Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

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First sniffles

My 11 month old is having his first sniffles and runny nose. So far his mucus is still clear. Hoping it doesn’t develop into anything 🤞🏽 We have some saline for him. Any tips helping him through whatever he has?

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Movements

I know this might sound crazy, and I’m only 12w with my second baby! I sweaaaar I can feel the baby move. Has this happened to anyone else 😅

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Lower back pain

First time pregnant so all a bit new! I’ve been having lower back pain for the last 4 days on and off. Could this be a pregnancy symptom or just an achy back 🤣 never normally get a bad back here that lasts this long!

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Active baby

My baby girl can’t stop kicking my ribs 😵 is this normal? It’s feel like it’s every minute. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow.

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Tiredness!

Is anyone feeling EXHAUSTED? Im struggling to keep my eyes open at 7pm! I don’t remember it being this bad in my first pregnancy but maybe having a toddler is contributing haha

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Baby movement

Hiya everyone I was just wondering if anyone is experiencing a lot of baby movement. I’m 19 weeks today due to have a baby boy and over the last week me and my partner can both finally feel baby move from a hand on my belly. As of yesterday baby has started moving more and more compared to normal witch was usually ...

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Anyone else struggling to eat

I'm 6 weeks pregnant and the sickness has been here for almost 2weeks and the past week oh my I'm proper struggling to eat anything as it just makes me want to be sick all I've managed today is 2 slices of dry burnt toast! And even that right now is making me gag the thought of it just food in general is making me gag

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Is your baby trying to sit up yet?

Anyone else’s baby trying to sit forward when in their lap? Or practicing for them to sit up? My son has been trying to sit forward constantly lately. He’s still learning how to roll over but he Definitely seems like he wants to sit up too. Wondering if this is too soon? Or if it’s OK to continue practicing sittin...

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should i be worried?

does this look concerning to anyone

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MMC

Hey so since Thursday I’ve been bleeding but only yesterday and today have there been clots, I’m sure I think the baby passed as they would’ve been the size of a blueberry and it looked like it had arms and legs but at 7/8 weeks MMC what would the placenta look like as I passed the biggest clot yet the size of a gol...

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Transverse position

Has anyone else found out their baby is transverse ( laying side to side) I’ve been told I’ve got until 36 weeks for baby to move into position otherwise it’s going to be a c section. I was hoping for a natural delivery this time as last time I had an emergency c section so I am quite gutted but staying hopeful that...

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Pain early pregnancy

Hello I have just found out I am pregnant on Sunday, I will be roughly 3/4 weeks, I am in so much pain all around my stomach there’s not particular part, this is my third I have two kids already and never experienced this before, I feel extremely dizzy and heart rate is feeling fast, should I be worried? I don’t kno...

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Pilonidal cyst

Has anyone had a pilonidal cyst it’s on your tailbone ? I’ve just come out of hospital and they’ve told me I have this and might have to have surgery but it’s difficult since I’m pregnant ?!

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Vivid dreams

I had a dream recently that I was pregnant with triplets instead of a singleton. One of the babies had stopped growing and the doctor said they would have to terminate my whole pregnancy because they had to get the stillborn baby out. These pregnancy dreams are so scary.😭😭

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Baby burrowing down or kicking not sure

I'm 30 weeks Friday and today my back has been hurting 😫 I've been sitting most of the day working on an office chair don't know if I've done something to it also the baby is in a uncomfortable position and I can only describe what I'm feeling as vagina shocks like I feel him either burrowing or kicking down below…

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Lochia bleeding

I feel like my lochia has got a bit of a funky smell. When would I know if I had an infection? I’ve made my partner smell the pad a couple times 🤮 whilst he agrees it smells funny not overly bad. also the bleeding is stopping and starting, only 14 days pp but had enough of it!!

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Sore upper right back around where rib cage would be

Hi everyone I’m 31weeks+3 today and for the past few days I’ve had a Sore upper right back around where my rib cage would be. It’s only when lying down but it’s persistent no matter what side I lye on so as you can imagine I can’t sleep comfortably. Also getting shortness of breath a lot and find it hard to breath w...

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Can cramps indicate start of labour?

I've had period like cramps on one side of my belly for about 20 mins so far. It doesn't ease/go away with movement. Currently on the sofa, dying in pain and feeling sick🥲

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Pain in neck and base of skull

I’m going to call my midwife about this tomorrow, but in the meantime I wondered if anyone else has had anything similar to me. I’ve been having this really painful neck pain that feels like a nerve pain and it comes on most days now. It seems to happen all of a sudden and then won’t go for hour(s). It’s to the poin...

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Pregnancy symptoms

Woke up today with no pregnancy symptoms apart from feeling tired , anybody else have days where they don’t feel pregnant ….

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