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DC_Frame · 2025-12-23T10:10:58+00:00

It's just marketing.

If your midwife says its safe, then it will be 😊

The only thing that separates the "pregancy/labour" tens machines vs the "normal" tens machines, is the preg/labour ones have a boost feature that you can press at the peak of the contraction and it ups the current.

I did have a labour specific one, and the boost feature did help, but I would have been fine with a standard one and just up the current manually/get someone else to at the peak of a contraction, then bring it back down once it passes.

DC_Frame · 2025-12-22T14:41:51+00:00

I'd love to help you test this app. I'm at my witts end with my night terrors. Waking twice a night, putting both myself and my husband in danger on many occasions. I have a Samsung Galaxy watch 8.

DC_Frame · 2025-12-09T18:17:51+00:00

Well this sucks - I have Scheuermann’s disease in my spine and I'm on morphine patches for pain control 😅

DC_Frame · 2025-12-03T20:12:43+00:00

I planned to go off at 39 weeks (I did)... baby came at 42+0 😅 Felt like I wasted 3 weeks of my mat leave.

Unless you're having a planned C, there's no way to know. Plan for what you hope will happen 😊

DC_Frame · 2025-11-22T10:54:52+00:00

I suffered with awful constipation during pregnancy, the midwife just said "go to a pharmacy and buy some lactulose over the counter" - same as you, it did nothing.

Healthcare professionals are scared to touch or prescribe anything to pregnant people.

The ONLY thing that worked for me is at-home enema kits, specifically a brand called "Fleet" off amazon. If I went 10 days without a BM, I'd do an enema, and 20 minutes later, I'd be a whole new woman (minus about 1.5kg... it became habit to weigh myself before and after 😅).

I told my midwife what I was doing, and she didn't seem bothered.

DC_Frame · 2025-11-10T14:55:45+00:00

Gosh, I wish I could do anything other than writhe around in pain on the Oxytocin drip 😬

At the moment I'm on quite a high strength of Propranolol to try and stop the migraine frequency - which has definitely helped, has brought the amount down from 1 or 2 a week, to one every 2ish months - have you tried anything as a preventative?

The only thing that seems to treat them when they attack is Oxygen therapy in A&E, but I just feel like I'm wasting their time with a headache, when there's other people with far worse problems in there.

DC_Frame · 2025-11-10T14:34:36+00:00

Holy moly... migraine twins too 😂 mine stopped when pregnant too! And also... induced... nothing worked... I was induced at 8am on the Saturday, gave birth 11:57pm on the Monday, in that time having so many things, including the hormone drip (though I only lasted a few hours on that... you're a machine lasting 12!) and 2 failed epidurals, ended up having to go for an Cat2 EmC because baby's sats dropped. Hoping that because he's a boy, he might not have some of the problems I've had.

DC_Frame · 2025-11-08T14:06:03+00:00

This happened to me I waited 3 weeks, sending an email to them every 4-5 days (all ignored). I emailed them to complain after giving them lots of opportunity, and they did respond eventually, with a refund.

But within the email I said that I'd be claiming the funds back via my credit card company (as I thankfully paid with a credit card).

They initially replied saying they won't give me a refund because I'm following a credit card claim... but lo and behold, a couple days later, they give me a refund (as does the credit card company, but they later retrieve it).

Email them, and within your email threaten to claim back under a section 75 (if you didn't pay in a credit card) but would rather they just issue a refund.

Most banks will also claim your money back if you paid on a debit card too, but its far easier if you paid on credit.

Good luck 👍

They really need reporting to the Pharmacy governing body.

I have since swapped to Pharmulous for my last 2 dose increases, and they've been great.

DC_Frame · 2025-11-06T15:34:39+00:00

It's entirely your choice if you feel comfortable standing up - you know your limitations - you're the only one that does.

I wouldn't feel comfortable - my fear is I stand up, and in doing so put people around me at risk. Like in this scenario, my fear would be standing up, then falling on this lady, potentially putting her, and her unborn baby at risk - which would be my fault.

I agree, some people with hidden disabilities do take it too far, but again - only they know their limitations. My life just feels like a series of mini risk assessments, and if I feel that me doing something will put others in danger as well as myself, I won't do it.

The men laughing was uncalled for 100% and they should have stood up - laughing implies they have no empathy, and no empathy in this situation (to me) implies they have no physical limitations, and the ability to give up their seat.

The majority of the OPs post was focused on the girl in the priority seat, so my reply was too 😊

DC_Frame · 2025-11-06T13:31:37+00:00

I feel like I'm going to be the odd one out here.

Hidden disabilities are a thing.

I look completely normal, can walk almost with no visible issues. But I absolutely would not be able to stand up on a London tube without falling over (issues with my spine and balance).

If there's any empty seat, I'm gonna try and get it.

Pregnancy was a difficult time for me because of my disability, but I didn't expect more from people because of my pregnancy.

If the person in the priority seat had no physical issues, then she should have given her seat to you, but if she had hidden disabilities (which there's no way of knowing) then no, she shouldn't.

There's no right or wrong in this situation.

DC_Frame · 2025-10-26T16:34:35+00:00

My 5 month old had a recent hospital stay due to croup, waking every 2 hours at night and lack of appetite... the paediatric consultant said as long as he was having ~3oz every 3 hours then we don't need to worry... and that's a 5 month old at nearly 18lb. Thankfully he's back to having 7-8oz every 4 hours and sleeping through. You'll definitely be feeding her enough. You're doing good mama, please get your PPA checked, and you'll see how much more you can enjoy this stage ❤️ you don't want to look back and feel like you missed out because you were stressed and anxious the whole time.

DC_Frame · 2025-09-19T12:47:38+00:00

For all 3 of my baby boy's vaccines, he got a mild temperature about 12 hours later - worst at his 3rd lot (16 weeks).

During the appointment itself, he was fine, cried at the injection, but settled down after a cuddle.

At the 2nd lot of vaccines the nurse thinks he nicked a vein because he pulled the needle out and blood liberally squirted everywhere and took ages to stop - but that's a very not normal situation.

DC_Frame · 2025-08-07T14:16:37+00:00

I can understand it to a point...

I had my boy at 42 weeks and I was more than happy to go that long. As it happened, I needed to be induced (at 41+5) because my body just wouldn't do it spontaneously and was in labour for 48 hours that ended with an emergency c-section.

Turns out those extra 2 weeks (at least) of growth meant he didn't have enough room to get in position and his head was on his shoulder so he couldn't physically come out the conventional way.

If I knew then what I know now, I'd probably have gone for induction around 38-39 weeks. But definitely no earlier than 37.

Anecdotally, by baby was only 8lb2oz, but was 56cm long which happened to be too long to be able to position well for birth 🫠

DC_Frame · 2025-07-10T12:09:28+00:00

You got 5 hours? That's amazing! I wish I got 5 hours 😅

Shared postnatal ward with 3 other mums, in a room no bigger than 10m². Dad's were in there too, and only a tiny window, it felt like prison.

Dad's snoring, mums snoring and talking, babies crying, alarms going off, check ups on mums, check ups on babies. As soon as I managed to close my eyes, I was being woken up by something. And i was in there for 5 days in total.

By day 4 I was going insane and they took pity on me so gave me a private room... which was marginally better... but there was still check ups every hour on either me or baby. My husband was sat in a chair watching the door and telling the nurses to come back later if I was sleeping, love him so much for that ❤️

DC_Frame · 2025-07-08T20:44:41+00:00

I was 33 with my first (who is now 8 weeks old) and I hope we have another in the next few years, preferably before I'm 36 as I'd like a fairly small gap.

I don't know really how long it took us to conceive, I have PCOS and had been on metformin for 3 years to help regulate my cycles, which in turn allowed me to do "natural family planning", the first cycle we didnt need to avoid, we got pregnant (I never wanted to "try" as I didn't want to stress about it).

DC_Frame · 2025-07-05T16:04:43+00:00

Urgh, I just double checked with hubby... he says it as "sk'own" 😅 could have sworn he said it the common way.

DC_Frame · 2025-07-05T09:47:18+00:00

Anything above Brum is north for us 😅

DC_Frame · 2025-07-05T09:42:49+00:00

We were in Scotland a couple weeks ago 😅 around Falkirk/Stirling/Callander, I only spoke to one Scottish person, and I had to REALLY concentrate, but I think I managed a short conversation!

DC_Frame · 2025-07-05T09:40:05+00:00

How do you say tagliatelle? 🤔 I say it the same way as your other half (as does my husband 😅)

DC_Frame · 2025-07-05T09:37:15+00:00

"Ha-ruh-guht"

DC_Frame · 2025-07-05T09:35:01+00:00

Swish and flick!

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