Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

How are people coping with afterbirth pains and pains from stitches etc? I had a second degree tear with my last too but I do not remember being in this much agony. Finding it hard to walk around at all and getting up and down from the bed/sofa is excruciating. Paracetamol is doing nothing and I’m allergic to ibupro...

Any colic mums out there struggling? I’m struggling so bad and the doctor was so horrible to me I ended up leaving crying my eyes out feeling ten times worse.

So my husband had a vasectomy.. we both decided this was the right option we have two healthy happy little boys who are very close together in age but now I am starting to wonder whether we made the right decision and I’m often getting quite emotional about it and the fact we won’t have any more😢 At the time after…

I have a 4 month old and a nearly 2 year old. My eldest over the last week has had screaming tantrums,her scream is piercing and she throws herself around. She gets like this when it’s time for a nap or bedtime,she’ll be tired downstairs so I’ll take her up and she used to have a bottle and pass out in minutes but n...

I am expecting my first child with my husband and I am very excited. However, my MIL is very overbearing in my opinion. She is excited and she is trying to do everything which I am appreciative of, but I feel like she’s overstepping. When we first shared the news she stated that she needed to get things for her hous...

I’m currently 3 weeks post partum/c section and still experiencing some tenderness around the incision/tummy area. The scar looks fine, no swelling or pus but was wondering if anyone else experienced the tenderness?? And when would it go away?

Hi! New here ! My child is barley 17 months, but me and my husband were speaking about when they'd need to be in school. I'm currently a sahm and been w my child since she was born. It literally breaks my heart thinking about putting her in school. How did other mothers cope w that feeling ? I keep thinking of her w...

so i’m an absolute sex fiend. and everyone keeps saying after giving birth i won’t feel up to it, but i have never not felt up to it. i know you can’t have sex right after labour, but how soon can you? and is there anything you CAN do in the meantime

I have mega mam guilt because I’ve just signed my daughter (14 months) up for nursery, she will be attending on a Friday and then in April it will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday, however I don’t work Mondays so I thought I’d put her in for a few hours so she can gain more skills etc but now I’m sat feeling guilty b...

I keep having thoughts someone is going to take my baby or something might happen to him . All these cases about human trafficking and just media in general has made me scared I really pray .. and ask God to protect him idk what to do

How is it best to do it? It's proper working me up and it probably wouldn't for anyone else. And it is so early but have no choice.

I am STRUGGLING. I have no motivation to do anything. I feel so sad that my maternity leave has been clouded by depression, i just want to enjoy being a mum. Does anyone have any ideas or tips on how i can get myself out of this 😔 my baby is almost 8 months old and i feel like maternity leave is coming to an end…

My baby (9months) is usually happy to be held with other people as long as she can see me or her dad. However as soon as she sees my FIL is nearby she cries uncontrollably, (it’s been like that since she’s been old enough to recognise people). She doesn’t have this reaction with anyone else and it makes me upset for...

Has anyone vaginally delivered a baby that’s been back to back before? I’ve been advised to be prepared for the back pain it causes whilst pushing 🙃

Posting this to understand if I am at fault or I have just become too sensitive after postpartum. I gave birth to my daughter almost 6 months ago and use to have average relationship with my inlaws.Before and during birth,they came to live with us for 4 months.During this course,they wanted to invite their daughter ...

Well I did it. I broke up with him and I ain’t doing to well. I just want to be with him but I want better from him. I didn’t want to do this. Why did he make me do this? I just don’t understand. It hurts so much. I don’t want to lose the father of my child or the love of my life. I can’t stop crying. I just need a ...

Hey ya’ll. This entire past week, I’ve felt this sudden and very strong pull towards God, and I’m not sure what it means or where to place this feeling or how to follow it. Let me be clear, I was raised in a southern Baptist church, saved and baptized when I was 10, but unfortunately was hurt by the church and my ...

I am only 24w, 6d, and I am just so emotional and crying all the time over stuff that shouldn’t be making me cry and then I feel like a burden to the people around me and it makes me even more sad and just feel like a constant mess, even though that’s not the case, things are just making me way more emotional (sad) ...

My babygirl isn’t born yet however me and her father are no longer together. We get along fine for now but I don’t necessarily like him around me, hugging me or touching my bump. I do love and care for him but he’s put me through a very traumatic and damaging experience while we were together. Since we’ve broken up ...

My asthma is uncontrollable ATM and I've been admitted for the third time this week. I've self discharged before now not wanting to leave my baby but I can't leave cuz it's not getting better. She's exclusively breastfed and sleeps with me. She's with her daddy now but she's never settled with him and refuses my bre...