Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

How does a mom with social anxiety do more out of the house activities with their 3 year old hyperactive daughter 😭❗️

I’m 3 months pp… did/does anyone else’s butthole hurt while taking poops pp?

Hi all my almost 15 wo is shedding a lot of hair and his head looks quite patchy, is this normal? I use the child’s farm oat shampoo and conditioner wash it every two days and always finds it looks greasy by the second day. Is there anything I can do to help, or am o doing something wrong 🤔😩😩

Hi. I’m really looking for some advice. I’m 32 weeks pregnant and really struggling with my mental health. I’m putting my birth plan together and have decided I want to give birth by myself, whilst my partner looks after our daughter or my mum does. The midwife team have advised me that I should have someone there b...

Has anyone else had endo pain/period pain as soon as 3/4 weeks post partum? I had a lap and removal in mid 2023 and the pain started coming back just before I got pregnant last June. Had a C-section and no one mentioned scar tissue but I’m struggling so much with the pain right now and really getting to me whilst ...

It’s really annoying and ruins my mood, because she’s always talking about my daughter’s progress as far as potty training/still wearing diapers and weaning off the boob, and that she should be farther and fully off of these things. My toddler is 2 1/2. I’m not sitting on my ass and not teaching her these things. I’...

I can’t really express how I feel in my marriage so I’ve learned to just keep things private like my feelings… I’ve been needing to cry for 2 weeks now and I just hold it in I’m exhausted I’m tired of hearing all my 3 kids cry I feel like a terrible mom I don’t get ready like before my husband and I don’t go out eve...

my LO had her (6-8weeks which the gp did a 2 weeks late) jabs a couple days ago and it trying to do everything like feed, wind, change her and give her cuddles and she’s still screaming… i’m honestly in tears because i’m trying everything and nothings working :( i just feel like such a shitty mum

I cry everyday. I do therapy every week, but still, I don't feel it is helping. I am mostly ok in the mornings but when the day starts getting to an end I start getting exhausted and cry a lot. Specially on Sundays as I know my husband will be back at work on Monday and I will be on my own. My husband has a very dem...

What were your signs of PPD? I’m really struggling mentally but not sure what’s happening. I had really bad “baby blues” which have come and gone several times throughout the postpartum period (baby is now 8 months old). My stress and anxiety levels have been really high for the last few months as sleep deprivati...

I’ve accepted that I’m depressed. But for some reason I can’t bring myself to make that doctors call. I know nothing scary or bad is going to happen. But I can’t seem to do it.

How can I get over my guilt I feel trying to leave my toddler at the gym child care? I desperately need to get back in shape but feel terrible trying to leave her..she always gets upset.

My MIL is seriously pushing me so close to the edge I now feel sick at the thought of visiting. She’s made a huge fuss about not kissing our baby calling us ridiculous and stupid, constantly puts me down about parenting choices, calls me selfish for not wanting anymore kids (one and done after birth complications) t...

Does anyone else get crazy while PMSing? I always think something is very wrong with me and then my period shows up. It’s like this every time and yet I’m still confused every time. I’m on low dose Prozac and in therapy but I think I need a higher dose 😩 I just hate the insomnia it gives me. I had to explain to my…

Am I the only one that hasn’t had sex since my LO 🥴 I tore quite badly (at the time didn’t realise), had a horrendous smear few months back which didn’t help with the anxiety of having sex again.

I just woke up today and just feel numb like I’m going through the motions. It’s caused massive arguments with my partner but I just feel like I don’t care anymore.

I have a 4 month old baby and have been breastfeeding since birth. My hair is really falling out and in terrible condition. I spoke to the HV and she said it's normal with breastfeeding. I'm taking pregnacare breastfeeding supplements. Does anyone have the same issue and if so, what products are you using to keep yo...

Is anyone else absolutely obsessed with their baby? I feel like I’m addicted 😂 I miss her when she’s asleep I even look at the pictures of her in my phone like a stalker, I love cuddling and sniffing her even when she’s stinky, her milk breath is the best thing I’ve ever smelt in my life, her little face is perfect…

Been married 8 years, together for 10. We had a rough patch in our relationship in 2024. He came clean about his affair, we been going to counseling, and he’s putting in all the efforts to earn my trust back. We been doing ok since then, I stayed and decided to make things work for our family of 5! Well, recently I ...

I absolutely adore my daughter, she’s started to smile and laugh and have babbling conversations with me. But pregnancy was awful, birth was TRAUMATIC and she has been so ill for her short life- the first six weeks were just screaming in pain and it was so sad. I don’t want to go through any of that again- and I ...