Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I prayed for my baby for years. And when he finally arrived, I thought I couldn’t be happier. But since the beginning I could tell that my baby and I weren’t bonding. Like he would stop crying when others held him (never when I did), he doesn’t look for me, doesn’t want me to hold him, or play with him. He would muc...

So I don't have to go back to work untill March. But the thought of going back is seriously making my depression worse. I'm so anxious about it. I have time away from my LG, she will stay with family and have visits throughout the week so it's not like it's an over attachment kind of issue but I can't shake this not...

I’m almost five months postpartum and starting at about three the postpartum anxiety started. Not entirely unexpected given I had anxiety pre-pregnancy, but a battle I wasn’t prepared for. I’m currently laying in bed watching my little because I’m convinced something is going to happen if I go to sleep. Because he’s...

So I’m 23w and I just really do not enjoy sex at all right now. We still have it weekly because I love and fancy my husband and I want to, but I don’t enjoy it. It feels uncomfortable, the whole time all I can think of is whether my belly is in the way, if he’s putting pressure on it or if I need to pee and omg I ne...

Are any mamas on anxiety meds or something similar? I’ve never been a proponent of medication but how do you know that you need it? I do really good with my little one most days. I stay at home but we have several days that we get out and participate in group activities. But it’s like I’m really good until I’m not....

Why does no one warn you when you've given birth and you come home from the hospital that you just become a blob of emotions and just cry over nothing. Gotta love hormones and tiredness

I am back at work in December and I feel so anxious about my little girl starting nursery. Please tell me it’s not just me who feels like an emotional mess? The thought of her crying and leaving her is tearing me apart. Is anyone has any positive stories I’d love to hear them ❤️

For those who had a c-section, how long did the area around your scar feel tender for? My scar has healed nicely (3 weeks post section), no sign of infection but it feels quite bruised around the area. It’s only tender to touch and I can move around freely etc. Just wondering if others found the same and how long it...

My MIL is the typical over opinionated, ignorant to new guidelines over baby safety etc. woman. She generally ignores when i tell her that baby is tired or hungry and doesn't give him back. She has even woken him up from the moses basket as she wanted to talk to him 🙄 Anyway, she smokes and will touch his cheeks…

My little girl is 8 and a half weeks old (3 corrected as she was 5 weeks early) and I am really struggling. I am not only autistic and find a lot of the noises/needing me completely overwhelming but I also feel like I am completely mourning my old life and finding having a newborn a real struggle and never ending. ...

My little one has always been shy around anyone other than my husband and I but she sees her grandparents on a weekly basis and still doesn’t like it when they or anyone says hello to her, tries to play or interact with her. She takes a long time to warm up and sometimes doesn’t at all want to interact with people t...

Hi all, hope everyone doing well with their small gremlins (I mean gorgeous toddlers that never give us a hard time) anyway I’ve always had loads of baby hair regrowth and thick hair during pregnancy… however have always lost loads of hair post partum but eventually it’s slowed down, it doesn’t seem to be slowing, t...

I’m a single mom taking care of a 5m and I’m at my wits end. She wakes up every 30 minutes at night and won’t nap unless it’s a contact nap. She’s been so fussy lately and won’t let me put her down for a second. I am so tired I don’t know what to do. I live with my family but I don’t see my parents at all they are c...

Just found out I was pregnant last week and I’ve been SOBBING because I hear stories of women falling out of love with their partners because they bond with the new baby. And there’s no sleep and everyone’s crying and it all just sounds completely awful. I’m enamored with my partner (of 17 years!) and I feel sick a...

Hi, I’m 3 months post partum and my hair is falling out like there is no tomorrow! Anything to help reduce it? Thank you ☺️

My mom was diagnosed with a TBI/concussion from a car wreck Ever since the car wreck she’s been super depressed which we now know is caused from the TBI The doctor is saying she needs to get on depression medication now and possibly for life I’m so scared she’s gonna end up suicidal from this as she has told me ba...

So I had a baby from rape.. (initially thought it was my exes, due to the time of conception given) long story short I have two cases open against my BD, I felt I had stock homes syndrome and tried to be mature and cordial for my baby.. in the most of it all he pretty much said in so many words he hates me and the b...

Rather than 7 stages of grief, perhaps it helps to see grief as a pendulum. You (the pendulum) swing between getting on with life and being in your grief. Sometimes you may stay in one area longer. I hope you're all slowly healing. Focus on self-care and the answers to how you'll get through this will come. Just...

Can ppd come after 6 months? I feel like i have it. It’s a lot to do with how much weight i have gained and my husband always telling me to work out. If i tell him that i have gained too much weight and i feel fat and ugly, his reply would be “you should work out”. I don’t think i have the time or mental capacity fo...

Hey! 👋🏼 Has anyone one experienced a sudden increase in hair shedding? I have quite thick hair and don’t usually shed that much hair when washing/brushing etc. But last month or so, I brush my hair and so much comes out, more than average I would say. A good ball of hair! My little one is 2 now - but I’m still…