Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

My baby daddy has been eagerly waiting for me to be 6 weeks postpartum so we can start having sex again. I had a vaginal birth and I’m currently almost 4 weeks postpartum. I missed my OB appointment, so I won’t know how it’s going down there for a couple more weeks. I can still feel stitches a little, I’m assuming t...

Have any of you ladies had success with this and if you did how long did it take to get approved? I'm separated and really struggling to work 😔 I've been medicated for depression and anxiety my entire life, but it's the worst it's ever been.

Please tell me there are other woman out there that one minute are hating motherhood and the next feeling broody? I currently have a 2.5 year old and a six month old and although I’m out of the newborn trenches, this motherhood thing is hard, yet I can’t help thinking about the possible third child somewhere down t...

Not sure if it’s something I should be concerned about or not but my period still has not started. I’m 15 weeks postpartum and I ebf. I bled a week or so after birth but since then nothing. Should i contact a doctor or is this normal? When should I expect it to start again?

Does anyone have experience with needing to start antidepressants to help postpartum anxiety/depression? I’ve tried to avoid it but my anxiety is now out of control. My baby is only 6 weeks old. I’m not breastfeeding. I guess I’m just looking for support or words of encouragement that everything will be ok.

My husband and I have been married for 5 years now and have an beautiful daughter. This will be a long text if I go into details but he’s a good person but we bump heads a lot. I deal with depression so for while I thought I was the problem but ever since going to therapy I realized my husband is a huge part of why ...

After my 2nd baby finding my hair is thinning postpartum. Anyone tried anything that has helped thicken or regrow.

My baby recently started crying with my parents and husband’s parents and before she wouldn’t do that now she cries so much you would think she’s being tortured and only me or my husband are able to calm her down. She instantly stops when we get her. Is this a phase that babies go through? How long does it last? Thi...

Honestly girls when do you start to feel more yourself? Also c-sections bellies when ? How, do you get flatten it a little. I know it’ll be there forever but my god this girl is not making me feel great right now

LO is now 10 weeks and she’s so unsettled. I think she may have trapped wind at times and we are using infacol but she just generally seems to be a rollercoaster of emotions. Please tell me I’m not the only one with a cranky baby!?

hi! i’m a stay at home mom i’m dealing with a case of postpartum! and i just would like to connect with other moms who deal or dealt with it as well. i just want to be better for my son and myself, please feel free to message me! i have 5mg of lexapro waiting for me to take but im so nervous.

(Kind of long but the context is needed please read and help, I feel so alone and confused) So I used to work as an All Star cheer coach. When I moved to Cali I found a mediocre Gym that was not quite my style but they were new and I had 15+ years of experience so they wanted my help getting off the ground. The own...

Does anyone else’s baby seem to hate men? My baby girl is 7.5 months and seems to be scared of all men except for my partner (her dad) and I don’t know what to do about it! I want her to be able to be looked after by my dad without worrying, my mum passed away a few years ago so it’s just him now and he’s feeling qu...

I am currently 30 weeks pregnant and I’ve yet to feel Braxton hicks contractions I got them with my other two but is there still a chance I’ll feel them?

My doctor currently has me on lexapro (it’s an antidepressant medication) after my first child passed. I wanted to know how did any of my other mommas feel if they were on any antidepressants?

Am I literally the only horrible person in this whole world who feels as though I made a mistake by having my baby. It absolutely breaks my heart for even thinking it then saying it out loud but I can’t change the way I feel. I’ve always wanted kids since I was a little girl but as I grew up I changed my mind and I ...

I have tremendous mum guilt right now. FTM to my little girl who’s 3 weeks old and I am struggling to enjoy her. I love her so much but when she’s awake she just cries. When she’s asleep she’s so peaceful and I can’t stop staring at her. The love I have for her is unreal but I’m struggling when she’s awake as I’m ...

Do you avoid DTD during your TWW? Can sex interfere with implantation?

I try really hard to keep repeating but end up yelling and I feel so bad. I apologize and say I shouldn’t have gotten mad but it still happens. I found out I’m pregnant again which means I have to stop smoking and I’m afraid I will be even more unstable. Not less remorseful just bitchy and then guilty. I know I use...

I am trying to figure out how to deal with the disappointment I feel about my own mother. For some background, my mother was a NICU/Peds NP most of my life. Always said she loved babies. When I was pregnant, she was very excited and engaged. When i was about to give birth she would talk to my husband and I about how...