Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

Is it normal to feel constantly tired / wanting to be horizontal to nap at this stage? I’m fighting an inner battle after midwife suggested I need to be doing things that make me happy to get the oxytocin flowing.. but I just don’t have the energy the last two days especially. I don’t know if it’s where I spent my ...

Hey, I am 30 weeks pregnant and have been fairly active however the last few days I can barely put weight on my right leg. I can squat and stretch without pain but simply walking is too much. Has anyone else felt this or found ways to relieve without saying the dreading words ‘bed rest’

I feel like I haven’t felt as much movement in the last few days as I’m used to. Is this normal at this stage? Is it because he’s in a downwards position and there is less room for movement

Hey mamas! I'm really early in my pregnancy 4 weeks now and I had 2 miscarriages previously ( have no kids ) so if baby sticks it'll be my first pregnancy but I'm having some uncomfortable moments of pain that goes away and comes back is this normal? kind of like period pain but there's no signs of bleeding, I'm jus...

over the last couple days my nausea has come back really badly, my bowels have been really loose and ive been cramping in my lower back a little bit. my son has also dropped i think, i feel so much pressure on my lower tummy and can feel him moving a lot lower down and it’s cramping and feels like something called l...

So I’m 19 weeks today, I felt light movements for the first time 2 days ago, an it continued all day little flutters then actual movements but since then I’ve felt literally nothing, an now am worrying 🙈 I know they say it’s normal as I am only 19 weeks but has anyone else had this before?

I can’t get enough of spicy foods at the moment very much savoury 🤍

This might be a little TMI… just looking to see if anyone experienced anything similar So since giving birth (my baby is 20 weeks old now), I’ve found it hard to go the toilet for a poo.. and when I do, it hurts and I end up bleeding and the last few times the toilet bowl has been full of blood🫣 I am going to…

Are they too young to teach them how to blow their nose? Anyone successfully done this?

Hi all! I’m 9 weeks with our first baby and have been incredibly nauseous with the occasional vomiting since the end of week 4. I feel like it started to take a toll on my mental health and not sure what I can do to make it better. GP prescribed cyclazine but makes me so drowsy and doesn’t really work as nausea co...

Hey all, im nearly 15 weeks. Ive had awful morning sickness the whole way i think ive been sick daily for 3 months now, changed sickness meds with no help, tried smaller meals often and to be honest theres been a couple of days i just dont have the energy to eat. Its painful. Like at the top of my stomach between my...

So im 8 weeks PP today I had my first proper period last week for 6 days (finishing on Saturday) Now its come back again 😭 i know its normal for it to fluctuate but has anyone else had this? Im due my 8 week pp check up tomorrow too😭 so annoying

Has anyone not felt anything yet at 18 weeks??

What’s everyone’s pregnancy cravings at the moment? ☺️ have just found a new craving that I’m obsessed with! Has anyone ever tried apple slices dipped in biscoff? 😍😂 100% recommend haha

Hey everyone! I’m convinced I’m losing my mind. I started, tonight, what I thought was AF, but now I’m not so sure. My periods have ALWAYS started pretty heavy, not this time. It’s very light, heavy spotting I’d say. Apparently AF starts out pink or red, but this is brown. Could this be implantation? I’m so confused...

I’m having menstrual like cramps on the lower part of my stomach and lower back pain while laying on my left side. I just switched to my right side and I’m still feeling the cramps. It’s been going on for the past 30 mins. What do you think I should do?

Hi mamas, I know this might sound so silly but did you feel like you were having a certain gender based on how active your baby was? Ofc also depending on where your placenta was placed, I have a posterior placenta (at the back) and I’m awake everyday through the night for couple hours lol. I’ve been told I’m having...

I’d like to have a fluffy, cute and whimsical dream that makes me appreciate kittens and rainbows more. But NO. I’m having INSANE psychological thriller dreams where I can’t get past the intense parts before waking up by shouting 911. So that’s been fun. 😆

35w3d and I have SO MUCH pelvic pressure that it feels like my baby is going to fall out. I haven’t been moving or doing a ton today, so I’m shocked I’m in this much pain. *Pic of my bump for attention*

Is anyone else feeling stomach ache pains and not just period cramps? They're consistent but my stomach is really tight, with no breaks so can't tell if they're contractions too...