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9dpo

Have I got line eyes or can you actually see it too? X

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40 week midwife appointment

I have my usual routine midwife appointment tomorrow and will be 40+2. Has anyone else had an appointment this late and does anything different happen? For example will I be offered a sweep there and then? Do they do any further tests to check how your placenta is? I’ve read that it stops working as well after 41 we...

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Midwife Appt

Am 4-5weeks pregnant , and i called my GPs surgery to inform them, they said i have to do to a self referal to the midwife??? am confused because with my previous two babies the Gps surgery booked the appointments etc. Is it just a bradford thing or ? also how long till they contact me, ?

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Unable to see a doctor

Girls I’m not able to get a midwife appointment every nhs clinic I call, they are saying in 9-12 weeks…. This seems really late I’m worried that I still haven’t seen anyone I’m 5 weeks today, does anyone know any good private midwifes I can go to?

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Anyone dealing with gestational diabetes?

any suggestions on how to keep the blood sugar low?

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Yoga?

Does anyone in the pittsburgh area know of any prenatal yoga classes? I try to google it and cant really find anything 🤷🏻‍♀️

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White noise machine recommendation please

Looking for something small, portable and usb powered. Anybody got a good one?

A
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Help

Is there a faint line in the circle

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Thalassemia

Anyone have thalassemia, recently been told my bloods have come back with possible thalassemia? Just looking for some advice, thank you.

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For the working moms… how did you make it through 3rd trimester at work?

I swear pregnancy brain is taking over and I have to re-read emails like 3 times, not to mention I’m ready for a nap by about 1pm 😂

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85th percentile at 33 weeks

Is this bad? I’m so confused they want to test me for gestational diabetes and they said baby would be around 9lbs when I give birth

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Help lol

I just need reassurance that I’m having severe line eyes right now right?

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Drop in sugar levels with foods I can’t normally eat!?

So I’m 28 weeks pregnant and I had two slices of white toast for my breakfast because I didn’t have any seeded left.. normally if I did that I’d spike but I was left with a reading of 7.1 after 1 hr. I take 6 units of insulin before breakfast but it would have still raised my levels. I also had a chocolate brownie w...

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Insulin ?

Currently been taking metformin has anyone been put onto insulin late into pregnancy at 36 weeks. I have my next appointment Wednesday and few higher reading wonders if they would put me on insulin or leave on current medication now I'm Nearly at the end of pregnancy xx

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Preventing/lessening tearing

I saw a post asking about this but lost it when I was to find this info. I'm not even sure if it was in this group. But here is some information on perineal massage...

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I don’t know who my midwife is

Hey guys I’m 28 weeks. Is it strange that I don’t know who my midwife is? Like everyone I’ve had an issue, someone would say call your midwife or ask your midwife .. but I’m thinking WHO THE HECK IS MY MIDWIFE LOL … I’ve also had just 2 appointments so far, apart from my gestational diabetes & blood test. Is that st...

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Help

Can u see a faint line

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How does this look?

5dpt does this look good ?

K
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Like eyes progression

4dp5dt pm vs 5dp5dt pm. Am i progressing ? I see it. Just need confirmation.

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Teen moms just curious

What would you do if your daughter came home pregnant as a teen ? Would you let her keep it or get rid of it

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