Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hello 👋 I live in Springfield and have a 5 month old baby. I don't drive and so I find myself doing the same old things with her. Going to town, walking around, playing with toys at home etc. For some reason I don't have the confidence to walk into mace playce with her incase they tell me she's too young (anxiety…

My baby is extremely unsettled and I really don’t know what to do anymore. She’s never been settled so it’s not regression she’s just in so much discomfort. I’m not sure why! She doesn’t bring up much wind but I’ve tried infacol, gripe water ,pace feeding,winding between oz, keeping her upright I’ve tried seeing an ...

I’m so over my pregnancy, it’s honestly made me depressed. . . If it’s not one thing it’s another , I’m suffering mentally, physically, emotionally!! I need this baby out ASAP as I’m afraid I can’t go another day , I’ve been having symptoms after symptoms and my mental state can’t take it anymore. I’m afraid I may r...

Night sound silly but bear with me… My little girl was born with dark eyebrows which have gradually got bushier and turning into a monobrow. I don’t mind I think it’s cute, but I ended up googling it because both me and her dad were fair with practically no eyebrows as babies so have always wondered where she got th...

Anyone who has given birth already had a 2nd degree tear? It’s day 10 for me today and the pain is getting worse. I thought it would be easing or at least be the same level of pain by now. I also saw some stitch material on my pad at day 6 so I don’t know if they’re falling out because it’s infected, and not sure i...

My 6m fell off the bed I looked away for a second 😭😭 she cried for a minute or so then was ok? How do I tell if she’s fine without telling my husband 😭😭😭😭😩

Did anyone get thrush in the third trimester? I seem to have itching and will bring it up to my midwife today. I wonder how long it does take to clear.

4 weeks post postpartum, vaginal delivery with 3d tear. Does anyone know when can you start to use soap/fragrances/waxing/shaving again?!

I want a second child but I fear my mental health might suffer 😅. I know I need to wait until we are financially stable and have a house but I’m scared of infertility. My daughter is 14 months old but I miss being pregnant and I want her to have a sibling. I think it would be a lot more responsible to wait 😅😭…

I used to be horny all the time and ever since having my baby I have barely any sex drive. Still breastfeeding and hoping it comes back when I stop but is there anything to help bring it back in the mean time? I feel bad for hubs wanting it and I’m not.

Little rant! My MIL constantly makes comments about our little boy looking exactly like my husband. I was fine with it at the start as naturally people will say something about which parent the baby looks like but my little boy is now 6 months old and this is happening almost every time I see my MIL or we send her ...

Feel so overwhelmed

Is anyone else getting a lot of backlash for not wanting their family/friends to kiss their baby? My daughter is due in a month and I'm being made out to be a control freak for not wanting people to kiss her due to the risk of RSV. I'm being made out to be crazy and it honestly just makes me want to cry. I'm now so...

Is there anyone that breastfeeds and takes hair, skin and nail tablets - not sure if it’s allowed? but I’m about a week away from being bald 😂😂

My little boy turned 1 today 🥺🩵 we have had the best day but I feel really sad tonight and I just don't know why. I sort of knew I'd feel emotional but not sad?

Miss Rachel is the only thing keeping my sane right now with illness / teething 😭

Does anyone else live every single day with mum guilt? Not feeling like they’re doing enough, struggling to find the energy to do something with their little one? And just feeling like you’re not giving your child what they deserve? I’m so stressed with feeling like this everyday, I struggle with depression and anxi...

I feel so guilty as I put my LG down she smacked her head on a glass ornament not hard but enough to cause this ⬇️ she cried for a matter of 2-3 seconds then stoped and she seems fine in her self do I call 111 or take her to docs in the morning???? Please I’m a first time mum and I’m panicking I feel like the wors...

So my MIL has basically not checked in on me at all for my whole pregnancy. Didn’t even congratulate me when my husband told her we were pregnant (after a long infertility journey and a few losses). Now that I’m 3 weeks away from giving birth she’s texting me all of a sudden. Wtf

Not really Nov baby relevant but just wanted to get my thoughts out! I have recently started a new job at a special needs school, I've said for years it's my dream job but since being there and being around the children that display aggressive behaviour (5-19 yrs) I have been seriously triggered, I have a violent pa...