Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

It's crippling me. I'm turning into a nervous wrek who just feels paralysed. Wanted such a productive day while little one is at nursery but I'm doing nothing but doom scrolling, unable to get on with anything. How do get out of this mindset

I’m just really curious as currently considering vaginal vs elective surgery for this baby. Second baby. What are you all doing? Is this your first or second/third etc

So I'm really trying. I'm happy I'm pregnant. I'm already a mom to a beautiful little girl. I love her and I'm finding I'm even more snappy around her even tho I don't mean to be, I still play and happy and do singalong etc but I feel like it's all an act half of the time. I have had alot going on in this pregnancy...

I’ve watched people do me so extremely dirty, and still come up in life. Right before my eye. And I mean DIRTY, like cheating, lying, cussing me out, screaming, all WHILE I’m pregnant mind you…. I’ve been hurt so badly and yet watched the one(s) who hurt me continually WIN. It’s not that I wish BAD on anyone, not ev...

My bleeding started to be a lot lighter once I was 1 week postpartum, since then I’m finding I can go a whole day without anything and then a very small amount the next day, another day without, then some more…but it won’t completely stop. Is it normal for it to stop and start like this? Currently 3 weeks postpartum

How long did you all wait until having sex with your partners again? I am 3 weeks and 3 days postpartum and not having relations with my partner is starting to get to me… how do you know when is the right time to start having sex again? I had a few stitches but they are now fully dissolved and my tears look pretty...

Anyone else's husband not bonding with the baby? Like is this normal??

Today my 9 month old cried hysterically in the car for about 30 minutes because we were stuck in traffic. She cried so hard she was sweating. She fell asleep after 30 min of crying nonstop. Is this the same as if someone was to let their baby cry it out? Am I traumatizing her?

Has anyone had family or friends give you their opinions of having another baby in your 40s? I am a mother of 3 children(20,16 & 15months old) and am pregnant again. I know that there are health concerns, but I personally don't care of the what ifs. We will love our little bundle(s) of joy no matter what🥰 I am…

I am here to offer a PSA. It is not well known (at least I've never found this answer while googling) that the hormone IUD can cause a horrible fluctuation in moods. I have been battling with my mental health for over a year now, to the point that I've never wanted to, ya know, but sometimes I wished I did because f...

I accidentally told my previous dr before pregnancy i had a history of depression and suicide like 7 years ago before i planned a pregnancy. Can my Midwife hold this against me?

So today my 4 year old asked if we could go to the park but I said not today because I’ve got a poorly tummy (monthly, it hits me hard) she hugged my belly and asked if I’ve got another baby in there so I said no I’m just poorly. She then got upset and said she wants us to have another baby because she wants someone...

Hello! My little one is 17 months and I am so lucky I got to spend a full 14 months with her at home on maternity leave and even luckier that she goes to a nursery where my mum (her nanny) works so I know she is well looked after while I am at work and I can get regular updates. However, it’s been 3 months now an...

Baby has been in an absolute funk today. She’s 7 weeks and been up from 8/9am until now. A few 20 min snoozes here and there but she’s been so hysterical between. She’s been such a good easy baby up to now. I can’t figure out what’s wrong. I’m at a loss and struggling to settle. Everything is making her cry. In ...

Hello everyone, Has anyone used Birth After thoughts? Did you find it useful? Helpful? Xx

I am so burnt out. I have a 3 year old and 9 month old. Neither is ever just happy. Neither sleep well. I'm so exhausted. Just want to cry. My husband works a lot so isn't much help. I'm a single mum 95% of the time. Don't know what the point of this post is.... I'm just done 😭

Is it just me that finds it so rude when someone comments on your body after giving birth?? I’m 6 days post partum, we live with my boyfriends family and one of his mom&sisters friends came round today and she said to me ‘it’ll be weird not seeing you with a bump anymore… has it all gone down… *looks at my belly* oh...

Someone please tell me they’ve experienced the same after birth/postpartum. I feel SO attached to my boyfriend since returning home from the hospital with baby. He has taken 2 weeks off with us due to being self-employed so is returning next Monday and I’m absolutely dreading it. Not even because I feel I can’t cope...

Anyone else with a baby and another child? I’ve just had my second baby and I feel so incredibly guilty that I’m always with my new born. I miss my first so much !My husband takes over the main parts of looking after my first ie bath/bedtime and she does request he does this. I just can’t describe it I just miss he...

Im going to loss it. No help all baby does is scream his head off no matter what I do swing 2 different ones, swaddles, cuddles skin to skin tummy rubs byciling hisblegs will not take a binky nothing works and I find myself just bawling all the time I can't get nothing done my c section incision is not healing becau...