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i just had my baby in december.. my sister in law had her baby in october. she is really suffering with PPD where i am not. which i think is also making it worse because she canā€™t understand how she got it and i didnā€™t. i care about her a lot and want to help but idk the right thing to say or how to help her. if an...

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Baby boy due August

Hi yall. Iā€™m due August with my second baby but first boy. My husband and I have been discussing circumcision. He is very against it but Iā€™m not sure what to do because I worry about the emotional effects that not doing it will have on a teenage/adult male. So share your thoughts on the pros and cons in the comments...

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Sex after delivery

This might be TMI but I wonder if anyone is on the same scenarioā€¦ Iā€™m 2 months postpartum and had to have a episiotomy to deliver my baby.. Iā€™m extremely anxious with starting sex again as everything feels really really tight down there.. more than it was actually before delivery. I wonder if anyone is on the same s...

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39 weeks

This evening Iā€™ve had what I can presume is Braxton hicks about 3-4 times an hour for maybe 3-4 hours or so. Light cramping not as frequent and back has been on and off achey. No sign of waters or any painful contractions. Baby boy also moving around like nobodyā€™s business today too. I hope all these are signs of...

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Would i be in the wrong?

Hey ladies, this is a bit of a weird one, but basically, since a child, I've had a bad fear of men. I don't trust them in the slightest this fear came about when I was months old. Growing up it's always stuck. I've had counselling etc nothing works it's just one of them things I've learnt to deal with. Fast forward ...

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5weeks postpartum

im 5w pp - is it supposed to still hurt in my abdomen? like above the jncision line in the actual abdomen there are sore spots like someone pinched me inside and the skin kinda feels like someone slapped me. are u guys still hurting?

Incognito
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BF and Antidepressants

Anyone know much about or can signpost where I can look into it please?

Incognito
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What are your coping mechanisms?

Hi all, Could really do with some help/inspiration. 3 months postpartum and struggling. I have drs appointments booked so I am getting some help. In the meantime, what do you all do to help yourselves? Before baby, my coping mechanisms were going for long walks and reading. I take plenty of walks (helps baby sleep ...

Incognito
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Sex? Or no sex?

Iā€™m 3 weeks pp & thinking about having sex, I know everyone is different but was wondering what other people did? I had a vaginal birth with no tearing/stitches. I was discharged from the hospital 7 hours after birth & have been very active walking since 1 day pp. my bleeding stopped around 4 days ago completely. Is...

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Sex after birth

How did yall manage starting to have sex again after 6 weeks? Did you even want to have sex? Was it painful? Did it feel different after giving birth?

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Postpartum depression hitting before postpartum even starts

Anyone else?

Incognito
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Major mum guilt.

By complete accident my little one nearly got burnt today. Luckily there was no mark and heā€™s not hurt or was bothered at all. We ended up attending emergency care and now being reported to social care. I know my little one is uninjured and is fine but I am beating myself up so much about it Iā€™ve been crying for 3 h...

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Relationship with a nonbelieverā€¦

I am 5 years into a loving relationship. We have a 2 year old and a baby. Up until now I feel my faith hasnā€™t been a priority but have recently felt I need to change this and with my boyfriend being a nonbeliever I just feel my life will never really be what it should be. I love him but have been having these feelin...

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Feel guilty for crying whilst pregnant

I feel so bad crying - Iā€™m so sad and this is supposed to be the happiest time of my life. Iā€™ve always wanted a baby, but being completely alone and with mental illness and constant backache and sickness that comes and goes. I feel miserable :( itā€™s not my babyā€™s fault Iā€™m so grateful for this baby, I just wish I di...

J
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Intimacy

I know itā€™s 6 weeks to wait but what about foreplay or mastubration how soon after birth can you do these things?

Incognito
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Postpartum psychosis & Guilt

Hey ladies, I was diagnosed with Postpartum psychosis not long ago, and have been struggling to kind of forgive myself for the scary thoughts I had before being medicated (which made a HUGE difference thank God). Has this been anyone else's experience? If so what do you think helped you move forward?

Incognito
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Anxiety

Iā€™m 32 weeks as a solo mum by choice. For the last 3 days Iā€™ve been unable to keep any food down and Im being jolted out of my sleep with anxiety every 30/40 mins. But I canā€™t put my finger on exactly whyā€¦ feeling like Iā€™m not going to be a good enough mum, like Iā€™ve made a mistake going down this path. When all I...

Incognito
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Uncontrollably crying

Hey so this is a rant but im 18m PP and am pregnant again. I feel so depressed and like a failure. I ask my husband for so much help and im scared heā€™s getting sick of me. I also have terrible mood swings. I was trying to get our daughter to sleep but she wouldnā€™t lay down and kept talking. I was doing that for 30mi...

Incognito
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Braxton Hicks

I will be 37 weeks on Friday and have been having braxton hicks contractions for a couple weeks now but the past few days even tho they are still irregular they have started to get more painful. Can someone explain what this means to a first time mom?

Incognito
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Friendship changes

Hi everyone, just feel like I need a bit of a vent as this is playing on my mind and keeping me awakeā€¦ even though baby is fast asleep šŸ˜… I went out to a baby group with my friend today with our babies. During the coffee and shopping afterwards, I felt interrogated about my baby, going back to work, our house andā€¦

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