Postpartum Care

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I'm ok ... but I'm also not ok

Toddler and newborn, both incredibly high needs. Just really struggling with having children scream at me 24 hours a day. All I seem to do is clean, tidy and look after children who are either screaming or tantruming. Feel so touched out and overwhelmed at the end of the day.

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Postpartum hair loss

After having my little boy 13 weeks ago my hair as been coming out in clumps ever since (all I have to do is lightly rub my fingers through my hair it comes out) anyone have any recommendations on how to stop it or make it slow down

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For women from 9 to 18 months postpartum, do you still feel lost in motherhood?

I am 14 months postpartum, and I feel that my body is a mess and my relationship with my husband is not that good either. My goal for 2025 is to start taking better care of myself too.

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Thoughts of sending my baby to another country with my mom

Im struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety and sleep deprivation, my LO is 6 months and my husband works long hours, my family lives in another country and my in-laws help us occasionally but only for a few hours, I don’t have friends here or any support. My mom told me she can take care of the baby for a f...

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Feeling sad help!

I just started working at a new job I had my baby 7 mths ago. I just feel so slow. I’m starting to realize it’s taking me a while to catch on to things. My anxiety has gotten very bad after having my child. We only be on the phone for 3-4 days. So maybe I’m tripping. Everyone else getting it faster then me and it’s...

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Am I neglecting her?

My boyfriend said I neglect our 8 wk daughter by not bringing her to the bathroom with me and letting her cry?

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Help💓

What type of therapy is good for PTSD ? I have a lot of unresolved trauma different types. I was diagnosed with that and generalized anxiety and panic attacks.

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Circumcision

My beautiful baby boy was born on december 16th, and he's absolutely perfect! For all my boy moms, how are we feeling about circumcision? I have an appointment set with his pediatrician, but I am 50/50 on it. I don't really see the point other than risk of infection is lower but high when you get it done and I guess...

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I'm so angry about my friend being callous towards me when I was recovering from birth

My friend Whitney was being a bitch to me after I delivered. I told her I had a spinal head ache and I was in bed while my husband took care of baby including feedings and doing all chores in house like laundry. She told me *I* should be feeding him , not him. BITCH. 😡 I'm so mad!!!! FYI spinal head aches are…

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Whingey baby

Ever since my baby turned 14 weeks it’s just whinge whinge all the time. There’s nothing wrong with her like hunger nappy whatever but 1-8 weeks just crying constantly, 8-14 weeks totally new baby so happy all the time and smiling then 14 weeks hit and back to the constant crying and moaning. It’s exhausting serious...

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My little girl has been off with me

My three year old has been pretty off with me for the past 6 weeks since I arrived home from birth. I feel so bad as she’s been unwell with a cold on and off and I haven’t been able to comfort her.. also during my pregnancy I had bad HG was hospitalised a bit so my husband did the looking after, had emergency surger...

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Struggling

My 13 month old wakes up screaming (like blood curdling scream) every 5-45 minutes. Always has done. Cutting out dairy and eggs has helped but not totally fixed it, just means she's generally a bit easier to settle. I've been back and forth to the GP, hospital, paediatrician, no one is helping other than to suggest ...

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Grumpy 7 month old

I’m at my wits ends. My baby is so grumpy. I’m sick of it. Nothing is really wrong, she’s just miserable. Constantly whining, fighting sleep and just generally being cranky. I feel like this has been going on for months and i’m starting getting concerned. Anyone else going through this?

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2nd time more sad?

I am not sure if it’s because I already have a 3 year old or perhaps since this second child is a boy or maybe hormones, but I am so sad. He’s already so big! I feel like everyday just flies by too fast and I’m missing it all in a blink of an eye. I remember when my first was this small and now she’s a whole monkey!...

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Urine Leakage

I am so desperate with controling my bladder after giving birth. I have been through a traumatic labour with induction, 19 hours of epidural, forceps… they tried to put catheter 4 times for me but it wasn’t working. it has been 3 weeks living with the leakage. Doctor only recommended Pelvic floor exercises. I do NHS...

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Hair Loss 😢

What are we doing for PP hair loss? Does anything even work for it? Aahhhh it stresses me out even more of how MUCH is actually coming out of my head. I can’t even touch my hair anymore it just falls out and it’s everywhere in my house now. Ewww😭

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