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Baby blues

My baby girl is a week old today & I am starting to really struggle with my emotions. One minute Iā€™m absolutely fine, the next I feel very tearful.. Will this subside soon? I feel awful for not feeling happy 100% of the time.

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Pp Rage

Is it normal to feel angry consistently. I feel like Iā€™m constantly about to blow up and my partner always call me toxic..

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Struggling mum

New mum to my 2 week old baby girl. Really struggles to settle after her feed and will cry for hours at night. I try everything with changing her, feeding her, burping her. But nothing consoles her. I love her to bits and am so besotted by her just feel so helpless šŸ˜”

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Belly tightening

37 weeks today and for the past two days Iā€™ve had stomach cramps and tummy tightenings, I didnā€™t have this with my first. Is this Braxton hicks?

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I hate myself

Honestly do not want to be here anymore i seriously fucked my whole life up over something stupid I drank when I was pregnant two beers and fireball small glass when I was 26 weeks I feel like Iā€™m rolling in a grave right now

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Mental breakdown

Hello im a sahm to 2 girls. My mom suddenly died and it has flipped my life upside. Idk what to do, I am trying. But I am not okay. My husband is trying but I am angry, anxious, have anxiety and am on the verge of a mental breakdown all the time Idk why Iā€™m writing this, I donā€™t know what to do

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Depression

My husband mother passed away. I know he is hurt. But yesterday I felt so disconnected with him. This morning he told me his ex girlfriend mother called him yesterday. Should I be upset over it?

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How do people cope with more than 1 child?

Iā€™ve just found out Iā€™m pregnant and I donā€™t know how to tell, being completely honest. There was no excitement this time around and I feel so guilty over that. My daughter is my complete and utter world, I felt so excited when I found out I was pregnant with her, but she was planned and this one wasnā€™t so maybe tha...

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Has anybody else been dealing with antenatal depression/ depression while pregnant?

I feel so much shame and guilt because this was a planned pregnancy for me but Iā€™ve been under a lot of stress and feel alone.

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Mum dilemmaā€™s - anyone else overhear conversations between strangers about you?

Iā€™m not sure what it is, but the last few months Iā€™ve constantly been hearing COMPLETE STRANGERS have conversations or make comments about whether I am the Mother to my children - or not. Iā€™m 25 with a 4 year old and 9 month old baby. Iā€™ve always looked much younger than my age, and Iā€™m not a makeup wearing kind of...

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Anxiety

Not sure about anyone else but I have been really sad that I am not having a summer baby like I had always wanted. I know I am super lucky to be pregnant, itā€™s just hardPlease no hating on me for feeling like this. Struggling with my mental health, coming to terms with nothing going to plan and scared about post pa...

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8 months postpartum self hatred

anyone else literally hate themselves at this stage? my hair is thinning i fit in none of my clothes due to apron belly my skin is awful and my face is really fat now. pre pregnancy i was a size 6, now because of my tummy im a 10-12. honestly sounds silly but im beside myself. i feel so down and demotivated i canā€™t ...

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Severe Stabbing Pain Under Breast Post-C-Section ā€“ Anyone Else?

Hey mamas, Iā€™m about a week postpartum and have been experiencing an intense stabbing pain under my breast area that makes it hurt to breathe. Until I take ibuprofen, the pain is so bad that Iā€™m completely immobile and gasping for breath. Has anyone else dealt with this? Iā€™m wondering if itā€™s related to the C-sectio...

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How do I navigate this problem?

So my mom has always been around and very close to me. She said sheā€™d look after my daughter when I went back to work but I said no donā€™t worry sheā€™s benefit from nursery this was ages ago though. Currently my mom doesnā€™t have her any days. My daughter also goes to MILā€™s which works nicely. Within the last year eve...

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When can I leave my baby with MIL?

Our baby is due on June 8th and itā€™s my husbands 30th on 29th June. So if she comes on time, she will be exactly 3 weeks old. Iā€™d like to take my husband to the cinema (a film he really wants to watch comes out that week) and for a meal. Iā€™m hoping to breastfeed so I know Iā€™ll be very tied to the baby but also hopin...

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I had my son in 2022 and Iā€™m still losing a lot of hair!

Before my son I would brush my hair and naturally the odd strand would come out but now I feel like itā€™s got so much worse. Itā€™s clumps and my hair just feels unhealthy and thin, whereas before it would look and feel healthy and thick. This picture is when I brushed it yesterday and the second picture in the commen...

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Dark postpartum belly?

Anyone else dealing with this or has dealt with it? Are there any products you can recommend that will help return my stomach to itā€™s natural color (like the rest of my body) or does it just get better over time? Currently 4 weeks pp.

J
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Second baby feeling guilt about it

Hi , Iā€™m a few weeks to have my second baby , my first itā€™s only 16 months old and these last couple days every time I look at her I have sooo much feelings like sheā€™s so little she still needs a lot from me and the idea of me not be able to help her o be for her like Iā€™m right now itā€™s just breaks my heart , also ...

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How many times a day do you think ā€œI wanna dieā€?

I am not planning on killing myself. I donā€™t even really think l want to die. Like the thought of leaving my kids sounds unbearable and I would never do that. I just find myself thinking that phrase a lot. And yes Iā€™m in therapy and on medication. Just curious if anyone has dealt with this?

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Postpartum

How are you mamas doing postpartum? I hope well! As for me, the body aches are getting to me really bad. Also, sleep deprivation is taking me down a lot as I barely get enough sleep as is with a newborn and 17 month old. My blood pressure also dropped really low today and that was scary... I missed my breakfast whic...

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