Due February 2026 - thread 2

[HannahTheBanana]

Continuation of our first thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/5338394-due-february-2026

@Tofu35id you switch the chat around so it’s oldest to newest it’s about 5 or 6 posts down. There’s a link for it 😊

Hi, sorry about that. We kept getting requests from bots so we closed the group a while ago. I couldn’t remove the link from here. What names should I look out for and I can accept the requests if you don’t mind trying again?

@Yourowgirl
Thank you for responding.
if you could look out for divine Davina
Ile send another request over

Hey all

Hows everyone ?

We are having a baby girl

I have my NHS 20w scan next week

Although il be 19 & a half weeks

Aww that's lovely news, did you think it was going to be a girl? Good luck for the scan next week!

Also sent a request to join the WhatsApp! @Yourowgirl

We were expecting a boy tbh - as very active on scans
And thanks

Congratulations, we are also having a girl also very active

We don’t know the sex for the 2nd time. Keep
it as a surprise. But this time the baby it’s kicking crazily!

Ace - congrats

Had my 24 weeks midwife appointment today. Got to hear the babies heartbeat, apparently was 160bpm, which is the higher end of normal, but she was very active and it's apparently normal, like when we exercise our heartrates go up. She is really kicking me this evening so I'm guessing I just have a busy girl 🤣.

I will ask at further appointments to hear the heartbeat, just to keep an eye, and make sure it doesn't get higher. The midwife didn't seem too concerned though, which I guess is a good thing.

Anyone else have anything similar?

I keep trying to join the Feb 2026 mums WhatsApp group but my request keeps getting declined. Does anyone know who the admin is to accept please? Thanks!

@Yourowgirl hey lovely

I’m trying to join the WhatsApp too, been declined a few times :(

Zoe

Im sure we will both be okay but yes I agree that just being mentally prepared for any type of birth is better than trying to avoid or be in denial. Im going to have a discussion with my midwife about it at my 28 week midwife appointment so I can get more clued up just in case.

How is everybody doing? I was in the WhatsApp group but lost the chat when my phone broke on me back in the summer and now I can’t get back onto it if anyone can re-add me? Would be lovely to catch up with everyone on there. I’m 27 weeks and time seems to be flying 😆 still feel totally unprepared!

Has everyone left this thread now? Was wondering why it was so quiet here 🤣

Was wondering the same thing 🤣

@Eeebee14they must have 😂

I tried joint the WhatsApp group a few times but kept getting declined, so I gave up😂

My little update on why I’ve been so quiet, been super busy with appts and my little boy has been poorly for the past 5 weeks but we have finally turned a corner and he’s doing a bit better now! But baby is doing good and kicking away! But I’ve suffering with severe spd😩

On top of all that we were in a small minor car wreck, but thankfully nobody was hurt, except the car, wasn’t worth fixing and we got our new one yesterday!

Hope everyone else is doing okay!?x

I was here just talking to myself 🤣

Was it quite chatty then? It was getting a bit lonely on here. Problem is now we will miss all the earlier chat, you can only see from where you've joined.

Oh dear sorry to hear you've had it a bit rough. I'm glad things are sorting themselves out.

Thank you🙏🏼

Hope you’re okay, and everything is going well for you!

I've been signed off work 3 weeks ago until the birth... starting to get fed up already 🤣

Definitely guilty of just using the WhatsApp group to chat now!

My husband, toddler and my family (my mum, sister and brother in law) all in a cottage for the week. Its been nice having some time off work and taking it easy, but the bed is absolutely killing my hips! Definitely need to sleep with a cushion between my knees now!