Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I just want the clot to pass, I don’t want to be walking around with a dead baby inside of me. I don’t want to sound self centered but it hurts

Recently been diagnosed with severe post partum depression and have been put on anti-depressants. Feeling really down and low at the minute and feel like everything I do is not good enough. I feel like baby is constantly crying when she’s with me and settling for my mother with no problem. Baby is 3 weeks on Friday....

I found this online. (Pic in comments)Was wondering if anyone has tried it or if we know if it is safe during pregnancy. I was on antidepressants, but I stopped them since being pregnant and I’m struggling. I am really trying to find more natural ways to help myself these days. Open to suggestions .

Hey ladies. I’m 13 weeks PP. My daughter was born vaginally and I had an episiotomy. I’ve always felt weird towards the scar when it was healing. I never checked my stitches as I physically couldn’t bring myself to do it. I’d ask my midwife to check on our routine appointments. My husband is being so loving to me...

I’ve been in contact with 111 when I had a mental breakdown as I have borderline personality disorder , had a video call with someone today and the guy just dismissed me he said he doesn’t think I need help bc I seem to be doing fine. The point of my bpd is I’ll be fine sometimes and other days I’m extremely not how...

Did any other mums suffer with this I had it with my son and now I'm due another very soon and can already feel the rage coming back.

If yes, how did you manage?

It was a very hard time to start this process , after few months I got pregnant my husband changed alot and didnt see me , didnt sleep with me and I was like a ghost in the house . And his mom , him all problems start after that , I was alone all the time while they were home , I had to do what I have to in the hous...

I have really been struggling recently. I spend every night with my baby whilst my partner sleeps in another room as he works. If the baby starts crying e.g when I go and make a bottle. He will go in the room and this usually makes me feel bad. There has also been a few occasions where she will cry as she is unsettl...

I’m almost 31 weeks. Feel huge. Don’t feel sexy. Don’t feel desirable. Sex life has sort of tanked as a result, of late. I know my husband understands, but I hate this lack of sexual connection. Makes me feel insecure and less connected to each other. Anyone else struggling with this?

I wouldn’t change a single thing about having my son but the anxiety and overall feeling of constant exhaustion has made me feel like I’m not myself anymore . I feel horrible saying this because I love my son more than anything but I miss my sanity , I feel like a completely different person . No emotion , no though...

Firstly, I just want to say I by no means dislike my mil she’s a lovely woman but from time to time she does or says things that get under my skin. Sometimes I genuinely don’t think she realises how she comes across or what she does. I also have a tendency to overthink and over react and I KNOW this about myself but...

I'm 8 months PP and find movies that have babies in danger/crying really stressful. I mean I already ball up watching Bluey but my partner put on a "Christmas movie" this evening where a newborn is stolen from a hospital and it was just 2 hours of a baby crying and it left me feeling sick 😫 Last 5 minutes were…

I really want to try to delete my social media (FB & Instagram for good). I’m finding it’s really hindering my mental health at time, comparing, seeing stories which triggers my anxiety and just the pressure. I feel like I’m addicted to looking on them and I hate it! And I hate that I feel pressure to post picture...

Hi ladies. Can anyone recommend a 24/7 online support/counselling service for postnatal support with anxiety and postnatal depression?

I've just had a really big cry because I just don't want to be pregnant anymore. I'm hardly sleeping at night so I'm sleeping through most of the day, my partner works late shifts so I'm still asleep by the time he leaves for work, then I'm on my own all day. My cat has been avoiding me all day and she won't let me ...

Would there be much point in one now? I still have intrusive thoughts and I get flashbacks and stuff at night and I'm terrified of having another baby because I'm 99% sure I'll die. But I know what happened, why it happened, how it was fixed etc so I don't feel like a debrief would really do much to help

After having a kid, my kitty feels tighter and different. I’m learning to embrace my “mom body.” Anyone else’s sex life change? Has it gotten better, or are you able to focus on other important things in life? I feel like intimacy at this point is important. Doesn’t have to be just sex.

Heyyy.. so just after some opinions really, I’m due baby in 2 days and am very anxious about other people holding my baby, I dont know if it’s just my emotions ect getting the better of me but the thought of other people holding my baby gets me really anxious and like I want to be able to say to people to wash and s...

Nearly 2 months pp and really struggling with feeling like I’ve failed my son in multiple ways. First I couldn’t birth him naturally (resulting in assistance via forceps and then ending in a c section). Then I couldn’t breastfeed him. And I think he’s suffering from colic or residual trauma/tension from the birth as...