Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hi everyone. I am 3 months postpartum with my first baby delivered by c section and I am wondering if anyone else still has numbness on the belly at this point ? And if so how long does it last ? I can pinch my lower belly without any pain, it is a very strange feeling and one I did not hear about before.

My daughter is 16 months old, never been away from me at all. I work nights so she doesn’t need to attend nursery but I’ve got her in for one day a week for the social side of things and for time to myself. She’s transitioning this week, she only did one hour today, tomorrow is 2 hours and so on until a full day Fri...

Anyone else suspect they have post natal depression or have they had it? Did any of the resources help?

I feel like my mother, who has all her own narcissistic issues to begin with. I’m pretty sure is now using my nicu son (grand baby) for attention. And it’s starting to make me uncomfortable… She lied to me about having a head cold the week before meeting him. She insisted on coming to the hospital nicu to meet him...

I hate my life after ive had a baby. I hate my fat body. I hate that fat ugly tired face in the mirror. I hate not getting enough sleep. Not having time for myself. Not seeing my friends. Having no energy for anything. I hate being punched, scratched, screamed at, poked, hair torn off my head all on a daily basis. I...

I wanted to share something that’s been on my mind lately. My MIL is really obsessed with who my son looks like. My baby is 3 months old now, and as soon as he was born, my husband literally said he’s my twin, which my side of the family and all our family friends agree with. However, my MIL has always said things l...

Ladies I need hard advice!!! So long story short, I got along well with my mil until we got pregnant. That’s when I was called selfish for not wanting visitors at the hospital and didn’t want people kissing my newborn.( she disrespected this boundary and kissed my newborn TWICE) for this, I don’t trust her alone wit...

I'm nearly 3 weeks pp and ended up with stitches following a second degree tear. My stitches still haven't been checked. Is this normal? I have already tried to contact GP regarding this as I'm quite sore still.

I'm possibly overtaking this but things aren't getting better so I figured I need some advice. In my daughters baby checks they always ask how I'm feeling in myself and I've said fine although I'm not sure if I should have. Me and my husband had a big argument the day our daughter turned 3 weeks and I've been blami...

Does anyone have any suggestions to help with the pelvic pressure, low back pain and hip pain that happens from baby dropping? I still have quite a few weeks to go and I’m not sure how I’m going to make it, it feels like a bowling ball sitting in my pelvis😫Dr said they don’t see baby disengaging at all even though…

Hi all, my baby will be 18 days old by the end of the day and I am struggling with him getting older. I know that sounds ridiculous because he is still very much a newborn baby but him growing and changing even ever so slightly is making me so emotional, I feel like I’m grieving. Does anyone else feel this way? Does...

I feel like I cry 75% of the time and I’m a scared that I’m putting ny baby through so much stress and Sadness & I worry that my baby won’t be okay bc of it and it’s stressing me out even more :( did anyone else go through this and had a happy healthy baby ?

I’m not suicidal, but I just can’t physically do this day in and day out anymore. Like someone needs to fking help me. My daughter dirties her nappy and it takes all my strength to get up and clean it, make meals, clean meals, carry her round all day when my back hurts. No one cares. My life is a nightmare and I’m s...

Has anyone suffer from braxton hicks for a few hours? I had it yesterday for 4/5 hours and the only way to get rid of it was to lie down so I stayed lying down all afternoon until it completely subsided (I was testing it by getting up and going to the toilet every now and again). I drank a lot whilst lying down whic...

Need to rant but please don’t judge as I feel bad already! My LG is a nightmare… I used to really look forward to our day together. Was very lucky that I had enough holidays to take every Friday off work to spend it with my LG. I now dread it… she screams all the time, has tantrums for no reason, throws herself on t...

I'm starting baby classes next week but I'm so anxious over the thought of her having a meltdown there and being judged because of it. Any advice on how to overcome this?

Took my 4 month old to the ER today and found out he has Croup. Has anyone else experienced this? How long till they start feeling better? He was given a steroid which should quicken the healing process.

Has anyone had a classical(vertical) incision on their uterus and gotten pregnant before the first year postpartum was over? Hopefully that makes sense 😬

I just want to rave about my 4 year old daughter. I never knew how much my heart needed her until she was born. Now everyday even on the hard days I just feel so blessed with her. Today I had an incredibly difficult day for myself, and to top it off I ended up hitting a deer on the road in my parents vehicle (mine i...

Ladies what are we doing about postpartum hair loss! I had a feeling but now I know for sure looking back at some pictures