Community Posts, Tips & Support on Planning for a Baby

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I have a 3 month old baby and she has her father’s last name. Did anyone change their child’s last name to theirs or kept it as the father’s last name?

Hi all Has anyone been through a second pregnancy being rhesus negative? My first baby is rhesus positive and am pregnant again (early days hence being anonymous) and wondered what will happen this time. I’ve been on google and started worrying already. Thank you

I took an Ella One tablet on 13/12/24 Taken 2 pregnancy tests on 01/01/25 & 03/01/25 Period was due 31/12/24 but still have no period…??

Hiya ladies, posting incognito as if positive id like to keep it to myself (and partner of course :) ) I am currently 11 days late for my period im taking a test every morning until i either get a positive or my period. Over the last 6 days the 1st test was slightly darker, 2nd slightly lighter n not full so i expec...

Hello, we've just had our second baby and we have always said we didn't want a large age gap between our children. Looking around 2/3 years - I'm struggling with knowing if this will be our last baby or not. My heart tells me I would like another, but my head tells me that might not be the best idea.. How did you...

So, I got my first positive test on Christmas morning. Since then, I have been taking them periodically because I don't have my first appointment until I'm 9 weeks. So it's the only thing that's keeping me somewhat calm. Am I crazy, or are other women doing this too. I took one last night, and the test line was dark...

Hi TTC friends. My husband and I have been ttc for 6, almost 7 years.. we’ve have multiple losses. We have kinda given up hope. We’ve been to specialists and done medication.. and doctors suggested IVF but we cannot afford IVF. I think we are going to try one more time to get pregnant naturally since that seems to b...

So, according to my app, which is normally spot on, I ovulated December 28th. I took this tonight, and it was definitely positive. Is it possible to get such a positive positive this early or maybe just ovulated early?

Yes, he told me to open the package. I didn't know what it was used for until I looked it up and wow... he expressed to me a few times that he thought he ejaculate too fast, but not to me, and if he does, it's definitely not all the time. How will this affect me (my vagina) when we have sex if anyone knows or has us...

I got a positive yesterday and I’m super excited but everyone is saying it could be twins due to how dark the positive is. Has anyone’s test looked like this and it was indeed twins?

Does Roman catholic Church support artificial methods of conceiving i.e. Intrauterine insemination (iui) ?

Is this correct for my fertile window I’m trying to conceive

I took a test an hour apart one was flashing so we did the baby dance and the next hour it was solid what does that mean ? I know i am over testing but idk if the flashing or the solid means my chances are better & is that supposed to happen? I had an early miscarriage possibly a chemical pregnancy due to nothing...

Did you plan your births (actively try to not get pregnant) or did you just let it be what it’s gonna be? My husband and I have been wanting another child for a while now but we only just got settled in our new home and in a spot where we are ready to try (or at least stop trying to prevent it). My daughter is 5 an...

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Would anyone say I have ovulated at all over passed 4 days!

I had my baby in January 2024. I want another baby but don’t want to get pregnant right now. I’m hoping to get pregnant in summer/autumn2026. I saw online that it can sometimes take up to 18 months to get pregnant after coming off depo. Can anyone who has come off depo please tell me when they ended up conceiving ...

So my sister in law (partners sister) had a baby through IVF and he is now showing traits of autism (non verbal, lining up toys, doesn't respond to his name, repetitive behaviour patterns etc). I know it is still very early and he could just be a slower baby as he is almost 2 and half years old. My partner then sa...

Hi I took an early response test about an hour ago and this is what it looked like. I'm due on in a few days. I've felt sick and dizzy a few times recently. Does anyone else see a faint positive??