Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

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Spd

Has anyone suffered with SPD. I'm 37 weeks and thank goodness I've just started maternity as I can barely walk it's crazy. I never had this with my first but I'm not sure how to get through the next 3 weeks any tips? X

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So glad there are others (but not ofc)

Hey all, I was wondering if there was a group for this! Of course it sucks that there is but it’s nice to not feel alone…. Currently with my narcissist. We have a 3 1/2 month old baby boy. It is getting really hard. Sometimes I just want to dissapear or hope that God doesn’t let me see another day. Not because I don...

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Sex postpartum?

It’s been two months since I’ve had my baby I’ve been scared to have sex scared that’d be uncomfortable or just not the same. We tried tonight with lube as the doctor suggested and it was uncomfortable not painful but definitely not like it used to be, in someone else’s experience does it get better is it just tempo...

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Postpartum

So I just had my baby on the 17th, I got a second degree tear and was wondering how long it’s taken others for using the bathroom especially peeing in my case to stop burning super bad? :( It makes me miserable. I use peri bottle and everything and still makes me shake from the pain. I’m fine after I clean up it’s j...

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Crying if I try to do anything

Anyone else’s baby suddenly got really upset if you walk away?y little girl is so unpredictable as sometimes she’s absolutely fine playing on her mat but often these days she cries if I go and do the washing or if I try and cook (I’m talking to her and still right there with her) and she gets hysterical if i don’t c...

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I hate my husband

I’m 2 months pp and I have never hated my husband so much!!! (I use hate loosely, I’m a hater) He’s not even bad!! He does what he’s supposed to do, he cleans, he takes care of our baby so I can workout, he spends time with her. One thing that drives me nuts is that he prioritizes his hobbies sometimes. I wish I had...

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Hair loss

Hi everyone I am currently three months postpartum and recently whenever I wash my hair so much hair comes out. The first time I just thought it was because I didn’t wash my hair in two weeks. But I went back to my weekly routine and it’s still a lot. Has anyone dealt with this? Or have any advice?

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How long does the extra fertile window last after giving birth?

I’m asking this because it took 3 years to conceive my first. I then got pregnant 6 weeks postpartum with my second thanks to the fertile window and now I’m 8 months postpartum with my 2nd and I would like to try for a 3rd but I worry that the extra time being fertile after birth has worn off now and we may stru...

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Sex!

Is it just me, or is it normal not to want sex after having a baby? Our daughter is 1 years old and some times we will go months without being intimate...

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Anyone else so over it

38 weeks tomorrow, I’m trying to walk this baby out but my SPD pain is so horrible I can hardly stand. My hips feel like they’re going to break with every move, I can’t sleep having contractions through the night. I was not this big with my first son!!! IM SO OVER IT!!!

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Have baby #2 or take care of my mental health??

I had my first 6 years ago, and honestly, it was the hardest thing I did. I got post partum depression bad. And mainly because I didn't speak up to say I wasn't ready because I was so in love with him I put him first over my own needs. I learned my lesson now to priorize myself while going through therapy. I love my...

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Feel Horrible mom

So we recently transitioned our lo to a sleep sack ...so her hands are free.. it goes so so... sometimes good other days not so good but today I feel like the worst mom.... she woke up after 30 mins and I usually wait 10-15 mins to see if she'll re settle and fall back asleep... she's been sucking on her hands a lot...

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Miserable

My due date is on oct 25 so I’m 5 days out and I woke up in a horrible mood I can’t shake it. It’s SO BAD. Everything everyone does bothers me I know it’s because I’m gonna go into labor soon because I had the exact same thing with my first son and 3 days later I had him lol but it’s still the worst. Nothing I do he...

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How do you manage your rage?

As soon as one of my kids start kicking off/whinging/crying it’s not long before I also kick off.. I think I have ADHD/Autism potentially and am awaiting assessment but in the meantime I really want to become a calmer person. I just feel like I’m made of stress and anger and there’s no way I can stop it. It’s effect...

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17 Diapers??

Currently sitting in my car just so I can get away and have a moment to myself. I had a breakdown because I’m tired of acting like I’m okay. My relationship is struggling, I got fired 4 days after giving birth, I get rejection emails everyday, I’m tired all the time, my body hurts. I have no one to talk to so keepin...

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Cheating or just companionship?

My husband talks non stop about his coworker. Like if she was his best friend. Theyre always together. But thats kind of his job. They work together on projects for the company and its only 4 of them in the dept. The other two either dont live in this state or hes kind of the boss so he doesnt deal as much 1 on 1 wi...

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Social services

I feel so heartbroken, my daughter (8) is being referred for ADHD bur I am more or less 100% sure she is. She struggles at bedtime to the point she hits, kicks screams the house down for 2 hours. I got a call from ss after an annoyomous referral saying that my partner is emotionally abusive and it always shouting ...

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Baby daddy left me

I don’t even know what to say. He explained that He didn’t want to be with me and I was the problem. I feel so broken, I feel so hurt for our son also. It’s something I never thought would happen to us. How do I get through this with a toddler

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PP anxiety?

I need help PP anxiety.. it impacts self care stuff, my intimacy with my husband, and leaving the house. I’m a FTM, 1.5 weeks PP. I can’t seem to find time to make myself as presentable as my baby. I’m the type of person who loves having their hair, nails, lashes done. Since having the baby I have too much anxiety...

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4 month old so fussy

I am at my wits end. We are in our 4th week of fussiness. She’s so grumpy/whinging all the time! Nothing makes her happy. She’s constantly tired, fights naps, gets bored very quick, fussy with her bottles. I honestly don’t know what to do with her anymore. She cries hysterically all the time. I just sit and cry with...

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