Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I had my baby in June and started shedding around August/September, I lost a bunch of hair. Around october it subsided and I noticed my hair was getting thicker and I had a lot of baby hair, the last 10 days or so I noticed that I started losing hair again, not quite as bad as the first time but definitely more than...

I’m struggling with health problems and mental health problems, I’ve got so much going on with myself I just feel like crap 24/7 and when my baby cries it just makes me cry/scream and have an instant breakdown as I just don’t feel well enough to look after him. I love my baby to bits I can’t stand feeling like an aw...

I’m honestly don’t know what to do anymore because I just got diagnosed with postpartum psychosis about a week ago and i just had my baby 2 weeks ago and the person i lived with swearing thst people were yelling at 1 yesterday morning and i swear that didn’t happen but is that possible of something happening and i ...

My best friend of 10+years and I don’t really talk much since my baby has been born. She met my baby one time and has not made any other efforts to hang out again. She’s in school. I feel like I get that she’s busy but to go weeks without talking to someone who you call your sister and yet still send memes and post ...

A mom left her baby with her childs father- The child's father- girlfriend unalives the baby. The mom never knew Her BAby daddy even had a girlfriend, in the first place. The baby Dad never knew his girlfriend had mental health issues. Why do moms just leave their children with their baby father --- in the ...

I'm pregnant with twins and since me and my husband decided on names, we agreed to not tell anyone other than our parents & siblings because I knew everyone would have some sort of opinion and quite frankly I don't care to hear their opinions. Anyways so my cousin's were visiting two days ago and the 10 y/o is so no...

Ive been EBF for 12 weeks, but am suffering from major ppd and ppa. Im on lexapro, just started Wellbutrin and occasionally take Ativan until the Wellbutrin kicks in. Baby pediatrician said this was fine as did my maternal psych but my anxiety is so bad im freaking out over every “new thing” baby does. Or if she sta...

Okay how are we making sure we take care of ourselves while also taking care of the family? I have a 19 month old and 7 week old and I don’t even feel like a person anymore. I made sure to get my hair done before the baby came and managed to tear myself away for an hour to get a manicure to try and fight off the ppd...

Y’all send me some light, guidance and essential baby girl items you no longer need. Looks like I’ll be doing this baby alone unfortunately. And I’m soo anxious as I just started a new job and already 23weeks so I don’t think I get the whole maternity leave with bonding too. It already seems hard I feel like I hate ...

hi mamas, so my baby daddy has been in prison for over year and is due to be released soon. I was a victim of DV for about 3 years with this man, and was in denial for a long time. i finally mustered up the courage to move on about 2 months ago. everything was going okay but me and my new partner keep having these l...

Anyone has a hard time adjusting with mood swings? My husband is not an emotional man, so it’s been quite hard adjusting to my new needs as a pregnant woman. We ended up having a lot of fight and it scared me a lot for having such a big emotions during my first trimester. I’m afraid of what it might do to my baby 😢

I’ve recently just had my 2nd child 4 weeks ago and have a recently just turned 2 year old. Since having my 2nd child I’ve found myself really struggling day to day and recently I’ve started to feel as though I’m not cut out for motherhood at all. My 1st child has constant ear infections and awaiting surgery and my...

I have really been looking after my hair since having my baby (he is 16mo). I use the colour wow shampoo & conditioner. Hair syrup oil before washing and heat protector before drying. I only wash and style my hair 1/2 times a week, so barely use heat. I also take the ‘my vitamins’ hair vitamins but feel as though it...

Has anyone had LLTEZ treatment on their cervix? (Removal of precancerous cells) I am really worried about the pain and wondered if anyone had been through it and how they found it 😔

How long did it take for your episiotomy to heal? I am 6 weeks postpartum my episiotomy got infected and the stitches broke 😥 i am still on antibiotics but i checked the wound today it is still red and open. I have seen GP 4 times since i have got the infection, they are just gaving me antibiotics. Has anyone used…

I feel like I'm about to explode, the stress is building and I just don't feel okay at all... my kids crying and moaning is triggering me so much and it's making me feel I'm gonna have a heart attack, I feel irritated and angry.. I get no help from family and erugh I dunno. Anyone else feel like this. I feel like shit.

I need to know what’s normal

anyone else’s 9–10 month old cry for everything?!! how do i stop this? i don’t want her to learn that crying = whatever she wants.. but i also don’t want her crying i feel bad 😂😭 share some wisdom

I just need to vent. My mom triggers tf out of me with my child. She does things that aren’t okay with me and acts like it’s okay when she’s not my child’s mother. Like I’m huge on the no kissing my toddlers face and I’ve had to tell her multiple times it’s not okay with me and over the past 2 years I’ll catch her a...

What is with other moms staring? We are all in this together surely you’ve been through similar or will go through similar in regard to tantrums, baby crying/ fussing in public etc. As a first time mum I could never imagine myself now or even before I was a mum to stare at another mum or whisper. It a part of life b...