Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hi I'm 10weeks +2 and very happy with my pregnancy. I don't know if it's the back to work blues creeping in, but I feel very low and teary. I experience anxiety and depression generally but I don't really know how to explain this. Is anyone else experiencing this or is it a sign I need a different career after mate...

When was the earliest or the timeframe you and your partner took to get intermittent after birth? Not necessarily just sex…

I’m 27 weeks pregnant and my midwife has been checking in on my mental health at every appointment so far (I expressed concerns at my first appointment that I might need to start taking antidepressants for low mood & anxiety). I’m now at the stage where I need to do something to help myself so feel I need to begin m...

I'm miserable in my marriage. My husband completely did a 180 after we got married and his mom passed away. He's constantly projecting. Like this morning, I got up early and went grocery shopping in the snow storm. Went down every aisle, spent $200 and was told I basically got nothing and somehow that led to us neve...

I've had good and bad days, I had a traumatic birth and have anxiety anyway. Felt super anxious since being a mum and had to put in lots of boundaries with people kissing baby etc. My partners amazing but feel like today it's just hit me that I think I have pp depression. Baby is 4 months today and I'm so in love! ...

I’m struggling so much. Before I was pregnant I had antidepressants and now I’m petrified in case it’s all coming back but worse. The baby never settles for me. My mom and partner have to help me nearly everyday and I’m just constantly crying. Everyone tells me I’m doing a great job, but I just feel useless. It’s s...

I'm really struggling. I have an 18 month old and have been reluctant to take anything. I took medication when I was younger and it helped but I felt it numbed me.

I’m 36 +2 weeks pregnant. Last 3-4 days, I’ve had extremely painful back pain throughout the whole night, Increased lightening crouch, Braxton Higgs contractions and feeling like there is a bowling ball in between my legs. How quickly do you think I can expect labour to start?

Thinking about trying for a 2nd baby but didn’t have a very good birth experience with my 1st and had an episiotomy as well as 3rd degree tear. It took about 18 months to recover and for it to not be painful. I would want another vaginal birth but am worried about the risk of the same or worse happening again which ...

I'm pretty sure I have mastitis. I went to bed fine. Woke up in the middle of the night with my right side completely sore and hurting. I'm 2 weeks 2 days post partum. Any suggestions on making it feel better? I'm trying to hold out until my OBGYN appt tomorrow.

When I gave birth, my sister-in-law (SIL), who is 30 and unmarried, suddenly became obsessed with my baby. Before he was born, she never showed any interest in him, but after his arrival, she started coming to my house every day for about two months. I eventually stopped answering the door because her visits were ov...

Hey y’all. I’m currently 8 weeks postpartum and i’ve been struggling a little bit. I guess i’m still having kind of a hard time adjusting to life with a baby. And don’t get me wrong I would to ANYTHING for him and I love him more than i’ve ever loved anything 🩵 but sometimes I miss who I was before i had my son. I…

My baby girls umbilical cord just fell off what would be the best after care I’m a first time mom and just worried about hurting her

Would your husband allow you to be a sugar baby? I have been one for years ( yes, he knows), and he has never been bothered until recently. I'm confused as to this change.

What was everyone’s experience like after giving birth with an epidural? I just gave birth to my daughter Friday morning and this was my 2nd delivery with an epidural but the pain in my back now is horrible. It was tolerable in the hospital but I got discharged earlier today and it’s a shooting pain up my back any ...

Hi mamas. I think I have PPA/PPD. My son also has a really scary health condition so I’m obviously scared about that, so this might all be very different than PPA/PPD. I have never been so happy but also so terrified and sad about the same thing at the same time. I struggle mentally every single day and I don’t se...

Anyone else feel like they aren’t as mentally strong anymore w their 2nd newborn or so? I have a 2 yr old and loved that we finally had our routine down, I was able to sleep again, things were getting easier and then my hubby and I discussed a while for a second before she gets any older so she can have a sibling cl...

Going on 5 months with my amazing baby boy but I feel like I’ve been becoming more and more overwhelmed and irritable - I feel bad when I get irritable with home but sometimes I just want to hide away in a room. Then I have guilt of being a bad mother 🫠

I feel so sad tonight! My heart is just heavy from having to pretend I’m doing good or not hearting but tonight I’m feeling pain, regret and everything my life could have been… New year so I won’t dwell and bring these vibes but just how I feel right now.

I want to start by saying I’m a FTM so I’m new to all of this and think my hormones could be playing up… I’ve always gotten on well with my MIL and she’s been so excited about our baby - he’s 3 weeks old. She is constantly saying she will come over and saying myself and my partner are to ‘go out for lunch and she...