Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

When did you get your first period after birth? And what was it like / how long did it last?

Is anyone else’s nervous system shot and feel like it’s always in overdrive? Like I’m scared of my baby🥺 scared of when she’ll cry next and it sends me over the edge when she does especially if I’m not able to settle her quickly. I just feel like I can never relax my mind is on the go! She doesn’t go down,…

I don’t want to admit it, but I’m not coping and I feel like I’m a bit crazy. I have a 6 month old daughter, who is wonderful and her personality is really coming through now. She constantly needs entertainment and it exhausts me. She doesn’t like it if I’m not near, will cry if I leave the room etc but when she’...

I knew “mom brain” was a thing, but I didn’t realize how real it was until I had my baby. My little one is 6 months old now, and I feel like my memory is just… gone. I’ve forgotten my own name and date of birth while filling out forms. I’ve had to stop and think about how to spell my baby’s name (which is worrying,...

Does anyone know when can it is possible to do bikini wax after delivery? I stopped shaving long time ago and not at all comfortable. So wondering when it would be safe to do bikini wax?

Hi 👋 I've been struggling a bit with my MIL and I wanted some outside perspective. Back story - I recently decided to stop talking to my mother. A decision I made postpartum. I lived one-on-one with my mom for most of my childhood. There was a lot of emotional abuse "you should go cut your wrists," there was some…

im 34 weeks and today i has gota be the worse day feeling low and just crying at anything and everything. feel sooo low and lonely with it all... is this normal at this stage or am i just over thinking things at the moment and letting the smallest things get on top ov me.

What has everyone's experience with Braxton Hicks been like? I'm 35w+4days, and I believe I am now possibly feeling them. With my first, they were only ever in my lower back, so of course, I've been seeking something similar, although I am aware every pregnancy is different. Currently, it shifts from lower abdomen...

My baby is so clingy (10 weeks old) I know this is normal, but I’m a single mum and everytime I go to the loo or sit down for food, try do anything, she sits there screaming and her face goes so red until I pick her back up. She doesn’t nap alone or ever want off me. Please tell me it’s ok for them to sit and cry?! ...

i'm a ftm to a 6 month old preemie. as a newborn she was an angel, as she's growing her behaviour is changing which is normal as she's taking in the world around her BUT for the last week, my baby has been literally so moody all day everyday, screaming and gurgling when i try to put her to sleep. dosent want to be f...

If you are dating a man with kids or that man went out and had a baby on you and he start telling you how crazy she is and she's the reason why he can't see his child calling her out her name I'm going to hold your hand with a napkin in-between and tell you this he's still in love with her and he's trying to make yo...

Hey ladies I know we are ten months deep but I feel I may have postpartum depression. Is this possible?

Had my cerclage stitch placed today anyone else had or having similar in their pregnancy?

No judgement please but advice welcome. I am finding it really tricky at the moment raising my SD when I am finding her personality really unlikeable. I am 38 weeks pregnant as well so emotions are high but she keeps behaving in ways that make me really frustrated to be around her. - She asks questions despite k...

Hi, I want to hear from mums who have done similar with their baby/ babies. So your child would be a little older than 3 or so right now… please answer only if you meet this criteria lol I am currently on maternity leave with my baby, I breastfeeding and cosleep, my mood is great I am relaxed 95% of the time. Hous...

What can I say to my friend who just had her second baby and is struggling with her body image? She literally cannot stand to look at herself in the mirror and hates her body. We've had at least four conversations since her baby was born, and every time, she talks about how unhappy she is with her appearance. I want...

I’m currently on maternity leave with my daughter, and while I still have a bit of time before I return to work, I can’t help but obsess over the idea of her being placed in a nursery. She’s such a momma’s girl, and I’m so worried she’ll be sad and miss me. I keep imagining her sitting in a corner crying, and it bre...

hey everyone sorry for the unrelated post. I had my hair professionally done from bleached blonde to my natural light brown in december. A couple weeks ago i got sick of my green looking ends from the fading of the brown and my bleached blonde peeping through so i grabbed a brown box dye thinking i had found my solu...

Has anyone been on an emotional wreck this week? Like crying over the littlest things or crying while you're talking to someone. It's not my time because I already went through that almost 2 weeks ago. If so how can you stop it because I'm struggling.

Super random but is it possible to be having post partum depression now ? I'm 9m pp and I feel so lost confused and constantly sad and my temper is very short ( I'm usually a very happy go lucky calm person ) But my brain literally feels fried 😭 I can't even remember my own name at times , I forget what I'm taking…