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Help! Vaginal concerns

Hello everyone, this is so embarrassing but it’s worrying me and stressing me out and I don’t know who to contact or what to do!😂 Basically, after examining my vagina it does not look right, it looks like the inside of my vagina is lower down or something? Like before it looked like an empty hole but now there’s…

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Baby movements

Hello, I’m 26 weeks + 3 days I haven’t felt baby move like usual last night and into today. I’ve tried lying down after work on my side but still nothing. Shall I wait til tomorrow or call maternity triage? This is all new to me so I don’t want to waste anyone’s time. I know it’s said sometimes they can have quiet d...

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5m pp c section - advice please 🥹

I’m 5m pp and my stomach is in a bit of pain, it’s ok when I’m not moving but day to day walking, picking my baby up etc it’s painful a dull pain (not cramps/not itchy/i can’t really explain how it feels, is this normal? Is there such thing of having a scan to check everything is ok? Its my first baby and I plan to ...

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38 +3 days tmi

So I’ve been getting a lot of discomfort in back and cramps in tummy pooping a lot not upset tummy but whenever I eat I feel the need to go again just wondering if this could be the sign of something on it way Triaged yesterday and did a swab to see if infections and nothing No blood or water she said nothing bu...

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Movement

22 weeks. Does anyone or has anyone ever felt movement in the pubic area? Such a weird feeling and making me cringe lol

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PP bleeding

Baby is 6 weeks old now, I'm still lightly bleeding, I had a natural birth but had to have placenta removed in surgery (not sure if that impacts things). How long has PP bleeding lasted for everyone else?

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Screaming in sleep

My little boy is 4 months old and was just fast asleep in his Moses basket. He suddenly did a really loud high pitched scream followed by a cry but then stopped and was still asleep. Can they have night terrors at this age? Anyone else experienced this or similar?

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Sticky eye

My little girl is just over 12 weeks and in and off since she was born she wakes up with her left eye almost glued shut! We clean it with cooled boiled water but sometimes it just seems like she constantly has it and wiping it is only temporary. Has anyone else had this or does anyone know anything we can try to ...

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Cramping

Anyone else have cramping around 37 weeks? I’m experiencing light middle abdominal cramping & had some back pain, comes & goes, going to my appointment today but was in some pain last night & this morning, could just be normal pains?

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Menstrual-like cramps spreading to legs and back

Is this early labor? I’m not having the tightening type of contractions but feeling that^^ all day long and worse with movement

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Period?

Anyone have their period start back up again? I'll be 3 weeks pp Thursday. My bleeding has been almost nonexistant I'd say for almost a week now. I wear pads mainly for the witch hazel but probably could be wearing liners. My baby has been on formula since birth and I had a vaginal delivery with a 2nd degree tear. I...

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Have this ever happened to anyone where you bleed for one day and it had stop?

I had bleed for one day it had stop I'm really confused I have google is and it saying early pregnancy I haven't taken a pregnancy test yet because I don't know if it's true or not.

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PGP

Is anyone or has anyone ever suffered with pelvic girdle pain. The last 2 days have been horrendous😩 if anyone has any tips how to help I’d appreciate it🩷

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Please help! Is the epidural the cause???

I had an epidural during labor 9 months ago. Today around 5:30pm I stood up and I think I leaned too much on back? Anyways my lower back started to hurt. It was mild but still was difficult to move so I thought I pulled a muscle.. My husband told me to lay down on a heating pad so I did. I got on the floor and did s...

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Exercising

Hi moms, I would like to know if anyone is keeping on working out as before being pregnant?! I’m doing exactly the same as before which is over one hour every day of the week… sometime I wonder if I may do less… but I feel perfectly fine…

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Candy

Does your baby move a lot after eating candy/snacks. I ate some Skittles and my baby boy doing aerobics in there 🤣 super active!

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Help me understand my cycle

My cycle have been the following dates (picture in comments). Is it safe to say that my period is 26 days cycle? If so, I need help understanding the symptoms that I’ve been having recently which don’t feel like PMS. My GYN says it sounds like there’s a probability of pregnancy. Today is CD18 and AF is due in 9 days...

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Moving baby

Anyone suddenly get a really hard belly from baby moving to the front and it actually feels tender?! Much more pressure too!

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I’m so tired 🥱

I’m 38 weeks today and I’m just tired. I’m still working cause I am a contractor no benefits so ofc when I stop working the $$ stops 😞 so I’m trying to work long as possible but man… my tolerance and attitude is definitely 🚮 I have no desire to meet productivity. I feel like I should be focused on me pushing this…

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Bleeding

Anyone’s bleeding get lighter and then heavier again? Only 5 days pp but by day 2-3 my bleeding was significantly lighter, super light pink in color and last night and now today day 5pp bleeding has picked up again in amount and red in color again. Passing very small clots, nothing golf ball size and not soaking thr...

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