Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Holy moly the amount of hair that came out in the shower just now. Anyone else? Any way to combat it?

When will it end? When will I finally bond with my son or have love for him? I’m freakin miserable and I’ve come to realize that I am not enjoying motherhood. I miss my old life. I hate seeing single people, other moms or just others in general do whatever they want without kids. I tried an anti-depressant for 1 d...

It gives me the Icks but I don’t want to be dramatic over a term of endearment, advice?

I find the whole questionnaire process so stressful. Call me dubious, but I find the whole questionnaire very daunting for: • New parents who are just on a learning curve; their child isn't the only one trying to figure things out. The parents are too. • Parents of children with learning difficulties. • Parents who...

My eldest is 3 and half and she's never been "attached" to me... (me and their dad are still together btw) like it's always her dad she wants to be with e.g. "do you want to stay with mummy or go with daddy?" "Daddy" or if it's me and my sister shopping she'd prefer to hold my sisters hand or when I go out with mate...

Does anyone else have regrets from their babies first few months. I think all the time about little things. How I wish I'd messaged my friends quicker as I didn't tell them I'd had my baby till about 24 hrs later. I wish I'd cuddled and kisses my baby more. I was so scared of something bad happening to him that I...

Wondering if anyone has any tips or can share how they've dealt with their little one struggling to settle at nursery. My LO has only had her 4 settling in sessions so far, but she's been so unhappy for all of them (bar the one I stayed with her), not eating or drinking anything and sad crying for most of the time. ...

My mother is a narcissist she treated me horrible as a child and growing up I always thought I was over thinking things my sibling was also treated the same we now suffer from mental health we struggle to deal with the trauma of it all especially keeping the mental and emotional abuse to ourselves growing up. I now ...

Has anyone has a postpartum prolapse that has got better and stayed better?? I have a bladder prolapse and it was better and now all fallen again worse than ever. Will it ever be okay? I hate my body and just devastated by all of it. I’m 9 months pp 🥺

I might be the only one that thinks this but I honestly hate being pregnant. From day 1 it has just been misery and sickness, I don’t feel like myself anymore and it has put a strain on my mental health and relationship. I stopped wanting to be intimate and my partner has said I have stopped caring about the relat...

Hi all! I gave birth last week and have been reflecting on the birth and my first borns birth 5 years ago. I thought I’d offer my experience if anybody wants to listen and take anything from it! I had an epidural both times. You have the needle inserted etc and then you receive a base line of compared pain relief th...

I know this sounds bad but I’m a bit worried about my baby’s head size/shape. Her forehead is very prominent and really sticks out from the top and side. The back of her head seems to go out too. I’m not too surprised by the size of her forehead as I have a big one myself lol but it’s more the way it sticks out. I d...

Hello mums, has your little one changed since they turned 1? My LG had her vaccines on Tuesday and I am not sure if it is related or not (it has ben a long week!). I hardly remember if this was a behaviour beforehand. Anyway, my baby girl is suddenly very clingy and cries as soon as I let go of her. For example she...

In a few hours, I'll be sending baby and daddy to the doctors alone to get her 6 month vaccines. I know she'll bawl her eyes out as soon as they say get her down to a dry diaper. I want to go with her, but my body is tired. My head hurts because she's going through recession (short naps , enraptured nights), and I'm...

I feel anxious and unsettled and on the verge of tears the whole time, and SO short on patience I could snap somebody's head off any second - my husband, my daughter for chewing too loudly, any random stranger for any given reason. I don't know what's wrong with me!!!! Any ideas how to snap out of this? I truly fe...

Hi all, posting here as we all have similar aged little ones and personally too embarrased and mortified to speak to friends / family. Me and my toddler have had the day from absolute hell (this happens regularly). She seems to have major melt downs over the slightest of things (me not doing something right or th...

Who has an ear 👂🏾 maybe ADVICE not sure!! I need to vent and texting is to much please have a iPhone as I’m using iMessage/ iCloud

I had a really bad overhang post partum which I had for months. Now at 9 months it’s looking like it’s nearly close to going. What can I do to boost it going as it’s driving me mad and makes me feel so much hatred for my body.

24 weeks and 3 days sometimes have to use sex toys (vibrating) on myself but is this still all safe at this stage ? X

My Thanksgiving was rough . My baby was crying all day even though her needs were met . We were slightly off schedule . I was in a dark room with her most of the time trying to sooth her . My partner and I would pass her back and forth to eat / mingle . I think she may have been overstimulated by all the people , n...