Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

38+5. Been having terrible pain/ tightening in uterus/ pelvis, started yesterday lasted around 4 hours, then started again today lasting 2 hours. Had some loose stools too. Anyone experiencing similar?

Has anyone else’s bump went this big at 20 weeks with there first baby? I feel huge! 😂😂

So my LO has swimming once a week and part of that is dunking them under water… every time she has held her breath but this time she was under she took some breaths and came up choking and coughing for a while. She was crying for a good while and I’m now worried about secondary drowning! Has anyone else’s baby inh...

I'm 35 weeks + 3 days and feel awful! I can't believe how much I'm struggling. I feel completely exhausted all day everyday, desperate to do things but physically can't motivate myself. The nausea and headaches from the first trimester are back and I could just do with a good cry 10 times a day. I struggle with my m...

Does anyone else get evening dread? I love being a mum, and throughout the day I feel like I can handle it all, but by the evening I feel so teary and overwhelmed… I know it’s probably tiredness! I end up thinking about how we have to do it all again the next day, and we have no easy bedtime routine yet (Iris is too...

Feeling a lot of pressure, dull aches and the occasional sharp pain and generally really uncomfortable. Is this the start of something or is it in my head? 😂

So I’ve noticed my LO twirls her wrist and feet quite often especially when excited but she does it even when not excited. Is this something I should worry about? Has anyone else’s LO done this before ?

I can’t stand the smell or sight of tea and coffee. Even the thought of it makes me wanna throw up. And it’s weird because I used to be a coffee girl

I stopped bleeding about 1-2 weeks postpartum. Ain’t bled since , however I’ve been having light pink discharge that literally smells like a period ( sorry 😂🫣) for the past 3 days. I’ve taken pregnancy tests so I don’t believe im pregnant unless I’ve done them too early. I’m not getting no cramps or period like…

38 weeks. Baby is still moving plenty so I'm not worried about frequency but they've become a lot softer. Less jumpy and punchy and more just small shifts and wiggles. Does this mean she could be born soon or is she just out of room? 😆

- Rocking an empty pram whilst you're holding your baby - Bouncing or swaying when you're not even holding your baby I swear people must think I'm weird when they're talking to me and I'm swaying from side to side whilst the baby is in the pram 😂

I am 5 weeks tomorrow! just feels like my period is looming with dull achy cramps and feeling tired and want to eat lots of shitty food! How is everyone else feeling?

Anyone else exhausted? I could sleep all day

Is anyone else’s baby jumping? Started about week before she turned four months old and now all she wants to do is be held upright and jump. I thought it was normal up until family started pointing it out and as days have gone on she’s doing it more and more. I’m limited on space and don’t know what the best option ...

So this is my second pregnancy so I get I’m early on and no pattern can be established (19+2) however I’ve felt baby move from 17 weeks and they are incredibly active, I feel them a lot during the day and the evening. I haven’t felt any movement since last night but when I rang FAU/Triage she said I’m too early and ...

We bought a ergo baby carrier second hand when I got pregnant and we want to give it a try but I’m very unsure about how to set it up properly, atm it feels very wrong somehow? Or maybe I’m not used to it but I’m afraid it’s too tight for my baby, that his spine is in the correct position, I don’t think it’s in the ...

Currently 30+2 weeks pregnant and I’ve just wiped and there is pinky discharge, any one else experiencing this?

I’m around 30 weeks and whenever I’m moving for too long (like doing the food shop) I get this awful sharp crampy pain in my lower stomach / groin area. It literally takes my breath away! It gets better when I sit back down for a few mins. Does anyone know what this is? I’ve seen stuff about pelvic girdle pain but...

Anyone else having mild cramping, almost like little twinges? I’m almost 8 weeks and trying not to be paranoid! Feels a little like period pain or gas, and is maybe a 4 or 5 out of 10. Happens 2-3 times a day… help appreciated! 🩵

I’m pregnant but my daughter sits on my tummy a lot Like for row your boat, hand games, airplane, rhymes ect. She’s not really heavy, it doesn’t hurt or anything but is that like okay? 😅 I’m worried about baby but I also don’t wanna stop playing with my daughter the way we usually do She does sometimes start…