Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Was in hospital today having an iron transfusion. 4th pregnancy and 3 epidurals. And I was talking to the nurse about how I think the cannula hurts more to put in than an epidural, she agreed. So guess I wanted to see what others thought! Who agrees, what u think?

I'm really struggling in my relationship at the moment. I have a c section scheduled for Friday and I'm really stressed about everything. It was not my choice to have a c section and I really wanted to give birth vaginally. I've lost a lot of my patience and become quite short tempered in the past few months. I just...

Is anyone else’s 1 year old going through a separation anxiety ??😩😩 I can’t get anything done or even catch a breather

Hi all, I’m 30 weeks tomorrow and for the past 1/2 weeks I have had a lot of braxton hicks that actually hurt and last quite a while. This morning my belly also aches like I’ve done loads of sit ups or something, has anyone else had this? Thanks!

How to people handle annoying comments from people in a reasonable and respectful way? Especially from people they care about. My daughter is 12 weeks old, has her fussy periods like any baby but it always seems to happen worse around my MIL. I think bubs is probably feeling my anxiety around MIL cause she always m...

I am so ashamed to feel this way . Is it normal to feel like "what have I done" . Is these feeings the hormones or am I really regretting having a second child ... Just looking for some recomfort :(

Hey mums 😩 just need a bit of reassurance that I am not the only one losing soo much hair 🥹 it’s literally covering the house like bloody cobwebs and every time I brush my hair a good hand-full comes out… anyone else experienced this? (13 weeks pp)

Everything was fine originally but the past few months I've felt like she isn't my baby and that I'm just holding her until someone comes and takes her away to her real family

I had my little girl nearly 7 weeks ago via C Section, my scar has healed really well and i had a good recovery, however my hands are very numb, painful and tingling, it is preventing my from driving, i have reduced strength in my hands and i struggle to do things such as putting the pram up and doing up poppers on ...

Anyone else feeling super emotional at the moment 😅 the littlest things make me want to cry! Our older little boy got accepted for the free childcare and now I'm sad because I don't want him to grow up 😂 he's not even going yet what is wrong with me?!

I am trying to keep my pregnancy private, and my husbands side of the family keeps congratulating me on my pregnancy as I continue to have complications with the pregnancy and so how it irritates me. I am Not sure they know about my complications or not but they surely don’t keep things to them self’s and have to me...

As a momma, how do you cope or deal with the anxieties of something always being wrong? For example, I saw something about how babies/kids should not sleep with their mouth open & it’s a sign of a larger issue. Which has sent me into a rabbit hole to figure out if my baby will develop this issue. Or my baby will hav...

I have a friend and we have been since middle school, but she left half way through high school to live in Canada with her family and we don’t talk much maybe once a year. Today she called and told me she’s pregnant which am happy for her but today while we were FaceTime she was vaping and shes about 20 weeks pregna...

How does a mom with social anxiety do more out of the house activities with their 3 year old hyperactive daughter 😭❗️

I’m 3 months pp… did/does anyone else’s butthole hurt while taking poops pp?

Hi all my almost 15 wo is shedding a lot of hair and his head looks quite patchy, is this normal? I use the child’s farm oat shampoo and conditioner wash it every two days and always finds it looks greasy by the second day. Is there anything I can do to help, or am o doing something wrong 🤔😩😩

Hi. I’m really looking for some advice. I’m 32 weeks pregnant and really struggling with my mental health. I’m putting my birth plan together and have decided I want to give birth by myself, whilst my partner looks after our daughter or my mum does. The midwife team have advised me that I should have someone there b...

Has anyone else had endo pain/period pain as soon as 3/4 weeks post partum? I had a lap and removal in mid 2023 and the pain started coming back just before I got pregnant last June. Had a C-section and no one mentioned scar tissue but I’m struggling so much with the pain right now and really getting to me whilst ...

It’s really annoying and ruins my mood, because she’s always talking about my daughter’s progress as far as potty training/still wearing diapers and weaning off the boob, and that she should be farther and fully off of these things. My toddler is 2 1/2. I’m not sitting on my ass and not teaching her these things. I’...

I can’t really express how I feel in my marriage so I’ve learned to just keep things private like my feelings… I’ve been needing to cry for 2 weeks now and I just hold it in I’m exhausted I’m tired of hearing all my 3 kids cry I feel like a terrible mom I don’t get ready like before my husband and I don’t go out eve...