Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I’m having extreme anxiety about dying during child birth I saw video on TikTok about a rare thing that can happen where a beautiful mother died and ever since my anxiety has been so high. I keep crying and can’t shake it. I have a 7 year old daughter that I am so scared of leaving behind and nothing seems to help t...

I’m tired of being mentally abused and feel like I’m wrong feeling the way I do about things. I always saying sorry even when should be me upset

I’m really not confrontational, I just do the easy option to keep people happy for an easy life but I’m having some conflict at work and I really don’t know how to handle it. I work for a small family run company that was recently acquired and expanded. We have a colleague who works remotely in a different part of t...

I am a year postpartum and still getting pain any advice or anyone had same issue.

I know we are in this beautiful stage of pregnancy and will be welcoming a new person soon that we are all so excited for, but does anyone else get moments where nothing fits, you feel so oddly shaped, your body feels exhausted and worn down, your face is dull and puffy, and nothing about you feels like you anymore?...

My husband and I are pretty positive we are one and done. He is planning on getting a vasectomy soon even though our son is 8 months old. We are so so happy with our 1 boy! Moms of onlys what do you love about it and what do you dislike about it? And moms of multiple kids sell me on the idea of having multiple! Am I...

Does anyone husband Suffer from bipolar disorder having a hard time with the mood swing my husband goes and trying to find natural ways to help him

Hi I'm currently 28 weeks + 5 days and I just constantly keep crying, I have no idea why i am but I just keep needing to and I really don't like it, is it normal for me to be feeling this way?

Right so my LO 8 weeks cries a lot (like a lot at everything and anything and I have no idea why) I don’t think it’s entirely “normal” but at same time I think she’s just a sensitive or high needs baby…anyway I get really bad anxiety going out with her because I know she’ll cry and she can be really loud but we had ...

I feel so sad .. you know that kinda sad were you don't know why I wake up see my babies and I'm happy but in the back of my head I wanna lay down and ignore the world everyday I'd rather sit and do nothing all the time I have no energy no motivation I feel everything makes me wanna cry I never suffered with post na...

Does anyone else hear there baby cry even when they aren’t with them? I have a really good support network around me, my husband tells me to take some time for myself but even if I’m just sat in the bath I can hear my baby screaming/crying.. but in fact he isn’t crying I can just hear it. Has anyone else had any...

When I tell you I’m about to fall in a hole I am sick of being here with people who don’t ever listen to me is always what they gotta say and that’s it oh and not the talking back like I’m to old to be doing that I thought we were having a conversation bruh all I can do is cry right now cause why when u do all u can...

My 9 month old had her first full day at nursery today and cried when I dropped her off and was hysterical after I picked her up. The staff were lovely but said she cried most of the day. I feel horrendous and so worried about taking her back. Has anyone else experienced this and please say it gets better??

I really don’t know what to do. I’m coming to my end and my breaking point. I’m having terrible issues with thoughts of hurting my own child. Please help.

But, has anyone had harder recovery in their bum area than their vaginal region. I’ve had the worst time. It feels like I gave birth out of my butt instead. 🥴I’m 7weeks postpartum and still have trouble getting it to heal. I’ll get it feeling better and then one bad bathroom visit it starts all over again.…

I’m feeling really bad same as I did in the moment cuz yesterday my baby was crying sooooo much and was super clingy due to teething and tiredness I was getting frustrated and when he stopped crying for a moment a said RELAX and he started pouting and crying and I felt immediately bad ☹️☹️ and a few days ago he bit ...

I have a 3 month old baby now and I’ve noticed I’ve been pushing my husband away when he tries to kiss me or hug me to a point I’ll only give him a quick peck on the lips. Before the baby was born we were always really lovey and a little bit after but recently I’ve noticed I’m less intimate with him. Did anyone el...

Not sure if this was discussed here recently but is anyone else experiencing severe hair loss at 17m pp??? I’m scared I’m going to end up bald! I’m losing chunks of hair since June. I’ve had bloods and they were normal, I’m seeing the Dr on the 5th again. I’m so scared, what is going on?

And I know I need to stay calm to figure what she needs but sometimes I can't hold myself together. I do move out for a few seconds and get back but by then she's literally crying with real tears and screaming even louder. She's not always like this but when she is it shatters me

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