Postpartum Care

Hi Mums. We welcomed our beautiful baby girl early October 2024. I always thought when I give birth I will immediately fall in love with her, feel that unconditional motherly love and never want to let go of her again. However, I am experiencing the opposite. I just want to rest and recover from giving birth and ...

i gave birth a week ago tomorrow and i had forceps delivery which they had to cut me, they’ve been stinging a lot and apparently it’s normal today i’ve noticed a white string hanging down, which is long but not to long, just wondering if this is normal or i should go get it checked. or does this mean that it’s disso...

It's been 8 weeks since I had my baby, and things are definitely getting better, but I still don't feel confident as a mom. I often have no idea what she needs or wants. I'm just kind of winging it and seeing what works. Her cries still upset me because I worry I won't be able to figure out why she's crying or how t...

So me and my husband haven’t really had much sex or intimacy since we had our little boy, I think it’s mainly because I just don’t feel up to it, it does hurt when we have sex but I just feel like I’m ugly im not happy in my own skin. Does anybody else feel this way?

My little girl turns 6 months tomorrow and I don’t know who the fuck she is anymore. The last week she has completely changed, she won’t stop screaming randomly for no reason, she won’t let my husband put her to sleep anymore she will only sleep if I breastfeed her. She’s up every 45 mins overnight and I just miss m...

Can dad's get post partum depression?

I’m 4 weeks post vaginal delivery and things aren’t looking the same down there. I had a 1st degree tear that was stitched but the hole looks elongated and oval, kind of looks like the bottom portion wasn’t stitched closed enough. Is this normal for recovery? Will things look more normal in the next few weeks??

suggestions for what i can use for piles and stitches? one week postpartum. it hurts when i sit on my bum, walk, lie down, use the toilet, i feel itchy & irritated. if you suffered with the same - what did you use to help? im currently using anusol for piles which isn’t helping massively, & i ordered spritz for bits...

Im in the TRENCHES right now with a screaming baby who only wants to be held/entertained all the time. She refuses to do anything but eat or be constantly entertained with novelty or she screams her head off. My PPR is building and sometimes I have to just put her in the crib and go to another room and let her screa...

I know a lot of people have issues with MILs, but somehow mine is with my own mother. My partners mum (we're not married but i shall call her MIL in this for continuity and understanding), has been nothing but wonderful my entire pregnancy. My own mother acts as though i barely exist. She messages in when theres bee...

I feel like my inlaws don't respect me. I went through hell bringing my baby into the world and almost died due to malpractice bleeding out 3x my total volume. And now I have bad ppd and ppa. Anytime I start telling my story to them they hardly listen and they change the topic. They are topically positive, in my op...

I’m four months postpartum and my hair is shedding like crazy, what have people been doing to try to prevent this?

i just caught my daughters step mom on here (she has no kids of her own), calling my daughter hers. i took care of her fully solo for the first 7 months of her life. my daughter spent 2 months over there due to some housing hardships, and i wanted her to have a safe and stable environment. she is now 10 months old. ...

Is anyone still still struggling with this, I thought it would have stopped by now ?! It's not even like I wash my hair or use products all the time (well except dry hair shampoo lol).. just want to know im not alone or whether maybe a trip to the drs is in order 😬

Hi everyone- I had an Episiotomy around a week ago. I’m still experiencing discomfort and some itchiness that I can’t seem to shift. Has anyone else had this? It’s starting to wear me down

I knew I was going to reach the hair loss stage but this is too much 😭 what are you all doing to decrease the amount of hair lost? Every day a lose minimum handful of hair, not to mention when I wash my hair... and I thank God I have a lot of long thick hair but the amount of hair I lose is very scary! Are you…