Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

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?

Really just wanting a rant to see if it will help but Iv been feeling increasingly stressed about the nursery. As the old spare room it contained a couch and a tv with a PlayStation as it was my gaming room but it needs a lot of work to become a nursery. I want all the furniture out and binned, the wallpaper ripped ...

17 days postpartum and still so sore! I had a 2nd degree tear and lots of stitches internal and external. The midwife has checked me and said everything lots perfect but I’m still struggling. Also starting to get cramps. Is this all “normal” or should I contact someone?

Hi All, sometimes when I am out and about with my son, I have so many insecurities and I am unable to strike a conversation with other parents or even hold a conversation, all my friends have drifted away and I just don’t want my son to become like me so how do you cope with this guilt? If he sees me like not so con...

Hi all, my 20wk old has just fallen off the bed while I was trying to go to the toilet I have called 13health and spoken to a nurse and am taking him to see our gp today. He seems fine but I can’t shake the feeling of how bad I feel I can’t stop crying.. I feel like I should have known better and I’m not sure how t...

My mental health is in the trenches today guys. My BD is a narcissist to the highest degree but does it all carefully as to not raise suspicion amongst the flying monkeys. The amount of times I have to hear from his mouth that he’s giving this relationship 100% just to be met with constant intentional messes, stonew...

I’ve hurt my husband inadvertently. I’m 9.3 weeks pregnant with baby 3. I feel sick 24/7 and I’m exhausted. My husband keeps trying to initiate intimacy but I feel so awful all the time. I’m also experiencing some bleeding and clotting as well so I’m also scared. I tried to pleasure him but he stopped me in the midd...

I'm probably going to get hate for this, but being a mom sucks, and I truly hate it. I love my kid, but it's different when your circumstances are different from what you imagined. I've been on survival mode since my baby has been born and that was 15 months ago. I sometimes feel like my kid hates me. Don't get me w...

I’m 6 months postpartum and have had sex like 2 times… I have heard with breastfeeding your libido is lower but dang I have no desire whatsoever! I am exclusively breastfeeding. I have the most patient and understanding man ever, he hasn’t pressured me or even said anything about waiting this long either. The two ti...

My LG seems to cry a lot. She is fed, changed, winded etc but she seems so sad. Any ideas?

I am 2 months post partum and have been released by my OB to be sexually active and not thing in me has the drive. It’s weird… my husband also has noticed. Anyone else or any tips?

Does anyone else lose this amount of hair everytime it gets brushed. It’s actually getting me so down.

I feel like the worst parent ever right now. I put my 4mo baby in her highchair and like an idiot I didn't buckle her in before I turned away for literally half a second and she fell head first to the floor and now I'm bawling my eyes out waiting for my mother to get here so we can go to the hospital because I can't...

I feel awful! My baby is about 5 months old and fell off the bed a few days ago. I phoned 111 immediately and took baby into hospital the next day for an assessment. The doctor who did the assessment thought the baby was fine. The fall was the same height of not shorter than baby and it was onto a carpet. None the...

I was reflecting on my pregnancy, how it went and how it changed my relationship to family and friends. My daughter had a stroke in utero and we found out when she was 3 days old. She’s a year old today and happy as a bunny. Your typical 1 year old menace, running and causing chaos lol. I’ve also had to have a c- s...

My girl is 4 months, and she just started becoming so fucking fussy! Like literally can’t do anything to help her At first I thought it was gas but now I don’t think it’s that anymore. Like she’s fighting her naps so hard! And I’ll try to feed her extra to make her sleepy and it works but as soon as I lay her down...

Is anyone else finding it so hard at this stage? Not sure if I need advice or just to rant. I feel like I’m so sleep deprived that I’m going insane fast. Very hormonal and emotional. My partner is not very understanding and we are bickering and arguing a lot which doesn’t help. I’ve been ok up until now and then a...

Just curious as i feel like my libido has gone since having mine! X