Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

First time mum here, I am 31 weeks pregnant and my midwife told me to prepare birth plan for the next visit, I’ve just read the birth plan questionnaire and I’m absolutely freaking out, I don’t even know what to write and what to ask to help ease the birthing experience. My anxiety is over the roof as I don’t know ...

I have my GTT in a couple weeks and I’m feeling quite nervous, I had really bad sickness right up until 18 weeks, and I still throw up every morning. My test is at 8:30am and so I’m worried I won’t keep the drink down. Any advice or just anyone who has been through it? Thanks ✨🤍

Hi all, I was diagnosed yesterday with gestational diabetes & have an appointment with the midwife & dietician next Wednesday but in the meantime should I be buying a glucose monitoring machine? Or will this be given to be at my appointment next week? Just want to carry on & order one if needs be. My hospital is M...

Sorry long confusing post as I’m not sure how many weeks I am! Just seen another post about how the lady has irregular periods so she wasn’t sure how many weeks she was. I too had irregular periods as I came off contraception. I still went from the first day of my last period which would make me 5 weeks 5 days, but...

I just found out I’m pregnant (2nd baby). Feeling excited and nervous at the same time . Any advice? I was trying to loose weight and now I’m pregnant 😭 Have any of you loose weight while pregnant?

Ladies I’m 23 and have a fatty liver ever since i had my daughter due to eating fatty foods of course and now I’m scared and my friend is scaring me about this and that about it so I came to the hospital for it again 😭😭 any moms went through this or have this I need reassurance and it’s giving me high anxiety…

What's considered a concerning blood pressure while pregnant? I can't just go to L&D unless I know for sure I need to due to solo parenting and no family in the arean

I have way more pressure down below then i ever had with first baby (yeah i know why lol) but it literally feels like baby is about to fall out it’s so much pressure. I’m sure it’s not true…any other moms feel that way??

Okay so I’ve had one medical labor and one unmedicated labor. I’m pregnant again and I am having the WORST anxiety over labor this go around. I literally had a dream last night that this baby just plopped right out of me without me feeling a thing and I was so relieved in the dream 😂 Idk why I’m more scared since…

I’m 39 and a half weeks and felt a few twinges last week. My midwife also said last week that baby was very engaged and we had a bit of a joke that we wouldn’t see each other at my 40 week appointment. I relayed this onto family but ever since my in-laws have been ringing every night to see if anything has happened....

She hasn’t been breech up until this morning , will she turn around again , my anxiety is so bad now thinking she won’t be head down in time ☹️

I don’t want to sound like someone who is vain but I miss my old body I’ve gained well over 130 pounds when I was pregnant Now 208 when I used to be 130 I want to work out but I hate people seeing me at my current Weight . I’ve literally lost all my friends during pregnancy and others after And people that ar...

I’ve have just found out I’m pregnant after an ectopic in Jan. I did not have a period in between, I’m really scared. This is now my fourth pregnancy trying for our first. We can’t even be postive or be hopeful all we have is just fear. What did people do during this anxious time to get their mind off things?

Did/does anyone feel lazy during first trimester? I jus feel tired and sick most of the time. I dont feel like doing anything. Its like i have no motivation

So I’m very far from giving birth anytime soon lol but I’ve been watching other mamas labor videos and I’m actually terrified for the time to come , considering I’m an itty bitty thing at 21 , I’m only 5,0 and 114 pounds currently at almost 10 weeks , so I’m quite concerned for the most part because i definitely wan...

Is this anyone’s second pregnancy. I am about 7 weeks pregnant with no.2 and am riddled with anxiety about everything at the moment. I feel incredibly low & panicky but I’m not sure what I feel panicky or anxious about. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Increasingly feeling lonely and isolated with these feelings t...

So I've gained alote during this pregnancy 😳 and all my boyfriend ever does is make me know it or that's all I feel he does (just for reference there's pictures before this pregnancy and during ) and he always is asking how I'm ganna lose the weight am I in the wrong to be irritated when he asks

By 10am I have lost my phone at least 5 times

my only anxiety around labour and birth is tearing…. after some advice from someone who was in a similar boat with a positive story and what they did to prevent please Xx

Taking my blood was so so difficult , i was pricked like 5 times and i was almost told to come back before one tiny veins finally popped🥹. The glucose drink is not as bad as people say it it