Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I’m getting really REALLY frustrated with my boyfriend at the minute. He keeps calling me a liar for things like me recalling something in a conversation inaccurately, and it’s upsetting because I’ve explained before how I’ve seen this shift in my memory since having my baby 10 months ago, I’ve become a lot more for...

does this sound like i need an increase or do i just need a break i find myself so short tempered, even towards my little ones (never ever physical) and i hate myself for it. i get overwhelmed and stressed so easily sometimes i find myself having feelings of hurting myself just to get the frustration out somehow! ...

My baby is nearly 8 weeks old and I’m still feeling so overwhelmed and so emotional at times. There are times when I can’t stop crying. I’m struggling to navigate life with a newborn and a toddler. I have a constant overwhelming feeling to tidy and organise. I feel like I’ve lost myself and I just feel sad and somet...

And I feel so much relief! Baby has been transverse for ages, I've been in tears recently because I was so uncomfortable with him in both my hips and bulging out my sides when I'm asleep. I had really had enough and there's no way he had anymore growth room in that position. Well he must have realized this himself y...

Anyone else still experience hair loss at this stage. I don't remember it being this bad with my first but this time around every time I shower or put my hand through my hair I feel like I pull a handful of hair every time. Getting me down a bit now and was just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing?

Hi all, I’m feeling really anxious about the birth this time round, I think because I’m worried about leaving my eldest who will be 20 months. He’s very much a mummy’s boy, I’ve never left him overnight before, only for the odd evening out when he’s already been in bed. I’ve not long stopped breastfeeding him so he’...

I’m 25 I have 2 kids a 4 year old girl and a 22 month old boy and currently pregnant with my 3rd and I have this overwhelming fear that I’m a crappy mom. I’m constantly dissociating and just don’t want to do anything with them which is soo crappy idk why I’m not sure if it’s because I’m pregnant or what like I want ...

Is anyone else experiencing anything similar? For the past few days my little one has got upset when her dad has left the room or walked away from her. She will settle very quickly, but this is very unusual for her. We were out shopping yesterday and she was overly tired so Dad took her out of the pram and was bounc...

My sister thinks I made my son’s life harder by not getting him circumcised. Honestly, I hadn’t put much thought into whether I was going to do it or not prior to birth but I felt pressured to get circumcised by the people around me and so in the last weeks of my pregnancy I was going to but then my birth was so tra...

Has anyone ever had an angry outburst (like screaming or throwing things) and how do you control it?

Im FtM had a vaginal delivery and just wondering how long it took you ladies to heal? I know the timeframe is 6 weeks and im trying to take it easy on myself and dont be so critical but im still having discomfort and im 3 weeks PP and idk why in my brain i feel like i should be healed by now i guess because ive stop...

15 weeks pp and my ab separation hasn’t improved at all :( Middle is 1 finger gap and bottom is 2 fingers. I’m starting to feel discomfort and pain in my lower stomach which I think is due to it. Has yours healed? Is 15 weeks too early for it to have healed?

Feeling sad 😔 just want to cry

Has anyone been struggling this last trimester? My entire pregnancy I have felt mentally fine… that is until now. The way Ive started viewing myself is awful. Like I previously enjoyed seeing my bump grow but now I’m just disgusted by myself. I feel like whale, I’ve started to swell a little, I’ve started to get re...

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 😂

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

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...

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?! 🥲

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...

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…