Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

A college friend of mine passed away of cancer recently. We haven't kept in touch but another friend who I have kept in touch with contacted me about meeting before the funeral (she also hasn't seen or spoken to her in nearly 20 years). Honestly I wasn't planning on going, if it was a reunion I'd have happily gone b...

Anyone else struggling with their emotions right now, I feel like I’m crying over the simple stuff, I’ve always got a bit going on in life in general, bit like everyone has but I just feel like normally I would be able to handle it like second nature but right now I’m crying a lot and finding myself getting so stres...

Anyone else got a baby who spends the day doing nothing but whinging and crying? I love her and want to just make her happy. She's fed, she has naps, nappy changed when needed. She has lots of toys and stimulation. I take her for walks. The only time in the day she is calm and happy is for a half hour in the mornin...

Hello everyone I'm 37 weeks tomorrow and I am struggling with my mental health mood wise. I'm 34 and have no true friends, I have a loving supportive partner but feel so down and lonely. Had a lot of change recently and my partners son who is 11 is really bugging me with his odd behaviour .... I sounds awful sayin...

Anyone else ever had this? She’s had it since birth finally been referred to specialist in April and gp said it’s most likely she will need to be put to sleep for a little operation to open it up I feel so sad

When does the postpartum hair loss stop?! It’s driving me mad… finding my hair EVERYWHERE 😳

Our baby will be going to nursery when she’s 9 months. I’ve got soooo many mixed emotions but we’re going for it because at the end of the day I love my job, it’s what keeps our roof over our heads and in the long run I don’t want to loose my career, so I have to go back to work. Please can you share how you deal wi...

Since I’ve given birth I noticed that I have a cleaning urge. I literally look forward to cleaning right after nursing or putting baby to sleep, and when I’m done it feels like it’s not enough to satisfy my cleanliness. Am I the only one? 🤔

Hi yall. I just need to rant a bit. Im a FTM and my baby is 2months now. He is very chill, only cries when hungry or if really uncomfortable. He is getting all fat and cute and is adorable. However, some family members are always judgmental of my decisions, especially MIL. She’s always making comments that he needs ...

I don't know who to turn to right now. I'm 4.5 months pp, a single mom, co-parenting with an abusive ex, and I think I'm losing my best/only friend. I love my baby so much, but my mental health is petty bad recently. I have been struggling to find a therapist and I'm having a really hard time coping. I was trying to...

I have been having a lot of resentment towards my husband for a while now. I get so upset with everything he does. I feel like I am constantly picking up after him, always repeating myself, struggling to get help with the baby, and just everything. He looks at me sideways and I lose my shit. We are constantly arguin...

So be of my friends (she’s really well off) is pregnant. I never felt the difference between us (middle working class) until she got pregnant. I used to make fun of it because things she picked out would be in the thousands and I’d say “awh I love that. I’ll buy it eventually.” Since she got pregnant (I’m extremely ...

My baby doesn’t smile with me when I drop her off and pick her up at daycare. She just stares at me with a blank face. Today was one of those days. The lady had her for a minute and we were talking and she just stares at me. Then I took her and she looked at the lady and start giving her big smiles. I’m talking gum ...

I currently have a 3 week old and my stitches seem to be healing fine but now I’m very careful with anything down there and I’m a little nervous about being sexually active with my partner again that it will hurt or it won’t feel the same? Any advice or experiences

Soooo I’m a single mom of 3 I have 2 teenagers and my baby is 9 months… it’s been a min since I worked a whole day. I’m low key having a separation anxiety from my baby and it’s driving me crazy. Also I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding since day one and she refuses to drink from the bottle…I need advice🥺

Idk if it's just me, but ever since I gave birth 3 months ago, the topic makes me so emotional now. Like tearful. Even if i watch a movie where someone is giving birth or watch a tiktok of someone in labor, it makes me so emotional. Am i just really sensitive or does anyone else experience this😅

I'm 31yo with an almost 1yo. I'm down to 4 diapers I have to literally beg people for money so I can get diapers and I just feel like a failure. I know new moms struggle but it's taken a toll on my mental health a lot. I already have Major Depression Disorder anxiety and ptsd. Now it's like I fake a smile every now ...

My husband is an over the road truck driver and when it comes to sex, it doesn’t feel like he’s sexually attracted to me. I already don’t see him for 3-4 weeks. When we have sex, he doesn’t get aroused. He doesn’t stay on hard and it takes forever for him to nut. I asked him was it anyone else and he said no. He sai...

Does anyone else find TTC a real strain on your mental health? We’re trying for baby no. 2 and I feel it’s even worse this time round. Goodness knows how much I’ve spent on pregnancy tests, desperate to know before my period is due 😩

Those who have had an episiotomy, how long did it take to not feel as painful and how does it look once healed? I’m on day 4 and it’s still painful/stings. Not constantly but after I’ve been for a wee or getting up and down from sitting/lying or if I try and do too much. It’s also really swollen and raised where it’...