Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Moms!!! I swear I only wanted one kid. She was such a good baby slept very well and her and I are so close since I am a stay at home mom! I had a horrible pregnancy and postpartum was a nightmare for me but lately I've been feeling like maybe I want one more. I'm 37 and the thought of possibly not sleeping for the...

Hi ladies, before I had my little girl I struggled with anxiety. I went to my GP and got prescribed sertraline and I think i took it for about 3 days if that cause it was making my symptoms worse * I've read it can do this * this was in August 2023. I fell pregnant with my little girl in September 2023 and felt much...

I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m extremely unhappy . I’m struggling with living the blended family life primarily because of how high conflict bm is . I often regret getting involved with someone with a child because now I feel so stuck because I brought another child into this situation . So even if I “left” no...

Hi ladies my LO is 6 months and I’m struggling hard , she is very fussy most days think a mixture of teething and just her personality, wants constant stimulation and gets bored easily, Naps are always difficult, even though I try and put her down for nap before she’s overtired always screams , throws tantrum arches...

I feel like I can’t react/express myself anymore without him getting upset

I’m really struggling with MIL at the moment. She’s quite a selfish person and does not really care for others or take interest but is becoming too much for me and my partner since having our little one. Long story short, to paint the picture before baby arrived.. my MIL when I was pregnant requested no photos to b...

I feel empty. Like not depressed, I’m not crying all the time, I feel okay. I just feel blah and it’s not going away. I don’t know why I feel like this. I feel very fulfilled by motherhood and my baby. I only feel like this when he’s asleep. Is that that “losing your pink” feeling?

my 4 week old is loosing his hair on the sides ?!! he wasn’t born with much hair to start and now he’s going bold ?! 😭

Has anyone used hair removal cream near their scar. If so when is an acceptable time to apply the cream. I’m 4 weeks pp and the thought of shaving near that area makes me feel weird. I don’t know how long it’ll take me to get over this feeling but thought an alternative could be some hair removal cream obviously not...

My 5 month old has been screaming herself into every nap for the last two months. It’s so debilitating. It’s worse if I hold her, which makes me feel so inadequate as a mother. She sometimes but rarely sleeps in the pram after being awake for hours and walking with her. It’s like holding her and comforting her makes...

My ILs, in particular my MIL, and I didn’t really interact much or have too much of a relationship before my babies were born. We would visit every 6 weeks or so for an afternoon and on their birthdays, my husband visited more often. In my early pp she was so so nasty to me and really stressed me out, so much so it...

Hi all! I am on my 5th day of breastfeeding journey and everything is good so far except that my back is already killing me. Does anyone has any tips on how to avoid this? Thank you ♥️

Has anyone been told they have diastasis recti already? I am 31 weeks and have just noticed when I lay back or sit up my stomach cones and now I am super worried. I know ab separation Is common in pregnancy to allow for room for growing baby but am worried that I have it really bad and I don’t remember having this...

Hey mommas my best friend is at Oakland Cali currently .. she’s struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety but since she’s Hispanic our culture don’t believe in that nor believe in mental illnesses..her mans aunt kicked her and her man out with their 8 month old baby today .. and she’s also currently preg...

Did you ladies circumcise your boys ? My hubby didn’t want to and I respected his decision. I respect everyone’s opinion because both have good reasonings but why did or did you not ?

MIL is a complete nightmare since day one! Husband had surgery and she told him not even a week after recovery that he had to go to another state with them or she would disown him. Called me multiple names to my husband over text. After I gave birth, she drove down 14 hours to visit and proceeded to make everything ...

Hello! Desperate for answers from women who have had ovarian cyst removal. I’m so skeptical on if I should get the surgery. I’ve read they usually go away on their own but I’ve had this pain for at least a year now. It only happens when I’m ovulating and during sex. My cyst isn’t too big, 3cm which is the size of a ...

Hi, just given birth with forceps delivery to a 9.5lbs baby and ended up with episiotomy and grade 4 tear. Wondering if anybody has any tips for recovering, when to start doing pelvic floor exercises etc Any advice appreciated!

6 mo fell off the bed when dad accidentally fell asleep with her on the edge, our bed is like a foot/foot and a half off the ground it’s really low down. She has her bottom two teeth and the top gum seems to have been cut (the top two are coming in rn) and she was bleeding. She has a bit of a bump on her head. She w...

This is my second pregnancy but I didn’t have this issue last time (had to be induced at 40+3) , I’ve been having consistent Braxton hicks since last night, im extremely hydrated and nothing I do seems to be working. They’re bearable, i can walk thigh them and they’re not happening constantly but when they do there’...