Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

Is worsening lightening crotch a sign im getting ready for labour? Just had a really painful episode😅

How has everyone been feeling after sex (for those that have been at it anyway😂)? I’ve got severe lower back pain and the top of my bump is hurting also. I’m feeling quite sicky too. Is this just a coincidence or is something actually happening?

I have been experiencing a dull ache like pain, which feels like a period is coming. This hasn’t gone for a few hours or when I change position etc. Has anyone else experienced this?

Anyone else have really bad back ache on one side? Any tips to help get rid.

on tuesday, i’ll be 34 weeks! i also have a 3 year old old. well, last night me and my partner went to london to the theatre to see inside no 9 stage fright which i got for my partners bday last year. my 3 year old we dropped off at my in laws for a sleepover. my 3 year old wakes two or three times in the night and ...

I’m suffering with really bad ribcage pain. I am 29 weeks pregnant and I can’t take the pain with my ribcage anymore. When I do take paracetamol it all ends up going. Last week I went maternity assessment unit and they said it’s all a part of pregnancy but it feels extremely painful. Has anyone else had this? X

Going by the flo app I ovulated 5 days ago but I had unprotected sex the 7th,12th and the 14th ... this is the first time that I've had bleeding around ovulation ..... it's light and pink but only when I wipe never enough to be on underwear and mild cramping has anyone experienced this .... Thank you

What’s your current kick counter daily average alongside pregnancy weeks?

I don’t see a pattern everyone’s talking about noticing a pattern yet some days are quiet. Yet last night and this morning has been constant like I’ve never known it before! What’s normal and what’s not? It’s so worrying gettting this right.

Does anyone else baby moves all day some days?

For the last week or so, when I get up to feed my LO (however long she's slept, regardless of whether it's early hours or 6am) my upper arms have been really aching. It seems to be getting worse, to the point where the last couple of days I can't even lift my arms to put a dressing gown on or tie my hair, and have t...

I think my body is trying to either ovulate or have a period today and I am in so much pain from the cramps. I took ibuprofen and it went away for an hour and now it’s back 😭 anyone else have their first postpartum period yet? What do you do to help with the pain? I feel like I need pain meds 😆

Hiya guys, I’m 34 weeks pregnant and I can’t seem to sleep though the night anymore. I’m getting sudden uncontrollable urges to wake up and then find it really difficult to get back to sleep. Is anyone else experiencing this/have a solution? I can’t tell if it’s anxiety

so i’ve only had sex 3 times since conception and out of the 3, 2 times were unprotected. i bled after both instances. i use chatgpt for everything under the sun and she said i just have a sensitive cervix that contracts a lot in reaction to sperm. i don’t know whether to just avoid sperm in the vagina or refrain fr...

I’m 17 weeks 3days and having a lot of cramping in my lower abdomen. Is this round ligament pain or how I know if it’s something serious?

Hello, just wondering how everyone is getting on with their bodies after giving birth, how long did your bump take to go down? What about other areas of weight gain? I put on ALOT of weight in pregnancy, I fear it’s going to take a long time to resemble my old self 🫣

I am getting like contraction pains in the top of my stomach should I ring triage or are they braxton hicks

My gynae thinks I’m having a chemical preg. I have no yet bled. When did you start bleeding?

Hey mamas, has anyone else’s baby’s kicks starting to hurt?🥲 I’m currently 26w 4d and his kicks are starting to get stronger

When did you start bleeding?