Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Anyone else been diagnosed with strep B? I’ve been full of worry as soon as we found out 2 weeks ago and I’ve not seen my midwife yet so not had a huge amount of reassurance. Please do not comment with horror stories as I’ve already heard them and really could do with something positive! Here’s my little bean kick...

Hello, This is my first post, and I’m a bit concerned about my relationship with my baby. I feel like she is frequently upset when she’s in my arms or that she just wants me when she needs to be fed. I don’t have (or at least I don’t think I have…) an emotional connection with her yet, but not because I don’t love...

Hey so I’m currently 5 weeks pregnant with baby number 2, my little boy is 17 months old and I am finding it so hard to cope with my anger, I feel so bad for my son I feel like im constantly shouting and always so upset all the time, I feel like such a terrible mum, when he cries I just shout and get more angry and ...

This is my third period and it’s really heavy. Will it eventually go back to normal in a few months ?

At what point should I check myself into the hospital/ER? I have been feeling quite helpless and hopeless. My marriage sucks. My son doesn’t really give me happiness as there is no major bond. I feel stressed, anxious and overwhelmed everyday. I hate life. My body hurts all the fckin time. I’m exhausted. Nothing...

I’m unsure if it’s just me and I hope what I’m feeling is normal but in the beginning when my baby was small and a new born I totally understood why everyone wanted to pass our baby around for a cuddle. He was small and cute and cuddly and although my hormones made me want my baby back I did it so everyone can get a...

Asking because I'm considering getting it done after I give birth this summer or early fall depending on how things go

Some mom posted that gerber food was 50% off in the store . I commented that gerber has active lawsuits for the metals and other bad things in the food that are causing autism and other problems with babies and children. They got mad and said I’m shaming them for their choice to buy gerber. I thought I was spreading...

My daughter is 5 months old on Thursday and as of yesterday, she hasn't let me put her down to do anything. I can't even get myself something to eat without her sobbing until she can't catch her breath. For context, my kitchen and living room are the same room, she can still see and hear me. I've tried talking t...

I’m actually a little embarrassed to even write this post but hoping it’s a safe space to let out some feelings. My 4 month old daughter prefers her Dad and it’s crushing me. She absolutely lights up when he comes into the room, chats away to him, follows him around the room with her eyes all the time. I know she d...

My body is so sore from carrying my baby and doing things with her. She's 6 months now and think going onto 8kgs. My right arm is sore. Last night my whole arm was painting. My feet are so sore. My back is sore. Feels like my body is giving in. Anyone else experiencing this? Honestly too tired to stretch or exercise.

I’m almost 9 months postpartum and me and my husband have sex 1-2 times a month. Is this normal? I’d like to have sex more often, but he doesn’t seem interested. He blames it on the baby sleeping in bed with us (as if there’s not other areas of the house). Idk… just feeling undesired and ugly.

Honest experience going through a shelter with a baby. I really feel that’s my only way I need to leave this abusive cycle.

i’m 21 weeks pregnant with our second child (first is almost ten months) so my husband and i talked about him getting a vasectomy since we now have both a boy and a girl and feel content with our little family. i now question whether or not that’s a good idea because we are only 22 (he’ll turn 23 before babe gets he...

What’s the worst thing you said/did while having postpartum rage? I feel like I have no control when it’s happening. I yell really loud it scares my baby and she cries. I don’t want to traumatize her. I just lose it over the smallest things sometimes.

Hello! I am 2 month postpartum and got my period on Saturday! It stared light brown spotting then through out the day it started getting read and heavier also before my period started I got pain in my armpit. It looks swollen and it’s only on my right side. I pump and breastfeed so I don’t think it’s my milk. Anywa...

I have a horrible relationship with my mil and since being around her I’ve gotten on depression meds. I’ve since got off but it’s getting bad again and I think I have ppr. I am literally probably only happy30% of the day. I am so snappy and I just don’t have any patience. My husband has expressed he doesn’t want me ...

With my first, my OB was concerned I’d tear as I was pushing, so he asked if he could make a teeny tiny sideways incision to ensure I didn’t tear, he said recovering from a planned clean tiny incision would be 10x times easier than recovering from a spontaneous tear (especially had it of been in multiple directions ...

Has anyone else noticed their hair falling out. More than it used to before pregnancy? Mines just started to fall out after being pregnant, but it's getting to the point I'm starting to get bald patches. As I know, your hair either stops falling out all together or less hair falls out and then makes up for it after....

In March one of my friends have invited me to go weekend away from Friday to Sunday evening. I got no problem with going with them but have anyone have leave baby with their dad for 2 night. Am I bad mum to leave 7 month old baby does she need me ? It is very rare that I go out on my own as I have keep letting my fr...