Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I absolutely adore my daughter, she’s started to smile and laugh and have babbling conversations with me. But pregnancy was awful, birth was TRAUMATIC and she has been so ill for her short life- the first six weeks were just screaming in pain and it was so sad. I don’t want to go through any of that again- and I ...

Hi, I had a forceps delivery, I’m 4 days postpartum and I have no control over my bladder. I can sense when it’s full and rush to the toilet and it starts going full flow. Does this get better, what can I do to help? How long does bruising take to go down as feel I can’t stand for long due to pain

I’m a 24 year old first time mom to a 10 month old baby. I always wanted kids young and have always wanted a family. But, once my bf and I had one he started going out to clubs and being very lustful (don’t want to get all into it). And it’s really affected so much in such a negative way. First it ruined my self es...

My husband is in major baby fever mode… i love it and want more children but im also nervous.. i love my son and the bond we created and im scared it will go away. im scared of the challenges we might reach with another child as well.. im a new stay at home mom and love every moment but im also nervous of the attent...

Has motherhood been boring or otherwise unexciting? My baby is 4 1/2 months and the days have been sooo monotonous. I’ve been trying to take up some projects while he’s napping but I have no motivation. I find myself generalizing the future, that it’s always going to be this way and I’ll never have headspace to expl...

Really just drowning in my feelings right now and need to vent to somebody so hoping my fellows moms can “listen”. I’m pregnant with my 3rd baby. A baby I thought we wanted. All of our babies were planned and prayed for. But this time around just makes me feel 100 times more distant from my husband sexually making m...

So my friend has a 12 year old son. She’s been venting to me alot lately and has just been going through some things. Struggling between juggling motherhood, work, and life basically. She’s been going through a flare with her depression and is actively seeking help. Her 12 year old has been kind of distancing himsel...

Anyone had this and only felt contractions in their back?

Every time I argue with my husband, he calls his mom and sister and tells them lies—right in front of me. He bad-mouths me to them, and I can’t trust him . When things are good between us, he’ll tell them that I was just angry, but then he praises me, calling me a great mom, even though he’s called me a bad mum to t...

How have you ladies coped? Trying to emotionally keep myself together while separating from a narcissistic/coercive abusive relationship. I still have feelings for him but the abuse is just escalating so having to leave with my 8month old. Feel broken and lost my sense of identity and strength, doing motherhood alon...

Has anyone had a hard time having sex postpartum? I’m four months postpartum and it’s like I have no drive, but my husband also doesn’t want me to leak milk on him 😑 how do you bring the spice back?

I’m having issues with my mother in law and husband. So we are staying at my in ln laws house as we sold our house and saving for a new house. She cooks for us - I would like to but she is ocd and I have a newborn and I’m EBF so she’s helping us. I appreciate the support but she’s i feel like she’s really starting ...

i’m 33 weeks and for the past 24 hours the braxton hicks have been coming every 3-5 minutes.. they aren’t necessary always painful just very uncomfortable, is this normal?

Please help ladies, I need advice. Should I seek mental health help or are these normal postpartum feelings? I’m having large variations in my mood over a 24 hour period. Part of the day I feel in control and positive and then another part of the day I can feel overwhelmed and wondering when things will get easier...

I’m nearly 3 weeks post partum and had a fairly straight forward labour, had an episiotomy & pph. Struggled with lots of pain afterwards and my episiotomy scar is quite sore and tight atm but it feels ok mostly. I went out at 2 weeks pp for a midwife appointment and then to a cafe but did lift baby’s pram and car se...

I am 4.5 months postpartum. I have in the last week been feeling a random pinching pain around my incision. It’s just happens sporadically. I press down on the area when lying on my bed and I don’t feel pain. The incision itself has looked like it has healed up well. However I have had moments where my toddler will...

Im 33, FTM & I've just turned 19 weeks, and a few days ago, I had reduced movement for a couple of days. I called triage and they said to go in. Midwife couldn't find heartbeat with doppler so she had do get a Dr in to come scan me, we found his heartbeating & legs moving ever so fast 🤣 But he had just moved to a…

How does everyone deal with a selfish mother? I’m so pissed off and angry with her!! She doesn’t respond to anything, she’s childish, she will just ignore me and not speak until I give in and text her. She thinks being a good mother is buying clothes and things for her grandson. We only moved back to the area w...

I've had a birth debrief and gone through it all multiple times and I'm on my second lot of therapy but it just won't go away and I think of it at least daily and get flashbacks of the birth and all the blood at least every other day 😕 I feel like there should be a way to stop it but I just can't find that way

What does everyone do to help after feeling like you keep getting knocked down over and over again. I found out my car isn't going to last much longer before the motor blows, which will cost 4 thousand to replace, which I can't afford and we are trying to find a preschool for my son but we make just a little to much...