Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

I just found out I’m expecting this past week and that I’m 29 weeks. I have 2 under 2. 1 is 18 months the other is 8 months and now I’m due in December. Everyone keeps asking what I need and I have no clue. Im just so overwhelmed. I was admitted into the hospital at 31 weeks and can’t help but think I have a ticking...

i’m SO over being pregnant. i’ll be 38 weeks tomorrow and there have been no signs of labor. my doctor is doing a membrane sweep on wednesday so let’s hope that kick starts SOMETHING, i just want to feel like myself again

I have constant anxiety that the baby is ok? Questioning everything what i have eaten, what I have drank? Anyone else feeling like this? I’m 17 weeks and 4 days and not felt anything either 🥲 I just feel so down about it all

Has anyone taken apetamin while pregnant???

I'm a bit nervous just found out I'm pregnant but realised I've drank alcohol loads in the weeks before. Could that have caused an affect on baby 🙁

Whew so my son I did all natural no meds but I didn’t plan to😭 my epidural failed , they didn’t have the gas and couldn’t find a vein in time for the iv meds. I honestly almost passed out just out of fear alone! People say its not that bad which to me it was🙂‍↕️ but I also know this time around that I will likely…

I’ve been getting lots of pelvic pain and constant period-like cramps. Doc says I’m 3 cm dilated. He encouraged me to be induced with epidural, and honestly I’m more afraid to do that than naturally. On the other hand, every night I just want to get it over with. I’ve always dealt with eczema my whole life, so my ho...

I am 33 weeks pregnant today with my 2nd baby and I had a natural birth with my first baby but had shoulder distocia as she was 9lb14 and so wasn’t sure whether I wanted to go natural or c section this time around. However new update I have come out in an extremely itchy rash from 30 weeks and so wondering how early...

9 weeks pregnant and struggling with morning sickness and looking after a toddler! Anyone else in the same boat? Any tips to share?

Hello all, I am feeling very overwhelmed with how my birth went with my little one. It did not go the way I had planned for, but it took a turn that really scared me and don't know if I am ever going to forget about it. I ended up being rushed into an emergency c-section because I wasn't progressing, and my baby...

today i have felt intense pressure down below i can barely walk, can this mean baby is engaged? it’s so sore!! anything i can do to help this? x

Hi all, not sure if anyone can relate but I'm a FTM and still super anxious when I take my baby outside at 1 month old. I'm a bit of a worrier anyway so I knew this would happen but find I'm checking him to see is he breathing, is he overheating etc. I live in a big city too so it makes it worse as its all walking e...

Omg I completely forgot about sensitive teeth in pregnancy! When I was pregnant with my first I remember my tooth crumbled and I went dentist & they sorted it. Completely forgot about it though & just now as I’ve ate a SOFT sandwich it made my back tooth crumble off on the side! I’m 5weeks +5 ….. has anyone else ex...

Hi! The past couple of nights my belly has gone hard and had a weird feeling in it. Iv started feeling baby move like little pops and flutters but this feels like a wooosh then the bottom of my belly below my belly button goes hard? 19 weeks 5 days I’m seeing the midwife in a couple of days so I will ask her but won...

This week gone fast. I didn't realise until yesterday that I would be turning 17 weeks today anyone the same?

6 weeks pp and the period is perioding!! Forgot how bad that first period was… I feel like my uterus is on fire! 😖🔥

For about 4 days, I have had a horrible headache. 2 days ago, I started checking my blood pressure. The whole day, it was around 148/86. That night, I went to sleep and woke up to my head hurting bad, so I went to the hospital. My blood pressure was 170/90 when I got there. It went down over 4 hours. I was there to ...

I'm starting to get worried about my period's, I had my daughter in August & I was told I should get my period straight away pretty much after but it's been nearly 2 month since I had her (via c section). 1 don't know if I'm sounding paranoid for nothing or what but l'm getting anxious waiting for it

I've been on a tough journey to diagnose a possible autoimmune disease (I think i have lupus or something that causes similar symptoms) and recently found out i was pregnant even though we were using protection. It's been a huge shock and I'm terrified about how I'll manage the pregnancy when I'm trying to figure ou...

I had a C-section and baby is now 5 days old. I was given dihydracodine for 3 days and then I had some cocodamol as the pain was still really bad and I've been taking that for 2. I've now just seen that your not meant to when breast feeding and I am exclusively breast feeding! Baby showing no concerns and midwife co...