Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

I’m 26 weeks pregnant and I am so uncomfortable. I feel like it’s to early to be this uncomfortable. I don’t remember this with my first. My hips hurt, my stomach hurts, nauseous, I gotta pee all the time, even my butthole hurts. I went to the store today and I was walking around for 10 minutes when I was ready to c...

Has anybody ever had there glucose tolerance test after 28 weeks ? It says between 24-28 weeks ? But has anyone gone over the 28 week mark ??

So I got my 3 hour glucose test done yesterday and just got the results but the maternity center is closed till Monday and I don't really know what the results mean except they're high. I fasted like I was told. My finger prick was 82 Results: FASTING 77 70 - 105 1HR GLU 169 H 70 - 150 2HR GLU 160 H 70 - 105 3HR G...

Is that normal lol or a good sign? I swear I keep hearing people talking about butterflies but I didn’t get them

Urmm 40 weeks pregnant and I’m so itchy down there (clitoral hood and lips). It’s not thrush as have no other symptoms aside from a little bit of blood in those same areas when I wipe ? . Did this happen to you ? Is it normal? Should I be concerned ? Bruh …

I get so offended when anyone comments on my appearance. I shared a picture with a friend and she thought it was a great idea to tell me that her coworker is 31 weeks and our bellies are the same size (I’m 24 weeks). Now I’m even more self-conscious wondering if I’m gaining too much weight. I never thought I’d be p...

Hi guys. Can anyone advise me what I may receive as band 7 if I was to take 12 months mat leave and split it equally. I am bottom of band 7. Thank you

What are your guesses? I’m not sure if you can see a nub here, but if not can you tell on the skull theory? I’m not sure how to interpret that?

Recently found out I'm 5 weeks pregnant and feeling a bit surprised and overwhelmed!! My partner and I were starting to plan our wedding & have both recently started new jobs - cant help but feel bad telling my manager 😫 any advice as to whether i should hold out a bit or let them know asap like the company policy…

Anyone else get food aversions in there 3rd trimester? I’m 29 weeks and 2 days and I seem to not be able to eat pasta and noodles again they just come straight back up

Do doctors still calculate your due date from the first day of your last period? As my cycle lengths usually last about 40 days so that would be so inaccurate

Hi, I’m 33 weeks and this third trimester has been doing me dirty. I get heart burn, I’m nauseous, but worst of all I have back/body pains. Is there anything I can do to help myself. Because I don’t know how I’ll survive a little less than 7 weeks of this 😭

I’m going to post a photo in the comments, but my entire pregnancy, DI/DI twins, I have had what I thought was an apron belly. I also seen a TikTok recently of a girl playing with the exact same thing I have, asking WTF is this hahaha 🤣 Well anyways, my entire pregnancy this little fat sac has been exactly that, a…

I am having my section tomorrow, this is my second baby. My little boy is 4 years old and we are so close. I am so emotional that my baby will no longer be my littlest. Did anyone else feel like this. I feel like the newborn thing I’ve totally got and my main concern is him and him not feeling pushed out even for a ...

Anyone sooooo paranoid and scared to get pregnant again like my 7 month old now was hard enough I respect the girls that have 2 under 2 but I don't think my mental health would cope 🥺

What precautions should I take before 3 hours GTT? I do not have a sweet tooth and hardly eat any sweet still failed 1 hour GTT. Also, no family history of diabetes. A little worried, please advise, what to avoid or eat before the test.

Has anyone had their ebt stolen ? I went to the grocery just to find out my ebt balance was 0 and i have not used it . If anyone has gone through this what do i do?

As a first time mom, I know it may seem stupid but my biggest fear is not knowing when I’m in labor. How do I know if what I’m feeling is contractions/labor pains and not just pregnancy pains…

What do you guys think. I tried to work out the nub theory but I very confused 🤔

I have been getting questions lately about what sort of birth plan i want to have . Honestly i would prefer natural birth but i have been hearing lots of stories about CS and I don’t know if i want to do it or not. I respect and admire women who have gone through CS several times especially. I have body dysmorphia ...