Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

My close friend keeps making me feel like I'm doing things wrong with my baby because I'm not doing it the way she did it, I'm extremely non confrontational but it's making my already bad anxiety a lot worse so how would you deal with this?

Hello everyone, I'm currently 4 days postpartum. I came away with a first degree tear so needed stitches. I don't know if I'm expecting too much too soon but they're so unbearably uncomfortable and sting almost 24/7. Sitting, standing, having a wee just hurts so basically, all of the time. They've been checked and ...

I feel like I’m such a shit mum and my baby don’t love me whenever she’s on my mum she’s smiling constantly and barley ever cries whereas when she’s on me she’s always crying and I can’t seem to settle her and she barley even smiles for me I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I feel like my mums parenting her 10x bett...

Bad day I know u get such a thing as colic and witching hour and all that but seriously it’s just impossible that’s the problem every single day??. Baby cries constantly. Nothing makes her happy. She hates everything. The only thing she enjoys is eating and even that she does so quickly it makes her sick everywhere...

We became friends on facebook through a mum's group thing. We don't live anywhere near each other. Every time she posts pictures of her with her LO or LO on their own, I can't take my eyes off how happy he is. Their bond is immaculate and I'm feeling myself getting emotional writing this because I envy it. I know sh...

Does anybody else’s mom or mother-in-law send just an overwhelming amount of baby reels, articles, statistics, videos, just any kind of information on dealing with pregnancy, labor, or newborn/baby care? I love my mother-in-law but she’s just obsessed with Facebook and endlessly sends me all these reels she stumbl...

So we have an agreement which has been discussed before our baby came. My MIL said she would no longer smoke in her home so it’s comfortable for us to visit because it wreaks and is so strong , and she will not smoke on the days she knows she’s seeing us so then does take some planning. Which was us meeting in the m...

I know it's been 19months since I gave birth but I really struggle with how I look and I'm after some tips. Yes I've put on a lot of weight and I know this affects my confidence and I'm using slimming world to help with this, but I find I always look a mess in myself as in my hair and face I've never been one to wea...

My bd not been around and come and see his daughter one in a while. He thinks I should call him or message him to ask him come and see his daughter or ask him what she needs . Is that’s how it should be ? I am on my own and trying to get over this as he is nice when he only wants something otherwise he been putting ...

Why do some people feel the need to comment insults towards a sensitive post? I'm disappearing for a while, I'll see y'all again when I'm in a better place mentally, I'm still grieving bad & not in the mood to read rude comments about how I'm choosing to memorialize my Dexter 💔

I have just been told I have postpartum depression. I feel so sad I've been struggling for a while and I just thought it was natural as I had a awful pregnancy which led to a c section and I have 2 babies under 2 and I never thought it would be easy. However as the months have passed I've stopped going out unless it...

I am currently 31weeks pregnant and i have been crying a lot lately and my partner annoys me😭. I feel overwhelmed my body aches , i havent washed the baby’s clothes my hospital bag is not packed 😪.

My son is 20 months now and I am still experiencing lots of hair loss. Like my hair is just constantly coming out. I can brush it about 10 times in a day and then I will run hand through it and I will still gey a bunch of strands just coming out. Everyone in the house is complaining about my hair being EVERYWHERE li...

My daughter is waking up every night for 2 hours or more (!) and she’s kicking me and screaming “mummy! Mummy! Mummy!” I go in and cuddle her, feed her, rock her, pat her, lay next to her, do whatever I can to reassure her but every few seconds she’s checking I’m there. Obviously I’m exhausted from the nights, this ...

Okay so this morning I was holding my baby upward with one hand ( she’s 4months ) and I don’t really know How to explain cause English is not really My first language but one arm was around her butt and she usually has a pretty good balance. But long story short.. I was holding her and grabbing something with the ...

why is everyone constantly asking when they can have sex again postpartum? i was under the impression the doctors tell everyone at least 6 weeks unless there were complications

I am super exhausted, sleep deprived, have not be able to eat or drink and have absolutely no help. My 10 mo is extremely active and playfully has hurt me a couple times now. I am trying my best to stay calm and teach her but today i lost my cool and i threw her toy so hard that it scared her. And i had a crying mel...

How have you guys been “getting your pink back”? Obviously I’m 4 months PP and I just feel hideous. I’m back to my pre pregnancy weight but my body hasn’t gotten the memo. I feel dull and ugly, and don’t even get me started with the PP hair loss.

Currently 5 months going on 6 months in November and this hair shedding is getting too much 😭 I’ve kept up with all my prenatal in addition to other vitamins so I’m really hoping the shedding will slowly stop by 6 months. Anyone hairloss getting better? And when will my hair start growing back in 😩😩

So my mom can’t stop kissing my baby. She knows my rules of washing hands before handling her and kissing or getting all up in her face.. She said “sorry it was an accident” the first two times, but then today she said “oh please it’s not like I’m diseased. I deserve it after all I’ve helped with. Plus it was an acc...