Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Girls seriously I am so worried… my hair has always been really healthy and thick and grew really fast always got complements on it. All of a sudden after having my first baby my hair is falling out in clumps like a sick person. I know that you experience hair loss after a baby but I really did not expect it on thi...

I recently escaped a domestic abuse relationship, and my mom stepped in to save me and my kids from that situation. I moved in with her and my stepmom, but things have been far from easy. My stepmom has been making me feel unwelcome, which is incredibly painful. She barely speaks to me, and when she does, it’s only ...

I am currently going through a "rough spot" with spouse. Postpartum most likely playing a role, since I have not been acting myself. He confides in old co-workers and tbh throws be under the bus. Should I be hurt/mad/anything?! Could use some advice/a shoulder right now. Thanks.

I keep wondering why I’m so snappy and why I keep crying and my period isn’t due lol. I didn’t think I would struggle this hard on this day because it really took me a while to come out of the depression that followed letting my baby go. But I am so down and emotional and I keep telling myself things happen for a re...

I've been taking sertraline for 2 weeks and the last few days I've felt really awful. I have really bad diarrhoea and feel so tired and nauseous. I just want to feel better. Baby is 18 months

Hi all. I just desperately need to vent. Never had a problem with my in-laws until I had my baby. Since then there has been constant digs at my mothering skills, so much so the doctor put me on antidepressants and it took me almost year to figure out it wasn’t me, but my MIL causing it. The problems are getting wor...

My baby starts nursery next week and I can’t stop crying. I feel so guilty, does this feeling ever go away? 😔

My daughter is 3 end of April and I’m struggling so much, I feel like I’m loosing my mind. She only ever wants me, I have to do nappy change, bed/bath time, neals etc. She gets so upset if dad does it alone and I’m there. It’s ok if I’m not. She’s so emotional, and angry it feels. I can’t help but feel like I’ve don...

Does anyone have uterine prolapse healing without surgery? I am on month 2 pp and yesterday I feel a lumps in my viginar. I am sure I have uterine prolapse as I have urine leaking since giving birth. Will contact GP today but I am so dishertened :(

Officially back to work today after nearly 9 months off and I’m absolutely gutted. I know I’ve had longer than a lot of people get and I’m thankfully only back two days a week for the first 5 weeks then building up to full time gradually but I’ve honestly cried about 40 times in the past 24 hours thinking about not ...

I have a 2 year old and a 5month old .. some days are better than others but I have so much anger and I’m not sure where it comes from .. is it the lack of sleep? The lack of time I get for myself or is it just the overwhelming stress I feel all day long catering to both kids? My toddler is always loud running aroun...

I gave it up within 1-2 weeks .

I’ve officially hit terrible mother status. My ppd is so bad that after almost a year I looked at my baby and felt resentment. I’ve never felt this way before. The feeling instantly went away but I’m just laying here crying my eyes out for even having the smallest feeling like that

Edit he means by “missing out” on is that he’s worried things will change a lot for me. I haven’t had the best experience when it comes to sex. I’m still understanding my own body and what I like and don’t like. It’s one thing that stresses me out so he’s worried it’s might get even harder for me. He’s very understa...

I feel so defeated I have always longed to be a mother. Now that I am my mother of two I feel like I was not meant to be a mother. Maybe that’s why God put infertility in my life. Both of my children are IVF., Since I gave birth to my second child (1mnth ago) I have this nasty rage that I cannot stand any crying.. I...

I’m very paranoid about my little one going to nursery and being without me. I don’t want her to be left to cry and be unsettled and not have me there and the thought of it makes me so anxious. She’s EBF currently and won’t take a bottle which makes things harder (5months so not weaned yet) which I’m going to try to...

I’ve never gotten along with most of my family for good reason well I was with grandma for a while while I was pregnant well she decided to call my mother ( I was 20 at the time) and tell my mother in my face she wanted me out for me to figure it out and to find my own way witch I wasn’t mad about well I heard thu o...

I had to go to the hospital today for unrelated reasons, since having a baby. When I walked through the doors and passed the maternity ward, I was literally filled with anxiety and felt like I was having a panic attack. My birth wasn’t traumatic, it just didn’t go as planned - but I felt absolutely distraught walk...

I am 3 months pp and suffering from heavy hairfall. I take pregnacare breastfeeding vitamins and have a regular diet. Could anyone suggest any fix for postpartum hairfall?

Has anyone had CPS called on them before for postpartum depression? CPS came by today. And told us that they were going to be involved because they were concerned for my mental health. I now have to go to a mental health clinic to be checked out.