Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I’m embarrassed to post this as a people pleaser.. and i’ve gotten better than before, but my sister (and honestly a lot of people in my family) talk over me when i’m talking to my daughter, they try to parent her, or just try to answer her questions when she is talking to me. For example she’ll be like “mommy what ...

Anyone else had certain places of numbness after an epidural nearly a week on? Baby will be a week old tomorrow. Round my lower back and tailbone are still numb however my pelvis has started to move again as it’s starting to crunch again. Also any other side effects?

I have days when my energy is at zero, and I use those moments to rest. Then, there are days when I get a burst of energy and confidence, and I take full advantage of it—cleaning, organizing, running errands, and even doing something for myself that doesn’t involve sleeping. But then, there are days like today, when...

Hi there! Looking for advices or experiencies about this procedure, my obgyn told me that right after labor would be a great moment to extirpate tubes.. what do you think!?

I have been looking forward to handing my baby off to anyone who wants her now that she has her first round of vaccines. She was held by people other than my partner and I when she was newborn but she was mostly asleep. Somehow she is always grumpy when we have new people around (I don’t think she has colic she defi...

I don't like my mom that much, but she's a big part of my life and she adores my two baby boys. I get so paranoid that the way i truly feel about her might come back around and haunt me when my babies are older and i become their least favorite person...or that i just need to forgive her, i mean i have forgiven her,...

So I’m a religious/spiritual person. I don’t necessarily tie myself to one religion but I’ve accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and believe in God. I’m currently 36 weeks pregnant and have a 4 year old. my bf claims he believes in God and reads a bible verse and prays everyday, but he doesn’t apply any of...

...and I didn't realize how much I was. This morning started more chaotic than most. I took to manic cleaning to decompress and found myself crying over dishes. I tell y'all that to say it's ok to not be ok. Sit with your feelings, release, take a little time for some self care, and keep going. We don't always have ...

Does anyone else struggle with feeling secure about themselves while pregnant? I wasn't always like this, but lately, I feel down on myself. I'm not sure what's happening but I keep reaching out to my partner for support and I'm not getting the support I need from him. This really sucks.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I just had my 3rd baby and I’m struggling. I’m beyond anxious. Leaving the house makes me so anxious, I don’t want to talk to people, I hardly want to eat. I’m panicking about when I have to go back to work bc I’m already so exhausted and don’t know how I will manage. I feel like m...

I’m 2 weeks away from my c section date and I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. My hips are constantly hurting and sore. I don’t sleep at night due to movement. I can only sleep during the day when they sleep. I can’t sit down at certain angles cause the bump is big and I’m too short. I just cried and cried to my ...

I’m 6 months pp and my scar has healed perfect, no problems other than I get quite itchy there at times and/or the last 24 hours i’ve been getting intense shooting pains. Has anyone else had this? I know it’s probably nothing to worry about but it catches me off guard and feels painful at times.

8 months pp and I feel like I don’t even recognise myself anymore. I have no support, no friend s bar one who tells me the reason my baby is “needy”/“clingy” is because I’ve made her that way. I have no family and my mum has stopped engaging with me since the beginning of January. She’s always been emotionally unava...

On week 5 ish and still hurts like hell

So I try my best to be non-judgmental but I have these nasty intrusive thoughts all the time that actually piss me off. I’ll give an example… A few mins ago I read a comment from a girl where she mentioned she was a gamer so my nosey ass viewed her profile and upon looking at her first pic I thought to myself, “Oh,...

hair so knotty before and after having my child, they almost 2 and i still feel like crying everytime I try wash my hair and get brush through it. have curly/wavy hair. any suggestions to help please??

I’m almost 40yo and my medical doctor, paediatrician, boomer mom finds it necessary to force her opinions and argue with me about how I’m going to give birth to my baby, what his name is going to be, current advice regarding newborn care (no kissing, breastfeeding, expressing + bottle feeding , sleeping schedules, ...

I feel like I'm pulling my hair out in chunks. I'm 25 weeks pregnant this is my third pregnancy, and just this last week I feel like the hair loss has gotten so much worse.

I’m about 6 days past frozen embryo transfer and I really don’t have any symptoms. I read that doing acupuncture helps the common implantation and early pregnancy symptoms more bearable or non existent Is this true or possible. Anyone here who did acupuncture before and after the transfer and still had symptoms

I always wanted kids, but I never saw myself as a “mom”. I am the breadwinner, and after having our first child, a daughter, all I want to do is be a stay at home mom. I love her so much and want to be there for everything. I don’t know how to balance the corporate structure I’m currently in with the need to provide...