Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy

Has anyone done a cake smash for their baby’s 1st birthday and can recommend somewhere in Manchester? Thank you!

Had my 12 week scan - which took 2 attempts to get a measurement! Baby was very active and doing somersaults! Scan isn’t the best quality but it was the best we could get! Any theories? Nub? (Not sure if visible?) Ramzi? Skull?

What symptoms is everyone having this early on? I'm about 5.5 weeks and just feeling tired, headaches and on/off nausea 🥴🥴

I got diagnosed about a month ago - I’m now 24 weeks pregnant. I’ve been in excruciating pain for the last 2 days and rang my maternity assessment unit - they’ve told me there is nothing they can do as I’m on maximum pain relief - but it’s not touching the sides. Any advice would be great as I feel helpless x

I have my elective c section in just over 4 weeks, and I’m starting to get nervous about the recovery. Can anyone share any tips to aid recovery? I’ll also have my wonderful 4 year old son at home so how’s best to navigate life with two post section! Thank you 🥰

When can i have sex next? Lol. My family doctor is a family friend. I feel like I can’t ask him

The past few hours I have had constant intense cramping in my lower stomach and just had quite a bit of blood when going to the toilet I’m 37+ 3 first time pregnant and not sure what to do

Hey ladies! I’m having the hardest time choosing a doula. We have 3 candidates that we really like for different reasons. What was your deciding factor? How did you choose? Doula 1 lives close, walking distance, and has had several successful unmedicated births. We got on well over Zoom, but her energy matches m...

Hii I keep getting lightening ⚡️ type pains diagonally across the left side of my tummy - I'm 18+1, it's kept me awake most of the night, does anyone have any idea what it is 🥺 I've got no other concerning symptoms but do have endometriosis

Hi! Wanted to check if anyone delivered at Tisch and how was the experience, did they give you everything you need? Any recommendations?

I keep reading and seeing that we need a whole bunch of things on some sites while other ppl recommend not purchasing too much because hospitals tend to give things away. I’m so confused as to what we actually need. Any advice?

So I'm 8 months postpartum and have been cramping over the past 2 months or so. Still no period and not pregnant. Has anyone else experienced this? I know cramping is normal but I thought it was only up until 6-8 weeks. I've had PCOS since I was a teen, but didn't normally cramp unless I had my period. Should I be c...

What will be your birthday themes? And what you’ll be doing for your baby’s birthdays? I’m still not sure what to do 😭

And it still hurts to touch the area and swells up if I over do it. Is this normal 4m on ? Anyone else ? and also my 4.month old kicked me in the area of my scar when changing him and now I’ve spent last 12 hrs with cramps which don’t help.

Is it just me but that feeling when the baby is kicking inside the womb really weirds me out like I love it yes but it feels weird am I a bad mom for saying this 🥺

Anyone has suggestions??

Apparently I’m slightly terrified of actually getting this baby out. Having contractions every few minutes hospital is just waiting on them getting stronger, mucus plug gone, waters slowly leaking, bouta have a 35 weeker. Tips for labor, advice, moral support, anything please I’m genuinely so scared and have no idea...

By that I mean awake for atleast 2-5 hours at night before or during the night for 3 nights or more a week

Having such a rough night tonight. Honestly think I’ve slept an hour max and that’s been scattered throughout the night. I could honestly scream or cry.

Zelani 17 lbs 27 inches born on may 26th and already sitting 🥲