Category: What Is The Best Pregnancy Test?

Many of you know what it’s like to anxiously await the results of a pregnancy test. But have you ever wondered how they work? Or when the best time to take one is?

Nurse Dani talks with Nurse Midwife Carlie about some some key things you should know about home pregnancy tests, and finds out from moms how they reacted when they found out they were pregnant!

(Video was filmed prior to COVID 19)

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Anxiety and pregnancy

Finding out your pregnant is one of the most surreal emotions and il never forget that!

Everything was fine…. I saw my consultant as I’d been diagnosed with endometriosis some time before… ‘You’l need an early scan to make sure everything’s ok’ what? What does this mean? To make sure everything’s ok?

After this the first 12 weeks was full of anxiety. I couldn’t shake it.

The words ‘high risk’ can be scary.

But do we ask why?

So many of us don’t question why?
What does ‘high risk’ mean for me?
What are my options? Always question and ask why if your not sure.

A few things that helped me during this time of feeling anxious:- Tell somebody. A close friend? Relative? We all know the old ‘were not telling people yet’ but for me to be able to speak to a close friend or relative to rationalise and just be at the other end of a text or phone call was what I needed sometimes!

Talk to your birth partner. Don’t hide these feelings away or be ashamed!

Step away from google. Right now.

Breathe. Try some meditation or visualisation (visualisation is so powerful and it’s also one of the tools we use in the hypnobirthing course) the calm app is my favourite!

Self care. No I don’t mean a bubble bath and candles (although that’s also bloody lovely) I mean the really important stuff. Sleep, getting your 7-8 hours. Stepping away from your phone (stop googling!) Nutrition. No not smoothies and celery juice. A balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruit and veg and home cooked meals! Hydration. Are you drinking enough water? When depleted of these things it can trigger anxiety and stress.

Talk to your midwife or healthcare provider about these feelings and your options. A consultant led birth does not mean the end of a positive one! (Il post more on this on the next one!) It’s also completely normal to feel emotional! Your hormones are ramping up and your growing a human.

Go easy on yourself ❤️ Have you experienced pregnancy anxiety? How did you feel and what would you say to someone who is experiencing these feelings?
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💙💙 I am well into #week8 now and I wish I could say I have been feeling better 🤢. I know this will pass but this little raspberry sized bean is honestly making me feel like I’ve been hit by a bus after a night of heavy drinking 😂.
I have made an appointment with the midwives for 4 weeks time. So looking forward to meeting this team of ladies! 💙💙 #singlemamajourney #singleparentbychoice #singlemumadventures #singlemombychoice #singlemumbychoice #ittakesavillage #myvillageisamazing #smbc #smc #IUI #fertilityjourney #pregnant #earlypregnancy #iuisuccess #midwifebaby #8weekspregnant #sizeofaraspberry

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Throwback Wednesday to when I could actually ride last year💁🏻‍♀️
I was not yet sick from pregnancy & there was no Rona’ stealing all my babysitters😂

I still had complaints though, we humans always complain. As I get older I realize it more and more and it’s a total joy stealer.
Today, let’s do our best to live in the moment, complain less, and count our blessings- No matter what the storm going on around us may be.

As @radioamy would say,
Be Kind.
Choose Joy.
Laugh A Lot.
Eat Cake🖤
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Forgive my first post. It’s a pretty sad toe in the door of a wonderful community that I have watched from the sidelines for such a long time.

It took us so long to finally get pregnant, so long. I couldn’t believe it was really happening.

Now, here I am 8w and 1d….counting down the days for a repeat scan to possibly find out that this dream is over before it ever really got started.

Then I got a call from work to say I was being temporarily laid off. Many of my colleagues are staying…..but I wasn’t considered critical to business continuity.
Yet, I’ve been overwhelmed with emails this week (my last week) telling me all the things I have to urgently do before I finish up on Friday.
My boss is acting like I’m going on holiday….I can’t stop crying….not coping
#ttc #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #threatenedmiscarriage #earlypregnancy #laidoff #covid19

Pregnancy comparison – Amelia on the left at 39 weeks and Baby L on the right at 39 weeks. My bump has definitely dropped the last couple days 💙
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Baby is ok 💛 measuring ever so slightly smaller, but the tech was unable to take a full measurement of bubs head due to how much baby was moving. So she couldn’t take the full measurements to get an accurate size of baby. I don’t like that it feels like baby is smaller than should be, but the dr wasn’t concerned so I will take it as a little reassurance. #earlypregnancy #rainbowbaby

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