Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

Hey all, new to the group and first pregnancy. Was anyone else totally naive to how they would feel during the 1st Trimester? The exhaustion....the nausea....the insomnia....the irritability!!! Someone please tell me it gets better 🤭

TW: Worries of potential problems. Hey mommas ❤️ I'm about to lose my mind with worry and I just wanted to see if I'm crazy or if it's something I really should be concerned about. We are 23w1d and babygirl is usually EXTREMELY active. I mean kicks left and right all the time active. We just celebrated hubby being...

Does anyone else feel like their PMS is worse after having a baby?

baby is in the 91st percentile and 4 lbs estimated im scared and nervous im 29 weeks 🫢 what about your guys babes?

I’m 31 weeks with my third, (1 miscarriage, 1 stillbirth and currently pregnant) I gave birth at 35 weeks to my second, and I’m Genuinly so scared to do it again, always had a massive fear or giving birth and labor and I’m constantly having panic moments over it if anything feels even slightly different, anyone else...

My due date is fast approaching and I’ve put in my birth preferences that I’d like to avoid an epidural The reason for this is I’ve really worked myself up over the thought of a cannula and a catheter. I have no idea why, I think it’s just all the unknown and I just feel so vulnerable But I keep getting people ma...

Girls I’m freaking out didn’t even cross my mind to check my sunscreen before and I use it every single day (hence yes throughout this pregnancy) and for some reason now figured out that it’s a chemical sunscreen and not a mineral one which is a no no in pregnancy. I’m totally freaking out, do we have this might hav...

Anyone else confused like me lol? My midwife told me today I was 4/5 engaged and that I needed to get to 5/5. However online it says you should be a 1/5… whaaa😂

I’m 18 weeks and so far so good, but I am so scared all the time that something is going to go wrong. I had a false positive NT test early on and it really rocked me. This is also my first pregnancy to make it past 8 weeks. Regardless of everything looking fine, no scary symptoms, and stellar reports every time, I a...

So we had our dating scan today, it put us at 11 weeks 4 days so not technically a September baby anymore but any guesses for nub theory 🩵🩷

I had my OB appointment yesterday got my gbs swab and my first cervix check. (I remember the swab and cervix check hurting really bad but I was also swollen like a balloon my first pregnancy and already in so much pain and they were trying to induce me). But this time the swab was awful but the check wasn’t too bad ...

Had my NIPT today as initial tests came back as 1 in 83 for Down Syndrome(high risk). We should know results next week. Is anyone else going through the same thing?

** update my period came the day after I posted this 🤦🏽‍♀️🎉 Has anyone else not got their period and baby is 11 weeks or more? I would like my period to come before starting the pill but 11 weeks in and it’s so long 😩 bottle feeding 🤍

I’ve just received a notification stating I’ve got low PAPP levels in this pregnancy Did anyone have this in there previous pregnancy? Can anyone tell me much about it? Just having a panic attack Thank you

Gestational diabetes testing tomorrow.. so fasting from tonight. Any tips / tricks? Or am I too late for that? lol 🫣 I have a home kit to do! 😊

So I just got my genetics results back and it was out of range for Jacob’s Syndrome. Anyone familiar?

Hi all - wondering if any one can help me understand the OGTT results posted on my "mycare" app. Fasting level was 4.6, after 1 hour was 8.9 and 2 hrs was 7.4. Would you say this is ok? Thanks in advance ☺️

i’m the mum of a 3 and a half year old, and i’m expecting his baby brother end of April, i’ve only got less than six weeks to go and the nerves are starting to build. this time round will be so different to the first bcos before it was just a newborn to care for but now it’s a newborn and toddler. did anyone find th...

I’m 19 weeks +1 and I’ve Jsut done the school run and my god I’m sweating. Is this normal at this stage? I feel like it’s pouring off me (sorry for the TMI) its horrible 😭😭

I don’t know if it’s because I’m still working or worried now I’m getting closer about BD going to get in contact.. but I’ve hit 30 weeks and I just feel DONE. I’m uncomfortable & feel so on edge. Anyone else?