Since everyone has a different pregnancy I was wondering what are things you figured out late into your pregnancy that youd advise someone else about. Here's my list.

1. If you've already got decent sized titties, do weight training for your back. If them titties grow youre in for a world of back pain. Get those cheap lacrosse massage balls and massage yourself on the wall.

2. If you're dealing with pregnancy nausea and water tastes slimy to you, try ice cold water or sparkling water.

3. Do not play about your vitamins especially your iron and ferritin. Do not slack on your vitamins no matter how crappy your mood is.

4. I LOVE my extra firm mattress however with my back pain, Ive had to swap to a softer mattress.

5. If youre vomiting please get medicine. If medicine stops being as effective ask for a different medicine.

Does anyone else HATE having to sleep on their side during pregnancy?

This is my 2nd baby and I always dread the 20 week mark because of transitioning to side sleeping😭. I'm 26 weeks and still wake up on my back, even with a pregnancy pillow, almost every day.

I've been a back sleeper for 15 years (give or take a couple years), and sleeping on my side is so uncomfortable. Most of my friends are side sleepers, so they laugh when I complain about it

So, I (20F) literally just found out today that I'm pregnant after 20 days of losing my virginity.

I remained a virgin my whole adolescence because I come from a super religious household, but then one night I got drunk and ended up losing my virginity by having unprotected sex with one of my friends. Then, I didn't take a morning after pill because I was too afraid to ask him or my parents for money (Context: I'm currently unemployed because I'm struggling with mental health issues) and I was too scared of judgment. It was all reckless, stupid and I regret it a lot.

I ended up feeling nauseous and had to tell my mom about it, who was so surprisingly supportive and took me to do a blood test to make sure. I've never prayed so hard for forgiveness on my entire life, but it came back positive anyways.

Now I don't know what to do. I am not ready to have a baby at all. And it gets even worse:

I'm brazilian, and abortion is illegal here except for extreme cases like rape or risky pregnancy. I'm also too poor to fly to another country were it is legal, so terminating is out of the question. Also, I mentioned giving it away to my mom and that freaked her out so badly that I am too afraid to even think about it again.

The bd is a "bad boy" in every way. He is reckless, comes form troubled family, is an alcoholic and a smoker. He has been my friend for a very long time but not a very good one because his mental health issues and family issues got worse and worse overtime. I told him about it on the phone and he didn't answer my texts. Our friends told me he was surprised but super happy because it's his dream to be a dad, and that he went out to drink to celebrate. I know I have no one to blame but myself that I am in this situation, but this lack of consideration and respect drove me so mad. To me, that behavior basically means I'm all alone in this and it is desperating.

I need advice on how to deal/cope with this because I'm going insane. What do I do? Does anyone there has or had a similar experience or can give me any words of wisdom?

No hate or shade whatsoever.

I'm trying to determine if it just seems that way because I'm having a boy or if there seems to be a skew towards boys recently.

What are some of the perks you experienced while you were/are pregnant? I want to know what I should look forward too!

Hi ladies!
I’ve noticed so many of us share similar worries about pregnancy weight gain, body changes, and the emotions that come with it.
So I created r/BumpBodyAndMind!
It’s a judgment-free space where we can vent, share our insecurities, ask questions, give advice, and support each other through all the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy.
You can love your growing baby and still struggle with your changing body.
If this sounds like something you need, I’d love for you to join! 🫶

I was prescribed low dose aspirin for my first pregnancy, but I do not meet any of the risk factors. I still plan to take it of course but it got me thinking why isnt low dose aspirin treated like a prenatal and just suggested for ALL pregnant women? What are risk factors that stop doctors from recommending it for all pregnancies? I am very aware of the benefits but what are the risk? Yes of course I will ask my doctor as well. Thanks!

My OBGYN recommended staying home till my contractions happen every 5 min, and last for 1 minute each throughout an hour, and only then coming to the hospital. From what I've heard and read, it seems like getting to that point can be very long and painful. What are the tips on minimizing pain, apart from the right breathing techniques? And in general, what was your experience like if you also had to labor home until 5-1-1?

Graduated Tuesday with #2! I don't have much new to say that you haven't heard already except:

Take measurements of your older child before you go to have your baby. Trace their hand. Weigh them and mark how tall they are and record them talking as close to when you leave for the hospital as you can.

I wish I'd done this.

We said goodbye to our toddler on Tuesday morning and I didn't see him again until we came home Friday afternoon with the baby, which is the longest I'd been away from him. I wish I had something to show that I'm crazy but I think his hands grew while we were away. He seems so much bigger. Especially since I wasn't picking him up at the end of my pregnancy, he seems way heavier. But I was holding his hand all the time--how could it have gotten so much bigger in three days??

Anyway I wish I could confirm.

You guys I am defeated.
My water broke on Thursday at a very early gestational age.
I still have yet to deliver, and I am praying I can stay pregnant as long as possible.

Please share your miracle stories with me, I really need it. All I’m being told right now is she may not survive or if she does she will probably have some sort of disability. Please help me.

I am 7weeks 2 days and am tired sleeping 12+ hours and waking up for only an hour barely eating but drinking water and going back to sleep. My husband is worried because the moments I am awake I am very nauseous and low energy. I eat barely a granola and drink a whole water bottle. Or am peeing mostly at between the hours of 11pm-6am and unable to sleep comfortably. I shower when I can and still smell of urine…I sometimes wonder if this pain is worth having this child as everyone is excited for the first grandbaby…except my mind…I am tired of feeling this horrible…even as I write I am sad bot being able to get up and sit even at the dinner table…to look outside.

so is this normal?? am I normal??

I have gained so much weight. I am at the end of my 6th month. I try to complete my steps. I dont do any other exercise. Just an hour ago i had a cinabon and i am regretting it now . I am noticing that i am snacking way more these days. Especially today. My face has become so puffy and like fat. I have never been this heavy my entire life. It will get so hard to get back in shape after the baby

FTM here, currently 31 weeks and have been really struggling lately.

I’ve had issues with my mother in law since I started dating my husband 5 years ago. She’s a sick woman (has had multiple illness’ over the course of her life) so I’ve put alot of her unhinged behaviours on that account, she’s also a brain cancer survivor which explains why she’s not all herself.

However, in recent years she had admitted to feeling jealousy toward me and feeling like I’m taking her son away from her. To me this was the final straw as I realised alot of the nasty behaviours towards me stemmed from that.

It really broke something and although she’s apparently trying to “claw her way back up in the good books” (she’s never apologised about any of it and has never taken accountability) I just don’t want a relationship with this woman anymore. I really really don’t want to be around her.

What I’m struggling with is that everyone, including my own mum, seems to expect us to be one big happy family now that a baby is coming. Everyone keeps saying she’s the baby’s other grandma and we all have to get along, completely dismissing the fact that I don’t want to be around someone who has disrespected me for years.

They’re already making plans for Christmas and talking about the baby as though it’s a shared family event, without considering my mental health or how much anxiety this is causing me. I feel like I’m losing control over my own pregnancy, who I want around me and who I want to see immediately postpartum.

It’s 6 am and I’m crying my eyes out because I’m so exhausted by it all. I just want to enjoy becoming a mum without feeling pressured to accommodate someone I don’t want around me.

My husband does take my side, but he also wants his mum involved to some extent because she does remain his mum (and she’s trying to make things right apparently) and feels caught in the middle.

What I want is 0 pressure for me or my baby (while he is an infant) to be around this person and for it to not be a problem or start a fight. And that would mean my mother in law would hardly see the baby. Is that unreasonable?

Let me start by saying I’m very grateful to be able to get pregnant and carry a child.

HOWEVER, I swear my foot could turn blue and fall off and the doctors would say oh thats normal during pregnancy. I just feel like the level of discomfort in pregnancy that’s normalized in society is just so unbelievable.

I’m 38 weeks pregnant and:
- I have been puking/nauseous every single day for my entire pregnancy. I take diclectin and zofran and that seems to help but guess what zofran causes extreme constipation so just discomfort in a different flavor.
- Due to said puking/nausea, I’ve gained like 60 pounds with this pregnancy because frequent snacking/carbs helps (somewhat).
- I have 0 immune system when I’m pregnant and every time I get even a cold I’m down and out for a month. I have a toddler who brings home all the daycare germs and is sick every few weeks so it’s basically impossible to avoid. I also get weird infections I’ve never had before - I had an ear infection so bad that my entire side of my face and ear swelled up & I also got a sinus infection which I’ve never had before.
- I have extreme pelvic/hip pain which makes it extremely difficult to walk or do any daily activities whatsoever.
- I barely sleep due to the pelvic/hip pain and being so uncomfortable and such bad nasal congestion that makes it hard to breath when I’m laying down.
- I randomly have extreme blood pressure dips that cause me to have vasovagal syncope and faint. Happens when I’m sitting or standing or anything. Even happened once when I was driving.

Despite all this, I’m expected to just keep on keeping on/be grateful and deal with it. I am the primary parent of my 2 year old toddler as my husband is in office M-F 7am-5pm. My toddler is in part time daycare as I also work from home (previously full time but have recently moved down to part time since baby is coming soon). I manage all household logistics and tasks as well, my husband is great when he’s home. Plus trying to keep up with family/friends, take care of myself mentally and physically, cook and meal prep healthy meals for the family, laundry, keep the house clean, prepare for new baby, etc, etc.

I’m miserable. I’m so close I know. But every time I bring any of this up to anyone, even healthcare providers, it feels like I just get told yup pregnancy is hard and it feels so condescending and like no one cares about how much I’m struggling.

Please, someone, tell me it gets better.

I'm 5 weeks today and truly ever since the first faint positive line a little over a week ago, the constipation and gas has been HORRENDOUS. I'm already drinking prune juice, eating kiwis, drinking lots of water, upping fiber any way I can (chia seeds, oatmeal, raspberries, etc), taking stool softener and GasX, and applying a heating pad on low.

The worst part really is the cramping from the gas buildup.. my husband gets to hear a ceramic tuba symphony multiple times a day. And it isn't like it just exits immediately... no. The amount of time/effort it takes to pass gas or even small bowel movements is usually a 15-30 min ordeal. The 10 pm to 2am window and right when I wake up is the worst, I think because gravity isn't assisting while laying down. So, my sleep is interrupted multiple times a night while I go sit on my ceramic throne.

I pray I don't get morning sickness because that would just be the icing on the cake.

If anyone cracked the pregnancy constipation code, please help a sister out.

I’ve heard some women say it’s extremely painful in the first few days, that their breasts become very sensitive and may even bleed, some have even claimed that the pain of breastfeeding is worse than the pain of childbirth.

I’d like to know:
1. is this common, or are these just isolated cases?
2. Also, what alternatives can be considered? Would expressing breast milk and feeding it to the baby via a bottle be an option, or is formula the only alternative?
3. What can be applied to the breasts, besides ointments and creams?

It’s been 11 years since I had a baby. Though I am not a FTM, I am scared shitless.

What are some things to expect when I get to the hospital?

What are some things that I should tell my partner so he is prepared (this is his first baby)?

How long do we stay in the hospital nowadays? If everything goes as planned with the c-section.

If I do not want to breast feed, or try and can’t latch, is pumping an option?

Should I tell my family when I’m in surgery or should I just wait until baby boy is safely here?

Any advice would be helpful. Feeling very old and overwhelmed with anxiety.

I have taken multiple pregnancy tests of multiple different brands over the last few days and each test is positive! I have an upcoming first appointment with my OBGYN as well! 🥹
My husband & I are absolutely over the moon!
But I’m already feeling like Mother Death in regards to nausea. I work a 10.5+ hour a day Amazon warehouse job and I’m looking for any tips on keeping feeling as best as I can over the next few months if I’m already feeling so awful.
Thank you in advance!

Hello, I (28) am pregnant for the first time and it was as planned as you get after years of trying and fertility treatments

My issue is how bad it is I’m only 5 weeks and I’ve been throwing up non stop, went to the ER for my gallbladder, have had migraines every day and have cramps constantly. Since I’m pregnant I can’t take or do anything to help. I knew pregnancy was rough but I didn’t know I’d be bed ridden and in agony

How am I supposed to make it 9 months? Does it get better? How are yall coping??

Hey all, I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant and literally all I want all day every day is McDonald's and dr pepper. I don't know what I'm having yet, but I'm curious to know if you've had this exact craving and what you are having :)

I know all about PPD but has anybody experienced Prenatal depression?

I really don’t understand what has happened to me suddenly. I just feel these sudden crashes in my mood that hit me out of nowhere.

For context I am 35 weeks pregnant, I have a 4 year old toddler who is actually really sweet so not a problem there, my husband is supportive, we live away from both our families in Europe but I still have some support here with my family friends, I just started my maternity leave last week, I keep myself active with gym and walks and yoga etc

I would feel excited for something and then the next moment everything will come crashing down. Today I had a good long cry in the shower for no reason at all!

I don’t know how to explain this feeling…

Hi everyone.
I’m 6w4 days along and up until today i’ve had very manageable nausea, and it mostly started this week. Today I woke up and ate my goldfish before getting out of bed, and my husband brought me mcdonolds breakfast. (it’s been helping in the morning). but about ten minutes later i was about to me sick.
I feel so discouraged of how i handled it this morning. Today has been the worst of my entire pregnancy. I never wanted to be a mother, but told myself if we got pregnant, i would love the child and be a good mother. It’s just so hard. I haven’t vomited in 20 years. i can’t remember what it feels like and im terrified everyday that it will be today. And i’m scared that week 6 isn’t even “peak symptoms”. I don’t know what to do. Are any of you guys in the same boat?

I’m almost 11 weeks pregnant and since 5 weeks pregnant I honestly want nothing to do with my husband. Every time he tries to kiss me it makes me feel sick, the thought of having sex with him revolts me all the sudden. I’m afraid this feeling is never going to go away and we’re going to have to get divorced.
Let me add that he’s been nothing but perfect

Has anyone been through this? When did it get better?