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Hello! As the title suggests, any recently delivered mums who can help with what one needs in a hospital bag?

Hi

I tested first bhcg 18 april 15.2

Today 20 april 58.5

Is this good rise ??

My lmp is on 19 march.

Please give some inputs how to stay calm and patient in this journey as i have had losses previously i really want to hold on to this one.

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to understand how progesterone support is used in early pregnancy, especially for those who’ve had prior losses or needed luteal phase support.

If you’ve taken progesterone:

- What dosage were you on?

- Which route did you use (oral, vaginal, injections)?

- When did you start it (e.g., after ovulation, after positive test, etc.)?

- Did your doctor monitor progesterone levels or just prescribe it empirically?

- Do you feel it made a difference in your outcome?

If you’re comfortable sharing, a bit of your background (like previous losses, diagnosed conditions, etc.) would really help add context.

Thanks so much 🙏

Hey mamas! Just wanted to vent here because everyone around me is forcing me to look at the “bright side” but I really want to feel bad at the moment.

Context -

I’m a prenatal / postnatal fitness coach. I’m in this field for over 6 years now. I’ve studied pregnancy and the effects of it ever since and I couldn’t wait to experience all of it.

But what I hadn’t anticipated was that I might never get to experience pregnancy altogether. Years of IVF, and I got conceived with my last viable embryo. The whole process was so painful that we’d prepared for a childfree life and had accepted our fates. But then came this miracle positive pregnancy test ❤️ My last embryo had stuck and was growing inside me.

What’s happening now -

This is considered a high risk pregnancy and my injections haven’t stopped. And I take about 15 pills a day. I’m close to 20 weeks now. I’m so sick of pricking myself everyday. I’m so sick of popping pills like a meal. I had a cervical cerclage and was in bed rest. I’m not allowed to move around. I’ve not exercised in God knows how long and my body doesn’t like it. (Gym was my happy place) I’m always in pain. I’m always in fear that I might harm this baby if I do something that the doctor has restricted me from.

I’ve not told anyone that I’m pregnant. I’ve not allowed my immediate family to announce it either. Because I’m not in a celebratory mood! Until my NT scan, I was sure that I’d lose this baby. I don’t know but I didn’t want to be hopeful / positive (because the pain of the aftermath is too much to handle).

As much as I love my growing baby, as much as I want it (like I’ve never wanted anything else in my life more than being a mother), I’m just not able to be happy.

I’m drowning in anxiety every second of the day. I’m scared. I feel so shitty about myself, just not able to shake this feeling!

PS - I can’t afford therapy as I’m spending lakhs on my medical bills every month.

I have had my first beta hcg yesterday with value 15 after which i am getting so many negative thoughts and what if this happens or not kind of feeling all through the day

How to stay calm and wait patiently in this situation

Please provide some input on this

If anyone been in similar situation

Hi

I have skipped my period my lmp was on 19 march , today i got faint line on UPT and checked for bhcg it was 15

Is it very low for day 30 ?

Please share if anyone also had this similar situation??

Does anything feel the disconnect about themselves pre pregnancy and during pregnancy? I feel like shit and let me tell you why.

I honestly was shocked at how much weight I had lost. I had lost around 9 kgs during the first trimester because of how badly I was vomiting. nothing has stopped the vomiting, changed the tablet three times , still nothing

Second trimester rolled out and I was hopeful to get the energy back, maybe reduce the nausea. but to no avail, still it continues, but this time I force myself to eat since I have been losing weight.

My caretakers literally are encouraging me to eat anything even ice cream, pizza, burger, briyani every day. everything that I used to love eating, now sounds so disgusting. Even lays and coke that other people claim they also indulged in, I hate it.

I want to have a normal just 5 to 6 times vomitting in the morning, get weird cravings, see the stomach budge out. But honestly speakinh Nothing helps me out.

I usually do overthink a lot but I don't have the energy to do anything. I was a super achiever at work, I usually don't use mobile phone often because I fucking hate social media, I used to go out, I used to love reading. Not really procrastinating

I am doing the opposite. Barely have anything in me. I am so tired, no energy. I need a person to sit with me to even complete my tasks.

I had to tell my boss that I am really really sick and I can't work like I used to before and he was also understanding and started diverting tasks. the only tasks that are being assigned is what only I used to have context.

Nothing excites me anymore. I used to feel excited for the baby kicks I sensed a sort of movements in the 19th week starting but after that no movement at all. The baby is healthy, Went and checked the anatomy scan at 20th week, baby weight is in the 44th percentile the only concern.

My most important confession:

I see women who were so weak than me, having pregnancies which were completely normal. I feel happy for them but insanely jealous too. What the fuck did I do wrong to have this type of pregnancy.

And I am a person who usually doesn't get jealous. This is such a disconnect between how I was and how I am reduced to feel these emotions in such large scale. I am sad, crying and again feeling guilty since my baby can listen to all of these things as well.

I have been going to therapy too. but I don't think it is working out this time around.

I really want to have a crane deliver the baby in s blanket like the cartoon. Ready for the labour pain instead of suffering for 6 months and turn up almost in the walking dead series. I honestly will take the labour pain over these long gruelling months.

What is the fetal heart Rate if you are carrying a boy or a girl?

I heard if its a girl, the FHR is usually above 150 bpm and if its boy its usually below 150bpm because boys tend to have lower heart rate in womb.

Is this correct? Any experience holder. Please do share your experiences.

Hey fellow moms and to be moms .

Currently I'm 32 weeks pregnant and a working doctor .

I didn't gain much weight in the whole pregnancy but the bottoms have been so uncomfortable to wear especially the stretchable ones .

kindly suggest few comfortable bottom wear under long kurtas for my work . PS : I fall in XXL size usually

So 1 got married 3months back. It was an arrange marriage like our family knows each before. Now the problem is I later found out that my husband has one testi*cle and was shocked to discover that because he never disclosed this before marriage. I'm now very much worried about my future and all. So what to do now should and tell my parents. As this is completely wrong to hide it. Need suggestions.

I’m currently in my 18th week and I’m not feeling any symptoms at all. It’s making me quite anxious since morning. I even messaged my OB-GYN because I tried everything—eating chocolate, going for a walk, and having citrus fruits—but nothing worked.

Is it normal for some people to have no symptoms at 18 weeks? Please do share your experiences.

Hi mommies, what are you doing special and eating specific things for having a beautiful intelligent and a healthy baby?

In my second pregnancy at 40 weeks, I was called for induction, something many women go through, yet few are fully prepared for. I was given Dinoprostone (Prostaglandin E2 gel) to ripen my cervix, after a mifepristone tablet the night before.

Here’s the truth: induction is not instant labour.It’s a process. Sometimes slow, sometimes unpredictable.

By evening, contractions started that were mild & manageable. Even when I was having the “required” contractions, I was still just 1 cm dilated. That night, I learned something important:

*Pain intensity and dilation don’t always match.

*And pelvic exams? They can be one of the hardest parts..really brutal.

By early morning, I was only 2–3 cm dilated. My doctor had to break my water and told me we’d wait till 2 PM for full dilation… or consider a C-section.

That moment shook me.

Second pregnancy. First was normal. No complications. Active lifestyle.And still — nothing is guaranteed in childbirth.

Then came Pitocin.

And this is something every woman should know:

Induced contractions (especially with Pitocin) can feel much stronger and more intense than natural ones.

My body went from “coping” to shaking, overwhelming pain. I couldn’t talk. I kept feeling like I needed to pee or poop (very normal in labour, but no one tells you enough).

In that storm, I held on to what I could ….My husband stood by me, held me, supported me through every contraction. And I realized:

👉 Support in labour is not a luxury — it’s a necessity.

I chose an epidural — because here’s another truth:

👉 Pain relief is not weakness. It is a choice. And women deserve choices.

Even after epidural, because labour was progresseing so fast, I still felt intense pain. I even doubted if it worked. That’s how powerful labour can be.

And then within 2 hrs everything changed.

From 4–5 cm to fully dilated. From uncertainty to urgency.

I was taken to the labour room. Told to push.

Just 4 pushes… and my baby was in my arms.

And in that moment, Every contraction, every doubt, every fear dissolved.

Here’s what I want every woman to know:

✨ Your body is powerful — even when progress feels slow

✨ Induction is not failure — it is a medical support, not a shortcut

✨ You are allowed to question, to feel pain, to ask for relief

✨ Birth is unpredictable — but your strength is not

We are taught to “endure” childbirth quietly.But I say, we deserve to understand it, prepare for it, and be supported through it.

Because this isn’t just a birth story. It’s a story of a woman learning in real time about just how strong she really is 🤍

Hii Guys!

Hope all of you pregnant, ttc, postpartum mamas and everyone else are doing well!

I found out that I am pregnant last week. I am from India and immediately got the doctor appointment and she confirmed pregnancy(5W1D) after blood test. She asked me to get a dating ultrasound in 10days which will be tomorrow. But I will be 6W 3days tomorrow and am thinking of it is still early for a dating scan??

How early did you all get the ultrasound done and is it common and fine to get one this early? Please help

ATM, I am facing mild abdominal period like cramps at times. I am genuinely worried about the cramps too.

I am 5 weeks pregnant now, but I don’t have any extreme nausea symptoms, I had like for 2 days and even that was more like reching where most of the times it was only cough. I also feel so hungry most of the time even though I’ve heard it’s the opposite of it is what generally happens, confused with my symptoms😅 did any of you experience the same?