Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Anyone else here suffer with a chronic illness? Most of the time I am fine and functioning relatively well but today is a bad day where I can't do much or even lift up my baby due to pain, it's so sad and I feel like such a bad mum. Thank goodness for family and friends to help out but I wish I could be there more f...

I finally gave birth to my baby girl on the 10th. It was painful but so worth it in the end. I feel so empty now not in a sad way but in a I miss being with her 24/7 when she was in my womb. Like I was never alone and now when I go take a nap or leave her in another room I get so sad because she was once apart of me...

Shes 50. She has 8 kids. Her last 3 she's had back to back & all have multiple health issues. They are always in the hospital & have undergone different surgeries. I told her she should seriously think about birth control bc it's not fair to her kids. She's barely there for the other 5 kids bc shes always taking har...

Judgement free zone!! How long did everyone wait to have sex with their partner again following giving birth? Do you regret how soon or long it took you to get back in the sheets?

I've struggled with depression since I was a pre-teen and the same with an eating disorder on and off. Now that I have my daughter I've found myself using her as an excuse for not taking care of myself and falling back into my old eating habits. I have a hard time with hygiene due to my depression and when people as...

There is an OBGYN on Insta who’s popular and she had a baby a year ago and was very excited and happy etc. Then she fell pregnant again 6 months later(unplanned based on her posts) and now in all her posts she is so sad and having a hard time etc. and this is when she’s a doctor so she knew the risks. I don’t know w...

I’m due feb my girl will be 18 months then but she’s still breastfeeding at night and SOOO clingy to just me she will stay with her sisters and dad but it’s mostly me and only me, I’m actually dreading how she will cope and I’m going to be so anxious when I have to go to hospital 😢 I know she’s going to be terrible…

Those of you who have a boy and a girl was your mental health worse while pregnant with a boy? I think I’m struggling with my mental health this pregnancy… Idk what I want from this tbh Thanks for voting and taking the time to read this xoxo

Had my consultation and date made for my section today. I know they try to put you off but consultant was very extreme, told me I’d be damaged from the inside, may need a hysterectomy, will bleed out and that I’m mentally unsound (I have health anxiety that is under control atm but is the reason for my choice), that...

My little girl hates anyone that isn’t me. Including her father and it’s getting too much. Nobody can go near her or hold her except me without her having a complete meltdown. I can’t even leave the room for 2 minutes to use the toilet. My husband is really upset about it and says he doesn’t understand why his daugh...

Idk what to say or even how to feel about this. I am pretty sure I have ppd or something bc I send a msg to my husband's sister of my husband playing video games while the baby scream/cried during a diaper change captioned "this triggers me" bc I literally just want to be extra supported in PP. I am still recovering...

My baby father is abusive mentally and physically. He get upset when I tell him the truth about himself then he would hit me , grab my hair , throw me on the floor and my toddler would hit me with him . He doesn’t know what is going on just following after his dad . I am traumatized but still do for him I don’t unde...

Honestly I am just here to vent.. I am 36 weeks pregnant and woke up two days ago to find that my most favorite cat has passed away.. I am devastated.. he wasn’t event 2 years old… my heart feels so heavy and I feel like it is so unfair… I don’t understand how and why so soon… I miss him a lot. I wish I can have him...

Long story short my daughters dad was useless and verbally and physically abusive to us. Me more then her, he would scream in her face and squeeze her arms sometimes. Sucks when you don’t have enough proof to protect your baby in court. Anyways her dad hasn’t seen her since sept. he has been doing therapy since sept...

I feel like a failure!! My daughter has been sick since Halloween off and on, never fully getting better. She was in the ER needing Xrays and breathing treatments, but tested negative for all major sickness. Now today she has the stomach bug and throwing up all day . Is it normal to feel like she’s going to choke a...

Any other mamas sore from.tjere waist and lower back down???? I'm 16 weeks with my 4th baby and I can barely even sit up or even walk my hips pelvis back hurts soooo bad

Looking for some advice.. I had a c section 3 weeks ago and I was healing well but at the start of this week I noticed a really awful smell coming from my scar area, I have had a bit of pain but I think that’s from my newborn kicking the scar when I feed her and I also have a bit of throbbing from inside. I tried to...

Just curious to know how people's scar is healing months later. Mine still appears raised at either end and recently has felt a little sore. I try to do daily scar massage but I can't say it's making much difference. I am 6 pp. just wondering what other people's experience is.

Hi, I’m 22 weeks pregnant and I have a 2 year old. She’s great for most of the time but she’s got a very strong personality lol. She has been giving me a hard time, especially when it comes to bed time and I find myself snapping at her and then feeling like the worse mum ever. I don’t know what to do!

Everytime I have a disagreement with another person in front of my baby (she is 10mo now) I feel so bad, I think I'm messing her up and that this is going to cause her pretty bad things growing up or when adult, like shitty relationships or addiction. I mean, we don't get crazy at all but the tone of our voices chan...