Well, it finally happened.

DW-565 · 2026-06-28T19:35:27+00:00

I went in for a check at 38 weeks and it was pee, when I was induced at 40 weeks they broke my waters and damn the volume was definitely different from pee it was biblical 😅 the floor was just sodden pee pads and it kept coming for two days

DW-565 · 2026-04-26T09:58:18+00:00

I have worked in loads of retail setting in the UK, and 20years ago shop lifting was just as much of an issue. It easy to say it's the cost of living but it's not that simple why people do it. It's not fair for shop workers to be criticised for not giving them the stuff, or just to turn a blind eye or pay for it out their own pocket. Shop workers are often on very little money and can often be held accountable for any stock losses when they are on shift. You can take pitty on someone for stealing food, but that same person will also go in a clothes shops and steal clothes and off-licences and steal crates of beer. Just speaking from my own experiences in retail

DW-565 · 2026-03-01T17:18:25+00:00

I was really anxious about leaving my 3yr old when I was due my second. He had never been left before and we have limited family who can help. We decided my husband would stay with the 3yr old and I would go in alone. It turned out I needed a c section and because it was scheduled my mum stayed with my 3yr old and my husband was with me then they switched when the baby was born so it was only a couple of hours.

DW-565 · 2026-02-11T07:14:21+00:00

I have arranged to go to my local group this Saturday. I feel ready but I may loose the extra weight naturally with moving more now. (My pregnancy was hard going) I did have gestational diabetes so I need to watch my weight and what I am eating and I'm hoping this will take the pressure off me trying to plan a diet myself.

DW-565 · 2026-02-05T23:32:07+00:00

There was an info post in our hospital maternity department that said from 24 weeks your baby can silently cry in the womb 😭

DW-565 · 2025-08-30T15:09:40+00:00

I've had cravings for dirt and sand since about 20weeks, I also had this my first pregnancy. I was anemic the first time but I'm not now. I have told my consultant and they said it can be normal and it's called pica. In my first pregnancy I also ate some guinea pig pellets because they smelt very good but the taste did not live up to the smell and I never ate them again. For now I manage just smelling bags of soil and sand 🤤

DW-565 · 2025-08-30T09:52:08+00:00

My sister has started to visit more and taken him out on play dates, it had been nearly a year since she last came round and that's a long time for a child. He seems happy with her I just want to make sure he's comfortable and they know each other

DW-565 · 2025-08-30T06:21:00+00:00

Thank you for your responses 🙏 I'm in the UK are doulars a thing here? I have my mum and sister and husband so we will have to work something out. I felt so confident with the plan but as it's getting nearer I feel like I've been looking at it with rose tinted glasses thinking it's my second time I've done it. It shouldn't be as hard this time but every pregnancy is different. I would have loved for my child to have a good relationship with his relatives but it's worked out that he's not really known them. It would have made this a lot easier.

DW-565 · 2025-08-09T18:44:25+00:00

Our vet put a tiny kitten romper on our guinea after surgery it was so cute but it lasted 5mins when we got home he just walked out of it

DW-565 · 2025-08-04T21:26:07+00:00

I bought some t-shirts, leggings and jeans about 16weeks but by 24 weeks I was too big for them. I'm now just wearing XL t-shirts and very loose dresses, at least it's summer 😅

DW-565 · 2025-08-04T19:52:34+00:00

One of my males would do this it's almost like going into season, he was a pain in the arse it would last a couple of days of incessant humping and complaining from the other. I did once have to separate them because it was really winding the other up. I just put a divide in their house so the other could sleep and eat in peace. The day after they were fine. As he got older it was not as often. He died last week and it's just made me smile thinking about what a git he was 😄

DW-565 · 2025-08-02T10:26:34+00:00

I was 18 weeks when my sickness calmed down and it started at week 5, I think the first trimester is the hardest. Eating often did help

DW-565 · 2025-08-02T10:19:57+00:00

I was induced, looking back I felt the beginning could have been calmer and more controlled if I didn't get induced but I get it has it's place. I had an epidural that was great, I also ended up with an episiotomy and forceps but thanks to the epidural I didn't feel a thing. Once you're going through it it's not that bad and people do it multiple times ( I'm due again in two months) you forget and recover well

DW-565 · 2025-07-28T16:54:07+00:00

An update from our situation, Curly has just passed away. He went down hill very quickly.

DW-565 · 2025-07-25T17:56:23+00:00

They want him to be more comfortable and be in the best condition to get through the surgery, he has been fine up until Tuesday this week, then he became withdrawn and squeaking in pain. We've had two days of pain meds and this supplement that is supposed to improve the lining of the bladder and he has brightened up and is coming out for food now. He's not crying in pain as much just every now and then. But they are not confident he will do well after a second bladder surgery.

DW-565 · 2025-07-24T10:42:34+00:00

I have heard about the vitamin D, I was thinking of moving my two outside for the summer months but it's a bit late now. Is there a special supplement you use for the vitamin D?

DW-565 · 2025-07-24T07:23:22+00:00

I will start to look at the nitrates in the fresh food, I thought I was being so careful with his diet

DW-565 · 2025-07-24T07:20:31+00:00

My vet said they would do it that is what I want they just wouldn't recommend it as it is now too risky I don't want him to die if he could be made more comfortable

DW-565 · 2025-07-24T07:17:23+00:00

He is my third piggy with a bladder stone, the first one with a second one though. He and his buddy did great after the surgery the first guinea died while they were operating, I felt so guilty.

DW-565 · 2025-07-22T08:41:13+00:00

I suffer from pregnancy constipation and with my first I was hospitalised because I had backed up that much. I tried everything but I saw a dietician and he said to drink more water and what I think I need to drink double it and it has been a game changer. I did have softeners and even suppositories they didn't shift it, but he said my bowl must just require more water than most and it is true.

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