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Post partum rage ???

Is it only me that can't stand it when someone else who isn't you or your partner holding your baby??? My baby is 8 weeks old and i really can't stand when people hold him and go to a place where i can't see him anymore 😭It's like a mummy protective instinct it's so intense 😂

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Relationship talk

Hi girls does anyone have an advice on dealing with a sudden change in partners mood and lack of motivation for life feel like I’ve tried everything to help and it’s really getting me down now just seems to cause aurguments

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Mum guilt and burn out

How the hell are we managing? I’ve got a 9 week old after a traumatic delivery via C-section and a really hard pregnancy. I love her more than anything in the world, but damn I’m burnt out. I’ve always been such a control freak, also very much an ‘I’ll do it’ kinda girl when it comes to cooking, shopping and oth...

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Body hair not growing?!

Everyone talks about how thick their hair is and how hairy they have got through pregnancy. I’m nearly 23 weeks, my hair isn’t thicker and all my body hair barely grows? I noticed the other day as I realised I hadn’t shaved my legs for months haha. Anyone else?! 🥲

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Just venting

So today I was supposed to go out with my friends and my daughter got sick so I canceled to stay with her because I feel guilty and as a first time mom I’m still trying to figure it all out. However my husband still went out with his friends to take a break and recharge. This just upset me as a mother I don’t get to...

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Emotional 🥹

Is it normal to feel like this?? I have a 5 week old and I’m getting abit protective and feeling jealous when she’s in other peoples arms. I just feel like I’m constantly wanting to hold her. Maybe I’m getting clingy😂 We are breastfeeding, maybe this is why I’m not sure. I have expressed and tried a bottle but she…

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Emotions

Is anyone else getting really emotional at the thought of going into hospital and leaving their first born to have baby? Tonight I cried my eyes out putting my first born to bed at the thought of it all 🥲🥺

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Family comments

Anyone else’s family feel the need to constantly say “you’re not important”, “it’s about the baby not you”, “we’re only here because of the baby” every time they visit? Like obviously baby is the most important and is the center of my world but why do you feel the need to say these things to me multiple times throug...

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rant

bit of just a rant in hopes that i’m not alone 🥲 i had to self-certify myself off sick for my last week because i had an emotional breakdown during work because i am physically & emotionally struggling being 35 weeks. i am a dom carer so constantly on my feet, driving around, bending, leaning etc & this morning it…

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I need help

Can I get a restraining order? I don’t want him around me or our child. I've always made allowances and defended him, always second-guessed myself, and put it to the side and continued, but speaking with my doctor and other professionals, they've told me I'm being gaslighted, which is emotional abuse. He’s emoti...

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Negative self talk

Hey girls! I just wanna say I struggled for 4 years with an eating disorder before I got pregnant, and I’ve been managing to put it to the back of my brain with the thought process that I am growing a life so weight gain is inevitable. But I am now almost 22 weeks, and I feel swollen. I’m struggling with my head? I ...

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PGP with a toddler

Hi I’m currently 30 weeks pregnant and I have a 20 month old daughter who is so energetic I am really struggling with the PGP. I’m now getting referred for pelvic physio but until the hospital contact me I’m not sure what to do as I’m in so much pain with it now I’m at a loss as my daughter needs my interaction not...

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when does it get better?

people keep saying it gets better, but when? i’m 8 years in 3 kids.. and it’s not getting better. i honestly don’t like being a mom anymore. i’ve literally lost my entire identity being a mom. i feel like idk myself anymore. i’m depressed. i’m sad. i’m unhappy. i want to give up. i wish i could go back in time, if i...

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Super emotional

I’m well aware of the ‘baby blues’ and I’m absolutely besotted with my baby girl (born 9th December). She’s doing great we’re in a routine and she seems pretty chilled out and happy. I’m finding still that I’m getting very tearful when I recap on everything I get really upset. I miss being pregnant, recapping on how...

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Venting

I love my MIL, I really do, but it has been so hard for me whenever she comes around. My son is 5 months old. When I was three weeks pp she was like “this time next year I’m taking him up north for my birthday.” She didn’t ask she said those are her dates and that they’re going to fly to see his cousins and that my ...

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Found out my child downloaded tictok

What would you do?... in my situation. So she's 11. She's not allowed to have tictok. I found her downloading it in the past but she had no followers or anything so it has just happened and I deleted it. She didn't try again until now I suppose (months later). I haven't checked her phone in a few weeks but I did thi...

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Postpartum with Hashimoto’s Disease

Hello, I am currently 5 months postpartum. During my pregnancy I had to take thyroid medication. During my pregnancy I felt I didn’t really feel any side effects. Now that I am postpartum I noticed my hair thinning out a lot and my hair seems to be falling. I’ve recently also noticed that I’d wake up during the nigh...

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Pms anger

What are some preferably natural remedies you take for anger caused by hormonal changes that works for you? I hate the way I am - I just want to punch everyone I swear and scream at my loudest 😩

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How did y’all tackle your pubic hair post birth?

I feel like I need a weed whacker. Anyone braved this successfully? All tips welcomed. I had a periurethral tear, so I’m even more apprehensive. I’ve been cleared by my doctor at my 6 week appointment.

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Vent: I am a failure as a mother

To my baby boy, I’m sorry I keep yelling at you lately. I don’t know what is driving me mad. The pressure of having return to work, the guilt that drowns me everytime I hear your cries when I have to leave you, or when you know I am leaving without you. I am sorry that I can’t seem to fix myself up so quickly so th...

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