Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

I’m booked in for a c section on Wednesday due to diabetes. I was just wondering if most people have their c section on that date or get bumped and how many days were you bumped for?

I had my early scan today - thought I was 6+1 but I was actually measuring 5+3. Gestational sac, yolk sac and a very small sign of an embryo could be seen but no heartbeat as of yet! I have to return in 2 weeks! It’s going to be a long 2 weeks of waiting!!!! 😩🤣 this is our rainbow baby and our last pregnancy we…

So my daughter is eight months old and her name is ALEIGHNA pronounced uh lay nuh. I knew months before having her that’s what I wanted to name her. I took suggestions. I let my parents give suggestions and my boyfriend’s mother give suggestion. She wanted to name her Allison Kimberly ( Kimberly is her name) and I a...

Has anyone been referred to the hospital after the 8 week check due to one of the baby’s hips clicking? We’ve been referred and not sure what to expect next! Thanks!

What’s your craving? Mine is pineapple at the moment 😍

After being very anxious before my appointment I can happily announce that everything is fine and as it should be 🧡☺️. Due date has been moved forward from 7th to 3rd of November. Got nervous for a second I would have to leave the group 😅.

How long roughly till you get your first period after a c section? I am 3 weeks pp and i have just started to get period pain. I thought it was at-least 6 weeks ?

I always try and keep in mind initials but I love this name but it spells mek 🤣 would you be upset with these initials or is it okay? Mine is lek but I’m not bothered

I feel like my bump has suddenly got really big in the last 1-2 weeks. I can’t imagine how much bigger it’ll get in the next 10weeks. Anyone else feel the same?

2 weeks after c section, is a swollen vagina normal? Just feels different haha so humbling

Hey guys, I’ve been getting migraines the last few days. I’ve just passed 11 weeks and popped into a pharmacist in South Africa where we are for the next few days and they won’t give any advice, other than take paracetamol, which isn’t helping. Any advice? X

After my section I had a lot of hard lumps around my stomach which I kept getting told was soft tissue and most of it will go away but most people end up having a bit at the bottom of their shelf that doesn’t budge but I’ve still got a lot of it all over and my stomach is still sore to touch 6 months pp. My incision...

Has anyone ever had an anterior placenta? When did you start feeling movement?

36 + 3 Anyone else just randomly throwing up again? Vomited about a week ago didn’t think anything of it then yesterday I choked on my water and just vomited everything out (tmi sorry😂) I haven’t been sick since 16 weeks so I’m hoping that it isn’t coming back! Also read that it’s a potential sign of labour? I…

Hello lovelies! So I had my first ultrasound last week when I was at 6w4d. I just now saw on mychart that the heartbeat was 135 bpm. From what I’m seeing online this seems high right? But they didn’t say anything. What are y’all’s baby’s heart rates like? They didn’t mention it at my appt but the hospital near me i...

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GIRLS 😭 I need this baby OUT. I’ve had ENOUGH 😭😭 Anyone experienced a random change in smell? Was eating beans n sausages earlier and could smell the sausages?? Partner was making food and I could smell the pans heating up??? Send help??? I’ve ordered raspberry leaf tea cause at this rate I’d do anything just to…

Around the cut it feels thick and hard is that normal tightening ?

5 days over due, keep getting slight on and off pains and tightenings then they stop and nothing. Feel like my bodies failing, really don’t want to be induced!

Had my 20 week scan yesterday i got told no heartbeat and happened at 17 weeks but felt movements have anterior placenta getting rescanned later anyone else have this and everything was ok