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Anxious

I know this may sound dumb but Iā€™ve always been anxious about spiritual stuff. I was raised in the Bible Belt and raised in a Christian home but over the years Iā€™ve been living life and gotten away from the life I was raised in. Recently after having my daughter I donā€™t want to leave her or her be without me if I di...

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Separation anxiety

my baby is starting to develop separation anxiety. For context Iā€™m a sahm. Is there anyone dealing with the same issue and whatā€™re you doing about it šŸ™ƒ

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Struggling

I'm so stressed and overwhelmed with motherhood I am going thru a lot with my son being medically complex but I am still dealing with stuff I've been burying and I love my son to death but I feel like I get overwhelmed too fast and I'm feeling like I am failing as a mother does anyone feel like this does it get bett...

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Pregnant and hate everyone and everything!

8 weeks pregnant, and I feel like I'm a completely different person. I hate everyone. Like i have zero compassion for anything, I'm just saying it like it is (more so than normal). I'm not affectionate with my partner at all, and even tho i love my daughter I'm finding it hard to so the baby pretend play happy shit...

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Has anyone had their wisdom teeth removed while EBF?

Iā€™m trying to figure out how much breastmilk I should pump beforehand just in case the pain is horrendous and I need to take the pain killers. Some have told me itā€™s the worst pain second to child birth and others have said itā€™s no big deal. I appreciate any experience/thoughts! My appointment to have all 4 removed ...

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Separation aniexty

Is anyone else baby going through separation aniexty. I feel like my baby is she is stuck to me during the day if Iā€™m gone out of the room she will get so upset even with her daddy. After been put down for bedtime she will move and cry a lot in her sleep without waken up fully until she can feel me for comfort.

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baby losing hair

my 5 month old is losing his hair is this normal??? im also losing hair i guess we will be matching baldies lolll (i laugh so i dont cry)

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Forceps birth

I had an episiotomy and forceps birth 5 days ago and I am still in a lot of pain, how long have other people taken to recover?

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Totally miserable,is anyone else?

I am so exhausted and upset right now. All I seem to hear from my little one these days is whinging, screaming and sobbing. Probably up 4/5 times a night when before it was just two. I've even found myself asking myself if I regret having him this month šŸ˜­ which just made me cry harder because I love him so much. Iā€¦

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Soreness and pain with stitches

Has anyone had 2nd degree tears and can tell me how long the pain lasted for you? I had an episiotomy but also really bad tearing and they used a lot of stitches. The main pain is the labia where they had to stitch it back together. I'm struggling so much to sit or walk around the house and it's hard trying to look ...

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Health anxiety/paranoia/ germaphobe?!

I have almost crippling anxiety about my 4 months old baby. He is big healthy boy but I am constantly paranoid about him catching something , especially when out and meeting people. This kept me quite antisocial but I joined now some baby classes to overcome this madness and my boy loves it, I want to do this for hi...

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C section mamas

Im 12 days postpartum and Im still struggling with my incision, its healing well according to my midwife, but Iā€™m still in pain at times even after taking painkillers. Hows your recovery going? Any tips?

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Mamas of 2..

Okay mamas, I need some input. My husband and I have decided to start trying for baby #2 in a few weeksā€¦ and Iā€™m PANICKING. Like big time second thoughts. My biggest concern is my relationship with my daughter changing. Itā€™s so sacred right now and I donā€™t want to lose that. Can anyone give me a little more info abo...

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Hair falling

What are you all doing for hair loss? Itā€™s falling like crazy and Iā€™m starting to get concerned Iā€™ll be bald by the end of the year šŸ¤£

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What would you do

My partner was diagnosed with possible bi polar and isnā€™t consistent with taking his meds. We have no money and rely on his income alone to pay bills as Iā€™m on maternity leave. Heā€™s always super tired and calls in late and my body fills will rage hearing him and watching him snooze his alarm. I donā€™t know what to do...

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Escaping narcissist

I need advice however I donā€™t want to be judged in any way cuz everything I did was to keep my family together Iā€™m a young mum early 20s and Iā€™m trapped in a relationship with a insane person . I donā€™t know how to get rid of this parasite let me give you the picture so u can understand the situation I am a not marri...

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Seriously struggling :(

Anyone elseā€™s toddler refusing to nap, waking up atleast 8 times in the night & screaming, moaning all day? Because same. I absolutely hate this age so much, iā€™ve never struggled so much in my life. She use to be the most chill little girl, itā€™s like she been possessed all of a sudden. I really donā€™t recognise my ch...

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What to do with unwanted gifts?

When I told my Chinese parents that I was pregnant, my mum ran off to buy a whole bunch of expensive Chinese teas, herbal pills and other things to help with postpartum, she also bought herbal pills for my baby. Iā€™m not against traditional Chinese medicine but honestly, Iā€™m not going to use this stuff. Especially no...

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Back pain!

Iā€™m sure this has been asked loads but what are we doing to help with the back pain! šŸ˜­ I never had this with my first pregnancy so this little lady must be lying a whole different way. Any tips much appreciated šŸ©·

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Questioning everythingā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

I am a first time mum to a little girl who is coming up to 6 months and I am constantly questioning everythingā€¦ā€¦ am I doing enough? Is she going to develop properly? Is she too hot/cold? The list goes onā€¦.. and to top it all off I am constantly comparing myself to other mothers online which Iā€™m old enough to know is...

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