Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

I feel so much grief about how quickly time is passing. My baby is 5 months now and I feel like time is flying. I have a pain in my heart that comes and goes, and it’s grief. It follows me around. I don’t know why other than I want time to stop. I love being a mother and I love everyday with my baby but the days go ...

What does self care look like for you in a typical week. How long you spend doing something relaxing, etc and what is it? how do you find the time for yourself?

I’m so sad of being lonely. I’m a single mum and I have no friends or family around me. I can keep myself busy and distracted with my daughter but as soon as she’s gone to bed or is at her dads, I feel so lonely. It’s been 2 years of feeling like this and I’m exhausted from it. I no longer enjoy my hobbies anymore f...

Is it just me or does anyone else feel you kinda get pushed to the side a bit by everyone including your partner once you have a baby?

Is anyone else feeling extreme fatigue but still wishing to be out and about doing things. Maybe a bit of FOMO and loneliness- not sure what it is exactly for me so reaching out to see if others are feeling this way and anything they have found to help them. I’m at 35 weeks and due to start mat leave in Jan which I’...

So as my baby is young and can’t sit up I feel silly going to a church playgroup…. Does anyone know of anything I can do as I’m always shopping or alone!!

Why on my bad days motherhood feels like such a burden like i feel so lost and not myself at all. I never know does that mean I’m depressed it seems like alittle more often then i would like. Just need some mamas who get it.

I knew this day would come.. Little girl always been a mummas gal.. comes to mumma over everyone. Till today I had a friend over (second time she met them) and 3 times she picked them over mumma and it literally broke me and I held it together.. Sounds so stupid doesnt it 🙄 felt horrid.. I knew this day would…

Feeling extremely lonely and invisible this time around. Lost my Best Friend and have been feeling disconnected to my partner lately. Feel like I can’t talk to anyone and actually feel better these days.

I don't regret having my daughter, but getting married at 22 and suddenly getting pregnant literally three months after whilst still in education and being used to travelling and going out etc... Now being stuck inside singing row your boat... Not great. Only upside is my studies but I feel like I can't fully immers...

Can you feel your letdown?

I hate that I feel like I have no one to talk to! I just moved out to Minnesota for my man and all I have is him and his family (they don’t speak English and I don’t speak Spanish). It’s been about 2 months or going on 2 and I just think it’s really starting to get to me! I have a 3 almost 4 year old and I’m current...

Anyone else kinda nervous about being on leave?! I’m very fortunate and get 24 weeks of leave in Massachusetts. But I’m worried about being alone most of that time! Like after the first few weeks and such what do you do all day??? My husband works from home so will be here. But I get a lot of my socialization out of...

This Xmas break I want to meet with some friends for lunch. I’ve never left baby with anyone. But I’m tired of not having a social life and so my sister will look after her. I’ll probably have to leave during her nap and I’m just petrified she won’t settle and it’ll be such a shock to the system to wake up and not f...

What is it with some people!! I don’t work at the moment & so apparently thats the only reason I make any effort ie making a birthday card, or a dessert or cake for someone’s birthday or if I make homemade decorations with my child all I get from friends and some family members is “you’ve got too much time on your...

Some days does anyone else just think I was not built for motherhood 😂🤦‍♀️ is this a normal feeling, some days I can not be bothered to play with my 16 month old or even interact with anything and feel terrible! Then think was I actually meant to be a mum because I don’t think I want this life this week 😭

Ladies after having your baby, does anybody just feel like, you doing it all by yourself sometime?? I mean dad can sometimes be a big help but sometimes it just feel like it’s not enough is what I mean guess??

I've been single for 2 years now with a clingy 2 year old. I have friends having babies, pregnant and trying and I can't help but feel devastated everytime I hear the news. My best friend just told me she's trying and we had our babies together and I'm not taking it well. I was really nice and told her that's amazin...

Iv got so much anger in me right now , iv got no one talk too , really struggling to keep calm can someone help me with this ,

Through his time or schedule so he can make “time for us” cause in reality he has all the time for us once he’s home he just rather be in bed or play video games cause he tired but like everyday no