Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

Gender guess for fun? Scan was 12w+6d and I got my NIPT gender results back same day. I know gender, but for fun what do you think? Photos in comments ❤️

41+2 today, have been booked an induction for later in the week, so nervous about it and can’t stop crying, have spent the whole day in bed today. I feel bad for my baby being so upset but just feel like nothing is going my way and now completely anxious and stressed about labour and not excited anymore. My fiance w...

Just me who thinks this year has flown by! It’s nearly that time of year where we met our little bundles of joy. But what year watching them grow and develop their little personalities 🥹💗 Photo of my little girl modelling for my new small business 😍

I’m 5 weeks tomorrow pp and stopped bleeding last Wednesday (so 4 weeks pp) and since then I’ve been having this weird dischargy mucus. Like I’ve been having to wear a panty liner but it’s still coming a week later. It reminds me a bit like my mucus plug but this has been happening all week. Just want to know if thi...

Can anyone help on what you are packing in babies hospital bag please??

I’ve just been to the mother and baby check up and feel like she rushed us in and out. She checked my babies eyes and looked at her bum that was it. She didn’t look at me and she didn’t ask any questions about how I’m healing. I just want to know what others have experienced at their 8 weeks checks before I make a c...

Does anyone have mild cramping all over uterus that radiates to groin area I’m 11 weeks atm My scan is next week Really anxious

Anyone else experience hip pain when sleeping? Like it feels my hip bones are gonna pop out like a Barbie leg or something. I’m going to bring this up to my Obgyn on my next visit

is anyone else finding it really hard to get through to the community midwives at grimsby? just want to book an appointment as found out i was pregnant last week and every time i’ve rang just getting voicemail. this is so frustrating and disheartening 😫😫

I've just been for my 28 week midwife appointment and after plotting my bump measurement I'm between the 10th and 3rd centile so measuring small. I've been referred for an ultrasound later today. Has anyone else had this? Xx

36wks and 3 wks to go unless I hear different from my doctor due to my stomach measuring small. I will know for sure tomorrow 10/23 when I get my last ultrasound.

Due to lots of one sided pain I went to A&E and was referred to EPU for a scan, the scan showed a gestational sac in the right place but unable to see anything else, they did say that it might be too early to visualise? Has anyone had this before?

Absolutely loved how this turned out! I got 3 printed tiles on the way with these photos on for daddy’s bday. I just cut out cardboard and found a bank wall, occupied him with balloons and some funny faces, obsessed with how cute he is🥹. x

Hello all, I have had a sensitive stomach for 2 days now going to the toilet allot with loose stools. But now I’ve had to come to bed because I’m having quite painful belly ache/stomach pain right at the bottom of my stomach it comes and goes but when it comes back it’s quite uncomfortable. Is this normal?

Has anyone gotten pregnant after their miscarriage but before their first period. I had surgical management on the 17th and told to wait for at least one period. I have PCOS so could be waiting for that one period for months but I’m desperate to try again.

Just found out I have gestational diabetes due to some bloods done by GP. Anyone had this in past pregnancy’s or have it now and have any tips?

I was taken into hospital yesterday as they throught i had an eptopic pregnancy. Thankfully it wasn't however they did see some bleeding which may or may not be a common thing i am having a rescan to check next week all is okay at 6 weeks what should I expect to see ?

Hello, just looking for a bit of advice. I had an episiotomy and a 2nd degree tear while giving birth 6 days ago. The pain seems to be getting worse not better, I had a midwife round yesterday who had a quick look and said it all looked fine but I’m not sure why the pain would be increasing, has anyone else experie...

So I have a scan booked on the 7/11 at the recurrent miscarriage clinic and I should be 7 weeks does anyone know if it would be an internal or external scan

Can anyone reassure