Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

In the trenches of major depression 8 months postpartum. Just want to sleep, not eat, or talk to anyone, moments of rage. Those that went through a similar experience, what helped? If you took meds, did it actually help? Please give advice. Made a psychiatrist appointment.

Please tell me I’m not alone… we’ve maybe had 3 weeks of my little girl’s life where she’s been remotely ‘content’. She’s 6 months on Monday and she doesn’t stop whinging, crying or screaming. I’m exhausted and don’t know how to cope anymore. It’s making me so unbelievably depressed I don’t know how to keep going. I...

Have you ever been so foolish in love that you overlooked the pain someone caused you simply because you loved them? How did you manage to let go and move on? How do you recover from a 13-year relationship? How did you get your mind, heart, and soul to face the reality of the situation? How can you be friends with s...

Does anyone else feel anxious and overwhelmed. I am so filled with love I just don’t feel right, had a traumatic birth which ended in c section and I just can’t stop crying and feeling so unbelievably anxious

Any tips for reducing postpartum hair loss??!

I’m sick and I’m exhausted. I’m pregnant in my third trimester and I have to chase around my toddler, while cleaning and cooking for everyone. My body feels like it’s on its last leg, I get up and get my step daughter ready for school and I feel like I never catch a break. I’m mentally feeling so drained. I feel so ...

If this postpartum hair loss doesn’t let up, I am going to be effectively & efficiently bald.

Little girl is 3.5. I’d say very challenging. Has developing understanding and handful of words. She is full on all day. Climbs, in and out of fridge and food cupboards, not following simple requests. Pulling clothes off. Just hard work. Anyway, I say no/distract/redirect but she just responds with tears, screams th...

Am I wrong? My in laws both smoke. I am fully aware of how dangerous second and third hand smoke is to a child. Our little boy is 13 months. When he was born we made it very clear if they had been smoking they had to remove their jacket before giving him a hug. MIL doesn't like the idea and even sometimes had to be...

Has anyone else had issues with their little one after the two month appointment with swelling in the legs after the shots? Or baby sleeping long hours and not wanting to feed.

Due any day now with my second little girl and feeling very emotional and overwhelmed after a failed sweep. I feel like I’m really struggling to give my eldest everything she needs because I’m so exhausted and then I feel guilty that she is so needy but she’s still only 20 months so she deserves to want her mummy bu...

Does anyone have any advice on how to protect our children from our issues? I have severe depression and anxiety and on my really bad days I don’t want my toddler to feel like it’s her fault or internalize any of my problems. I do the best I can but I’ve been having days where I feel stuck. And it’s not getting bett...

When did your pp bleeding stop? I know pp bleeding can last 6 weeks, just looking for people’s experiences! ☺️

Me and my mum don't get on that well and she has always been a bit of an attention seeker / needy. Today I heard her playing with my daughter upstairs and then heard her saying she was sad. I then heard my 2 year old asking her repeatedly why she was sad. Then I heard 'I'm really sorry granny'. I then went up to f...

I had a natural vaginal birth four days ago and a second degree tear, and my recovery has been brutal. I was always told that vaginal delivery has a fast recovery, but I haven't been able to walk straight. Sitting is painful, standing up is painful. When I stand up, I feel a lot of pressure down there, everything hu...

I’d like to think of myself as a strong independent woman lol and similarly I think my homegirls are the same one I’ve known since I was 11 and the other one since I was 14 and I’m 32 All of us in a very staggered timeline realized that our exhusbands were raggedy pieces of shit But one of my friends (most recent ...

I’ve been home for 3 yrs I barely go out only stay home and also my relationship has been so toxic I’m ready for a change I’m going crazy 😣 but the only thing holding me back is my baby being in daycare she’s 18mo. What do you recommend?

Am I wrong for not wanting my boyfriends mom in the room when I give birth again when I didn’t want her in there with my first my boyfriend got mad took her to our house to pack more stuff talk and then came back I just don’t feel comfortable like that she can literally come in after I close my legs 😂😂

So last year (almost close enough to say a year ) I meet a chick named katie(fake name ) made friends with her , and a few months before I had my son she just when mia then with in the last few weeks she messaged me asking me a few thing then a few days after that asked me for my snap I gave it to her again didn't s...

“I’m 13 weeks postpartum after a normal delivery with a third-degree tear. My stitches opened within a month, causing excruciating pain. Because of the pain, I struggled to breastfeed, and my milk supply dropped to just 30ml. After weeks of suffering, I finally had an appointment on February 16, where my doctor rem...