Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Anyone that has IBS,how do you cope with everything on top of being a mum? I’m so worried of getting sick, not being able to go out with my daughter and I get no support from family or her dad. Scared to go out alone in case I get a flare up, scared to go back to work, eat most foods. I’ve made an appointment at the...

How long did it take your baby to heal? And around how much ointment did you use? And what ointment did you use?

Is it normal to cry at least 3 days a week every week since giving birth. I am utterly miserable. I hate this. I seriously would love nothing more than to disappear. Not suicidally just run away. I can’t deal with the constant crying. All day every day. For weeks on end. Nothing I do is good enough. Nothing works. I...

This stage is mental. No one told me about this and no wonder… She’s like an emotional tornado at the moment 🌪️ Anyone else ?

He assaulted me so I left him. He's shown no interest in my daughters needs. He is entirely focused on emotionally abusing and being controlling using my baby as a weapon. He is causing so much stress on me and now threatening my family. I don't see the point anymore as I've put so much effort in and had only abuse....

My LO is 8 weeks old today and I just feel like a complete failure. I'm trying to hardest with everything. Breastfeeding after struggling with latching for the first 6 weeks and having to pump constantly. I've moved to a completely new area to my partners away from all my friends and familiar areas. No matter what I...

Hey ladies.. due dates are approaching (I’m 18th December) and I’ve suddenly just had this huge realisation that my life is about to change so much. I’m finishing work in a week using up holidays then starting maternity. I am so emotional crying this evening at the thought of how everything is about to change and I ...

Hi everyone! I'm 8 weeks postpartum and recently found out I have some granulated tissue that's taking a while to heal. My provider mentioned the option of silver nitrate, but I wanted to check in and see if anyone here has experience with it. Did it help, and was it painful? Also, if anyone has any home remedies t...

does anybody have any tips and tricks on how to lose less hair postpartum? my son is 6 months going on 7 at the end of the month and i’m still struggling with it, it’s just getting worse honestly. i’ve tried different “hair growth” shampoos but nothing has worked. i’ve tried iron pills but i haven’t seen any improve...

My gorgeous baby girl is a week old and she’s so restless at night. She goes 3-4 hours between feeds in the day and we can put her down in the pram to sleep but at night she refuses to be put down. She screams and screams if we try and she feeds every hour. My husband and I are trying to sleep in shifts and take tur...

Hi everyone, So I haven't been on here since I last had my youngest little girl who will be turning 1 in a few weeks so I'm kind of out of practice on here! So me and my husband have been debating of whether to have another baby or not and this may come across as really selfish but we would both like a boy if we w...

Not just hiding tears from a movie but bigger stuff I grew up seeing my mom distressed and tried to take care of her and most people I knew, tryna break generational curses here any tips help❤️

Hello! Has anyone had granulation tissue from an episiotomy removed with silver nitrate? I had it this afternoon and now the local anaesthetic is wearing off it’s quite sore! Just wondering if anyone else has had it and how long it took to settle down and did it work?

My little girl is 10 weeks tomorrow and has CMPA and has been on SMA Althera for 5 weeks now and she had been very settled and happy but since Friday she has been squirming and crying again just as she did before like she is in pain just genuinely very uncomfortable 😣 has anyone else experienced this?

Yall i am annoyed and irritated and worried. Im worried my daughter is training herself to be an attention whore with no self esteem always seeking validation. she is always telling me every little thing she’s doing. i’m mentally drained from this by the way. i try to give her little activities to keep her busy but ...

How are you guys dealing with your ppd months later?? I seemed to have a handle on my ppd for a long time after I had my baby but now that he’s older I seem to be struggling with it a lot more.

What would you do if your manipulative mum and ex-partner started hooking up and conspired to have you committed to a mental health ward with no evidence of you being unwell or at risk and have you on an illegal authority treatment.. and took your 4 month old baby from you? I’m desperate. I’ve made police reports a...

Absolutely exhausted from the constant barrage of illness/ teething/ sleep regressions/ tantrums. I just feel like I’m going to war every sodding day. My daughter is fighting every nap and bedtime so I’m getting zero break, she’s ill and teething molars and so when she’s awake she’s so miserable and clingy. Like i...

Hello everyone, my son is 3.5 months and my hair has started to fall out, not in clumps but so much so that I am noticing it everywhere 😭 I have short hair and so it’s really noticeable which is rubbish! Anyone have any spectacular tips for improvement? Thank you! Xxx

For majority of my relationship with my husband, my MIL and I have not seen eye to eye and I always let her have her way until I realized it disrupted my peace. I reached out to her and told her how I felt and where I was coming from and she dismissed it. We have been no contact for a year (by no contact I mean I st...