UK 🇬🇧 & US 🇺🇸 MUMS LISTEN UP RIGHT NOW 😱❌🫵 MAMAS!!! If you’re pregnant 🤰 and NO ONE showed you this yet… 📍SAVE THIS POST NOW 📍 📍SEND IT TO YOUR PARTNER NOW 📍 Because honestly??? 🤷‍♀️ Nobody talks about this at antenatal class 😅 But we ALL need to know it 💯 🖼️ LOOK AT THIS DIAGRAM 👇 ❌🚨 DANGEROUS: Flat Back Reverse Cowgirl ❌🚨 🛏️ Lying COMPLETELY FLAT on your back after 20 weeks = BAD NEWS 🙅‍♀️ 🩸 Why? Because your baby bump puts pressure on your VENA CAVA 😰 That’s the BIG vein that gives blood + oxygen back to your heart ❤️ ➡️ to baby 👶 When it’s squashed = 😵‍💫 Dizziness + 😷 Nausea + 💔 Lower blood flow to baby Your NHS midwife 👩‍⚕️ will say the SAME THING at your 20-week scan: “NO LYING FLAT FOR TOO LONG MAMA!” 🇬🇧 ✅😍 SAFE: Adjusted Reverse Cowgirl ✅😍 GOOD NEWS!!! You don’t have to avoid intimacy completely 🙌💕 You just ADJUST IT like a pro 🤰✨ 1️⃣ 🛏️ PILLOWS BEHIND YOUR BACK 🛏️ Prop yourself UP! 2-3 firm pillows = no more flat ❌➡️✅ 2️⃣ 🪑 PILLOWS UNDER YOUR BUMP/HIPS 🪑 Take ALL that pressure OFF your tummy 🤰💆‍♀️ So much more comfy! 3️⃣ 🗣️ TALK + GO SLOW 🗣️🐢 Feel dizzy? Breathless? Weird? STOP IMMEDIATELY 🚫 If it doesn’t feel right = it’s NOT right for you + baby that day 💕 🤔 WHY AM I POSTING THIS??? Because pregnancy is already OVERWHELMING 😭😵‍💫 You shouldn’t be Googling this at 2am and feeling embarrassed 😳🙈 UK 🇬🇧 + US 🇺🇸 mums deserve REAL, NO-SHAME, midwife-style info 💯 💕💕 SAVE THIS SO YOU DON’T LOSE IT 💕💕 👉👈 TAG YOUR PARTNER SO THEY SEE IT TOO 👉👈 💬 COMMENT “SAFE” ✅ IF YOUR MIDWIFE SAID THIS TOO 💬 💬 COMMENT “NEW” 🆕 IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU’RE SEEING IT 💬 I’m a UK-style pregnancy mama 🤰 sharing REAL TIPS 2X A DAY 🇬🇧🇺🇸 🕙 10pm PKT = 6pm UK 🇬🇧 🕛 12am PKT = 8pm UK 🇬🇧 That’s when UK mums are scrolling in bed 📱🛏️ = MONEY TIME 💷💵 ✨ FOLLOW ME FOR: ✨ 1️⃣ NHS-style pregnancy tips 👩‍⚕️🇬🇧 2️⃣ 2nd + 3rd trimester comfort hacks 🤰🛏️ 3️⃣ Stuff they NEVER tell you at antenatal class 🤫 4️⃣ UK + US MUM SUPPORT ONLY 🇬🇧🇺🇸💕 ⚠️ IMPORTANT MAMAS ⚠️ Every pregnancy is DIFFERENT!!! 👶 Twins? High-risk? Placenta issues? Previous complications? = SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR FIRST 👩‍⚕️🙏 What’s safe for me ≠ safe for you 💕 You’re doing AMAZING mama 🌟🤰 One day at a time 💕 You’ve got this!!! 💪👑 #PregnancyUK #PregnantUK #UKMum #PregnancyTips #mumtobe - @ukmumvibes