Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

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When mums of multiple children on here have to one up your post or down play your trials and tribulations.. by saying I wish I could do that, try running around after two. Wish I could do that, try doing that with two. Blah blah blah

I don’t get it. If you hate your days so much you feel like your stress is more than others, or little moments of joys or extreme stress in life is more than others. And you constantly use it to belittle others situations (who have one child). And moan about it constantly. That those with one child ‘should count you...

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Post partum ?!

I’m 6 months post partum when shower and loss this much hair ??? Is it normal ??

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When I give MY opinion on a question YOU ASKED THE COMMUNITY

Some of you need to stop asking for advice if you’re going to get bitter about peoples reasons THAT don’t take your side. Then alll the sudden you have left out information that makes the situation completely different

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Feelings

I’ve recently started to feel like I have what I can only describe as a heartbeat down below has anyone else felt the same ??

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How can I distance myself from another mum

I feel like I might come across horribly in this post but I’m not trying to be mean so please don’t send any nasty replies. There’s another mum who attends a couple of the same classes as me. She already has 3 children and I’m due to give birth any day now with my first. She seemed quite nice when we first met but ...

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Snap back

Why in society are women are expected to snap back right after having a baby? I’m 21. I had my baby when I was 20. He’s 4 months old now. My whole pregnancy I was told because I’m young and I plan to breastfeed I’ll snap back immediately. That’s all I heard So of course after having my baby, now at 4 months post...

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Still emotional on my birth

I’m almost 10months postpartum and every time I think about my birth with baby boy I get so emotional and just want to cry. How I wish things were a little different and to how much better it would have made me feel hurts me even more. Maybe I should get some support on this matter but I was wondering if anyone else...

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FTM needing some support

Hi I had my baby on Monday afternoon through c section and currently struggling with my hormones and anxiety/ crying spells. I have a nurse visit at home and I’m scared they are going to judge me on how I handle / not handle stuff with my mental health as a FTM and not sleeping at all and potentially call social wor...

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FTM Currently struggling and needing to talk to someone

Hi I had my baby on Monday afternoon through c section and currently struggling with my hormones and anxiety/ crying spells. I have a nurse visit at home and I’m scared they are going to judge me on how I handle / not handle stuff with my mental health as a FTM and not sleeping at all. Currently don’t have anyone to...

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My husband is ruining my mental health

First off I feel like he has bipolar depression and definitely has traits of a narcissist. Of course these traits were not shown in the beginning of our relationship. Fast forward 5 years and 3 kids later , every other day he has something to complain about and it’s always somehow my fault. He’ll tell me to do some...

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Postpartum body 🫂

What’s the biggest change or most difficult change to your body you feel like you’ve dealt with postpartum? (Comment below) For me personally, it’d have to be my boobs after stopping nursing and my skin breaking out due to postpartum hormones fluctuating dramatically. (See comments for pictures) it was SO bad. I ...

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Laid off

I’m new to the SAHM life and I’m having a really hard time adjusting. I’ve had a really successful career and have worked since I was 14. My baby will be one next month. Sad to say, but so much of my identity was wrapped up in my career. I feel lost while I know I should look on the positive side and focus on my dau...

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Postpartum depression

How do I go about getting medication for postpartum. Do I just contact any OB. I had a guy OB but don’t want him anymore so not sure what I should do

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Depressed

Guys I don’t know if it’s just my circumstance, postpartum, or my hormonal iud, OR my period lol but I have been feeling HORRIBLE this past week. On top of it all my baby daddy won’t let me see his phone and is always following new girls on instagram that he always claimed are prettier than me in the past. All I do ...

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Social media, mum guilt

I have been bed sharing and breastsleeping for a little over two months and I absolutely love how I am able to sleep most nights and how easy it is to breastfeed. But occasionally I see the odd social media post, full of comments on how dangerous cosleeping is and then I can't help but feel guilt and anxiety... Anyo...

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Struggling

My baby is 5 weeks old and is incredibly fussy, and it’s gotten worse. The constant whinging whenever she’s not physically on me , and sometimes even when she is, is really really getting to me. I’ve found myself swearing at her then hating myself afterwards. I tried settling her by breastfeeding tonight and she suc...

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Stitch sticking out

I had a section nearly 3 weeks ago (2weeks and 5 days). I felt a tiny bit of pain near my incision so felt it to make sure it was ok and I felt one of the stitches sticking out. I’ve been having tenderness in my belly and still bleeding flesh red blood every day. Is this normal?

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Mom Guilt - should I have said something?

I took my daughter for her new born shoot today with a female photographer who I’ve used in the past. My girl is 2 weeks old today and was a little fussy and not settling. As the session progressed I could see the photographer getting more and more agitated with my girl, shoving a dummy down her mouth, rocking her ...

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Emotional

Has anyone else been just super emotional since giving birth? Had my baby on Sunday, a week early! My waters broke Saturday at 12:40am and went to hospital to find baby had pood in me so had to stay in, they had to force labour with the hormone drip and I only had gas and air throughout (my own choice), but 24 ho...

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Feeling shame

I love my little baby. She is so very wanted after 3 miscarriages and we tried for ages for her. I still can’t believe she’s mine and I have to pinch myself that she’s here. But she’s 5 weeks old and shes had tummy issues, reflux and colic almost since she was born. She’s screams till she’s blue in the face, vomits ...

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