Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

For me, it’s just another level of craziness and just having a cry out just because she ain’t getting her way or what not. It’s hard enough because I can’t physically move as fast nor, keep up. How are you all managing?? Mentally coping?

I had tearing during delivery and was wondering if they actually heal and close up or if it heals and left open. Mostly asking cause where the tear is is still painful. I stopped bleeding, I'm just feeling pain when I move, like sitting or getting up or even getting out of the car.

Hey! Just curious as to what everyone else’s partners are doing to help them through the first trimester. I’m really struggling with mood swings, fatigue and nausea. My partner is being helpful-ish, but he gets moody when I have my mood swings. I’ve explained that I’m not choosing to have them, it’s hormonal but I d...

We went out for a family walk today and stopped in the pub on the way home. A old guy referred to our little lady as a little boy. Now I would get it if she was in neutral clothing but she was dressed so girly. When the old guy said “is wee one a boy” I replied quite bluntly with “what with a pink dress and pink tig...

I’m over my bd but I’m still not over being so deeply in love. I’ll be at work fine and randomly see or hear something and the memories come back and I’ll be holding back tears. Remembering being so happy, so at peace, so safe, so loved and now it’s gone. That feeling is like a drug and I’d do almost anything to g...

I posted a couple of things in groups on here about my body shaming MIL. I don't want her staying in my tiny two bedroom apartment on short notice because she'll be alone with a nanny who is really shy and who I don't know very well and my four year old daughter. I'm scared she will say a lot of horrible nonsense ab...

For those who already had more than one period after birth, were your periods after the first one regular or irregular? Thanks

My MIL has a very recent dementia diagnosis. She's still very mentally with it. She also has a lengthy history of being really sizeist. She has a very fast metabolism, eats whatever she wants, and stays weighing about 100 lbs. Not a problem except that she thinks anyone who's at all heavy (or even just curvy or stro...

Can anyone tell me their happy ending stories of leaving a toxic baby dad and things getting better or even finding someone better?🤣 a girl needs some hope over here ✌🏽🤣

I don't know why I'm posting. Maybe just writing this to use it as a forum to vent. I'm a solo mum, I chose to keep my baby, and I love her implicitly. Finding out I was pregnant, my partner of ten years reacted really badly. He removed me from the companies we built and told me to get an abortion. I had always be...

I’m on the homestretch and scheduled for induction at the end of the week. I can’t help but feel incredibly depressed along with anxiety. I’ve been single throughout this pregnancy as the father walked out on me and our pregnancy in April. Then to add on to the emotional baggage my own father passed away in May. And...

I’m going through the postpartum stage of my hair falling out! Any advice!!!?

I just don’t really care anymore… what’s happening?

So before my son passed away me and my finance were toxic we were always toxic. I’m pregnant & now it’s just worse bc we are grieving and I’m hormonal it’s just not good we have 3 other kids. Should I look into therapy or leave?

I was diagnosed with depression at like 14 and have been on and off medication for it since (24 now). My depression comes and goes, sometimes it’s bad other times it’s manageable. Here lately it’s been pretty bad, the worst it’s been in a long time, my depression does seem to come around the holidays but this year i...

So my partner has booked for us to go away as a suprise for my birthday next weekend! (Somewhere cold in Europe) but I already have anxiety about leaving my 3.5 month baby girl it makes me feel sick. How can I relax myself? Any advice or similar feelings?

So me and my husband gave our baby to his mom for a night. She ends up keeping my child for 2 days because "the timing wasn't right" to drop MY child off at my home. 🙃. Baby girl has been back since last night and today my husband said his mom and her husband wanted to have the baby back at thier house. Uhhh , like…

I am currently having therapy for PND, I have returned to work and have generally been feeling a lot better recently. However this weekend I feel the worst that I have done in a while. I feel exhausted from juggling, guilty about leaving my baby and have been arguing with my partner since Thursday. I cried for hours...

Hi all, I’m not quite sure how to describe this but I hope some mothers out there understand where I’m coming from. I absolutely am in love with my baby and I have so much more love for my partner now that we are a family. I do have to say that my life has changed dramatically since having a baby (now 4 months) ...

Hey mamas, I may just be being over sensitive, but on Wednesday I had gallbladder removal surgery, so I’m very sore, swollen and can’t lift (not easy with. 1 year old!) My mum has taken over the bulk of the childcare as I’m a single parent and now my little girl doesn’t want to go near me…my mum keeps saying to her ...