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0 - FEATUREDBy JaneStaffPlease share your birth announcements here.We would love to know:Name:Due date:Birth date:Birth time:Length:Weight:Labour duration:Any other details of your birth you’d like to share:And, if you are comfortable, feel free to include a picture.Please do not add 'congratulations' comments, as the actu00
- FEATUREDBy JaneStaffIt's here! We've crunched the data and can reveal the most popular baby names for 2024, as chosen by BabyCenter parents. Whether you're keen for inspiration, or just curious to see if your child's name is on the list, here's a link to the full list of top 100 names for boys and girls, plus some of t0067 votes
- FEATUREDBy JaneStaffWelcome to your Birth Club.Getting your BFP is exciting and life-changing. You are bound to have questions and BabyCenter has the answers.Our pregnancy articles such as easing morning sickness, meeting your midwife and how your baby is growing are written by experts for you and cover every aspect of00
- By Purplepoppy24pDoes anyone else feel like they are on an emotional roller coaster ! I’m feeling guilty about everything, I’ve been so hard on myself and have also just been crying and upset over everything! I have taken the day off work today because I just feel emotionally overwhelmed.00
- By MumofgirlssmNow that I’m in the third trimester I’m starting to think more about maternity leave. Is there a certain order that taking annual leave, maternity leave and PPL from Centrelink works out better financially or is it all the same in the end? I should have about 8 months of paid time off at full pay 😊90
- By Junie1393jHi all! FTM here, just wondering what clothes to get for our winter baby (in Melbourne!). What would we dress baby in at home with heater on? What would baby wear going out? I’ve been looking at bonds onesies, but do I need to buy singlets/tshirts/long sleeves for underneath? Is it easier to dress b30
- By Tpatto28tI’m almost 31 weeks and little ones movements are hurting every now and then, takes my breath away Anyone else experiencing this what are you doing to reduce pain20
- By Vpitt1vI know I must not be the only one but is anyone else feeling anxious about labour? My first experience 17 months ago was not the best. Had all the interventions, my daughter got stuck sunny side up due to the epidural I needed to dilate/help relax me after 30 hours of being induced with veey low pa120Advertisement | page continues below
- By Purplepoppy24pI’ve reached the third trimester and I’m really feeling the struggle already. I’ve just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and also have hypertension.60
- By GreenThumbgMy baby rotated this week and is now kicking my bladder. Is there any way to get her to move back to kicking my upper uterus? That felt much better than kicks down south 🥲.40
- By Vpitt1vI have an odd question. My baby is 30 weeks now and has been moving and rolling around the past 2 or 3 days soo soo much. I had a period of 3 hours last night where it felt like the baby was doing continuous flips. I was wondering if this could be considered a sign of distress or something else?30
- By ThatgirltAnyone ever had chest x ray in pregnancy. Please share your experience. Are there any side effects or health risk for bub because of radiation. I had to submit chest x ray to the Department of home affairs because of visa processing. If i dont do it now bub wont be a citizen untill he turn 5. I cons40Advertisement | page continues below
- By EmjayeI find baby still a more quiet baby, I don’t get much movemennt standing up or when I’m moving around. And when I do get movements it’s not super strong and powerful like I was expecting. Is anyone experiencing the same?? I thought by now I would be feeling huge strong kicks.60
- By LAW25lHi all, I was diagnosed with HG throughout the first few weeks of my pregnancy. It hit me quite hard, I do feel as though it had slightly subsided throughout the second trimester however now at 30/31weeks I’m feeling the nausea is ramping up again.. can anyone confirm they have had the same experie40
- By MaddyemmamHi mums! This is my 3rd baby and in previous groups on this app we stated where we were from in hopes of organising some catch ups before or when baby’s are here. I’m from Tasmania/Hobart if anyone wants to join in and meet some mum friends ☺️35
2 - By AprilraHi girls, Looking for some advice, Is it necessary to wash new baby clothes, swaddles & blankets before first time use?90
- By Nin09nHi, i want to ask your experience. When your breastmilk or colostrum start leaking or come out? With my first 10 years ago, my colostrum came out H+1, my baby didn't get any milk on the first day. I just wondering is there anything should I do to stimulate the breastmilk out on the day baby born? Th30
- By EmjayeHi there I’ve been in hospital the past 3 days with influenza. They have done a lot of ctgs jist to make sure baby is ok. Baseline HR has been sitting around 145 or 135. But today it was 130. This seems low for me. Is this normal?20
- By AimeeeeeaHi guys, 3rd pregnancy, I’m 24 weeks. Baby’s been measuring small so I’ve only just started getting a belly the past week or so. I am out of breath 24/7. I can’t sit up with being out of breath, I feel like I can’t take a proper breath at all. Yesterday I had these random pains in my chest that40
- By Bel2025bHi, I’m in Sydney and bub is due mid May. Looking at the love to dream and ergo pouch sleep sacks. Which tog should I buy for Sydney weather please?50
- By Tpatto28tI was sent early (12weeks) for gdm (no history didn’t have it with my first baby and no family history, only reason my BMI is slightly higher than the dr wanted, I got those results back and it showed I had Gestational diabetes, I took it with stride and was booked in with a diabetic educator each w20
- By CordeliacIs anyone else experiencing nausea coming back? Not as horrific as morning sickness but after a big meal thinking you could easily throw that up? Or am I just the lucky one that has this coming back so early :)101
- By EmjayeWhen do babies develop sleep/awake cycles in utero? 26 weeks now and thinking bub may be developing them. Quiet for a while, then waking and moving, then quiet again.10
- By ApplesaI'm 26 weeks and the past couple of days my babies movement seems to have been less and not as strong. I still feel him move here and there but not as active as normal. Should I be worried or is this normal? I'm a FTM so very anxious about everything!70
- By Vpitt1vMy 16 month old had a few spots that look like pimples appear on her chest yesterday and today there are a few other red spots. She also has a mild temperature and her appetite isn't great. Could this be the start of chickenpox? I had it as a baby I believe.....would I pass an infection onto my cur20
- By Steph04sIs anyone else having a lot of trouble sleeping?! I just cannot get comfortable in bed and I was someone who used to hibernate like a bear pre pregnancy. Rolling over is super hard I’m scared in going to rip a ligament and I’m only 27 weeks 🫠 I’ve invested in the sleepy belly pillow but honestly it40
- By Nin09nHi, i feel light premenstrual symptoms underbelly and lower back. I experience that in early pregnancy too, google said that's because uterus getting bigger. Now i'm 27w3d, i feel it since morning when i'm laying down. It's feel better if i sit down not laying down. Baby moving so hard. And i can fe40
- By AnnC888aI’ve got a spectra S1 and it’s amazing BUT having a second and my toddler being in my care full time will be hard to have to sit and find time to pump. I guess my questions are if you have a hands free pump 1. What one and do you recommend it ? 2. Did you find it a necessity when you had more tha60
- By Nin09nHi, please share if you have experience c section ERACS. Is it really less pain? I did c section 10 years ago with my first, i still remember how i cried because the pain. But now I'm planning to have another c section, and they told me about eracs. Thank you60
- By KbeazkI had my test yesterday to only find out today I have GD. I am in denial, I was so confident that this pregnancy so far has been a dream compared to my last. I am in a high risk clinic + a renal clinic due to my previous pregnancy. Can anyone shed some light on GD? I eat quite healthy and exercise270
- By Vpitt1vHi! I am on my second child and my husband and I are wanting to convert to reusable nappies. However, there are soooo many to choose from. Any advice would be good?? I am basically wanting this in a nappy: - as organic as possible e.g. cotton. - super absorbent - reasonably priced but also willing20
- By Namal95nHey ladies, I’m currently 26weeks and 6 days I’m suffering from post nasal drip I can’t sleep knowing there is something at the back of the nose that doesn’t want to go down or come out Does anyone have any suggestions I already take antihistamine tablets and dymista nasal spray10
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