Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Care

Has anyone else experienced a sugar crash when first changing their diet after a GD diagnosis? Headaches, low mood, low energy etc!

Currently 4DPO today! Anyone else 4DPO or in their TWW?🤷🏻‍♀️🫶🏻

I’m currently 4DPO today! Anyone else 4DPO or currently in their TWW🤷🏻‍♀️🫶🏻

Hi guys, 14dpo today and have been getting negatives so far but this afternoon I swear I can see a line?? Had a chemical last month so I’m trying not too get too excited yet! Anyone else see it?

Morning all, This morning I went to hillingdon hospital for my Pre-Op assessment ready for my C-section Monday morning. Now all they done was take my bloods give me a anti acid tablet ( which I already take ) to take Sunday night Monday morning and a a piece of paper of instructions. However everything they told me ...

When did everyone's blood sugar levels start to go weird? I'm 31 weeks today. Up until yesterday nearly all my fasting readings have been under 5 mmol. And all my post meal readings have been under 6mmol. Yesterday I had my first high fasting number of 5.3mmol which flagged as a high number and after my meals they...

Hey, I’m 7+4 weeks and I haven’t had an appointment through for my first midwife appointment yet, just wondering when you got your appointment through and how many weeks gestation was it for? Just concerned with work and childcare for my toddler how I’m going to juggle it last minute as we haven’t told anyone yet!...

Hi all, Has everyone due in Feb notified their work for pregnancy yet? Im 20 next week and haven’t mentioned anything yet because im being considered for a promotion and dont want to impact the outcome. Might have to tell them in 2-3 weeks once the calibration is complete. Any advice?

I really hope baby come on their own. Any tips to get things going? I know they come when they’re ready but my ob doesn’t let patients go past 41 weeks which is totally fine by me i don’t want to go past 41 either

To people that got iron transfusions before, where is it usually done? My doctor referred me to a hematologist to get one because I have anemia, but when I called, it was a cancer specialist center?? My doctor didn’t mention anything to me about cancer, just that I need to get my iron up. Is it normal for the hemato...

Had my 36 week midwife appointment today and she felt the baby and said he is 1/5 engaged what does this mean???

Hey everyone, Wonder if you can help or put my mind at ease or something. I'm 34 weeks pregnant and just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I have an appointment on Tuesday with a diabetes midwife but I'm sat here absolutely fretting over it. Has anyone else been diagnosed this late? What does it mean? Will...

If it’s your first baby after 25 week midwife appointment, how often do you see them then?

Today at 9:45 I have to go see a Maternal fetus specialist…. My OB is concerned about my sugar level being too high and she thinks I may have type 2 diabetes….. which I was never diagnosed with before pregnancy. I’m currently 20 weeks …. I’m so nervous I pray my SON is healthy… I feel him move constantly…. I just pr...

I’m 24 weeks pregnant second child just been diagnosed with pregnancy diabetes anyone else got it or had it? Thank you

Hi, did everyone get this at their first maternity appointment? My midwife never mentioned it and I'm now 10 weeks and received nothing

What should this number be below

currently 31weeks in hospital due to leaking waters, i have no idea what i should & shouldn’t be eating with gestational diabetes and due to being in hospital it makes it a little harder because i’m limited on what i can get hold of, any tips or advice please x

Hi ladies so I am pregnant and I have my booking appointment next Friday and I am stressing out because I have none to watch my 1 year old and it’s quite a long appointment for a very active 1 year old has anyone else taken their little one to a booking appointment if so how did you keep them occupied.

I got my test high to 10. And now I am 35 weeks. Is it really risky , because my friend said if you get high, you have to take insulin injections and there are chances for C-section rather than normal delivery.