light pink fluid on the tissue and it really scared me. I called my doctor's after hours and spok...

Friends! I need tips on how to change my baby without feeling like j just did the ninja warrior course. My girl is SO quick. As soon as I lay her down she jmmediately turns and crawls away. I turn her over again and again and try to keep her still for a second, I have to HOLD her down and she cries and fusses and fi...

Helloo, my little girl is 6 weeks and has a few crying episodes per day, usually related to wind or silent reflux, so I gave her some gripe water this evening. That turned into hours of screaming in pain, sickness twice and lots of assisted farting 😩. Is it possible gripe water has made her reflux/ wind worse?

Hey everyone! Is anyone else suffering with insomnia and really restless legs and itchy skin so can’t keep still? I want to pull my skin off at times 😩 has anyone got any remedies?

Hi girls, bit panicked here. (40 weeks pregnant) Noticed today it felt kind of bruised in my left armpit? Didn’t think anything of it. Got into a shower about an hour ago and went to shave my arm pits and thought “ouch, that hurts” and felt around and found a lump. It’s under the skin, about the size of a 5 pence, a...

Hey everyone, I know this may seem a really silly question but I’m 22 weeks, why am I always peeing??! Even when I have absolutely nothing to drink, I’m up at least 4 or 5 times turning the night then all throughout the day. Is this normal? I read it may be a sign of a diabetes but it’s so frustrating sometimes, any...

Plus size gal here and wondering what everyone’s bumps looked around 25 weeks, i’m currently 17 weeks and have no bump whatsoever just my regular apron tummy 😩

I’m getting pains in the left side of my chest the past week and several times today. A bit worried. I’m due to period soon I’m thinking it could be connected never happed before? Any advice? Should I be worried/ get it checked?

Is anyone else suffering with BAD headaches ? 21wks+1 and suffering so bad at the moment with them :(

Hi ladies, I went to drs end of last year as I was feeling so drained and struggled to do daily activities/dreaded getting out of bed. They took repeat bloods a few times and my folic levels were low, so was on folic acid for 3 months got my bloods taken on Monday there and they have came back normal. I have another...

Can anyone post a photo of their bumps at 36 weeks. I feel so huge and not sure if it's normal 🤦🏻‍♀️

When is everyone rising their buggy/pram? I know the recommended age is 6 months but my 3 month old hates being laid flat and likes to be more upright.

I’m 20 weeks & 3 days (2nd baby) started feeling movements about a week ago, last night and all of today I haven’t felt movement - unsure what to do I had a scan in Thursday and everything was fine (apart from him being stubborn so I had to be booked in for a rescan in 2 weeks just so they could check 1 thing…

Hey girls! Anyone on here already getting pelvic pain? This is my second baby so I’m putting it down to the fact my bodies done this before and is just doing things quicker this time… but MY GOD. I didn’t have this until late 2nd trimester / 3rd trimester with my first. I’m currently 16+4 and the pelvic pain… it hu...

Feeling strong cramps in back and abdomen after sex that come and go. Should I wait it out? Can this be actual labor? First pregnancy and I can’t tell 😭 due on May 10!

Has anyone’s movements changed? My baby normally Kicks loads in the morning and evening but she hasn’t been the last couple of days. I have been to triage twice this week for this and everything has been ok and they monitored baby properly. I’m 28 weeks, so wondering if maybe her pattern has just changed or she’s ...