Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Just to give you context myself and my grandmother have always been really close (like go out with each other weekly etc) anyway - it was my babies 1st birthday and invited family to come (bar one of my cousins) who is extremely toxic not just with her mouth but physically. I didn’t want her there at the risk she wo...

Hi everyone, I’m unsure on what I should do. My mother in law has been very selfish towards me lately, and I feel lost. I’m only 7 weeks pregnant but the stress she’s adding onto me right now is crazy. She’s making decisions for me that I don’t want to do, and when I get mad about it I’m the one in the wrong. I told...

I’ve recently just found out I’m pregnant again! I have an 11 month old and was just wondering what people’s thoughts on it are and how they found the age gap? Me and my partner are both happy but I’m worried about having two so young and how hard it’s going to be

Does anyone else struggle to use tampons postpartum? I’m currently 3 months pp and used to use tampons only but now when I use them I get an awful heavy feeling down there, as if everything is about to fall out and pressure in my clit. I only get this feeling when I wear a tampon as switched to pads and it’s fine now

Don’t get me wrong I love my girls to pieces but I’m finding being a parent particularly hard right now and with a PPD diagnosis it’s tough trying to be happy right now even through lack of trying with affirmations and self care. I have a two and a half year old and a 4 month old and my last pregnancy was hard and ...

Hi, so just to start off my mother-in-law didn’t really bother with me during my pregnancy if anything she called me dramatic when I was suffering with morning sickness she invited herself to our gender scan and I just really don’t like her at this point, my baby is nearly 4 months now every time we go to her house ...

I recently made a new mum friend who is absolutely wonderful, she’s so lovely and we get on amazing which is nice as I don’t have any other mum friends. However, she does alot of things wrong… I’m never one to question people’s parenting but she does alot of things unsafely; forward facing in carrier as a newborn, w...

Experiences on recovery please?

Gave birth on 23rd and was recovering so fast no pain no complications. Had 2nd degree tear. Today I pick up something heavy which mid moving it I realized my mistake but felt I am half committed so finished the move. Honestly wasn’t that heavy just for my current situation was too much. Like couple hour later bend ...

I don’t know why I’m even posting really. I just need people to talk to. I’m just really struggling mentally and physically, I’m so drained and worn out but I just keep going. The last 2 days my 2 year old just doesn’t listen and hitting and throwing toys, my 8 month old is unwell with a few things and the house wor...

I'm 24. Gen z. I've got a 2 year old toddler and am pregnant and due in September with my second. I'm married, have a job, have a decent apartment, and overall am doing ok. When I was pregnant with my 1st I worked at a daycare. At this daycare I told my boss I was pregnant and she told me not to clean the bathrooms ...

I would say I'm honestly an alcoholic cause I drink 2-4 times a month but 1-3 of those times I get BLACK OUT/PASS OUT drunk and end up embarrassing myself and puking on the floor.. well I also am 4 months PP and my baby won't take the bottle so I breastfeed only.. even when drunk asf. I've done this several times e...

I just wanna vent a little bit ….. It was my birthday on saturday 1/25 and i honestly didn’t enjoy it .. i felt pretty for the first time in a very long time but i didn’t enjoy it . i made my own birthday cake today and my bf sung me happy birthday and i felt good . i live with my mom and little brother also , i coo...

I know a lot of women deal with post partum rage, but lately I haven’t been able to get a handle on mine. I’m losing my patience over every tiny thing. My dogs make me so frustrated all the time which kills me because they were my babies before my actual baby. I just feel like I’m always on the verge of boiling ove...

Is someone here just like me with second degree tears? I gave birth 3 days ago and still feel some pain and lot of disconfort down there, although when I wee or poo it doesn’t hurt but I try to be as gentle as possible ( I didn’t look there as I might be scared 🫣) I wait for it to be healed and feel better .. do u…

I am 23 weeks on Thursday with mine and my partners 9th pregnancy (had 8 losses in 3 years). My partner is going to be deployed sometime soon for 6 months. We discussed last year about him signing out, which has been discussed a lot however he’s not and now facing deployment abroad. Not only am I a high risk pregnan...

Advice for ways to soothe, we tested postive for flu a the mom guilt I feel because there are times when it’s not time for a dose of her meds, and I’m running out of ways to soothe her I want to cry so bad

Im a month pp, breastfeeding isn’t going well, pumping is also stressing me out since I don’t produce enough, I don’t know if my baby’s eating enough because she basically sleeps all day, my delivery was a nightmare, my C-section still hurts, how my body looks horrifies me, I feel like I’m failing my baby, I don’t ...

Idk why I feel like I need to share this. I'm not for looking for a pity party here. I was venting to a friend and she called me right away and we both just sobbed over the phone. I'm 2 under 2... motherhood is hard. Anyone else struggling with childhood trauma while raising their own children? You're not alo...

My 14 month old has recently become comparable to the devil! He is honestly awful, he’s gone from being the happiest little man to just moaning constantly in the space of a week, I know there’s a lot going on for them developmentally at this stage but is it normal for them to be like it 24/7? I feel like I’m doing s...