Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Care

How many weeks pp can I wear tampons for my period after a 2 nearly 3 degree tear?currently 6 weeks pp

Hi girls. Sorry for the questions. There was too much information to remember from appointment. So we have our drug appointment on 20th December. Does this mean we will start drugs then or will that just be to teach us? Will we get the drugs before then? We have been told we are looking at January for egg retriev...

Have any of you ladies experienced ICP? If so, how did you know it was time to speak to midwife/GP or how did you know you had it?

Anyone else think NHS 111 is terrible? I called at 6:45pm yesterday as I had concerns for my 9 week old daughter and said they would call me back within an hour. I called 3 times to chase it up and finally get a call back at 20 past midnight with a doctor who parred us off and said to go to a&e if that concerned. I ...

Anyone had 2u2 and now on 3u3? Little girl is 1 tomorrow and just found out I'm pregnant with baby no3.

Hey, did anyone have to go into a job centre for a UC “new commitment” meeting? What did you have to discuss? I’m really nervous as to what this meeting is about- baby girl just turned one

Hi ladies, my gestational diabetes has been good so far most readings within range with diet control only Has anyone noticed this changing as pregnancy progresses? I’m still getting away with eating biscuits etc

A difficult pregnancy means a difficult child.

Please anyone let me know if you see a second line. I swear its there but sooo faint, im only 6 days or so dpo. Also i got a negative on first response, but on these HGC test I swear i see lines. (Ill add more photos in the comments)

Do I have line eyes or am I seeing a faint second line?! It’s super faint as I’m only day 8po but was going to have a couple drinks tonight and now a bit scared too!

Hi, I've been calorie counting for approx a year and I've been on 1651 a day. I've just found out I'm pregnant, and I'm assuming I should be on more calories now but I'm unsure? Is there a set amount to hit, or a recommendation to work it out? Thanks!

I’m so happy! It’s faint but I see it clear in person. Pic taken in about 1-2min during testing window

I’ve just found out I have gestational diabetes at 36+6. They’re saying I am to ring on Monday and will have a scan then the Doctor will see me as they will want baby out at 38 weeks. I’m feeling very overwhelmed with the timeframe considering how quickly this may all happen now. I don’t want an induction so it wi...

Do I need to take the red book to my midwife app x

Hi, I’m not from the Uk and finding it hard to not have one référent person throughout my pregnancy. I’ve had my 12 week scan and 2 midwife appointments and keep seeing different people when I go in. I had some concerns a couple of weeks back and the only place I could go to was the labour / 14+ weeks emergencies be...

I’m 36 weeks and 1 days and they told me Thursday that I am a good 1cm and very thin. I’m just wondering when other people went into labor/got induced after getting this info.

Is 158 normal for 7 weeks

I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 36 weeks due to high hba1c level (41), my fasting level was fine. I've just been given the blood sugar testing kit (38 weeks). First day was fine but had two higher readings today. Breakfast (toast, egg, beans) was 8.4 and dinner (cabbage and potato curry with q...

Hi ladies ♥️ Does anyone have cute ideas on how to tell your Mom your pregnant with her first grand baby? My mom and I are really close and she will be ecstatic when I tell her I’m pregnant but I would love to do it in a cute creative way. Nothing too elaborate, any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated!

Had my daughter this morning 5lbs 6oz