Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

My daughter got her first report card and i feel like I’ve failed her .. most of it says needs improvement and I feel so bad because I was in a toxic relationship most of the time that she needed to be learning these things . I’m trying to help her but she’s not comprehending it and I feel so bad 😭.

Please tell me someone else can relate. I’m a mum to 3 children. 2 boys and a girl. My last born was the girl Today has been so so so difficult I’ve cried so much. She don’t want to be put down! When I put her down she screams the house down literally till you pick her up. She hasn’t slept all day. If she has ...

Since my toddler started nursery, cold and cough is non stop with occasional temperature. I feel scared when she has temperature and I just can’t stop thinking the worst. What do I tell myself? How other mums coping with these days/nights?

I took LO out to the soft play today and she was fine there had a good time etc, brought her home to sleep she had an hour and just had tantrums for the rest of the day so my patience has been massively tested and my parenting was either “no” or a raised voice with attempting to try and make her happy and then give ...

I have lost myself in my 15 year long relationship. I left once, he convinced me to come back. Things changed for a little while and then repeated. Now he is distant and changed. We can’t get along. Moving forward in a different path than the one you e been with since you were 15 is hard. How do you do it?

Hi all - I’m 5 days PP. I had normal vaginal birth with no tears. I feel absolutely fine down there and if I’m being honest I really just want to make love to my husband. I know there are risks of infections but i read online somewhere that 2 weeks is ok if no tearing…. Has anyone ever had sex before the two week m...

I’m the mama of three, the littlest is 3 months old so it’s still quite new. Just wondering how everyone else seems to keep it together? I am managing about one shower a week, max. I look like shit. I feel like crying all the time. This afternoon all three kids were crying at me and I was just having movements of ‘w...

Mums my baby has been a madam all day and hasn’t stopped crying my anxiety can’t take no more. I need someone to talk to pls

I had my tubes tied during my last c-section and my husband also got a vasectomy. My period is late, I'm pretty sure because I stopped a medication, and my husband is getting worried lol. But there's no way, right? ...right?? 😬😅 I wasn't concerned but now he's getting in my head a little.

Anyone else had an episiotomy or tear in need of stitching? I’m so sore on day 2, would love any advice we’re all finding works

I’ve watch many kids growing up and never had to deal with the terrible 2s phase. I thought it was kinda just a hoax and now I fear my LO is heading into that phase. I’m getting really annoyed already. The kicking, screaming, biting, hitting, telling me no in serious situations, losing her mind at any little inconve...

I can’t stand when she’s here because I’m immediately the bad guy with my toddler and she will give into every demand she has and she won’t listen to me. That’s my biggest issue rn. She’s a lot to deal with but that’s the biggest issue. I can’t do this again.

Ladies! I’m nearly 4 weeks pp, I had an emergency c-section so I’ve been limited on going out etc and I feel like I’m just so bloody emotional 😂 I’m feeling a little lonely but I have people around me. Anyone got any tips to cheering yourself up?

I went through a burn out a year and a half ago. I was also dealing with depression. Now that I finally found a therapist and am "ready" to move on, I am told not to go back to work yet, and that I more likely will get myself back to the burn out stage.. I was not expecting this, and 2 different therapist told me th...

Is it just me or I’m oversensitive now? When I hold her and I’m alone ,I’m just thinking about the months she stayed in my tummy and the first scans and I become so emotional and start crying for h..thinking the fact that I want to protect her all the time and I want to die if something is wrong …

I’m only 4cm and the pain is unbearable. This is my second baby and last time I delivered on gas and air and some diamorphine which I don’t want again for my baby she was so drowsy. How can I get through this pain other than focusing on my breathing which has stopped working 😭

My boyfriend of 4 years has left me 2 days ago. We’ve had a lot of relationships problems for a very long time and when we do argue he’s always quick to leave. I battle with my mental health issues and feel things very deeply so it always hurts me more and I’m not able to handle my emotions very well. Within these 2...

How do you suggest to best prepare for the postpartum journey? I’m expecting my first and keep hearing how tough it will be but I don’t know what I can practically do now before baby arrives; any tips welcome x

Anyone else still struggling with bleeding after taking a bowel movement? Still taking stool softeners?

Been having an increasingly controlling relationship with my bd over 4 years, we have a newborn now and an argument this week led to him slapping me. I also suspect that he slashed two of my tyres while I went to visit him as we recently moved into separate houses because social services have been involved. Since th...