Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

Just had our 20 week scan and we only get the one photo… and baby has the weirdest little pig snout?! I know ultrasounds aren’t perfect but it’s got me really worried that this is actually what it looks like? I know it’s superficial to worry about how the nose looks but it just looks so…. Not normal?? I had a scan ...

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I’m almost 15 weeks with my second baby. I had a bump a week ago, and now my stomach is flat again as of today? (Picture in comments) Is this normal 😳

Anyone else fed up of people commenting on size of your bump? Everyone keeps telling me, oh that's a small bump for 30 weeks! I keep saying that she's measuring just fine but apparently it's a thing people like to say. Just gets to me 😭 Also, doesn't everyone just carry differently?! Pic of bump for reference

Hey! So I went for a gender scan when I was 17 weeks, but ANYWAY! I’ve been questioning wether it’s right or not, I went for my 20 week scan and baby wouldn’t open their legs 🤦🏼‍♀️ a few people have said a different gender any guesses 💕or💙

I have diabetes and baby is weighing big 8lb , I’m 36+4 and every appointment they said they would give me the date of a section when I go for my MOT and it would be at around 38 weeks . Today I went and they can’t giving me a section Untill im over 39 weeks .. everyone I’ve spoken to have said to ring the hospita...

I rang my GP before to book mine and my baby’s 6week check up today and she told me that they don’t offer them anymore, but the midwife when she discharged me said I would need a 6 week PP at the same time as my baby. My GP said it’s 8 week check for baby and nothing for me. Has anyone else been told this?

I had a membrane sweep today bleeding seems to be slowing but I just went to the toilet and this was on the toilet paper is this normal?

What The name of your children... Because i am nosey 😂

Hey, I’m 35 weeks pregnant with twins and will know my planned c section date tomorrow which should be some point next week, with my son had epidural and gave birth natural so the contractions hid the pain only the epidural, does anyone have experience of what it feels like to have the epidural for a planned section...

I’m not sure if these are Brixton hicks or contractions I have been up since about 3am with back pain and it’s got worse through the day with cramps and tightness it’s agony but I can still talk through them just need to take a couple breaths and I’ve noticed little man less active today not wanting to waste the NHS...

36 weeks, should bloody show have clots in?

Hi - this is my first baby and wondering when people felt baby move. I’m 18weeks now and still haven’t really felt them move? All good in scans - found out at the weekend that we’re having a little boy 🥰💙

What constitutes as reduced movement? I have not felt baby move much today but it could be that I just didn’t focus. I wiggled my belly, drank fizzy drink to see if she would move and nothing. I have felt slight movements that I think are her but not as strong as they usually are at this time. I’ve called the tria...

Out of curiosity, how long are you waiting before you accept being induced?

Anyone had a successful VBAC, my first was emergency c section which went awfully wrong and caused me trauma, really want another baby but absolutely do not want a c section.

I am 26+5, sometimes she kicks/moves 10 times an hour, other times it feels like once an hour? Now I’m getting worried because it’s not consistent, and I know they say sometimes you get nothing until 26weeks+, but I’m a first time mum and have no idea what to expect.

Hellooo! And so I’ve been on the fence for a while wether to opt for an elective c - section OR to go with the flow and go natural ( WITH epidural ) What’s everyone’s experience with epidural ? Does it completely numb the pain of a natural birth ? I ask this because sooo many people say how horrendous birth is and ...

does clary sage oil work and what’s the best way to use it at 37weeks?

I asked for a visit from the Midwife today since I was worried about my wound as it was leaking last night, someone came around 5pm and told me it’s now on both sides - leaking, red, swollen and hot to touch and that I need to go straight to triage tonight Just worried because she said I’d have to stay in what’s th...