Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Helppp. I need advice. Has anyone else dealt with this or similar. I’ve been doing okay with my anxiety but for the past four days it has gotten so bad. I’m having heart palpitations alot, I’m always on the verge of a panic attack, I’m crying more often, I don’t even wanna go out. I can’t even take a shower because...

I’m 4 weeks postpartum today. Whenever I sit up without help, my incision area hurts like is very sore and uncomfortable. Even worse when holding my baby and I’m trying to sit up. Can anyone relate? When did this pain stop for you when you sat up? Also, is it normal for the incision to feel itchy? I can’t tell if it...

To anyone who suffers from depression or bipolar disorder, what changes to your mood did you experience after becoming a mum?

Hi girls, im in a really crap situation and wondering if anyone else has been in the same position. Basically I am 10 weeks pregnant. 4 years ago I have a missed miscarriage and this is my first pregnancy since. My best friend suffers with mental health problems and last night she took an overdose. I cannot deal wit...

Ive been through A LOT. I’m now in the most incredible phase of my life. Probably the peak as good as it will ever get. I’m loved, I have an amazing fiancé. Moneys not an issue. I have lovely friends, a nice home. A beautiful baby daughter. These are all things once upon a time I could only have wished for and I’ve ...

Is it just me or does anyone else find themselves really emotional and cries for everything. Kinda worried its postpartum depression

How can I cope with being abandoned by my family? It's been almost a year, I was the scapegoat of a narcissistic family dynamic, I was sexually molested as a child and my mother and sister told me at the time if I didn't want it it wouldn't have happened, there's a lot of trauma and after I became pregnant the same ...

Do you have any tips for dealing with hair loss? Are there any products or medications that have made a noticeable difference for you? Thanks 💕

I've been off my meds for a few months and have been having some really crazy outbursts. I've started up drama with so many people & I don't think I can come back from it. I was doing sooo good for years and relapsed back into drinking & non compliance with my meds. Now that I've come down from my mania, I feel terr...

Is anyone else starting to feel extreme mum guilt with their first born. The fact that they have no idea that their world is about to change and they won’t have you to themselves anymore? Especially in that newborn phase! The hormones aren’t helping the case! Haha!

All I wanted was a baby and he made sure I lost the house I was renting as he had his new gf move in, he contacted by job made scenes and got me fired, he spread rumours about me , he got others involved like his mother to bully me. He even tried bribing me. My mental health collapsed and now I can’t get through a d...

I had a ectopic pregnancy back in October, I feel like only now I properly grieving and processing it all, just thinking about how different this year would of been and the milestones we would of had like scans and things like that. Did anyone else feel this way a couple of months after? Just feel so lost and alone.

Does any of your 9 month babies still cry when you leave them. My baby is very attached to me but even still till now I cannot leave her with anyone for more than an hour without her crying. I have barely been out in 9 months which is fine but she starts nursery in 2 weeks and I am so nervous about how this transit...

I've noticed my knees hurt a lot more than they used to. I thought it might be me pushing too much with exercising but I feel like I am taking it slow. The internet says postpartum joint pain is something that can happen due to hormone changes. I'm curious to know if anyone else is experiencing any joint pain

Hey are there any moms out there still experiencing postpartum depression or depression in general? I’ve been struggling lately with my depression. I feel so guilty that I don’t have energy to get out of bed or play with my son. I’m basically taking on all of the responsibility by myself. I don’t have much help. So ...

Hey guys. I just wondered if I’m alone in this! I have prayed for this baby and after losses before my every thought has gone into getting pregnant again. Now I’m here (6 weeks) I’m anxious something is wrong, feeling sick 24/7 day and night and honestly just feeling really low! It’s probably because I’ve been una...

I wanna see if I’m the only mom who yells at the top of my lungs when my baby non stop cries? I feel horrible after and I’ve never hurt her physically but I feel horrible for yelling but it’s like the only thing that keeps me from going fkn crazy. Someone please tell me I’m not the only one going crazy

My baby is nearly a week old and I’ve started feeling the baby blues, but also been feeling less love to my partner and getting quite upset when he’s taking over with feeds and I’ll say do you want me to do a change or a feed and he tells me no, but feel bad making a big thing about it, most days I’m crying, I’m tel...

Advice for moving on from BD while currently pregnant after physically and mentally abusive relationship? How to keep him blocked without feeling the urge?

My toddler is totally unrecognisable from the little girl we knew 😢😢 she’s struggling so so much, screams in the night, angry at us in the day, I’m heartbroken for her and I’m trying to do everything to help her but just feel like I’m failing and the mum guilt is something else - anyone had the same and are through…