Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I feel like I’ve got so many aches and pains. I’m 7 months postpartum. I’ve had ongoing lower back ache, sometimes it’s mid back and sometimes it’s between the shoulder blades and it disrupts my sleep. Sometimes my shoulders and neck. And as of yesterday my left knee is hurting! My hands can feel stiff and sometimes...

How can I stop getting so anxious and upset about my little one starting nursery? I really don’t want it to rub off on her but I find myself getting so sad at even just the thought of her going!

I’m almost 16 post c section. I had an infection in the early days but this was treated and healed well since. I get the odd pain but nothing major. However, today I have been quite constipated and at one point strained a little harder than I normally would, ever since doing that, my scar and deeper has felt uncomfo...

Tips on how to get over the mum guilt of having another baby, my little boy will be 3 and I have extreme mum guilt at the thought he will now have to share me. I know he will love it but I just seem to be so emotional over it

Can anyone recommend some comfy, but nice pyjamas for after baby’s here? Thanks

I feel like idk what I’m doing. My daughter who is almost 2 is slowing but is at the stage where she scream cries and just has a full blown tantrum. I just let her and wait until she is done. I need help tips and prayers. All is welcome I just feel like such a terrible mom

Am I the only one who has postpartum hair loss

Hello everyone I just want to vent guys. 😔 I have no one to talk about this. I’m embarrassed to say I’m in love with a married guy that is also the father of my child. I recently broke up with him because he just doesn’t spend time with us at all. So I did it for my mental health and to not stress about it…

I think I am HSP. And anytime I go to midwife or doctor, I end up feeling even more overwhelmed with all their leaflets, antenatal classes, safe sleeping, list of stuff to buy before labour, list of stuff to have after etc etc etc. Added constant "I am here to help" when nobody asked for it. Am I ungrateful? Anyone ...

Anyone else absolutely terrified? I am overwhelmed with anxiety and obsessive thoughts about SIDS. My baby is 7 weeks old. All I see on social media is about SIDS and it’s making my anxiety worse!

Someone please speak to me. It's like I can't get out of this victim mode and get shit together as a grown woman to my toddler. Doing my best but I'm so unhappy with my life and so overwhelmed and exhausted So how did you get your shit together Or maybe I'm PMSing

I have a two-year-old and an extremely difficult seven month old. My seven month old screams all the time, never let me put him down when I’m holding him he pull my hair, spits up on me. I feel like my depression is getting so bad that I just stare at walls zoning out and crying while they just scream around me, I ...

My baby is 4 months old and a lot of people have commented that he seems happy and laid back. When family members of friends' babies are with strangers, I've often seen them get upset and want to go back to their mum. My baby seems really chilled with strangers, however, and when I went for coffee with a friend he'd...

Hey mamas so I’m 1 year PP and after giving birth I did not take wearing belly binders and massages seriously now all I do is regret it but what I want to know is let’s say I’m to get pregnant again and then I actually take it seriously the second time round would I get my pre pregnancy body back as in the body I ha...

Anyone feel one and done because of postpartum? I wanted so many kids before but don’t think it would be fair on my kid for me to go through it again

Is anyone struggling with this phase? My baby just turned one and he is constantly crying. His had a few colds and his jabs which made him a little unwell but nothing pleases him. It’s really getting me down. He will cry on every nap and wont go down to bed for hours. Cries and cries when previously self settled. I’...

My baby is 6 days old I was nursing her in my bed and I dosed off and dropped her on the bed will she be okay? She didn’t cry or anything but I feel bad asf

Anyone else struggling or has struggled with feeling really stressed/down in general? I feel so guilty for feeling like it but I’m just a bit fed up of Mum responsibilities at the moment and trying to keep ontop of the house and everything else as well

My mother-in-law just got the call for a transplant, which is such amazing news. I’m truly overjoyed for her. Naturally, my husband wants to be there for her surgery and stay a few days afterward, and I absolutely think he should. At the same time, I can’t shake this anxiety. I’m too far along to travel, so it woul...

This is so dumb lol, but I just wanted to come on here and brag on myself a tiny bit. Not really bragging, but i’m proud of myself haha 😆 I had my baby back in early November, but I have had quite literally no sex drive since July (or somewhere around there). So we hadn’t had sex since I think July or August of…