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You know the way everyone keeps telling you that labour is like running a marathon? Well it is! So, think of it like this: if you were actually going to run a marathon you'd have to train for it, exercise, eat well and really prepare yourself for it beforehand. So you should do the same when it comes to labour! Here are some tips for getting fit and healthy during pregnancy: 1) Go walking...

hi all :) i really hope someone can relate to this and ease my mind...i was at my hosp visit 2 days ago and doc said i have more amniotic fluid than i should have and has scheduled me for a more detailed scan next week to investigate :( im 34+4 and baby measuring 33 weeks....the curiosity got the better of me and i googled ( yes maybe a mistake) but my lord the word POLYHYDROMNIOS kept appearing...

HI! Im expecting my first baby in ten weeks and I feel like I still know nothing about babies. I have never really been around babies, am the the first in my group of friends to have a baby and I literally dont know the first thing! I was just wondering if anyone had any advice or has or do feel the same? Because it is a really daunting thing, would be nice to know it wasn't just me :)

Hi I'm 26 wks pregnant with twins and already have had to do 3 glucose tolerance tests as every time I go to clinic dere is a trace of sugar in my urine. I rarely eat chocolate and don't drink fizzy drinks or eat sweets or add sugar in any foods. It just seems dat my kidneys under slight pressure and leak a little sugar. However hospital want me to do a 4th glucose tolerance test in 2 wks wen I...

i got my period on the 13th of this month i had unprotected sex on the 17th and 18th twice on the 23rd then once on the 24th , 25th and 27th ... iv had ovulation pains since monday and still have them they stopped last night but i can feel them again today , also my lower back is seems to be uncomfortable now and again

Hi could anyone offer a bit of advice? Im 5weeks pregnant in my fourth pregnancy, unfortunately my third earlier this year ended in a miscarraige. I have slight discomfort in my lower abdomen although wouldnt describe it as painful or cramp, is this common or has anyone else experienced it? Trying not to get anxious!! Thanks x

i got my period on the 17th of october i had unprotected sex on the 24th of october and on the 26th of october i ovulated i had unprotected sex on the 26th , 27th and the 28th , again on the 30th and the 3rd of november i had unprotected sex again last night which was the 7th of november i went to the toilet straight after and when i wipped there was spots of blood on the tissue.i then wipped a...

I confirmed my first pregrancy on the 7th July this year. It was the day of my sister's wedding and I couldn't have been happier! However I suffered a miscarriage a month later, and ended up undergoing investigative laparoscopic surgery and getting my appendix removed. Although it has only been 3 short months since our loss, we are trying again and I'm feeling positive :-) Now, to wait...

Hi all.. im 25 weeks pregnant and my husband has decided he's had enough and is leaving me.. we have a 5yr old boy already.its breaking my heart.. dont blame him if he's not happy dont want him to stay just because im pregnant.. he's staying in our home but sleeping upstairs which is nearly harder for me.. I'm devastated and cant get my head around it.. Cant have a breakdown as my son needs me and...

im 18 iv always been very late with my period but the past few months iv been getting them 2days after ive been due. last month i got them 2days early but exsperienced a really odd period that ive never had before , it stopped and started for 5days. took a test it was negative. i got my AF the 17th sept and am due 14th this month .. i have had unprotected sex on the...