Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

I started considering having a second baby after somehow putting behind my traumatic birth experience due to my anterior placenta previa. I bleed through a majority of my pregnancy and swore I wouldn’t do it again but I’m starting to consider maybe having another. I was wondering if anyone had another baby after the...

Heard this is only tested for in certain NHS hospitals and private - is this true?

So I posted on here I believe last week about baby girl stomach measuring small. And I found out that my placenta isn’t producing enough nutrients for her like it’s supposed to. I did have the gastric sleeve last July so I don’t know if that’s the cause of it... Always struggled with fertility so I didn’t think I wo...

Hi, has anyone been on antibiotics during pregnancy and how did you/ unborn baby get on with them? I’m 33 weeks and for the last two weeks haven’t been able to hear out my left ear due to ringing and inflammation in my ear. Doctors say it’s from a viral or bacterial infection and two different types of ear drop a...

I just got my NIPT results in today which I thought I was not gonna get back until Sept 30th! I'm super excited and found out we are having a little boy! Also no chromosome abnormalities! Though my other test hasn't come in yet. This was done at 10 weeks and they said it's like 94% accurate at that time! So I think ...

So this is my third pregnancy but my only one where I am carrying twins! I have never felt so drained in all my life I am nearly 6 weeks and honestly I don’t know how I am gonna cope surviving the first trimester! Has anyone got any tips on how to get through this?

I know that braxton hicks are expected in the 3rd trimester, but I’m 32w & for the past week & a half I’ve been getting them daily at least 5 times a day without fail.. not so much painful just uncomfortable as my stomach tenses up and gets really firm. Anyone else experiencing this?x

I'm almost 39 weeks. FTM. Never done this before... And there's no "plan". Like I feel like I'm just waiting for nature to take it's course. Is this normal? I've worked in a medical setting before which I appreciate is very different to having a baby as that's so natural. But a medical setting there's always a plan...

Today for the first time I’m away from my baby girl to go to a dental appointment.. she stayed with her daddy and I know she’s in good hands and it’ll only be for an hour or two but I can’t help it I just feel SO anxious that I’m almost sick 😭 is this normal? She is nearly 9 months. I was even about to cancel the…

I am always anxious about the baby’s movement. I already went twice last month and I always want my baby checked. How do you handle this? Yesterday my baby was super active. Today I can’t feel her at all and I woke up on my back so I really don’t know whether I should head to triage or not.

Hey. This is my first time being pregnant and I am 6weeks + 2. How do you manage your excitement ? I want to start finding out everything about being a mum, looking at cute baby things online (not buying) and just feeling positive about it all. But my worry is obviously it is early days and I know it doesn’t always ...

Second baby first trimester. I cannot drink any water whatsoever. I can only drink fizzy drinks with ice and eat pizza or Chinese. I vomit when I don’t eat but will continue to eat. My first trimester was the complete opposite. I couldn’t keep anything down anyone feeling like this? Im wondering if this baby is a di...

We had a few lh tests lying around and I thought I’d take one just for fun, I’m 9weeks 1 day and this is the lh test not fully developed yet

I am so impatient and I don’t even know if I can see a nub 😂 but what are your guesses ?? Boy or girl?

First time Mum trying to use the nub theory ☺️

In both my pregnancies in first and second trimester I’ve struggled with food aversions (as well as sickness). This time feels a lot worse though as at least last time there was some select foods I enjoyed, this pregnancy I feel like I haven’t enjoyed any food the whole way through so far, even drinking water is a s...

Found out I’m pregnant on Thursday again after 3 losses this year, but I’m hoping and praying this one is the sticky bean we’ve been waiting for since our LB was 14 months old! (Almost a 1.5 year trying). Does anyone know if they had pre-eclampsia during labour if anything will be different during their pregnancy th...

I am now 30 weeks on labetalol for high blood pressure since 27weeks and there has only been either a trace or 1+ protein they sent of my urine which came back with a normal protein creatine ratio, so i brought some dipsticks just for peace of mind and while the protein has remained at either trace or +, i had +++ o...

Today is our first day with the band and I’m already so overwhelmed. I know people say the first week is the hardest to adjust. My baby is sweating so much from his head because of it. Does anyone have any experience with the band or any advice :(

9 weeks, 4 days! Transvaginal Ultrasound. What’s your guess? 🩷🩵 (7 weeks, 4 days scan in comments!)