Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

Just some reassurance for anyone awaiting a cesarean, whether it's your first or a repeat. I'm sat at home, 54 hours post op with my baby boy and my toddler cuddled up to me. It was honestly such a calm, straight forward experience (my first was an emergency after long failed induction). I was up and walking ok as ...

Has anyone had their glucose test come back as elevated? I’m 26 weeks and just got my results back, slightly elevated. I have to get another test (3 hours this time). I have no medical/family history of diabetes, eat mostly healthy, and am active. If you’ve tested as elevated what have you done to get it under control?

I had a membrane sweep yesterday as I’m 40+4 now and honestly it was so painful, she didn’t even get all the way where she needed to cause I was in pain. Ever since yesterday I’ve been sooooo anxious about labour because wth, my pain tolerance is literally 0 at this point is what I learnt! Like I know theirs medic...

Is the nub theory correct or a myth? Has yours been right? So confused as hearing different genders. Here’s mine 🩵🩷 what we thinking xx

Who else throws up still in the 2nd trimester??

Anyone struggling with nausea? I had a bad 1st trimester and eased on the second trimester but now that I am almost done with the second trimester(26+5) Nausea has come back 😭 any tips?

Has anyone had their glucose test yet for gestational diabetes? How long after you take it would they tell you the result?

I think my baby brain is super kicking in i can't seem to wrap my head around the hours! So for my 9month old he gets 15 hours. So for term time that's either 3 half days or 1 and half day per week right? But if i wanted it all year around, what's the total hours per week? Also from September it'll extend to 30 ho...

Hi, I'm 19 weeks pregnant and have my 20 week scan on 24th. I'm really unsure if I've felt baby move or not. All I can remember from my first pregnancy is what it was like a lot later on. I had a csection with my son and had a open myomectomy before him (looked exactly like i had had a csection before my son) so I d...

Hi, I’m 26 weeks pregnant and slipped in the kitchen and fell, I kind of did the splits and fell on my knee more the anything lol. Do I still need to go to get checked ?

Anyone else have generalised anxiety and feel it’s getting worse in the third trimester??

Is it normal to be super hungry all the time in the second trimester?

Blood Sugar levels 165. I did the 1h test and now they want to repeat the test but this time the 3h. What should I expect next if I fail again? This is my second pregnancy and I had no problems with my first. I’m just scared to be honest.

This is at 16 weeks! Another picture in the comments

I just need to vent out… I’m finding this second pregnancy so hard, I got no patience with my 3 years old, my groin hurt, my back hurt and I’m so fed up of being pregnant with the insomnia and trips to the toilet all night. I’m 34 weeks and it feels like the time is passing so slow.

I actually feel bad for my partner at this point constantly dealing with me crying over the stupidest of things and all the little things !

I just found out I have a complete placenta previa. Has anyone had a complete one that moves? They told me to be ready for a c section at 36-37 weeks. Does anyone have any insight on this? Thanks 💙

Anyone else struggling with a posterior placenta? At 15 weeks I thought it was a blessing as I felt baby boy so early on, and pretty strong! Now I’m not so sure 🤣 I’m 31 weeks and omg his movements are soooooo strong- genuinely feels like he’s going to rip out of me (like something from the film Alien 👽). It’s…

Has anyone else felt like after having their second child they get no attention compared to what your first born got? Feel like everyone’s dropped off and just aren’t bothered about either kids anymore. Tbf they weren’t happy or bothered about my second pregnancy either. Used to be about 3/4 times a month they’d ask...

I’m currently 9+3 and I’m freaking out as my symptoms aren’t as strong today… do I phone the midwife tomorrow or am I overreacting??