Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Does anyone else suffer from post partum rage? Not the sad, anxiety or wanting to lay in bed all day but genuine rage. I can’t stand my loved ones, I only want to be around my baby and I wish everyone else would drop off the face of the planet. If so how do you cope? What have you done to try and make this better ?

I’m 34weeks pregnant. I recently found that my baby is breach and I might have a c-section. I’m extremely worried. I have a one year old. The only family we’ve got in this country is my MIL who will take care of my firstborn when I’m in labor. She’s very controlling,interfering in everything. Baby’s bath, sleep, ...

I’ve had a huge increase in quantity of Braxton hicks. They are slightly painful too! Like not super painful but annoying and always noticeable. I’ve been having tonsss the past week. That’s just normal right? I’m not like gearing up to go into preterm labor am I?

Anyone not had sex since having their baby? It’s been a longggg time for me 🤦🏻‍♀️🫠

I’ve really been struggling with my mental health lately, my baby is now 6 months and my partner works night shifts so he sleeps for most of the day which means I do everything for the house and our baby. All the cooking, cleaning, nappy changes, feeds, bathing. He does none of it. I understand that this is just par...

Where are we all having sex? 😂 Obviously for most of us baby is still in the same bedroom at the moment so what do people do?!

I’m currently 37 weeks and 5 days and like my man an I be heaven some rough ass sex. I also been getting Braxton hicks contractions recently like badly and my doctor dropped me. So I’m not sure what to do now. Should we not be having like long rough sex?

When I was 6 days postpartum my sister in law invited me to her hen do in May for 3 nights/4 days. At the time I instantly said no and that I didn’t want to leave my little girl. My MIL really pushed against my decision and said that I was being ridiculous, to the point she made me cry. It was then agreed that I’d d...

Hi all! I’m nearly 4 months postpartum and my hair is falling out so so much! I can literally pull strands of it out and when I brush my hair, it falls onto the floor. I can physically feel it getting thinner. Any suggestions on what to do?!

I find myself mourning the life I had and the routine and ease at which I could do the things I wanted to, such as spend quality time with my husband. At the same time, I feel guilty for feeling this way because I feel so lucky that we've been able to have our daughter, especially when people we know have desperatel...

I feel guilty, but I'm not enjoying motherhood as I thought I would. I feel extremely tired, overwhelmed and guilty. I feel miserable, most days crying and overthinking about everything. So exhausted. I don't think anyone around me will ever understand how I feel. I look and feel miserable. Sometimes I think my daug...

Long story short, I had my first baby through emergency c section. She is absolutely EVERYTHING! Im in love and obsessed But we’ve had a few complications which had led us to being admitted in hospital for almost a week now and cannot see an end to until at least Tuesday. I am being kind to me self, I’m trying to c...

I am so scared it’s going to get worse. Anyone else having this happen? I’m scared I’m gonna need a trip to Turkey.

I tried antidepressants (fluoxetine and citalalpam) when I was younger and I ended up going off them because the side effects were too much for me to handle. I didn't really give them a chance to work. I have decided to try fluoxetine (prozac) again because I am really suffering with my mental health and I want to ...

I feel so guilty for doing it in front of the baby. I can’t stop crying. I don’t want to traumatise the baby. My husband makes me so angry I’m struggling to control my anger. Tips please.

Had my beautiful daughter last year, and was discharged on Christmas Day. My partner then spent all day celebrating Christmas with his family (parents, and brothers) and didn’t come back till after 8pm.. while I had just got back with our daughter that morning (with him), however he then left us to have Christmas w...

This kinda goes for all new mums I guess, I'm just speaking from a c section perspective. But does anyone else feel like what they've been through (birth wise) has been completely forgotten about by their other half? :/ I'm 6 weeks post section, and I just feel like everything my body has done for bringing my LG int...

Anyone's mom jealous of Your baby? My mother acts like my child doesn't hit any goals or achieve anything unless it's around her. I just posted how my baby girl started saying not just dada but mama now and she sent me a snap saying how she can't do that yet and how my baby can say grandma and how she said it in fr...

Has anyone feeling emotional? I feel like I am just sad for no reason and today my partner got fed up of it, it looks like and started judging me for being sad saying I should be more grateful. I even said to him I don’t want to see him again and looks like he took it on board,I can’t handle him when I am feeling em...

I am prone to preterm labour and it’s been said my cervix are short and could lead to preterm labour however I want to be intimate with my partner but scared it’ll induce labour as I have a history of preterm delivery. Any advice on what to do?