Postpartum Care

I only ask because when ever I talk to moms who let all the little things roll off of then. Not stressing about sleep, picky eating or erratic toddler behavior, they're always on an antidepressant.. do you feel the medication numbs the experience of motherhood to barely levels?

i had my beautiful baby boy three weeks early on the 1st! i ended up having a episiotomy but haven’t been given much information on recovery, ill be asking the midwife these questions today but just wondered about people’s person experiences.. how long until the stitches take to come out? am i allowed a bath or is i...

I’m so filled with emotion. I just finalized my hospital bag even though I packed it at 34 weeks. I’m 39 weeks due Monday next week. I’m going to miss those little kicks inside and part of me is overjoyed the other part is scared of being a mom. Like this little girl is going to depend so much on me. I’m crying righ...

I am 8 weeks postpartum as of today and I don’t know if this has happened to anyone else but I have lack of hair growth. What I mean by that is I have shaved my arm pits and no hair grew back. Also shaved my legs and barely any hair grew back. It’s been a few weeks since I shaved and I don’t have any hair to shave. ...

Our 16 month olds tantrums and bad moods are really getting to me. My partner is so much more patient than I am, and I feel bad for complaining but her whingey cry goes right through me. She wants what she can’t have, she wants me then doesn’t want me. Feel like she’s so much happier around others. She really is ...

I’m about 3/4 weeks into this…. Seems never ending. Has anyone come out the other side yet? 😭

Okay y'all, buckle up for a long one. I'm really just looking for advice, opinions, similar experiences etc. if you guys have any to share; please do!! So, a month ago my best friend of over a decade, (really more my sister), left an abusive relationship and moved halfway across the country with her 4 year old daug...

I have days when I really want to just go back to work… sometimes I can’t wait for August to arrive when she will be starting nursery. The last few weeks have been horrific, she’s so miserable every single day and I just don’t know what to do… Am I the only one to feel this way?

I wondered if anyone could recommend something that could help aid in managing my emotions a little easier. So I'm 10 days PP, and I'm a blubbering mess most days. Just really overly emotional. I wondered whether anyone else had experienced the same and what natural herbal remedy they found helped manage them a lit...

It’s driving me absolutely mental and really effecting my mental health 😭 trying to get ready this morning and she will not stop moaning and crying. I’ve had to put her in her cot and walk away. Currently in another room with the door closed. Feeling like an awful awful mum. All I can hear is SCREAMS. Just don’t…

Hi everyone, I’m really struggling at the moment. My ex and I split up about 8 weeks ago, when it happened I felt a weight had been lifted but now I miss him. Any suggestions on getting over this would be really appreciated - please tell me it gets easier?

Im 34w pregnant with my second and my sister has yet to ask when I'm due, how I'm feeling, if I know what I'm having (girl/boy), how my toddlers been about it etc. When I announced to her I noticed she barely asked anything so I took a bit of a step back, I was always messaging first. Now that I'm not making effort,...

Does anyone else really struggle with the dog mum guilt? We’ve got a 2.5 year old toddler and I’m pregnant with my second. We have two spaniels ( 9 and 6) and I feel so bad for them there left at home a lot more than we ever used too I know this will get worse when we have the second one. There walked everyday and I...

Currently laying on the sofa with a migraine my almost 2 year old is doing my head in screaming and hitting me round the head I feel guilty I’ve had to get my friend round to feed and bath my son as I feel so ill! 😞

Is it just me or someone here also struggling with pms/pmdd? Mine has been real bad that I can’t function at all mentally/physically 2,3 weeks prior to my period… The worst thing is that I’m fully taking care of my baby at home and I keep getting frustrated 😩 Any suggestions?

Hello beautiful mamas. I'm looking for some insight with the current situation involving my MIL. I'll try to keep it as TLDR as possible 😅. So about 4 years ago my husband and I decided to go no contact with his mom after a final blow up. We suspect her to have untreated mental illnesses (think borderline) and in…