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Hairloss

is anyone else losing their hair i'm losing my hair like really bad i also lost weight rapidly i went from 128 to 119 In about two weeks. I got up to 160 when I was pregnant after i had him i went down to 132, I'm dizzy, have really bad fatigue, i'm drinking water so I know it's not dehydration.

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How do I let this go??

My mum came to stay to “help” with baby born on 30th. She got a migraine and threw up orange puke all over my £2k carpet, which I work really hard to keep clean. I’ve washed it twice with my machine and it’s not coming out. I get that it’s not her fault, but I’m pretty mad she couldn’t have made it to the bathro...

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Help

During my pregnancy my ex was horrible and wasn’t there. He would bread crumb me and then act like the nicest person. I didn’t realise the bad shift until his ex told me they slept together. It then all made a lot of sense. He told me he was stressed but I was going through my first pregnancy and I was sick all the ...

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stressed out

my husband is trying to join the military and he doesn’t want to miss the babies birth or the new born phase. we don’t know what we should do

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What does Brixton hicks feel like?

I’ve been getting tightening in my stomach and it gets hard but tbh I thought it’s my belly stretching… it doesn’t hurt but defo more that I’m 34 weeks. Is this braxton hicks?

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Stitches

Anyone else who has stitches I'm 9days PP and I feel my vagina is like throbbing if that makes sense. Does it mean stitches are healing? Will get midwife to check tomorrow but thought would ask if normal?

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PPD trenches

Hey guys, I’m really really struggling really bad with postpartum depression. I feel hopeless and I feel like a failure some days I can barely get out of bed I think part of the reason I’m super depressed is because I want to go to college, and due to some certain reasons in my life, I cannot go right now. I feel gu...

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postpartum emotions

i’m 6 months pp and please tell me someone feels the same. i can’t cry. it’s literally like i feel nothing obviously i feel love for my baby but i don’t feel anything else wtf is wrong with me

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Seeing people that are poorly?

I have health anxiety so I know I don’t think like normal people haha. But would you see someone that you knew was poorly? With your 8 month old baby? I’m finding it really hard atm this time of year. Also do you see people that you know have been around someone else that is poorly?

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Hair loss

Hey mommas any recommendations on how to stop my hair from falling or regrow my hair? My daughter is 3 months and with my first son never had this happen And I’m already seeing bald spots 😩😩 HELP

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Feeling lifeless

I've been going through a lot mentally my anxiety and depression has been very high my child's father left me and I'm basically so hurt and angry with myself that I did not listen to nobody I should've known we weren't gonna work out now I'm alone and has nothing to do with our child I feel so sick and have been ha...

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Postpartum hair loss

Anyone else experiencing hair loss? It just keeps coming and coming after I brush my hair when I’m out the shower 😩 I had my second baby 4 months ago and I didn’t happen with my first!

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Too old for baby groups?

We’ve been taking my daughter to groups since she was around 3 months old. We currently go to groups 4 days a week (she is easily bored so it makes the day easier) However it’s starting to feel like it’s more stress than it’s worth. She spends the whole time walking off from the activity and is distracted by other...

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Development anxiety

Before I start.. this isn’t intended to offend anyone. All I constantly see on social media is babies/kids with autism. Tiktok is filled of videos of babies symptoms of autism… it seems i can’t escape it. I’m really struggling with anxiety and always have done. But i’m so stressed/worried about my baby. I know alot...

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Emotional 37+5

So I feel throughout my whole pregnancy my emotions have been pretty good! I got diagnosed with HG at the start which was sooo hard but settled once the anti nausea meds kicked in! But I hadn’t got overly emotional at all. This last week though (especially yesterday) I’ve been so up and down! Spent most of yesterd...

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Baby blues

So my newborn is now 5 days old. I have a 2.5 yo girl too who has been the centre of my world which has made this change so hard (i think harder on me than her). Baby blues are hitting hard, I feel so low because of the change up. I had 1.5 hours sleep last night as baby wanted the boob most the night and struggled ...

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Maternity leave ending

Mums, help! I am feeling very emotional, very sad that I am going back to work in 2 days. My heart is breaking and I am crying. My maternity leave has not been easy at all and now I am pissed at myself for not enjoying it for the first 6 months. I love adore her so much and I want to be there for her always but now ...

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My body feels ruined

The worst part of pp for me is feeling like my body is utterly ruined, not in appearance sense, but my ankles hurt constantly, my joints ache, my stomach is still sore from my c section. I used to be extremely athletic and fit and now I can barely get up off the floor. No one warned me how battered your body would f...

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Fearful/anxious of baby crying

This sounds ridiculous but I'm becoming really anxious about my baby crying to the point where I'm on edge a lot whilst she's awake, almost like I'm waiting for the inevitable crying where I'll struggle to settle her. I then feel awful for wishing that she was asleep more, as at least she's not crying then 😔 She's…

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New mum of 2 ….

Anybody else finding it really hard becoming a mum of 2 - I have an almost 5 year old and a 3 week old, my 5 year old has just started this terrible behaviour of not listening to anything I say and really playing up and pushing my buttons. I am finding I am loosing my patience and cool so much quicker now because I’...

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