Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hi all, I was just wondering if this much hair loss is normal for 4 months pp??? This is what I've lost just from brushing my hair. It's NOT normal for me too loose this much. But I don't know if the amount I'm loosing is excessive. It's really getting me down 🥺

I’m hoping I’m not the only one.. my baby girl is 5months old, and since she’s been born she’s hated her car seat.. she’s now hating her pram! I can’t go anywhere, we can’t do anything and I’m stuck at home with her always. Soon as we get her all ready and in her car seat she will SCREAM the house down. She absolute...

Hello - I developed problems with my gallbladder in the February after my baby was born November 2023! I have just had a call offering me surgery in a couple weeks. Has anybody had theirs removed & can let me know about the recovery? Paranoid I’ll be bed bound & with a clingy baby I’m worried about that! Thanks!

I am 35 weeks pregnant but have been told I will be induced early due to GD. This means baby girl will be here for Christmas and I know she won’t understand anything that’s going on but I want this for me and my partner. What gifts would people recommend getting a new born?

Hi all, this seems like a lovely supportive group so I’m hoping for some words of wisdom from anyone who’s navigated a pregnancy after loss. My first baby was stillborn at 38 weeks earlier this year (cause still unknown) and I’m just into my second trimester in another pregnancy. Does anyone have any advice on enj...

There’s a very long backstory from my MIL being rude nasty shouting at me etc which consequently has put my back up. She posts everything over Facebook and can’t seem to keep her mouth shut. If you make it to the end well done! ❤️ Since having our daughter in March all she’s gone on about is our IVF which she didn’...

It’s days like this where I’m just up no sleep at all crying my eyes out bc I’m just tired of living. Idk I just feel like giving up I don’t think I matter to anybody and I have a “man” but he doesn’t comfort me instead he tells me to shut up. I feel so lonely so out of place. I hate it here and just don’t care to b...

Is anyone loosing like loads of hair? Or is it just me 😭😂

Currently 18weeks and it’s our rainbow baby after a miscarriage at 10 weeks 2 months prior. My issue is sex has been so painful lately like when you put lotion on sunburnt skin - has anyone had that feeling before? What helps 🥲 because I’m so anxious these days and my partner is amazing bless him but I miss the…

My hair and scalp is so different since having my son. My hair is dry and frizzy and my scalp is dry and really flaky, it’s really getting me down. Does anyone have any recommendations on products etc that will help my scalp heal and be ok to use with coloured hair? Thank you 😭

I feel like I’m the only mum who doesn’t want to do baby led weaning. My anxiety just won’t let me. Does anyone else feel like this?

Hey girls, I am 36 weeks and it’s official my baby dropped into my pelvis! For me, it is extremely painful. Any suggestions to help relieve some of the pain. OB said my cervix is at a two and to have bags packed. 😬

i see so many moms on here saying “you’re extra fertile postpartum” and it irks me because it literally is not true. google it, there is no scientific evidence to back these claims

My husband and I separated back in March of this year after being together for 8 years and married for 3. We have divorce papers signed and ready to be sent to the court. I had to let him go. Nothing was working out after trying for a long time to make it work. It’s breaking me so badly. Some days I feel like I’m...

Is it possible to have depression while pregnant? My due date is November 27 and these past few weeks have felt so numb and tired…..I just feel so depressed it’s unreal…..like wanting to feel happy but I don’t. I have bipolar type 1 and borderline personality disorder and a few other things. 2 family deaths, 2 back ...

7 months postpartum ( 2 c-sections) still getting pains internally. I think when I was ovulating this month I had really bad pains internally on my scar area and lower back pain i would feel light headed if I move around too much. The pain was ongoing and sharp then disappeared once I came on my period at week later...

My baby is 10 months old and will be 1 on 5th January. I am feeling very emotional lately as my little baby infant will be a toddler soon and though I am very happy that she is growing well but at the same time I am feeling that I will miss her this stage. Anyone else feeling the same? Is it normal? What can I do t...

Ok mommas, is it normal to lose this much hair still. Baby is 5 months, just turned 5 months old and I’m losing so much hair. It scares me. I need a peace of mind and wondering if any other mommas are experiencing the same. Still taking prenatals. Eat pretty healthy, breastfeeding. I put castor oil in my hair hoping...

The more I see single mothers like myself it makes me so sad because why are there so many of us. Also when I hear Married or Engaged Moms or Moms that are in a relationship that are so excited about their pregnancy I feel happy for them but I feel so bad because it’s like damn my son really isn’t gonna have a fathe...

My toddler is 20 months old and is having a hard time adjusting to a newborn in the house. How do y'all cosleep and stuff? How do you try and make sure they don't hurt the baby? And how do you keep from your toddler getting sad and jealous? Especially with them not being able to comprehend?