Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice, my baby is now 4 months old. My husband and I tried for a long time for baby and during my pregnancy there were some scares and complications but baby was born healthy and we are very lucky. However, I am struggling with anxiety at the thought of leaving him with anyone e...

Has anyone else struggled with ab separation (or diastis recti) since birth? I can get my belly down mostly through excercise but the gap doesn't seem to heal, i'm thinking of getting it checked out, does anyone happen to know if surgery is sometimes needed for this kind of thing? Or if i should try more excercise??

Any recommendations on how to help hair loss. Bubba is 4 months old, and my hormones have dropped, so a lot of my hair is now falling out 🥲

Does anyone else constantly just have thoughts going around in your head that your not doing enough or am I just going crazy i feel guilty if my baby is laid on her play mat playing and looking at her toys as I think I should be doing more with her or if I do abit of washing up or cleaning I feel guilty.. or this mo...

Anyone else just being so short tempered, beyond irritable, and easily annoyed with the people around them, which just so happen to be my children for the most part. I feel absolutely awful for it and so bad, especially after I put them to bed, but I don’t have it in me to tolerate any nonsense or attitude whatsoev...

Is anyone else struggling with pelvic floor muscles after birth? I’m over 3 weeks pp and feel like its just not strong enough down there to do the pelvic floor exercise, like its not benefiting me just yet. For reference I have a 2nd degree tear and i’ve had an episiotomy - is or has anyone else experienced this? Mi...

hi girlies, how long did it take after giving birth for you to feel confident in your body? any tips for not being too hard on yourself? 🩷

Me and partner have been together 3 years. I have a 7 year old daughter from a previous relationship who he is just the best stepdad to. We've recently had a baby boy together in Jan this year. Everything was fine I'd say until our boy was born. Backstory is in 2016 I lost a daughter and 32 weeks due to preeclamps...

Has pregnancy made anyone else more emotional? I feel like I cry all the time. I don’t even know why I am crying half the time. I came home from a lovely day spent with my mum wedding dress shopping, then I did a Tesco shop and as soon as I walked through my front door my partner told me our builders finished toda...

Just read on another thread (not going to share it or call this person out) this mom said mom guilt is a a sign that you need to change and there’s something wrong with your actions and that your body is signaling you to do better.

If you or your partner have bipolar disorder, do you feel triggered when the baby cries? Yesterday, I noticed my husband being a bit aggressive with our 15-day-old baby. He was changing her diaper, and she was crying a lot because she has colic. When he was done, he picked her up in a way that was so aggressive it s...

Has anyone ever been put on Depakote for Bipolar Disorder or any other mood stabilizers? What were your experiences I know everyone is different but just curious since I’ll be starting once I’m done breastfeeding. Thank you!

Hello Mamas, Please share tips if you had minimal or first degree tear. What did you do differently or what helped ? I am so scared of tearing. Everybody I know had third or fourth degree tear. I have heard of warm compress and massage. Does it really help? Any other tips?

I feel like I have to relearn so many things, social rules etc. Also having stayed at home with my baby for months has kind of given me a break from people and now that I'm easing my way back, I'm realising why I prefer being a hermit ( though it's not good for my mental health). Things I've noticed/learned since ...

So ive recently had my 6-weeks check with my daughter and the doctor put me back on my contraceptive pill. I have history of clinical depression and severe anxiety, when i came off my pill to start trying for my daughter in early july last year i felt like my mental health was doing better. I was less anxious about ...

Really struggling at the moment and I don’t know what to do. Having a baby is everything I’ve ever dreamed of and having loads of nieces and nephews I felt so prepared but I don’t know if my baby is just difficult but I’m really not enjoying being a mum. Don’t get me wrong, I love my baby to bits but she’s just mi...

I’m currently 16 weeks 3 days pregnant and this week I’ve been so emotional and sensitive. I keep bursting into tears at the littlest things. I think the hormones are starting to take over. Anyone else going through the same thing?🤷🏻‍♀️🫶🏻✨

Hi ladies I just had a baby almost 4 months ago and I just feel like my sex drive is so high to the point that it’s distracting me .. my partner has a low libido & im sexually frustrated.. what do y’all recommend? Don’t say “get a vibrator” because I already have one. But it just doesn’t do it for me … I like physic...

I’m a first time mum 4 weeks postpartum with a gorgeous little boy but I’m just really struggling with this newborn phase. The permanent exhaustion, crying, feeding and him just wanting to be held 24/7 is so draining. I have a really supportive partner and the evenings are better as he can help but in general I’m ju...

Anyone else’s baby just seem to have a very grumpy / fussy personality? :( really upsetting as was previously til about 4 months a lovely happy bub and now just seems to be miserable.. initially put down to teething and leaps however I’m not sure that from the age of 5-7 months consistently can blame those anymore… ...