Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I've been waking up every night completely soaking with sweat. I'm not sure if this is due to post partum or post c section. I'm not breast feeding since day 5 and I'm day 12 now. Has anyone else had this? I could really do with not having to wash my hair every day in the shower with a newborn and toddler 😂

postpartum recovery time ? how long did you bleed for ? what type of brith did you have ? any longer symptoms ?

imma FTM at 39 weeks and i’ve been having the worst prenatal depression lately. i think about ending my life almost all the time after i give birth and i have no one to talk to about it bc my bf gets mad and i don’t really have any friends/support system right now. i feel like a horrible mom for feeling this way and...

How would you feel if your husband of 5 years tells you he hasn’t been sexually attracted to you since you put on extra lbs ….

Hi everyone, so my son is 9 months old (10 months on the 9th) and I have his health review on the 11th April. How do these go? I get bad anxiety when it comes to the thought of health visitors as all I can think is there gonna judge me, I’m not sure why I feel this way I just can’t help it! My boy is so lazy lol, h...

OK so idk if it’s the relationship between me and my child’s father, stress, and just life during the moment but sometimes I get very sad and feel like being pregnant wasn’t the best choice. Yes I know I’m going to love my child and be an amazing mother but how do I get rid of the thoughts of not wanting a kid at ti...

Really struggling these last few days and ever since last night into today I keeeeep crying. I’m feeling anger, sadness, and guilt for almost wishing I wasn’t pregnant. I’m extremely grateful but having a husband who’s not being as supportive during these crucial weeks even though I’ve expressed what I need to feel ...

Hey everyone! So I’m a first time mom and i struggle with anxiety, panic attack disorder, PTSD and Bipolar and with that being said how do you often navigate the emotional roller coasters, mental breakdowns and stress? Because I need some tips on self care while also trying to care for a child how can I do for me an...

Sorry for the personal question but I’m wondering how you knew when it was ok to have sex again after tearing during birth? I had a second degree tear with stitches, I’m currently 16 days pp and the thought of it any time soon terrifies me! I’m still in a lot of pain so won’t be any time soon for me, but I just wond...

Miss the closeness but I feel on edge and just agitated all the time and it’s ruining this for me in terms of intimacy to the point where afterwards I just feel numb, uninterested, disconnected/disassociate even and sometimes even sad Pls tell me I’m not alone

I have a 18 month old and a newborn.. im so overstimulated i literally get so mad at my toddler because while im struggling with newborn he is making a mess and does not listen.. anyone else can relate😢

I have my C section next week, and while we have everything ready for the baby, mentally I can’t be further away from being prepared for what’s to come when the baby is here. While my husband and I always knew we wanted kids someday, this pregnancy was a happy accident that happened way sooner than we expected, ri...

Really fed up. Not painful as such but so uncomfortable, stomach feels like a bowling ball when BH happens and just started crying as baby is so low and I’m so uncomfortable. 😢 37 weeks.

Any one pregnant and has bipolar disorder and doesn’t have the urge to clean the house or nest

I had my baby boy only 3 days ago ever since I forgetting everything important stuff to also can’t stop crying even tho I’m not sad

Hello mamas! I just need some advice, maybe some validation so I don’t feel so alone. Before I got pregnant, my husband and I thought I was dealing with some hormone deficiencies or something because I’ve been struggling with a few things. I went and saw a doctor about it and was in the process of getting some tes...

Does anyone else like so in love with their baby that is almost makes them sad?? She’s only 10 weeks old and I already feel like it is flying by and I just see her and want to cry all the time. Not because I don’t love her but because I like love her too much and too deep. Is this normal??

How have any of you been healing from your child's father and get over that it's over. I had to leave but I absolutely didn't want to but for the sake of my own mental health and my child I had to. And after all the hurt I still love him.. and have empathy for him... he had his own mental health issue that ...

How do you cope with MIL referring to your baby as ‘her baby’ or ‘our baby’. I’m only 35 weeks but she keeps making these comments. She even sent a picture of her tidying drawers today saying she’s ‘nesting’. It’s driving me nuts. She’s said she wants to come round every day when he’s born but I find this too much. ...

I'm 36 weeks pregnant, having a medical c-section in 13 days, and I'm huge and sore and beyond fatigued....but my 26th month old doesn't understand what's happening and just physically wants to be on me at every waking moment, and as soon as I put her down (or my husband or a grandparent takes her from me) she screa...