Community Posts, Tips & Support on Pregnancy Symptoms

Honest, unfiltered, and in real-time: what women like you are talking about. Peanut group chats, support, and posts on Pregnancy Symptoms.

Constipated

Hey mamas, what y’all taking, is been 4 days and I can’t 💩😩 I barely eat because of nausea and vomiting, it’s getting better but still so constipated. Anything I can eat to help with it…

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Feeling unwell

Is it usual to start feeling unwell on day five? I’ve had my dressing off this morning and they’ve said it looks great and I’m resting/on top of my pain relief. This afternoon I feel really run down, generally unwell and having the uterus contracting pains - feels like hunger cramps too. Just not sure why I feel so ...

H
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Extreme nausea

I'm 8 + 1 and have felt horredenous the past few days. I had bad nausea my 1st pregnancy but this feels next level! I have extreme nausea, fatugue, the worst headaches and really bad acne too! I am already signed off with HG and on Cyclizine but feel like I'm struggling massively. Has anyone else been through this, ...

a
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Pelvic Girdle Pain

any tips and advice on how to manage pelvic girdle pains? also any light exercises i can do to help ease? thank you:)

E
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Moving

I am 16 weeks and I haven’t felt my baby move in 3 days is this okay or should I phone midwife 🥺

Incognito
7

21 week blip

Anyone else just exhausted? I get up and I could easily go back to sleep, I’m type 2 diabetic so I struggle anyway but the past 2 days I’ve had zero energy or motivation to do anything

k
7

34 weeks, heaviness ?

Anyone else feel very heavy in there vagina? And have pubic bone pain? It’s like on the bone it’s horrible 🙈. But I’m more concerned about this heaviness down below. 3rd baby? And it feels like she pushes on my bladder and I urgently need to urinate but not much comes out. (This isn’t a water infection been…

Incognito
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Rolling

Hi everyone! My almost 5 month old is showing no signs of caring to roll. He’s done it a couple of times, but he’d rather try sitting up. Any suggestions?

M
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Lower back pain and cramps

37+1, any advice?

C
7

Constant pressure pain

I've had constant pressure pain for a couple of days and today feels like there is more intense. I've had some sharp pains, lower down in my groin area but these come and go to sometimes being a few every hour to nothing all day and a one off feeling overnight. I'm really not sure if I'm in latent labour and just wo...

Incognito
3

Heartburn

Did anyone get really bad heartburn before going in to labour? I've had it in and off during my pregnancy but the last 2 days its been horrific and gaviscon isn't touching it. I've googled it and I've seen it can be a sign labour's approaching. I'm getting bad cramps alot and they're ramping up too but no loss of pl...

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Super lazy in pregnancy

I’m 24 weeks + 4 days and feeling super lazy, I just want to lay in bed and whenever I leave the house I’m overcome with this wave of tiredness.. I feel bad for not exercising or being active but I just cannot be bothered.. is this normal or does anyone feel the same way?

C
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Anyone else having sharp side pains?

I’m 19w3d today and yesterday I started having weird, sharp side pains. They are lower on my sides and I’m wondering if it could just be the baby kicking as I have no idea what that feels like and they don’t last a long time. I know she’s very active from what I’ve seen on ultrasound I just haven’t felt kicking yet ...

D
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Pain in vagina

Hiya I’m 33 weeks and have been experiencing like a cramp sort of pain I wanna say it’s my pubic bone feels like I’ve been kicked in assuming it’s just babies head their but does anyone know how to get rid of the pain 😫😫

Incognito
4

Cramping

Did anyone have quite bad cramping at 4 weeks (had for about a week) and everything be okay?

Incognito
3

How many of you have eaten clay or chalk

I posted about these cravings before and some of women mentioned pica and possibly lacking some vitamins which is why I’m craving it. I’ve booked for blood work. In the meantime I’ve been researching A LOT because the cravings just get stronger apparently it’s a thing many people (majority women) around the world e...

Incognito
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Rolling?

Anyone Else’s 4 month old can’t/not interested in rolling yet?

Incognito
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Body aches ?

23 weeks and ache everywhere ! Anyone else ?? Not sure if it’s me coming down with something or pregnancy Xx

J
4

Baby Movements

Has anyone called triage for baby moving too much? Sounds so ridiculous when you say it out loud, but baby hasn’t stopped kicking or moving all morning which is just outside of his normal pattern. 🧐

R
13

Hip pain

Hey! Has anyone been suffering with hip pain? I can barely sleep because I get pain in my hips, feels like a building cramp, I rotate to the other side and then that one starts to build too. I am currently sleeping with pillows between knees but not sure if there is anything else I can do or should I just say goodby...

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