Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Is anyone else struggling and keeping all the guilt and emotions all in? I feel depressed and dont.give a shit kinda day.

I’ve decided to go for a vaginal birth after a previous 3rd degree tear 2.5 years ago. I have had no bowel symptoms from my tear and consultant said happy for me to have a vaginal birth. Has anyone had a positive experience 2nd baby. I also had a 2.5L blood loss due to forceps and my tear and a long time in labour.

I don’t know if I love my baby, or even like her… Feels awful to say, but does/has anyone else felt the same way? And if so, does it get better? (5 months old)

This time last year my husband ended up in an emotional affair. It wasn’t made clear to me until February this year. We’ve both worked loads on prioritising our marriage and family and have been doing really well. Until I had a memory pop up on my phone of my husband working away last year and it’s literally drag...

I was an amateur bodybuilder and trained up until a week before I gave birth - I'm now 2 weeks pp and stepped into my gym for the first time in 3 weeks (I've never had that long off before!). I'm only doing very lightweight things, focusing on pelvic floor and bodyweight exercises, gradually getting myself into lift...

Sorry ladies, I need to just vent. I have past traumas that I went to therapy for. Things seemed to be getting better and then I couldn’t afford the therapy anymore so I had to stop. Now I feel like I’m back at square one with the same issues. It frustrates me to no end because I obviously don’t want to be here. The...

I personally think there 100% is. All I got when I was pregnant was bombarded by midwives at every appointment telling me how easy vaginal births are and women just get up and walk right out of the hospital and my doula constantly telling me you’re body was made for this it’s going to be amazing. I did not find my...

I'm finding this age so hard. My LG is very demanding and quite an angry baby and doesn't like to be apart from me. Me and her have had a sickness bug the past 3 days and I'm just exhausted and worn out, I've been puked on, pooed on all while having to strip beds wash sheets/towels/clothes. Anyway today while changi...

If you had post partum anxiety, how did you know you had it and not post partum depression? What did the doctors do for you and did it work? Especially interested in UK answers for the treatment side but all experiences would help!

So recently I’ve got quite emotional at a couple of things that’s reminded me of when I was in hospital after having another failed induction. The first time being I had a medication that I had to put inside of me, I couldn’t go ahead with it as I felt the same as I did when I was in hospital (that I’d just had enou...

Posting anonymous because I feel ashamed. I have been on medication for a few years as my mental health has not been very good, but recently it’s taken a turn for the worse. It’s ruining my relationships with my partner and my family. I have been avoiding everyone and avoiding going out. Some days I can’t get out ...

Is there a leap or something around now that involves super heightened separation anxiety?? My little girl is just so attached to me, which obviously I love and I'm glad she has that safe secure bond with me, but when she won't even let her dad cuddle her or pick her up out of bed in a morning, or if he takes her do...

I don’t know why this pregnancy I am losing so much hair what can I do ? Anyone else going through this?

why is my baby’s hair falling out ?? is that supposed to happen ? and how can I stop it ?

My little girl is going to nursery one day a week starting next week. I know it'll be good for her and for me but I can't stop crying. We've never been apart. Has anyone else dealt with this and how did you cope? I love her so much but I know this time apart will be good for us both, I'm pregnant with number tw...

My sister wanted me to go to my parents house so her friend could meet my baby and I said no, I actually gave another excuse because I knew she would be pissed off if I said the real reason. But my baby isn’t even a month old yet and had no vaccines so I don’t want her being passed around. She literally asked me the...

How the hell do you get yourself and the baby out the house 😩😩 baby fell asleep today so popped her in the crib for a nap. Got myself ready, got her dressed which ended in an absolute menty b of her crying and then me crying, fed her and sorted out her pram etc. by the time I get in the car I realise we are…

Morning beautiful mums. Does anybody get super emotional just a few days before period?? Or is only me crying out loud for no particular reason or just because I’ve seen a dead insect and I feel sorry for him???? 😭😭🫣

Anyone else feel like sometimes they just have no patience with their one year old? I’m exhausted, not slept in a year, touched out from her pinching my boobs and arms while I breast feed (bruises to show!), biting my nipple and just not sleeping easily for naps. I lost it today, I get frustrated with her. I hate...

How long should you wait to use tampons postpartum?