Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I was induced this past Thursday and then had to have a c section… it was super scary and I went through it! My MIL had a baby when she was younger that ended up passing away from a similar situation and they didn’t do the c section.. we will call the baby Sara… The day after I had my baby MIL came to the hospit...

My baby is 9 weeks and we fell down the stairs yesterday at home :( this has been one of my biggest fears and I always hold onto the rail but I was distracted. My baby had his vaccines the day before so he has been poorly and sad, just in that moment he was smiling so I just got distracted by that and one of my slip...

Our baby girl is now 2.5 weeks. Those first two weeks were hard enough navigating a newborn and such a huge life adjustment, but since my partner has gone back to work this week everything is so much worse. The main issue being that she just will not settle at night. She is such a gassy baby and we have tried ever...

I’m just starting the postpartum hair loss :( Any tips or breastfeeding friendly products to keep hair nice and healthy?

I'm not sure if I'm looking for advice, sympathy, or someone to tell me to snap out of it, but I think I'm struggling. Atm, I work part-time 3 days, and my 1yo daughter is in daycare for 4 days. On that day to myself I often try to do things like clean the house and food shopping, plus maybe squeeze in something fo...

Anyone else have a super fast orgasm after birth… like faster than before? 😯

Posting incognito for his privacy. But I think my husband has PPD and I don't no how to help him, he has like 90% of the symptoms and I've brought it up to him and he agrees it's likely something he has. Now please no hate in the comments telling me men can't get this and I'm stupid and whatever because if u do rese...

Today, I was in the elevator with a mom and her children. I became excited and started crying. I apologized to her, thinking maybe it was just my hormones. When I arrived home, I felt horrible and ashamed.

Has anyone experienced an infected incision wound and an increase in vaginal bleeding so that it's suddenly very heavy. 4 weeks postpartum and had thought I was healing up!

Since having children do you get anxious or worried something will happen to you and you won’t be there to see them grow up

Hi guys! I am nearly 4 months pp and my hair is been coming out in clumps! Quite abit but no short strands anywhere, how long does this usually last? And does anyone have any products that may help xx

Whenever we have a disagreement or I try and tell him something he will start yelling at me and talking to me down and he’s told me all I do is eat his food , for the past 3 months I’ve practically starved my self and only eat once a day . Lost 15 lbs . I take care of our child . I’m not able to work because I have...

Hi I am 32 weeks pregnant and was just wondering if anyone else is or has experienced depression in pregnancy, I feel like I’m suffering with it. I am silently struggling as I don’t want people to think I hate being pregnant or that I’m just milking being pregnant but I’ve never felt so sad/low. I did try talk to my...

I'm really struggle in my head and am considering leaving my partner. So much has happened in the last 4 years we've been together. I have tried my absolute best to support him through his mental health and help where he needed me to but he never stuck to anything and were back to square one or like just swept it li...

Can someone please tell me when my partner and I will feel like lovers more again I feel like we’re just best friends living together a lot after having the baby and our intimacy in all aspects is just so disconnected even when we try now

Okay so I've been mulling over this for a while and I just need some un biased outside perspective. I'll start this out with my mother and I have a rocky relationship. She's the cause of a lot of past trauma and was (still is actually) very manipulative and controlling over her kids. Me especially (I'm 26 and marri...

I’m 2 weeks postpartum and my partner wants to have sex. I’m not in any pain and my stitches have now dissolved. Is this too soon or should I wait?

TW Grief & Mental Heath. Finally spoke to a family member about how I'm feeling & that I'm hopefully going to get some counselling after losing my Mom (diagnosed with PTSD when she passed away) for them to turn around & say 'you'd best be careful because the social will take (my son name) off you if you can't look...

Any one else absolutely struggling with their 10 month old, I'm so proud and grateful she's a healthy baby and hitting all milestones in leaps and bounds but this last month has been so challenging, she's like a bull in a china shop lol and just trying to keep up with my little lady has been tough, I feel like I'm n...

One of my friend who never was in relationship and does not have children likes to put pressure. Unfortunately due some health problems I could not continue study, to go to uni and get a degree...my life was quite tough...now I am nearly 40, with 2 year old and new born...I did not talk to her for a while, she emai...