Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hi ladies, my partner had only been in since Feb last year and has got his first deployment dates for next year. We have a baby (he will have just turned one) and I am already having anxiety attacks about how I'll cope when he goes. I'm a ftm and have had mental health issues previously, is this normal with 8 month...

We just had another screening today and although his speech and communication has improved so much since the last one, he still scored a 9 high risk on the M-CHAT. I’ve had a few people ask me if he’s on the spectrum because he is a little sensitive about certain things but lately I really didn’t consider it because...

I gave birth to my beautiful little girl September 20th 2024 at 12:37pm and I couldn't find myself any luckier than I am having her. The only problem is I have gallstones and developed them during pregnancy, having my first flare up 13th July. I had about 14 more flareups since then. When I have a flareup I can't...

My baby is crying and I don't know why 😭 she was born yesterday, so she doesn't have different cries yet and we've tried everything: feeding, burping, changing, sleeping, interacting...she's still not stopping. I'm feeling like a bad mum, I don't know what to do to help her. I'm getting a bit stressed and thought…

Prior to baby I used to do my nails, lashes and hair done every month . I used to feel so confident and feminine but now I just feel like Adam sandler . How can I bounce back ? I am 6months pp 🫶

My MIL always gives unsolicited advice, such as telling me to let my baby cry, telling me my baby needs to wear a warm hat in 80 degree weather & trying to convince me not to breastfeed and use formula instead. She also calls my baby her baby 🤮 What would you say/do?

Hi everyone, I'm in need of advice. I am struggling to move past how my mother in law treats me/ has treated me in the past and it is really affecting my husband and my marriage. He only really has seen it for his own eyes in the last 2-3 years and began sticking up for me more when I was pregnant. I stopped goin...

The mood swings of early pregnancy are making me insane. I’m normally a pretty highly strung, anxious person, but this is next level. I’m medicated and despite that, I am not able to regulate my emotions. Last night I barely slept because of an issue at work that might normally roll off my back. Panic attacks and ev...

So i have always had anxiety, depression and PTSD and after having my son it got so much worse to the point I had to start taking meds for OCD. Fast forward to now my son is almost 9 months old and is very attached to me because I'm almost always holding him. My question is if he has a safe space to play and explore...

I’m under a lot of pressure and stress due to personal problems.. everything has been so hard for me and I’m away from home with no family or friends, and today I just broke down and cried and cried on the phone with my mum. I was holding my baby who was just looking at me, she is 10 months old. My mum then told me ...

Hi guys My little boy is currently 4 weeks old and is shedding hair at the top of his head, looks like he has bald patches. Is this normal?? Any tips on how to get it to grow back quickly? How long does it take to grow back? Will his whole head shed? So many questions 😩😩😩

8weeks 3days PP. I’ve had anxiety and depression since early teens. I have recently taken myself off anxiety medication as my perinatal mental health team increased it and i found I was constantly angry! I’ve discharged from those services also as they were not listening to what I needed the most. Now I’m constantly...

I don’t want to die. I have no plans to but with PPD sometimes I feel like my baby would be better off if I was dead. If this gets interpreted as me being suicidal, will my therapist get social care to take my baby away? I want to be open but I’m so scared it will look like o can’t look after her when I am. She’s al...

I am feeling so emotional and literally can’t stop crying. I feel so bad that maybe my baby can feel it but also I hate that my toddler has to see me this emotional. Anyone else? Literally any remotely sad video or thought opens the flood gates

(She was also very beautiful, very well dressed and well put, perfect make up, etc which didn’t make me look at her with distrust or wary - funnily and ironically, if you know what I mean). She asked how old was my baby. And I said she’s 12 months, maybe a bit more. She asked when was her birthday and I said, it was...

Has anyone experienced braxton hicks yet? I’m 30 weeks today and my belly went tight and felt hard for about 10 seconds earlier but unsure if this is braxton hicks or not??

So a little context I struggle to trust people. I was r*ped and SA by someone I trusted and knew well. They apologised and convinced me it would never happen again. Well it did and since then if you break my trust it's gone. Well today my MIL looked after my 7 month old from 9 til 5. She asked about giving LO food ...

Is anyone else’s little one going through absolute BRUTAL separation anxiety with mama? Like next level bloody murder screaming if anyone else tries to soothe her, needs to be held 100000% of the time and sometimes still cries for me even if I’m holding her. Can’t put her down for naps, waking up in the middle of th...

I'm between 6 and 10 weeks pregnant, my bd has bipolar (unmedicated) and is excited about the baby when we're on good terms, but when we get into an argument he says he doesn't want the baby. He claims he wants to be involved as long as we're together and has no plans of coparenting if things don't work out. I'm try...

How does everyone cope? My daughter is 3 non verbal, no diagnosis as of yet! Doesn’t seem to be much help for us atm but literally tried and trying everything! My daughter always has the worst meltdowns and tantrums! She’s super strong, getting stronger then me, she’s very tall for her age and powerful. She hits me...