Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

How does someone tell their partner they are struggling? My partner Is so lovely and has been so so supportive through my whole pregnancy journey. I gave birth 3 weeks ago and for the past week or so I've been feeling really low about everything, the lowest I felt in a very long time. He keeps asking me what's wr...

Hello mums, I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant and feeling overwhelmed. My partner is struggling to connect with the pregnancy and doesn't seem to understand my physical and emotional needs. All he talks about is himself or his mental health. He prioritises himself and mental health over our midwife appointments. He wa...

So for context my sister has depression, she is on amitriptyline and also has autism and ocd. She recently went to uni and has started going out more. The other day we went out for breakfast because our mum had my son and she had told me how a group of lads in her cohort had been saying stuff about her appearance, t...

When did people start having sex again after a c section? I’m only 2 weeks postpartum and just wanted other opinions on when people started to try again

Is there anyone that has postpartum depression? If so how did you go about seeking any help? I’ve struggled for a while but have masked and kind of ignored/just dealt with it the best I can, and health visitors have suggested I may have postpartum depression. I’m starting to really struggle and feel like I may need ...

My baby’s belly button isn’t fully healed yet it is this normal?

Having a bad few days just need to let it out This baby has always been a challenge in some way or another. First colic and the feeding was a nightmare and the sleep was great at night. Then the feeding resolved itself and we were getting somewhere but the behaviour started to get worse with the whinging and whinin...

Just need a safe place to get this off my chest. My 5 month old has been really unwell lately and in and out of the hospital with breathing difficulties. It causes her to cough a lot and vomit. I'm a very light sleeper so I always hear every noise she makes but last night I actually went in to a deep sleep for a cou...

To the women who had their women just on the cusp of full term - was there any reason for this or it all just happened naturally? I’ve just turned 37 weeks and want to know how prepared I should be 😂

Has anyone gone on sertraline after having a baby? No judgement please! I had post natal depression with my first and didn’t go on any anti depressants but looking back I wish I had because it would have made my experience so different (I’ve been on them pre kids with a positive outcome)! I felt I had post natal dep...

i really don’t like when people give me advice or tell me what i should do with my baby, or what they think my baby wants or when they just come up and take him off me. and i can’t say no or give my own opinion because of how they will take it (personally) - family members and it just makes me feel bad.

I'm struggling so bad with no body to talk to. I've tried to write it out to myself to release it and I just cannot get rid of this feeling. I feel like no one's ever gonna understand this depression and I feel so worthless as a mom and a fiance. all I do is lay around all day trying my best to take care of my baby,...

I’m sure it’s a sign of depression but I just don’t have the same emotions anymore. Almost as if I’m just numb from giving birth, post partum, family changes, and moving. There has been a lot of changes since giving birth and it’s been a long time since I actually have been truly happy or content with myself. the wo...

I'm not sure if this has been talked about already, but I wanted to know if anyone has experienced bleeding at 9 weeks post partum? I had what I think was my period just last week and now I'm bleeding heavily again. Also I exclusively breastfeed so I thought that would suppress my period. Just wondering if anyone ha...

I’m losing hair like this every time I brush my hair or run my fingers through it. 5 months postpartum is it normal? I’m going bald!!!!!

Has anyone get their tubes tied and then untied like 5 years later? Was it stupid expensive. We want one more baby in 5 years but right now I cannot risk getting pregnant. (Health issues) so I'm thinking about getting them tied.

So not ready for PP hair loss 😭 I already lose hair when I brush and always have and I have light hair but man I don’t want it to look so bad 😕. Any tips and ideas to help out the hair ? Also my nails be breaking in half.

Does anyone get emotional when they watch giving birth scenes in shows or movies. It started during pregnancy for me and it’s still happening. I just weep. I think it’s because of my birth trauma and how truly blessed I am to have my baby knowing things could have gone wrong. Is it just me?

I’m nearly 5 months postpartum from an emergency c-section and I’m horribly unconfident and hate my tummy. Adore my scar and the process I’ve been through but I’ve seen so many post section mummy’s and their bodies look no where near like my own. I wasn’t the skinniest lady before but now I’m left with no self estee...

I don’t know what to do and what help to look for. I’ve been to the doctors after both kids were born and both times I’ve been put onto CBT but that only increased my stress levels. I feel like everything is getting my down and I have no patience even being touched makes my skin crawl or it instantly makes me feel ...