Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Has anyone else had their stitches come undone after having an episiotomy? Please tell me the pain gets better

My questions from labour never got answered so wondering if anyone went through the same thing as me: I was at 1cm for over 6 hours, baby’s head wasn’t fully engaged either but the contractions were back to back and were unbearable. At one point, I went to the bathroom for 2-3 minutes and had 3 contractions in that...

help! my boy is 4 months old and we both started to loose our hair HARD. any tips for mamas to not look completely bald? products, home remedies? Does it ever stop falling or am i doomed?

I think I’m experiencing my first braxton hicks, I’m 32 weeks today and getting random jabbing feelings on my right hand side , almost feels like somethings stretching so originally thought growing pains but where this is sporadic, not sure if this is braxton hicks? It’s not painful just uncomfortable!

I was expecting luscious, long, thick locks during pregnancy and instead I’ve got GREASY hair, a flaky scalp and fast sprouting greys 🫠 please tell me I’m not alone

Our little one is just over a week old now, and we have only had grandparents visit so far. We have a huge amount of people excited to meet the baby and we have slowly started to schedule in visits. My issue is i feel really anxious about the idea of people coming and holding the baby especially if multiple people...

Hello! A couple of days ago, my husband was wearing different boxers that he never wore before with me, so he started to say: do you remember this boxers? And I was so confused and I said: no, I don’t! And he said: yes! Remember I was wearing it the first time we were together? I bought this one for that occasion! ...

My friends little girl got hand foot and mouth 2 weeks ago and I saw them at the park when she was still sick. I said we had better keep our distance because my daughter has had it twice and ended up in hospital both times (I got super sick too). She seemed annoyed by this but her daughter was obviously still sick. ...

Anyone else experiencing hair loss? I literally have to empty my brush every time and finding my hair all over the house!!

People around me a say that they can see he’s in awe of me, without me asking. But I just don’t see it, I really don’t think he loves me. I feel like others do a better job with him, make him smile and laugh mode. I feel he only cries with me, everyone else can comfort him better. I feel stupid thinking this, but ...

We also have an 11 month old baby and I’m in my third trimester. I’m exhausted. My toddler throws tantrums only with me and is an angel with him.

Has anyone ever cut contact with their mom? My mom and I got in a fight when I told her she pushed a boundary again with my husband and she called him a POS. I hung up when she said that and then she told me to leave the family alone. 4 days later said she was sorry we had words and was stressed for a reason. I to...

Can you have PPD and not feel suicidal? I have most of the symptoms except I don’t feel suicidal and I feel a strong bond to my baby but no “want” to be around him? Could this still be PPD?

Anyone else get super sad when their husband does not want to give them affection? (Cuddles, hugs, etc) I find myself in this situation often where at bedtime I ask him to cuddle before bed and he says no then I will get silent and he will say "Oh now your going to cry??!"....

I prayed for my baby for years. And when he finally arrived, I thought I couldn’t be happier. But since the beginning I could tell that my baby and I weren’t bonding. Like he would stop crying when others held him (never when I did), he doesn’t look for me, doesn’t want me to hold him, or play with him. He would muc...

So I don't have to go back to work untill March. But the thought of going back is seriously making my depression worse. I'm so anxious about it. I have time away from my LG, she will stay with family and have visits throughout the week so it's not like it's an over attachment kind of issue but I can't shake this not...

I’m almost five months postpartum and starting at about three the postpartum anxiety started. Not entirely unexpected given I had anxiety pre-pregnancy, but a battle I wasn’t prepared for. I’m currently laying in bed watching my little because I’m convinced something is going to happen if I go to sleep. Because he’s...

So I’m 23w and I just really do not enjoy sex at all right now. We still have it weekly because I love and fancy my husband and I want to, but I don’t enjoy it. It feels uncomfortable, the whole time all I can think of is whether my belly is in the way, if he’s putting pressure on it or if I need to pee and omg I ne...

Are any mamas on anxiety meds or something similar? I’ve never been a proponent of medication but how do you know that you need it? I do really good with my little one most days. I stay at home but we have several days that we get out and participate in group activities. But it’s like I’m really good until I’m not....

Why does no one warn you when you've given birth and you come home from the hospital that you just become a blob of emotions and just cry over nothing. Gotta love hormones and tiredness