Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

i didn’t realize how mentally hard it is to be pregnant. don’t get me wrong i love my baby and i love being able to feel her kick and literally grow inside of my body. but it’s just so hard on my mental health bc even if i sleep i feel so exhausted and drained. trying to get off my bed makes my heart beat kinda hard...

I’m currently 4 weeks pp and since about 3/4 days pp I’ve had such a sore back as well as spasams/ cramps. I’m assuming it’s due to the spinal block. Has anyone had similar and successfully improved the pain? If so, what worked for you. I’ve got a physical job so really need to get back to normal before I go back t...

I’m 36 weeks + 1 and the last few days I have been so emotional, tired and just feeling a little low and overwhelmed. Can’t pin point it to anything and have generally been keeping well mentally throughout the pregnancy regardless to it being a tough one but just wondering if this is normal or anyone else in the sam...

I’m nine weeks postpartum, and over the last three weeks, my joints (knees, ankles, and wrists) have become so stiff and painful that they have reduced me to tears. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced this and, if so, what you have done to help alleviate it. I am seeing the doctor on Monday, but I wanted ...

first time mum and i feel so awful, so guilty and just genuinely so upset. i am 8 days PP, Since getting home from spending a week in hospital with no sleep i just feel like i’m struggling to bond with my little boy and i feel everything i am doing is a chore. I feel disgusting to even say it but i feel so low. My d...

If you had a mental health crisis and go to the hospital would the expectation be that your partner and father of your child leaves work to come support you when you ask him to? My partner didn’t and doesn’t understand how that affects my trust in him to be able to be the supportive partner I need. Post-p depressio...

Has anyone noticed they have been arguing more with their partner since having their baby and saying things you wouldn't normally say to them. Granted I created the argument and have taken accountability but now I can't stop crying. Just feel awful and alone and this hasn't helped the situation either. That's it ran...

Is this the baby blues? I’m nearly 3 weeks pp and didn’t really get the day 3 hormone drop or baby blues when coming home. Recently I’ve just found myself crying, questioning if I’ve made a mistake and if I was even meant to be a mother. My baby girl isn’t even a ‘hard’ baby, she’s been have a few unsettled evening...

I’m 14 months pp, not sure if it’s still possible to experience ppd ? I never felt sad prior to the first 12 months of my baby’s life. But for the last two months I’ve been experiencing sadness. Idk if it’s the lack of sleep he’s been giving me these past two months, idk if it’s the little to no support system I hav...

My husband and I have been together for 10yrs. We used to make out, sure! Even though he wasn’t ever super into it, he got down to business pretty quickly lol compared to other guys I’ve dated…but now three kids later, we still date and have regular sex…but we only kiss randomly or to say hello/goodbye…not making ou...

Has anyone had sex yet since giving birth??

I have been through so much with my husband’s parents. They insulted me during my pregnancy and postpartum. My mil told my husband he married the wrong person the day I found out I was pregnant with our second baby in October. Fast forward to now and everyone wants to sit down with my mil and have us get along for t...

I can’t stop crying after a chemical pregnancy! And i dont know how to get through it!

Hey maybe just venting I’m not sure what to do. I feel like my mental health has been horrible since about 3 months after I had my son, he’s now 14 months. It’s slowly been getting worse. I’m only 19 but I feel like my body doesn’t want to work properly, I have joint pain in my knees and ankles that makes it hard fo...

How are we all finding parenting now our toddlers are 2 or nearly 2? I look back on videos from a year ago and feel like I was such a happier/loving parent. Don’t get me wrong I love my girl ridiculous amounts but I feel like I spend all day saying “don’t do this” “we can’t do that” or butting heads with her. W...

I’ve been no contact with my brother for about 2 years. We’ve had a rocky relationship for most of our lives as he perceived me as the golden child, and himself as the black sheep. I went no contact after our mom died and he was stealing her things so we got into a fight. He has been a drug addict for 10+ recently ...

I had my little girl 10 weeks ago tomorrow and I’m literally at my wits end with my hair falling out. Every single time I brush/ run my Hands through my hair or in the shower and drying my hair, my hair is literally falling out in clumps. When will this stop 😭😭 really starting to bring me down. Is there…

Not the best picture I know (hard to take I find🙈) - in person there is a small red area and what I think is a yellow area with it… My midwife has said my scar is healing well and it’s not infected or opened. However I feel like it is… I know a lot of these posts people tend to just say contact your GP which if…

Hi all I’m due my second baby this April and would like some stories on epidurals if possible please? I didn’t have it with my first, I had diamorphine which looking back didn’t take the pain away just made me feel completely out of it, so I defo don’t want that this time. What was your experience with an epidural...

Lately, when I’m in conversation be it with friends or family members we are *always* hit with “so when is your next one coming” or “how long do you plan to wait until having number 2?” I know that it’s mostly innocent but it feels sooo invasive. Some of the people asking are NOT close enough to me to be asking tha...