Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

She doesn’t even sleep unless with me so I can’t even do it after she goes to bed or naps. It’s just me all the time. ☹️ she often screams in the carrier unless sleeping and then I can’t do much so baby wearing isn’t really an option

I feel like shit, I’m anxious.. I’m so tired of feeling this way.. I hate being alone at night, I hate going to bed alone.. I constantly worry about my child’s well being, I sometimes worry about being alone with him because I feel so burnt out it sometimes feels like I’m just going through the motions I feel like I...

Is anyone else suddenly sprouting extra hair in random places? My belly is looking particularly fluffy these days. And I’ve plucked a few dark hairs from my neck which were never there before! Pregnancy is so fun 😂

I'm really worried, I have completely lost my libido after the birth. I had a c section. I have tried to explore by myself but feel nothing, no desire and no interest to orgasm at all. It's like I'm disconnected from my sexual self. I'm 11 weeks pp. Will I ever have sex/enjoy again? Is this normal?

What are the chances of me being pregnant again after having unprotected sex 6 weeks post partum. Had my period a week before this (5 weeks post partum)

My 5 month fell off the couch, a little over a foot high onto hard wood. So far I’ve googled and I think she is okay! But I still worry, and obviously feel like shit that I let it happen. Anyone else have a fall recently?

Can a psychiatrist extend your disability at Kaiser? I spoke with the mental health manager today since I asked for a referral to seek a psychiatrist on my own since they weren’t wanting to write me off of work due to my Postpartum depression, she mentioned that the psychiatrist was able to do that but when I spoke...

So I had messaged my bds second bm and we were talking, just having a simple conversation comparing notes about what our bd had told us about each other and whatnot and so this is what my bd says to me after he finds out he’s been caught in so many lies 🥱

Anyone else diagnosed with delivery PTSD and pregnant again ? This time I'm going for a planned c section since I had an emergency c section 2 years ago come march. I wasn't given any tips on recovery or anything. I'm trying to be optimistic going into this and avoiding my fears by going planned but I could use all ...

Is anyone starting to feel really self conscious about their hair loss? I look like I'm getting a receding hair line and it's really getting me down. My hair is really dark so it's very obvious. I'm starting to not want to go. I thought it was meant to improve around this time but I feel mine is getting worse 😭

I know I would never hurt my children. Toddler and 8 mo th old. I also have a dog. I love them all to bits and do anything for them but some days I find myself so angry and in a rage. On these days I do shout. Mainly at the dog as he barks and jumps at people. But I then hate myself as I don't want to teach my kid...

I’m 32+1 and last night I woke up to the worst pain in one side of my pelvis, I thought it could be braxton hicks but it threw me off because everywhere online said braxton hicks are usually painless? this pain was so bad I wasn’t able to talk through it, it wore off after a minute or two and I was able to get back ...

Can your teeth be beyond repair? Like implants be declined and grafting etc be declined due to bad teeth? My teeth are so bad due to years of neglect due to severe depression. I don’t really want to get into it, and I know I will get comments about depression has no effect on looking after oral health. But it does. ...

I’m only 3 weeks pp so it’s not happening anytime soon. But I cannot help feeling scared to have sex again. I will 100% be waiting for 6+ weeks pp and for the doctors to say all is good but in my head all I can think is it’s going to hurt inside due to the amount of layers that have been cut open and stitched. Hopi...

Husband does not understand my hormonal mood swings. Like I can’t help but cry or randomly get angry he has no empathy for me. I wish someone could witness it then talk sense into him to just stop fighting and yelling at me. I want to be in a safe soft environment before baby comes. Was anybody else’s husband a comp...

i can now say, toddlerhood and life have defeated me. it’s time for antidepressants and disassociation.

So today, my partner and I got the news that my one month old daughter has a hole in her heart and has been diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect, and I genuinely just feel so overwhelmed by everything that they told us. We've got to minimise contact with people because if she was to get ill, then she would r...

I gave birth at 37 weeks pregnant which is honestly not crazy early but I was not prepared, I have been crying a lot because it feels like I’m missing something in my body and I feel crazy for it. I love my baby so much, when I look at him I feel so much joy and love it’s something I never felt before but when I’m ...

I'm over 2 months in and I still get thoughts that I miss my old life and I regret having a baby. I feel terribly bad about it but know it is not uncommon. When did these thoughts stop for you?

How do mothers of multiples manage n my DCDA twins are nearly 6 months and after losing a close relative in sudden grief and being diagnosed with postpartum depression day to day sometimes feel hellish. They are majorly attached to me and our bond is something I cannot describe but I struggle mentally, and I’m so s...