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Cervical checks

Please don’t come for me for this lol I’m just really curious. I know and understand that there are times when cervical checks are necessary, needed, and helpful but I also feel that sometimes they are not. Personally my goal is to not have any cervical checks. I know that things can change and I will adapt as we go...

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No heartbeat.

I’m at the hospital and they can’t find a heartbeat two different nurses have tried to find it and can’t! Has this happened to anyone else and the baby end up being okay???

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28 week blood tests

Hello ladies, I saw my midwife at 24 weeks who told me I needed to head to the hospital for my 28 week bloods. I haven’t heard anything about this? Is this something other people had? Should I be chasing the hospital?

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Bump measurements

I’m 27 weeks today and have my 28 week midwife appointment next Wednesday, I googled what my bump size should be measuring at and it says 25-28cm, I just measured mine and I’m like 40cm!! This is my second baby and I feel absolutely huge and bloated, I’m generally worried how big I am now and what the midwife’s are ...

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Implantation bleeding

Hello I need some help 😭 My period was due Friday 19th of April and it never arrived. Today is the 24th of April and I’ve had some “spotting” thought it was my period due to cramps but was hardly anything. I did a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative (was a cheap baby mad one and seen some bad reviews…

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What do contractions feel like??

FTM here, having some cramping type pains that feel different to my usual braxton hicks and pain in my back Just wanting to know if what I’m feeling correlates with contractions!! Been losing my plug slowly over the past week and my braxton hicks have been taking no prisoners either so not out the realm of possibility

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Braxton hicks or contractions ?

For the past 24 hours I’ve been getting very uncomfortable cramping a little worse than period cramps. Not extremely painful though and the pain comes and goes. I am 35 weeks & 4 days pregnant called my OB she said to go to the hospital cause she can’t really determine over the phone. What do you ladies think ?

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ECV?

Just after a bit of advice, went for an extra scan due to reduced movements on 2 occasions landing us in pregnancy assessment but then no concerns once on the monitor. Baby has turned and is now breech, going back next week at 36 weeks for a presentation scan. Basically just wondering if anyone has any positive ex...

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Gestational diabetes 🙄🫠

This pregnancy just gets better everyday 😩😩🤦‍♀️😓 Been diagnosed with Gestational diabetes after baby tummy measuring big and doing a at home blood reading test. Have to go in tomorrow to pick up either insulin or metaform tablets to get the levels down they also said they would poss bring a c section date…

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Symptoms with girls

Hi everybody, so I’m expecting and I’m hoping this is my girl I have 4 boys already but the thing is everybody whom I asked about there symptoms says ( morning sickness/ sickness bad ) some said they didn’t experience anything before they found out they was having a girl etc … my question is did anybody have severe ...

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Baby Bump 🤰🏻

Let’s see the gorgeous baby bumps ladies, let’s embrace all the shapes and sizes of our growing bodies / stomachs. Let us know how far along you are too! 😊🥰

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39 weeks & sweep

Had my first sweep this afternoon. I was 2cm dilated before the mw conducted it - trying to avoid an induction on Sunday. I’ve had non stop cramping since. Any recommendations to try and start labour?😞

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Breech baby

Any one else 32 weeks and baby is breech? Any advice to help get this little baby turning would be appreciated, I really don’t want a c section so she needs to be head down by my 36 weeks scan and I’m 32+3 😩

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Induction

If you have been induced, how long did it take for baby to come?

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3D Ultrasound

so we did our 3d ultrasound and decided to do an 8K as well, was wondering if this looked like the 3D. (will post pictures in comments, also picture of me and dad) who does she favor more?

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Should I be worried?

My baby has had a congested nose since about 4 days old (she’s now 2 weeks old) and at night time her breathing is like this. Is this normal? Seems quite heavy to me 😪😪😪 All I’m reading about is RSV and it’s really worrying me 🥹 just would like to know if heavy breathing like this is normal please

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