Community Posts, Tips & Support on Second Trimester

For example 24th July baby turned 24 weeks would this be 6 months or is 26 weeks 6 months?

Any plus size/mid size girls here that are worried of gaining too much weight during pregnancy? Different information online on what is an ok amount to gain if you already have a high BMI. Anyone else feeling anxious about it?

Hi ladies, I've seen some posts about dates being good in the weeks leading up to due date. What week should I start eating dates? Any other tips to help the labour process?

I went in for a routine Ob appointment and the nurse took my blood pressure then another nurse did then I got sent to labor and delivery they are keeping me here to monitor my blood pressure for a couple hours and they drew my blood they also gave me a menu so I’m assuming I’ll be here awhile. What should I expect?

I was wondering how accurate the blood test for gender chromosomes tend to be. I'm 12 weeks and I got the blood test (no results yet) and my husband is super excited to find out but I don't know if the test is accurate enough to do a gender reveal to the family or if its safer to wait until 20 weeks.

What time do I start fasting from for my glucose test? Can I drink water during the fast

Hey, quick question about pressure in hips, lower abdomen and all areas beneath) I was in triage last night for 8 hours with pains, sickness, cramping, headaches and a really high heart rate (about 30bpm over the normal) they sent me home this morning with no explaination at all, but the pressure and pains are st...

Hi everyone. Just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and needed to vent a bit of frustration somewhere. So just had my 16 week midwife appointment this afternoon and I've come out of it feeling kinda disappointed. My boyfriend came with me and we didn't really know what to expect from this appointme...

I took my little one to our first play group today and I couldn’t help but notice how tiny my little one is compared to everyone else. He was 5 weeks early and for some reason I’ve always felt really guilty about my body not being able to carry him for longer. Today I saw all these bigger babies interacting a lot mo...

Waiting for NIPT results and curious... no idea how to guess it myself

Bit random but has anyone taken this or anything similar while pregnant? It says on the box to consult with a medical professional if pregnant, but I’m not going to make a dr appointment just to ask that question 😅 just wondered if anyone knew

I used to drink electrolytes & greens before I was pregnant because they really helped with fatigue, now that I am getting towards the end of my pregnancy the fatigue is REAL! Does anyone know if electrolytes are ok to take when pregnant?

19+1. Couldn’t manage to get a potty shot. Any predictions with skull theory?

Just saw that everyone was posting 1 month so I'm a little bit late! 12/7

My due date is January 23 Starting to feel a bit anxious & scared Yet Super excited I am laying in bed now until I doze off while my boy kicks up a storm 🙃 Anyways I’ve had a pretty good pregnancy can’t complain and I have felt great still feel pretty good minus the lower back pain mainly on my right side…

I’m 15 years old and I’m a new mom I’ve been having so much anxiety on the epidural should I get it ?? the needle is so long and that’s what’s making me have so much anxiety I don’t want to go through the pain on getting it then it not work what should I do?

Hi girls, my next midwife appointment is on Friday, I will be exactly 37 weeks. My last appointment was at 34 weeks and the position of my baby wasn’t mentioned, and I didn’t think to ask. I feel like she is certainly head-up as under my ribs is solid but the bottom of my belly has returned to being flabby. Has anyo...

I need some advice. I’m on pregnancy #2 and am having some PTSD about my first pregnancy that didn’t go well. To make a long story short, my job (my business that I own) is really stressful sometimes and people can just be really awful. How do you deal with the stress, stay calm and do your best to enjoy your pregna...

I’m no good at doing these myself but I know some people are great! I have a theory….just want to see if people agree!

My first pregnancy i did it at 12+2 and got conclusive results this time im 10+4 and feeling a bit more impatient this time around and want to go sooner but dont want to get inconclusive results and have to redo it. My bmi is pretty high and is like a 46.