need advice

To start, I’m 8 weeks pregnant and have gone through multiple rounds of IVF to get here. After a couple of losses we finally have a baby that seems to want to stick around. We are thrilled. It’s also a high risk pregnancy due to some health conditions I have. That being said, my mom keeps...

I'm currently 8 weeks and I went to the ER yesterday for bleeding and cramping, they did an ultrasound and baby was fine heartbeat was 135 . Today the cramping is constant and my cervix is really low like an inch in maybe but it's still closed so far . Has anyone had something like this and it...

I (36F) recently entered my 2nd trimester and haven’t been able to sleep more than 3-4 hours at a time. I’m pregnant with my 3rd (and last) child and didn’t experience this with my other two. My typical sleep schedule starts by me waking up around 8am, awake from 8-6pm, nap from 6-10pm then I’m...

I need help coming up with boy names for the initials D.J. Originally he was going to be Dakota Jo but the name has a lot of meaning behind it and I’m not sure I want to use it. I wanted more options so I added Dawson Jude or Jace to the list but my parents aren’t too fond of Dawson (of course)...

I took 3 plan B’s within a 3 week period (I know it’s bad but my bf and I are long distance so it’s not often). Anyways they failed and now I am 6 weeks 6 days. I’m really nervous about the pills effecting the baby, my doctor expressed concern as well. Has anyone gone through this and had a...

I was pregnant for 10 1/2 weeks. We was able to see the heart beat at 9 weeks and then it stopped beating. We are unsure what happened but on April 10th I had a d&c. I bleed for a week and a half. They did not scrape my uterus but only sucked out the remains of my baby. It’s been 3 1/2 weeks...

I need some advice from you wonderful people out there. FtM, I am 25 weeks pregnant and already chose a hospital for the birth. As the weeks progress I am not sure how to go forward with the modalities of birth. I'd love to hear your opinion on the many ways to give birth. In the beginning of...

Hi guys! 6w4d according to my LMP, I had an ultrasound today and saw baby measuring at 6w6d and a heartbeat of 121 which sounds great to my limited knowledge! They also found a subchorionic bleed “along the left lateral margin of the gestational sac measuring 2.8 x 0.5 x 1 cm.” I’m freaking...

29w and everything freaking hurts especially when trying to sleep. My back, my ribs, my hips, my knee that I twisted the other day from simply getting into bed. I cannot get comfortable enough to sleep and I just want to cry. Would a U-shaped pregnancy pillow help? I have a J-shaped one but it...

(I’ll make a decision with my medical team and partner - but want to hear your thoughts!) I’m 39w on Sunday and a FTM. I had a growth scan today and baby went from 6 lbs 2 oz about 3 weeks ago to 8 lbs 9 oz - and her belly is measuring in the 99% percentile. Doctor brought up the possibility...

I was told that I had shortened the cervix and needed to take progesterone. My first ultrasound showed 2.6 cm. But it has been reduced to 1.4 as of the last ultrasound. I had been placed on bed rest until the end of my pregnancy. I have an important event that I was supposed to fly to this...

Let's talk about it. How the f*** do we deal with it :( I'm to the point where I hate myself and hate everyone around me. Is this the hormones making me go out of wack??

I had a miscarriage and had some thyroid bloodwork done a month or so afterward that showed a slightly decreased TSH (0.171 uIU/mL) and normal FT4 (1.44 ng/dL). I was lucky to get pregnant again on the first try. I got another thyroid draw done at about 7w2d that showed a further decrease in TSH...

I (28F) am currently 33 weeks pregnant with my first baby. Yesterday I was concerned because I noticed some reduced fetal movement in the morning so I went to L&D. After an ultrasound and a couple hours of monitoring they told me that my daughter and the placenta both look healthy, her movement...

Hi everyone. I’m so relieved such a subreddit exists! Is there a wiki for us helpless newbies? So my wife got a positive test yesterday. We’re excited, but in shock at the same time. I woke up in a state of panic today…we have literally NO IDEA what to do next. Our situation is also a little...

this has already been the most miserable week of my life. I’m officially past my due date (i’ll be 41 weeks on thursday), my original induction date got cancelled because they didn’t have space for me at the hospital, I’m doing everything to try and start labor naturally and nothing is working...

I had a miscarriage just over a year ago and now being pregnant again feels like I have PTSD and paranoia. I'm 12 weeks pregnant and any cramp, twinge, bowel movement (especially) freaks me TF out. I'm so worried I'm going to have another miscarriage and this will all be for nothing. I miss my...

Long story short, I want to make a rule for people visiting / holding our newborn that they must be fully vaccinated. The issue is that my entire family is vaxed and boosted but literally only 2/25 in his family are. So now it seems like I'm just making up a rule so that they can't see him and...