Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I just need to vent about my future SIL. I just had my son 5 weeks ago so still early and getting used to having a newborn in the house. Well me and my fiancé let his sister move to our state and live with us until she can get on her feet. Well she has been abusing that privilege and just uses us. She does not clean...

I feel like I should have acted in a better way, but I did not and I feel extremely guilty, disappointed and sad at myself. I apologized to my kids but I don’t think is enough, I am their comfort and today I was not. What else should I do?

How yall doing? Keep meeting ppl with easy going kids and telling Mr how great 2 is compared to newborn. I'm over here deep deep deep in a huge trench since week 2. Colic, reflux, cmpa, wouldn't take bottle, pacifiers, didn't sttn till 21months, extremely picker eater since 9months old. Speech delayed. Never is happ...

I’ve been there to support and listen to her, but now she doesn’t really talk and if I’m talking to her, she doesn’t respond. I have kept my patience and I don’t snap on her. It’s just a puzzle for what I could do.

Anyone else have BPD and struggle hard core I love my son I really do… but some days I can’t stand to be around him or his loudness or him honestly being to close to me he’s 15 months so it’s not like he absolutely needs me and he’s got his dad but like a bitch be struggling with just wanting to leave and never come...

Hi ladies, I am one week postpartum. I had a forceps delivery and an episiotomy. Just wondering if anyone had a similar delivery and can tell me realistically how long the healing process takes? I have looked at myself with a mirror and it genuinely terrifies me. I’m feeling really low about it but trying to stay po...

I have had my son and when he was little I learnt you're not to pull back their foreskin as it's attached, until I was told this i was completely unaware this was a thing, so im just curious my daughter is due in may, is there any little things like that that I need/ should know so I can correctly care for her? Als...

So i have an almost 14 month old and lately ive been wanting another baby SOOOO bad. I dont know why these feelings have been super super strong lately. But I started crying cause i miss being pregnant and going through the newborn stage and just having a baby in general. I cant even describe it, It’s not a good tim...

I met a mom on here about a year ago and we really hit it off. We had hung out a few times and talked a lot but she's just found out I didn't vaccinate my baby and no longer wants to be friends. My baby has never touched her child or been close to her child but she wants to protect her kid which I get, everyone has ...

I felt good within the early days of my c section. By week 2, I was going on long walks, making dinners, etc. By week 3/4 I was lifting my toddler (14kg) occasionally and getting on with everything. From week 5/6, I was doing everything I did before, driving, cleaning, grocery shopping etc I’m now on week 8, still...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any personal experiences they could share on taking fluoxotine whilst pregnant and breastfeeding? I have a few mental health problems, EUPD and severe depression and anxiety. Despite these I do work part time and have 4 children and am heavily reliant on my meds to help me level. ...

Hey mamas ....so its a whole 2 months since I've given birth naturally and I had some stitches 5 I think I've not had sex yet even thou at my Lo 6 weeks check up I did ask the midwife questions and she said everything is good and I should go for so she basically cleared me ...I'm so scared that I did not even attemp...

I am a bit worried about my partner, I am almost 3 weeks postpartum and he is giving me some indictors that things are not good for him. He doesn’t like talking about his feelings and brushes things under the carpet. No formal history of mental health issues but has had some ‘blue’ periods of time in the past. It i...

Hello people, I have recently ended the relationship with my partner and we have an almost 2 year old. The reason we split was due to his mental health. He is unstable, has paranoia, delusions, he is constantly belittling me, he was very hard to live with. His behaviour/ mental health is declining. He thinks he does...

We are currently trying for our second baby, I have polycystic ovaries so don’t ovulate on the regular/same time each month. I’m currently tracking my cycles on 3 apps (no idea why 3 😂) and using OvuSense for tracking body temp. I’m starting to feel like it’s a bit much, like too much information is going to take…

I recently moved here from Ohio with my 1 year old daughter…. But the traffic here is sooooo intimidating, it makes me not want to leave the house. I will sometimes sit inside for weeks on end. I’m a SAHM who goes to school full time (my bf works so I can finish my degree), and it’s just me and my little one. Anywa...

My MIL was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and I flew out to be here with her yesterday because it’s super serious. Anywho. She lives in our old house. In our old town. With all our old neighbors. I miss it here so much. I love our old house. I love our old neighbors. Walking through the house brings me back to ...

If you've had a baby, when you have sex do you prefer -

I'm not attracted to my boyfriend anymore... Actually any man for that matter 👀 we just had sex because it's his birthday and I felt bad not having... I know that's not ideal.. I felt nothing like kind of numb to it 😕 also I'm finding myself more attractived to the female body! Idk what to do!

I’m really really struggling right now I have a nearly 7 month old and 2 year old I’m getting so angry at my baby she never sleeps it takes hours to get her to sleep she’s up half the night I’m so sleep deprived and stressed I’ve tried talking to my partner but he makes it a competition over who’s more tired because...