Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Rant. - Is anyone else feeling completely and utterly overwhelmed by friends wanting to come visit you. My baby is 9 days old and my close family have come to see me. - which im totally fine with and happy with- but I’m not ready to be around friends when I still feel a bit rubbish. My stitches have only just starte...

So I moved to Preston 2 years ago and now have a 5 month old daughter I’ve really been wanting to make friends and go out a little but my daughter cries everytime we leave the house! She cries when we have visitors too she only wants to be held by me and doesn’t seem to like people much 😂 I just don’t know what to…

Relationships between females are so complicated. I get on way better with men in my life than women, always have since I was a kid. I have a 3 yo girl and a 9 month old boy. I shouldn’t even need to preface this by saying I love both my children so much, but of course I do. However, I’ve noticed that I have been ...

I’m after some advice from parents who’ve had their little boys circumcised. This has some back story.. please no judgment generally on this if that’s ok but informed opinions only :) We live in U.K. and circumcision is not done regularly here unless for medical reasons. My partner and I had always planned to get hi...

The hospital has traumatised me from what happened with my girl when she was born. My issue is today my boy had a hospital appointment and i literally didnt sleep last night because i was so anxious about going back to the hospital I literally dont know what to do anymore the hospital have just ignored me since we...

For those who have gone back to work. How did you deal with the mental turmoil if you had any? It’s my last few days before I go back to work. I am lucky that it’s only part time and so will have 2 days in the week at home with our daughter but I love my days with her and although she’s very happy with her childmi...

Between post partum hair loss and my baby discovering she can yank on my hair, I’m sure ill be bald by the summer 😂

I'm currently taking anti depressants, and I'm curious if anyone else here has done that before while pregnant, and did you proceed to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. This is my first time being pregnant and I'm very afraid.

My baby is 3months old, he had a 3 week intense stay in NICU and I'm struggling to get past it.. Any advice on all the scary/bad memories😢😫

Has anyone else experienced an annoying amount of pressure and suggestions from people about having another baby? My little girl isn't even 5 months old yet and since she was born all I've been asked is when I'm having another one.. I went through a traumatic birth and although I love my daughter more than anything ...

Anyone's period gotten WAY worse after having your baby. It's been almost 4 years and still super painful. Always thought the flow and pain would go back but nope.

Anyone else really struggling with postpartum hair loss? How long did it last? I currently just struggling with how much I am losing, it’s coming out in clumps and I’m too scared to touch it at this point.

I've been feeling extremely low and on the edge . Constant crying..how do I help myself get through this?

Literally just been so sad just arguing with my child’s father and not being in a good head space for my baby. Not having a support system or friends or a job or a life beyond taking care of my baby really .. nobody gets it and I’m just all alone praying somebody sees me going through this before it’s too late .. no...

12 weeks post birth I had a forceps delivery and where I tore and stitches is still painful is this normal

My son is 2 months today and looking back on pictures from when he was born makes me so emotional. It’s almost every time I look at pictures of him I get sad. Anyone else or is it just my emotions? 😩🥺😭

Been going through it emotionally and mentally for months now. I don’t have anyone to talk to. I just need my baby to sleep better at night and not be so fussy all of the time.

hey guys! gonna post a non anonymous post this time because i’ve grown so much since my PPD has been better. little back story, i kept telling myself everyday that i was failing as a mom because everyday activities felt like so much work and i never wanted to leave my bed. 3 months later i ended up doing it all on ...

When my husband has a bad day, or going through something I take it so fucking personal. I’m sitting here in bed sobbing. Why ? I have no fuckin clue. When he gets in a depressive state, or has a bad day he barely talks to anyone, very cold, distant etc. it gets me so mad and upset. When I’m like that all I want is ...

Is there anything I can do!? I don’t even want to take her back.