Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

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Ladies who have had multiple pregnancies, how did they all feel, were they different?

I'm pregnant again and feeling anxious that I'm not feeling the same symptoms.

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Can anyone else see a line?

I took this with my morning wee this morning and a faint line shown up pretty much straight away. I didnā€™t even have to wait. Can anyone else see it or is it just me? Iā€™m 9dpo and Iā€™m supposed to be due in 6 days. These tests are 6 days earlier ones

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PICO DRESSING

I was provided a PICO dressing. Iā€™m instructed to take my dressing off after 7 days/ the battery in the device dies. However I am very worried about taking this dressing off on Sunday. Iā€™m plus sized and notice that I now have a hanging belly where my incision is. How have others done with healing in similar circ...

Incognito
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Restless legs

Anyone else dealing or have dealt with restless legs? I deal with this every single nightā€¦ and itā€™s ruining my sleep.

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Anxiety

I haven't slept at all and now it's almost 8am and it looks like I can only sleep tonight as I can't nap. Baby slept okay with a few waking but I cannot seem to sleep. My body is tired and I was sleepy but for some reason I just couldn't. Please tell me I can survive on no sleep? Only positivity here needed please. ...

Incognito
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Toilet ā€˜clear outā€™ before labour

Hey girlies. Just wondering what peopleā€™s experiences have been with this? Iā€™ve been constipated my entire pregnancy, to the point of having to take lactulose at times. Although I havenā€™t taken any for over a week. Anyway, I hadnā€™t been to the toilet for a few days but all of a sudden things took a turn yesterday an...

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Hip pain

I am in so much pain I had pelvis pains with my first but this is so much worse I havenā€™t slept in days now I constantly have pins and needles in my legs. Nothing seems to be helping šŸ˜© if anything just getting worse. Iā€™ve tried doing stretches (similar to yoga) warm baths before bed, paracetamol, pillow betweenā€¦

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Do you have an emergency bag ready at home ?

It's a bit of a weird one but it always crossed my mind what would I do if there was a fire at home and we need to get out asap! My baby will be freezing and cold ill have no money ect. I have been thinking about making a grab and go emergency bag. I guess like a baby changing bag but in there I'll have blankets,...

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In pain!!

Hi mamas! Iā€™m currently 38 weeks 5 days with a due date 12/1 and let me just say I am in EXCRUCIATING pain at this point šŸ˜© no matter how I move or sit or lay down my back is killing me and itā€™s radiating into my hips! Iā€™ll be having a girl and this is my second pregnancy, I had back labor with my son so Iā€™m havingā€¦

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Birth storiesā˜ŗļø

Koa: ā€¢ Age I got pregnant: 16 ā€¢ Age I gave birth: 17 ā€¢ How far along when I found out: 7 weeks ā€¢ Morning sickness: just nausea ā€¢ Cravings: McDs fries and hot wings ā€¢ Due date: 3/14/22 ā€¢ Birth date: 3/11/22 ā€¢ Hours in labor: 14 ā€¢ Who was there: My husband and mom ā€¢ Pain relief: IV meds ā€¢ Epidural: No ā€¢ Forceps: No ...

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circumscision

my son was in the NICU for 11 days after he was born and so they did not circumcise him in the hospital šŸ™„. he is now almost one month and i want to get it done for health and sanitary reasons but my pediatrician told me that they donā€™t perform them, my OB doesnā€™t perform them, and apparently if i take him to aā€¦

Incognito
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major heartburnšŸ˜«

i have woken up twice now tonight with MAJOR heartburn and thrown up because of it, does anyone have any tips on how to either neutralise it or how to get rid of it? iā€™ve drank water, tried milk to neutralise it and theyā€™ve worked for the time being but not held it off for long. getting so sick of it now waking me...

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3cm but no labour

Had a sweep yesterday morning and was told Iā€™m 3cm. All day I felt shaky and cold, and I feel I canā€™t calm my body down. All the breathing in the world isnā€™t stopping the heartbeat skips and rush of nerves here and there. Iā€™ve had diarrhoea episodes twice overnight but nothing is happening that I know of. Iā€™m scared...

Incognito
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Baby girl born October 24

Iā€™ve been so caught up with being a ftm and learning my baby girl i forgot to share her photo! Meet BriellašŸŽ€ sheā€™s 1 month old ā˜ŗļø

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Fetal situs on Anatomy scan

Anyone else ever heard of this? My anatomy scan went fineā€¦ The tech whipped through the whole thing and wasnā€™t like appearing to overly scan anything or focus more on anything, we got all of the pictures of every body part during the scanā€¦. But then when i got the interpretation back a few days later it says need to...

K
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Infection 14 weeks PP

Has anyone ever dealt with a difficult incision? Iā€™m 14 weeks PP and I have been treated three times for infection (swabbed incision for cultures and given the right antibiotic for it). But my skin/flab hangs over and it never seems to heal. Iā€™m sick of taking antibiotics and Iā€™m sick of it being red and oozy. We cl...

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Help

I cannot sleep anymore, I get an hour maybe and then wake up crying from back pain or rib pain. Itā€™s agony. Itā€™s been like this for the past few days and I am exhausted. I canā€™t cope anymore. I donā€™t know how Iā€™m supposed to deal with this for another 11 weeks.

Incognito
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What did your early contractions feel like?

Iā€™m 40+4 and Iā€™ve been having what I think are contractions about 30 minutes apart all day. Most of them just feel like intense period cramps, especially in my lower back. Iā€™m not feeling it as much in my cervix or belly as I thought I shouldā€¦

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35 weeks unplugged

I've had three kids and this was the first time I actually noticed my unsightly mucus plug with a bloody show so I called the labor and delivery number and it was kind of funny šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ I can't wait to meet the baby and be done with pregnancy!! It's going to happen soon, here comes the stronger contractions!!!! I'mā€¦

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Anatomy scan

How much did everyoneā€™s baby weigh at their anatomy scan?

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