Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

For the past few weeks I have felt so uncomfortable down below...it almost feels like I'm bruised down there...is this normal?! It's making it difficult to walk at times and painful to turn over in the night etc 😱

Second baby is just around the corner..i didn’t go through labor the first time around so i didn’t experience average labor signs. But im nesting, a lot of pelvic pain, sadness (damn hormones 😆), occasional bursts of pain in lower abdomen. I’m high energy yet lethargic at the same time. Could this be early labor…

I’m on day 2 of my first period in since Oct 2023! The bleeding is a continuous flow - very heavy! Since 6pm ive changed my tampon 15-20 times I have no pads and no way of getting any till the morning! I’ve leaked through every single time! Was anyone else’s the same or should I be worried ? My first period with my ...

I have been on such a pastry/cookie kick since breastfeeding! Is this normal? Lol I feel like I can’t stop baking cookies and banana breads and craving a sweet treat all day. Is it a mix of boredom just being home with the babe and also inherently needing more calories? We all eat pretty healthy (whole food based/ ...

Have you felt baby kick yet and how far along are you. Was you able to feel it with your hand or just from the inside only. With my first I didn’t feel anything until 23-24 weeks and so far I’ve only felt kicks here and there only on the inside but it’s always random and can be days apart.

I am 3 months Post Partim and my stomach is still a bit tender when I touch it. Is this normal? I had a csection in 2010 with my son and dont remember much of the recovery and I just had my daughter christmas day of 2024 so I am not sure if my stomach should still feel tender when i touch it or not. Any advice?

Currently 5 weeks post partum, and the bleeding was pretty much done with. I’ve just randomly had some pink blood when wiping, anyone else?

Help I can’t sleep what are yall doing?

I noticed my daughter who is 7 days old has a sticky in texture like discharge and I am wondering if this is normal. Today I noticed after a nappy change there was a little more than there has been since birth so just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this? The health visitor said it is normal for little...

Hey, is it normal for my baby to have a gunky eye? it’s teary and releases yellow liquid, I’ve been boiling hot water and wiping her eyes every time it gets dirty (obvz wait for the water to cool down) but it’s not making a difference at all. Is there anything I can do to fix it or is this normal??

Last summer I referred to myself as “pushing 40” when I was approaching my 38th bday. The person I was talking to said “that’s not pushing 40.” Today, I referred to myself as “pushing 40” because my 39th bday is in the summer. Again, the person I was talking to (a different person this time) said “that’s not pushin...

Hi! I am wondering if this is normal and if any other new moms have felt this and if so when it went away?? I just had a baby last Thursday and have a 15 month old at home. At about 1pm for the past 2 days I get extremely tired and start to feel sad. I don’t want to do anything or go anywhere I just want to lay ther...

Has anyone experienced this, after the pregnancy and birth I have noticed my arse has gone quite flabby/flat where as before it was 'plump/perky' best way to describe it. I am struggling with the change and was wondering how can I get this back or will it eventually return back to normal (especially with all those ...

So I’m 5 weeks pregnant, I’ve had the odd stomach cramps however tonight I’m having quite bad almost period type cramps is this normal as I’m getting a bit worried

My little one is a week old and has developed gooey sticky eyes, yellowy too. Anyone advise what I can do? X

Does anyone not really have morning sickness? I feel it starting to get a little bad in the afternoon and then by the evening it’s terrible 😣

How much back pain is normal? Literally tossing and turning is pure agony in my lower middle back. I'm 22 weeks pregnant

Is anyone else just out of breathe. This is my first pregnancy and doing little things makes me winded 😒! Just seeing if this is common or not 😂🫣 I’m 9 weeks 4 days

I told my OB that the Meclizine or however you spell it is not working. I’m still extremely nauseated. I’m vomiting up everything I eat. I’m having a hard time holding down water. I told him this at my last appointment there was nothing done. I reached out again today and the nurse I spoke with told me almost 5hrs a...

Night sweats Upper Right side pain Period only last 2 days now Frequent peeing definitely at night These have been going on now for 3 months