Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

I’m 22 weeks and feel really guilty. As much as I try to make it sink in, it’s just not hitting me yet that I will actually have a baby in only afew months. I’m worried this is going to really overwhelm me and anxious that it may affect my bond when baby arrives. (This is a planned and very much wanted pregnancy btw...

It’s been 2 weeks so I can laugh about it now. Went to the supermarket, seen jackfruit and was automatically craving to try it because it was new to me. I brought it up, took the plastic wrap off of it and just started munching away. Mouth start to swell. Mouth on fire. Face started to swell. Heart started raci...

I am SO grateful to have been able to naturally carry and give birth to my beautiful baby girl as I know a lot of people can’t so let’s start by saying I know this is a bit of a ‘boo hoo’ post but I need to rant 🥴 and some advice! I am missing my body pre-pregnancy so much. I’m ready to lose this weight as I was…

anyone been prescribed antidepressants/anxiety pills during pregnancy? i’m scared to take them.

Hi everyone - has anyone had the NIPT screening on the Nhs and received gender results from it? I know they can tell the gender from this blood test and you can privately have one done to find out the sex but wondering if you have it on the nhs whether they will tell you the gender or not? Can I request to find out?...

Hi, I’m having my gender blood testing soon but noticed this test result from my first prenatal appointment says female. Not sure if that’s because it’s my genetic testing or the baby is a female. Anyone else have this result? Was it consistent with your gender? Thanks! (Test from Kaiser) Test is: Fmr1 gene, cgg re...

My baby was born on 3rd June, so is he 5 months or 4 months 3 weeks 😅

This is my first pregnancy and I had no idea what to expect. Everyone said the second trimester is the easiest but I can’t help but feel that I’m surviving and not thriving 😂. I feel tired and getting more and more uncomfortable. I start off alright in the morning then I gradually get more uncomfy (belly feels so…

Nearly 20 weeks and haven't felt movements as such (which does not help the anxiety). I know with an anterior placenta it may take longer to feel movements but idk if it's more because I'm not as in tune with my body? I feel like tight muscle spasms sometimes or like bubbling effects (but I don't know if I'm putting...

I don’t understand the nub theory can anyone guess please?

Has anyone not seemed to put on much weight during pregnancy? I’m almost 29 weeks and aside from my bump getting bigger I haven’t put on weight anywhere else when I’ve had such a big appetite. Just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar position?

Admittedly I am struggling to eat very much at all at the moment & know this won’t be helping! But, I feel like the pregnacare I’m taking is upsetting my stomach and just making it very uncomfortable etc! Has anyone else experienced this? I think vitamins are best digested on a full stomach but… nausea & sickness ar...

Hi I recently got diagnosed with GD yesterday after doing a week home testing, the first call I had to diagnose me was very much just a case of information overload, and he didn’t really mention numbers to be hitting. I’m UK based and just wondering what my numbers should be looking at. If anyone can help that would...

So currently 22+4, I had my midwifery appointment today. It left me feeling a little upset and just wanted to know if I’m over reacting? - she actually seemed spacey / out of it from her eyes to her speech - she made comments like: you don’t look pregnant, is your hubby dark? your hubby is good looking, kept fawni...

38 weeks. AHHHHHH soooo close. No signs yet tho.

I’ve had very frequent Braxton hicks since 14 weeks, they don’t hurt but they’re just really annoying. I’m sitting down right now and I’ve had like 5 of them so far, about every 5 minutes they come. My stomach tenses up as soon as I stretch to give my belly room to breathe. They seem to loosen up a bit when I drink ...

24 weeks and feeling first trimester sick is this normal ?

I’m not sure if there even is a nub! Baby might be too big now.

I managed to fall off my chair earlier (I know, stupid) I landed on my side but decided to monitor my baby for an hour before going to see anyone. He moved around perfectly fine: kicking, wriggling, even had the hiccups. So I didn’t worry too much. However the last hour, maybe longer I’ve had what I thought was Brax...

Got my results anddd it’s another boy. At this point, with 3 boys I don’t even wanna try for a girl anymore lol. Im just grateful the results were negative.