Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hey, I’m on my own with no family and My partner has just left to go into basic training with the army. It’s the first time him being away and Since him going, my little one (2.5 years) has constantly been whinging (not always crying), clinging onto me so bad and the tantrums have definitely escalated. We had a h...

Honestly this feeling is horrendous I thought I was okay but then… I honestly believed I was pregnant again nausea, smell sensitivity, ovulation symptoms, a week later minor spotting, tender and swollen breasts then a week later boom… here’s my period! I was fine and then a minor inconvenience or stress and I’m ...

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What has helped your mental health journey? . . . I started my mental health journey a year ago, after many years without professional help. When I started my mental health journey I didn't know what that was going to look like, I was scared to be vulnerable and hesitant to reflect on my own shortcomings. Being a ...

So a few days ago my partner of 6 years left. Things had been extremely rough for a long time and he clearly had reached his breaking point. Mentally neither of us are in a good place and he said we need to heal. I am bereft. I have struggled with anxiety and depression my entire adult life and I didn’t realise how ...

I love my daughter to bits and try to be as entraining and happy as possible but been trying to conceive second child and had two chemical pregnancies and it’s just not happening and so just want to try to enjoy life with just my daughter but finding it hard with the stress of her not having a sibling as she always ...

I have been mentally not okay. Like to thr point where I wanna run away or just dissappear, I'm so on edge 24-7 , I have no energy to do a damn thing , I don't sleep for jack, I'm depressed every day I wake up plus deal with terrible anxiety. I have a 3 year old that is wild as heck. I just feel so broken down, an...

I’m 13 weeks PP and my hair is coming out like there’s no tomorrow. I’m getting clumps just fall out. Anyone else experienced this?

I know I should have a while back really but I've been avoiding it because the thought of touching it cringes me out a bit.. If you are, where did you find info on scar massage (techniques, for how long etc etc?). Also mine appears to have become keloid when I've never scarred in this way before so any info on th...

There I said it… I struggle with these terms. I struggle with the list of ‘symptoms’. I understand not everyone has a reason for why they feel the way they feel. But for me it’s not being valued, not being seen, not having your basic needs met. Not having support. The total disregard for how birthing a human bei...

I think I am too overwhelmed and driving myself crazy worrying about every single thing about my 5 week old little one. My family thinks I am crazy, nobody understands. Am i the only one? I know i may be too much but what can i do when i feel something is not right, already been to a&e twice and they sent me home sa...

Husband is super anxious about the kiddo. And as it happens sometimes kids fall, as our boy is very active and has some minor bruises from time to time. Most of the time I care for the kid, so those fall happen on my watch. And after such occasions I experience I feel like a bad mom, who is not that attentive, and h...

I’m probably going to get a shit load of hate comments and stuff. And I totally understand. But anyways. I want to express my thought for a second. I truly feel HORRIBLE for you ladies who are in shittt relationships. But everytime I’m looking on this app it’s all about everyone’s S/O who is shitty. And I get it. W...

I know it’s my fault because my baby is not used to being outdoors often, being in changing rooms etc, she’s still breastfeed to sleep. Last night we flew out on holiday, and I cried the whole airplane ride. My daughter screamed every nappy change, and she did a poo, we had to physically restrain her. She couldn’t s...

Hey , my bubba is almost 5 months and I still have not had a period. When did you guys have your first period after baby ?

Is anyone else really emotional still? I feel like I still get upset really quickly (always been a bit emotional) but I just feel like I cry so much . I seem to take everything personally and I end up crying sometimes for hours m. I love my little girl so not sure if it’s very delayed postpartum depression, normal o...

Need to get this out and off my chest to all you lovely ladies. My partners mum is a complete narcissist. So we haven’t seen/spoken since October 2023 at my boyfriends birthday as this was the last straw of her being awful to me and she was called out in front of people for the way she treated me. This was then foll...

How do u entertain, engage with your little one when your really ill and need rest. Hate keeping her at home all day

I don’t know if it’s normal or if anyone else has gone through this but has anyone one else been so emotional throughout their pregnancy or is it me like I cry over the littlest things sometimes

4 1/2 week old at home and we’ve tried EVERYTHING to help the fussing and screaming. Gripe water, gas drops, sensitive formula, even suppositories! Nothing helps. As soon as he eats he just screams. Not sure what to do. We feed him sitting up with slow feed bottles. He burps but just won’t settle. No amount of rocki...