Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Do you take medication for a mental health condition?

I don’t really know the point of this post but maybe someone can relate. I’m at my breaking point - my baby is 10 weeks old and since 7 weeks all he does is cry and whinge and just constant noise except for when he’s sleeping or eating. He’ll be fed, changed and winded and still it carries on and nothing I try sooth...

I’m due my first baby in Feb, and as I live in the US and my mum in the UK she was going to come over for 5 weeks to help with the baby/to see him. She was here for Xmas and now says she doesn’t have enough to do and won’t stay for five weeks in Feb. I get that it’s hard for her to spend time away from her routine, ...

My 7 week old for the past week has been crying non stop for no reason, last night she cried for 5 hours straight and nothing would console her, not even feeding. We’ve tried infacol to see if it would help and it hasn’t, she’s been pale this morning and is just so irritable she’s not sleeping properly. She’ll fall ...

Hi, I’m 18 weeks now but last couple of weeks by mental health has changed drastically constantly feeling down & anxious.. is anyone else feeling the same is this normal within pregnancy?

I just left my baby at nursery for her first 2 hour settling in session. She was so happy the first 40 mins roaming around everywhere whilst I was there and then saw me get up to go so crawled over and she hugged me so so tightly like she knew I was gonna leave her - then obviously cried her eyes out when I had to h...

Those of you that still have littles who don’t sleep through, how are you staying positive and surviving? 20months on and I sometimes feel like it’s a reflection of my parenting or something I’m doing wrong. I know the broken sleep is taking its toll and just making me question things but how do you mammas stay ...

If you ever saw your own parents cry did it bother you?

Just venting… On pregnancy #2 due in March and I’m feeling so guilty for my 19 month old… I feel like I got pregnant so soon and didn’t get to spend enough time with my first baby. This pregnancy was a complete accident due to my IUD perforating and I don’t think I was ready for another one yet. I’m excited most da...

So I’ll be 38 weeks tomorrow I’m already dilated to a 4 but it’s still seeming like she doesn’t want to come out any tips or tricks to help move this party along🫠😭

My “friend”, just got married to her husband after knowing him for only nine months. Which I know a lot of people will say isn’t a bad idea. However, he was still taking care of his baby mama and staying with her. Who he had been with for a few years and just had a son with maybe a few months prior. Anyways he was l...

Hello mamas! My son is almost 3 months old! I don't know if this is normal or if any of you mamas have had these feelings, but i am soooo sad that my baby is getting bigger, to the point I just cry about it! I am also having a hard time dealing with the fact that my pregnancy is over! I had such an easy pregnancy an...

I’m almost 2 years postpartum and I feel like the mom guilt just gets worse. The idea of finding myself as a mom or “getting my pink back” feels so selfish. I don’t know where to start or how to let go of the guilt

I gave birth 3 weeks ago today, vaginal birth- first degree tear and a couple grazes but no stitches. Just wondering how long the soreness/pain will last? And when the bleeding usually stops?

I have very thick long curly hair. This is how much hair I shed every shower after 3-4 days of not washing. It feels like an insane amount!

I was raised Pentecostal & had a very strict, conservative childhood. When I was 18, my mother was diagnosed as bipolar. She would start arguments & throw things at us. On my 18th birthday, she told me I brought demons into her house. I left everything and walked out through the front door. My dad & siblings were sc...

Those of you who have fallen pregnant almost 2 years after your section, how did you find pregnancy and your stomach stretching/growing? Did you experience any pain or discomfort around the scar?

So I’m due to have my 20 week scan this weekend. I’m really struggling to feel any connection to my baby yet. Other than feeling a bit bloated I wouldn’t know I was pregnant. I’m also worrying now about how much my life is going to change as reality kicks in and worried that I’ll end up losing my identity as soo...

I’m a stay at home mom and I just feel depressed like I don’t do anything for myself anymore.. like I rarely leave the house or even get dressed. I’m happy about my baby but I’m afraid I’m loosing my identity.

So Everytime her dad is here she screams. She hates being on him around him as soon as she sees him she’ll cry. He comes and sees her basically everyday. It’s been like this the past two weeks. She’s five months tomorrow. Anyone else’s baby like this. She only met my brothers for the first time around Christmas and...