Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Hi Ladies, Does anyone else feel really sad when they BF or pump? It’s like a feeling of doom and occasional cramps. I’m already 7 weeks pp and it’s not going away. It’s not to the point of depression but every let down I feel just weird. It makes me not like BF

So I struggled with my mental health after my son was born last year, it took me a while to recognise it and I had therapy to help. The therapy ended inline with when I returned to work and I generally felt a lot better. However I’ve found that I don’t deal with stress very well anymore. My mental health has spira...

Hiya everyone, I was just wondering if people could explain how braxton hicks feels to them? I’m pretty sure I’m experiencing them right now but have been for the last 2 hours constantly if that’s the case so just wanting to make sure!!

Anyone loose hair after a pregnancy? I heard about it but I didn’t actually think it’d happen.What did you do?Are there any remedies to have it grow it back? I’m getting a haircut today and I’m a little embarrassed,even though it’s semi-natural.

So stressed - I have a baby on the way - I’m in debt , council tax being pricks, I’m exhausted, mental health is getting worse, don’t know what to do anymore as I have no help. No food, can’t travel to foodbank bc of my back and anxiety. Yh is is all making me so depressed. Can’t even afford lunches to take to my ag...

FTM so apologies for the stupid question… When she was born she came out with a fair bit of hair and now she’s barely got any at all. Everyone also keeps thinking she’s a boy and I’m not sure if that’s because of the no hair or she just has her fathers features 😅 Pic of Ava-Mae below 🥰

For those of you who are not FTMs, people have said to me since newborn stage, that it never gets easier. Surely that’s not the case? It just makes you feel when you’re struggling that it’ll never end and that’s not good on my mental health so was wondering what your take on things is?

My little one is 6months and has just started crying to be held by me all the time. She won't go down for more than a minute or two and if anyone else holds her even her dad she will cry until I take her then stop. Even if I'm in the same room and she sees me she cries until I take her. I've had her in the sling but...

Does anyone else feel or is anxious to do anything on their own with baby? How did you overcome this?

Following the recent tragic news in the UK of a pregnant woman committing suicide due to suffering from HG I am curious how common these feelings are? Absolutely awful 😢 my heart goes out to all women who have had HG ❤️

After giving birth I was bleeding for a long period of time, how long till my periods are back ?

The past couple of days I’ve just been feeling really emotional, I’m 32 weeks and I don’t know if anyone else has been feeling like this now they’re further along? Just keep thinking ‘oh my god what if I’m not good enough’ or ‘ what am I actually doing’ ‘will I be enough just me doing it all on my own’ All I’ve ev...

My beautiful daughter is 4MO and is everything I could’ve hoped for in a daughter and we are SO happy together 💜 my Bd who lives in another state now and abandoned me during pregnancy and only reached out a month after she was born (has yet to meet daughter irl) wants 50/50 decision making rights. Tomorrow is the…

I find my only two emotions are either anxious/angry or numb🥹

Ahhh I just used lemongrass essential oil on my scalp for a hair treatment and some ended up going in my eye and I definitely ingested a little bit. After my choking fit subsided I thought to look up the danger of Lemongrass Essential oil in pregnancy and it said it is known to stimulate uterus and menstrual flow. A...

So I had my daughter on the 13th and I have severe separation anxiety with her I’m wondering if this is normal

Hi all, baby girl is 1 week and 5 days old. However her umbilical cord still hasn’t fallen off. We noticed it bleeding the other day so we took her to A&E to make sure it wasn’t infected and it wasn’t but they did say it isn’t healing much under the clamp, whereas the top is fully healed. They’ve told us to keep an ...

My 18 month has been suffering with separation anxiety. It's at its worse when other people are around including her dad. I spend the most time with my daughter since she was born and she only goes to nursery a few hours a week. For a few months now when friends/family/partner is around she only wants me. She will ...

Hi Ladies, have any of you had a cervical cerclarge, and how did you manage until the baby was born? I had the cerclarge almost 2 weeks ago, and I feel like I can't do anything active without activating painful cramps and the need to lie down.

Dad is a very” logical “man and this really means he doesn’t consider anything to do with like feelings, I’m very emotional, an empath, if you will. I’m afraid he might just push me into depression, rage, and psychosis with his neglect. I’m so afraid for my mental health with no one to assure me it will be okay. Eve...