Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

My little baby is 8 months and I struggle with attachment with him . Or maybe I don’t know what real attachment is for starters but I feel nothing. Sometimes I feel like hugging him etc but for the most part I feel bland just nothing. I know I love him but I just don’t feel like butterflies others feel . I feel awfu...

In the last month now It seems every week I have 1 or 2 crying episodes. With each episodes I did genuinely have reasons to cry or be upset but the problem is once I start crying the tears don’t seem to stop. I’ll be crying for hours. Tonight I’ve been crying at least 8 hours, obviously with breaks in between but I ...

I waited my six weeks to have sex and my doctor cleared me to have sex. But I am super sore afterwards. Is this normal?

So MIL is narcissistic, very self centered. And thinks she has some sort of claim of my 6 months old. For example after birth they visited and never asked how i was or how birth was. she just made it all about her being a grandma and the things she made him and couldn’t stop talking about it. Also other example is...

Just posting to see if anyone is in a similar boat, 4 months pp and struggling with pp hair loss but I’ve noticed that since having my LG my hair becomes very knotty after I’ve washed it even though I give it a really good brush before washing it. Is anyone having the same problem or have any tips 🩷

So I’m always seeing how people are always saying they have childhood trauma because of their parents and it’s like do yall ever stop and think about how difficult it is to raise a kid,let alone multiple children!? Kids will really test your patience and drive you insane and you’re mad because your parents are human...

Having my second baby by elective section soon. I had my son vaginally 3 years ago. Although it was traumatic, I felt absolutely high on life from the endorphins, oxytocin etc from around 4 hours post birth and continued to feel amazing for several weeks. It was such a lovely bubble for us all. I’m curious for those...

How do you stop yourself stressing when baby is crying. I work myself up so much and start panicking to find something to stop him crying as quickly as possible. Is this a normal motherly response or am I being over the top?

Anyone else find they are more emotional when watching films or tv shows about kids and families? Since having my baby I’ve found I get upset more if a show has something sad about a family. I’ve just had a little cry watching a muppets Christmas carol when it spoke about tiny Tim dying. Is it weird that it upsets m...

My baby is almost 8 weeks and I'm noticing some hair loss. I heard it was normal but whats kind of weird is that it seems to be right at the crown of her head. Do you think its from wearing headbands? Theres a distinct line in the loss of hair. She doesn't wear headbands all the time, just maybe for a few hours a co...

How often do you have sex since giving birth?

I’m almost 4 weeks postpartum and keep feeling emotional and persistent sadness just with everyday things. Are these the baby blues? I love being a new mom, but I didn’t expect these emotions to hit me like a train like they did. A lot of ups and downs and me being too hard on myself. Any advice with coping with th...

My baby girl is 4 days old and I randomly keep crying and I’m feeling so anxious but nothing specific I can think of. I love her so much but I’m so worried. Is this baby blues?

I feel like a failure! I suffer bad anxiety and I’ve really been struggling with the thought of my little one being poorly lately. She’s had a funny tummy for a few days now and isn’t eating. My heart knows that she’s okay and it is completely normal for little ones to feel unwell but my head keeps going into over...

At this point I honestly just feel like our relationship is over. As bad as I want it to continue I just think it’s dying and we are only coexisting and still together because I’m having a baby in February. I feel like once she gets here it’s going to put more of a strain on our relationship and we are going to brea...

This is specifically for those mamas that faced postpartum stuggles, such as depression and anxiety. And to those mamas that don’t have a lot of help. I have a wonderful son. He’s absolutely everything to me and I adore his smarts, his curiosity, his love for learning, his personality, his cute gestures and of c...

My husband and I just started. We’ve had three sessions so far, and I know that’s not much. So far I feel like it definitely helps us to communicate during sessions… but the time in between session have been unbearable. My husband will take small things I say during the session and mock me or use them against me. Th...

I think we’re going to try couples therapy in the new year. I’m starting to think we actually might break up. It’s just so hard.

TW mention of previous loss Hi all, bit of a sensitive one potentially but I was wondering if anyone can relate and/or give tips on how to deal with these feelings? For context, I've always been a bit of a stressy Type A person- always the one to make sure everything is in order and control- I grew up in poverty ...

Hi! I’m new to the group, about a year ago I was diagnosed with PCOS. I have an aunt who has it, so my risk of getting it is higher. I wanted to gather a second opinion but since I recently had a baby my PCP suggested waiting about 8 months postpartum before getting blood work done. I’m 6 months postpartum. But rece...