Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Before my son I would brush my hair and naturally the odd strand would come out but now I feel like it’s got so much worse. It’s clumps and my hair just feels unhealthy and thin, whereas before it would look and feel healthy and thick. This picture is when I brushed it yesterday and the second picture in the commen...

Anyone else dealing with this or has dealt with it? Are there any products you can recommend that will help return my stomach to it’s natural color (like the rest of my body) or does it just get better over time? Currently 4 weeks pp.

Hi , I’m a few weeks to have my second baby , my first it’s only 16 months old and these last couple days every time I look at her I have sooo much feelings like she’s so little she still needs a lot from me and the idea of me not be able to help her o be for her like I’m right now it’s just breaks my heart , also ...

I am not planning on killing myself. I don’t even really think l want to die. Like the thought of leaving my kids sounds unbearable and I would never do that. I just find myself thinking that phrase a lot. And yes I’m in therapy and on medication. Just curious if anyone has dealt with this?

How are you mamas doing postpartum? I hope well! As for me, the body aches are getting to me really bad. Also, sleep deprivation is taking me down a lot as I barely get enough sleep as is with a newborn and 17 month old. My blood pressure also dropped really low today and that was scary... I missed my breakfast whic...

She posts religiously of her kids her husband and her grandkids with JARRING comments everyday i wake up to 10 images of my LO with cheesy quotes. I addressed it with my partner and he told her. But she stops for a while then does it again. Any advice before I lose my mind?

Yesterday, I spent 30 min crying at 1am because I realized I only have 19 weeks left of being the mom of only my son. Today, I spent the day playing with him, and I couldn't stop myself from thinking when is bed time? Full of contradicting feelings, motherhood

Hi all, I’m currently almost 4 days post-op and in so much pain. Please tell me this goes away. I’m having burning pains near my wound, laughing and coughing is causing so much discomfort. I’m also getting contraction-like pains too. Is anyone else or has anyone else been through this? Is this normal?

I recently gave birth and it has been the most amazing but challenging time in my life. I feel that I have changed in so many ways and now see my relationships with others in a different light. When I was pregnant, I felt very lonely as my closest friend seemed to be distant. Although my other friends were wonderf...

Did anyone else feel anxious/nervous about their partner going back to work after paternity leave? I’m so worried about being responsible for my baby when my partner has been so supportive, especially when I’d had a difficult birth and hard recovery. I just don’t want to fail and I’m very teary whenever I think abou...

Although I provided clear instructions on what I wanted (something personal from our son) my partner still didn’t deliver. It’s like this for every big event (birthday, Valentine’s, Christmas etc) and I’ve made it so clear that these events are important to me. Do men like this ever change? Is it stupid of me to e...

I’m 24 years old and I have a 5 year old daughter, an almost 2 year old son, and a 3 month old daughter. I lost my job last week, got married 3 days ago (was already planned), it’s so hard to find an apartment and I’m living with family, I’m failing college, and I’m absolutely drowning in postpartum depression. I th...

Not sure where to post this tbf I don’t have anyone to speak to i feel so guilty and embarrassed at the same time really I love my son he’s only 1week and 2 days old i have no regrets what so ever I wouldn’t change him for the world he’s the best baby I’m just so sad all the time I feel so alone yet I have people ar...

Anyone else decided wat route they are taking this time after a 3rd or 4th deg tear from previous birth?

So. I’m not feeling well and I was led on my mums sofa while my 2 year old ran around in my mums house. Mum was watching her but said she was just popping to the toilet. I assumed my daughter was going to come running in any second (she had been doing laps of the kitchen/dining room/lounge. However, I hear this horr...

Let me say, to each their own! I am due with my son soon and would genuinely like to know how others feels on the topic 🥰🖤

I’ve really been feeling such extreme guilt anytime I am away from my baby. He is 7 months old and I was thinking this feeling would pass. I push myself to get out of the house and attend friends bdays / celebrations but I find myself in extreme regret always even if I only have a few drinks. Not sure if it’s the fr...

i feel so bad, i have a habit of yelling at my baby when they won’t stop crying, especially when im really tired and tried everything else. i honestly just want to give up and give the baby away because i just feel like a shit mother, me and the dad don’t live together but he never offers to help, like he never asks...

I wake up every morning with the most severe anxiety about my day ahead with my newborn, I can’t pinpoint what I’m actually thinking about but it’s incredibly daunting and makes me physically sick every single day!!!!! As the day goes on it tends to fade but finding it really hard. Anyone else feel this way and have...

I try to push it to the back of my mind as much as possible but it’s always a concern. How do you get over this fear?