Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

When did penetration not hurt postpartum for you? I’ve just had to second baby I’m 3 weeks postpartum and we will be waiting at least 6 weeks but with my first it took almost a year for sex to not hurt, mind you I did have a second degree tear and with this baby I only had a small first degree tear so I’m wondering ...

If anyone has advice on how to improve postpartum hair loss, please share it with me!

I’m wondering on how quick it to you to recover after birth n what birth you had as me and my partner are planing to go see family but they live 7 hours away, so I don’t want to get my hopes up of seeing them ASAP as not sure how long it could be till I feel okay I am hoping to have natural or water birth🤍

I’m never heard I’m never understood. I’m never enough. I’m always too much. I’m told so many things about “me” that are not true. Maybe I don’t want to die, maybe I’d just like to stop being perceived. I love being a mom, and I know I’m a good person, but I’m fucking awful at being a person. I don’t feel c...

I’m 4month post-partum and my hair is literally falling out in clumps. I feel like I sneeze and lose a handful. I know it’s common due to my hormones etc, but is anyone else experiencing the same? My confidence is falling so quickly as I’m finding thinning spots all over! Has anyone found something that works? I ...

PPD was my biggest fear and now it's become a reality. I'm having anxiety attacks and depression episodes every night and it's been so hard, but I've been trying to manage. I think I'm starting to get sick and it has my anxiety so much worse because I honestly just don't have the time or energy to handle being sic...

My son is 13 month old and I struggled with SPD that pregnancy so badly towards the end, I’m nearly 12 weeks with this one and it’s ALREADY starting to become painful 😭 god help me in 3rd trimester

Y’all really gotta stop being bold behind these incognito posts. Just because someone gives you feedback that doesn’t coddle you and your poor decisions don’t mean they’re being “shady” or “rude”. At the end of the day, we’re all grown women (supposed to be), yall voluntarily post yall personal business on this app,...

God mine are absolutely raging and it's awful! I have a 2.5 year old and I am getting so angry with him for the smallest things. To clarify, he has no idea I'm getting angry, it's all internal 🤣 He just dropped his water bottle on my foot twice and honestly my blood absolutely boiled! I forgot what a rough…

I’m 22 weeks today and just started having Braxton hicks any advice

i’m currently 27 weeks pregnant, i know that pregnancy can make your hormones start to rage, but lately anything that slightly annoys me sends me spiraling and i don’t talk to my stepdaughter or my fiancé for a while until i calm down (in case i say something i wish i didn’t) i’m currently cleaning because it’s my s...

Took a big step today and filled out a self referral for perinatal mental health support as I think I’m going through PPD. Just wanted to write this somewhere because I don’t feel ready to let people know irl yet. Hugs to anyone else who might be going through a tough time, it’s really hard.

I have a c section booked in at 39 weeks (currently 37). Not planning on harvesting colostrum as I never used mine last time and I really don’t want to go into spontaneous labour. Anyone else in same boat? What would be the benefit if I plan on BF straight away anyway?

My mother has to be center of attention and will ruin anything where the spot light isn't on her. She'll find a way to start an argument all birthdays, every Christmas and any event that isn't for her. Even trips out. It's so draining. I'm currently pregnant and she has to ruin every happy moment of my pregnancy jus...

Did anyone get a 2nd degree tear? I have a few questions if anyone can answer: - Did you get it again future births? - Does sex hurt? - Can you see the tear once healed, Does it look normal again? - anything I should know about it and how it may affect in future? I got 6 stitches, but really scared to look at it...

Feeling so deflated and embarrassed but I found out I’ve got a small prolapse. This is my second vaginal birth and apparently it is quite common however I have to wait a month to see a GP which stresses me out even more because I’m scared it will get worse. Has anyone else gone through this? What’s the treatment?

Nothing infuriates me more than when mums show up to baby classes with a poorly bub, because like why are you tryna make everyone else sick? My little one and myself have literally just been poorly for TWO WEEKS because other mums can’t wait until an illness passes before socialising again. Call me stuck up, but I t...

She is a very high needs baby and has very vivid emotions. When she's happy, she is a real ray of sunshine. Sadly though, she's only happy maybe 5% of the time. Other than that, she is just complaining, moaning, whinging, crying all day no matter what I do. I feel I've sacrificed so much of myself, including my basi...

My kids have started nursery and only been once as I’m have panic attacks and physically sick on the days I know their going. I feel like I hit a brick wall and psychically cannot walk out the door. I’ve recently been put on iron tablets as my irons low (diagnosed with anaemia) I think all this isn’t helping either....

I’m 2.5 weeks post partum and my partner and I have just resumed having sex, my sex drive is through the roof as is his, I feel like we’re in the minority but it felt right and wasn’t painful or anything, anyone else out there the same?