Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Has anyone been struggling with postpartum healing? I’ve had a painful UTI already and now I’m dealing with anal fissures? And now I have another UTI… I’m a really clean person I don’t understand what’s going on… medical health professionals have been no help either.

I'm at a loss and need help.. My daughter is 4 and sooo bad. I think that's horrible to say and it's not that she's a bad kid but how she's acting is bad. She lies, hits, screams, swears, hurts our cats, she purposely tries to hit me in my hernia and her dad in the junk because she says it's funny to hurt people. W...

I had my son via c-section in 2020, and I haven't been sexually active for over 4 years. A couple of nights ago, I made an attempt and I felt really loose to the point where I felt super insecure and just stopped. I had no idea that childbirth and pregnancy can loosen up the vagina, and I didn't do any Kegel exerci...

I’m currently 7weeks PP and had a forcep assisted delivery. I had to be cut and later got a really bad infection which was treated. I’ve just tried to have sex with my partner but had to stop as it felt really tight and almost felt like it was burning. Just wanted to know is this normal 😭if so how did you go about it?

My 17 month old uses my hair as a comforter and has for the longest time but it is getting to the point where my hair is just falling out I have bald spots everywhere and I want to cry. Currently i have it up covered in a towel and we are 2 hours into a tantrum as he can’t play with it he won’t sleep and is just s...

I’m 31 weeks, 32 on Wednesday and everyday feels like it gets harder and I’m getting more and more uncomfortable. I’m getting maybe 3-4 hours of broken sleep a night as of the last week. I feel anxious and like I’m going to cry all the time. I’m definitely starting to get irritable and trying not to snap on people. ...

Postpartum is causing me to struggle. My baby is ab to be 3 weeks old , I’m a first time mom . I’m dealing with so many upset feelings . Recently I’ve had someone close to me tell me I wasn’t a good mother because I was overwhelmed by my baby crying and there was nothing I could do to soothe him . When I blocked her...

Did you have rib flare post partum and did it go away? If it did go away, when did that happen for you? Would also like to know if you had it, were you breastfeeding? My pelvic floor PT mentioned it could hang around because I’m nursing and I don’t want it to be true 😭😭😭

Since having a c-section almost 4 weeks ago, I seem to have lost the sensation of a full bladder and needing to pee. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this and has advice? I keep realising I haven’t peed all day then having to remind myself to go to the bathroom even though I don’t have the feeling of needin...

I'm prone to migraines that are caused by hormones and the postpartum period seems to be coming with a lot of them. I am on my third migraine in 2 weeks and I am struggling to keep sane when she's screaming

Hello ladies, Has anyone else experienced a purple crying like at 18 weeks. My baby never had one like that before but yesterday around 2 pm she started going crazy she was inconsolable. I tried a bottle, I tried to hold her to sleep, rocking with a pacifier, change her nappy, checking if ear infection, checking ...

I'm not pregnant and my kids are older, so it's no post partum hormones, but I cry almost everyday. I have always cried in private, but I have a friend now that is around me often and I started letting my guard down and crying in front of him. He said he's concerned that I am sad so often. I also feel concerned. I e...

I’m 23 weeks today and have experienced a lot of people coming over to me and just touching my belly. I know that growing a baby is fascinating to some people but this really triggers me due to past trauma, can I tell my MIL to stop touching my belly if I haven’t said it’s okay? The only person I really want touchin...

Anyone have an episiotomy where the stitches came open? Curious how long it took you to heal? I'm 4 weeks pp and still have a 3-4cm open wound, it's sore and a pain as I can't do much, just looking for some light at the end of the tunnel

If your little one was poorly and quite unhappy/clingy with it, would you expect your partner to come away from a hobby such as fishing to come and support you both??

Is anyone else experiencing pain? I’m 36+ 2 and since Thursday I’ve been in pain, I’ve been to the hospital twice for reduced movements but it’s really getting me down. I feel like I’m scared to go do my normal routine because by the time I’ve done something I’m crying in pain.

So apparently from 2 weeks onwards babies start crying a lot more and this peaks between 6 - 8 weeks, or so I've read and been told many many times to the point I took it as fact, with a bit of variation for each baby. My daughter is now 7 weeks today and still has very intense crying spells and it doesn't seem to ...

Hi everyone, I have a 5 month old. I’m always angry at my husband when he gets home from work. I’m very mean to him and I don’t know how to stop these feelings. When I come home from work, he is so happy. I feel like a bad person. Anyone else feel this way? What did you do to stop being mean?

I feel down. I'm having an identity crisis. I don't know how to dress anymore. I don't want to buy clothes for the size I am but I haven't lost any weight. So I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and buy something so I feel better in myself. I'm not sure if it's this, amongst other things, or if I've got delaye...

I’m struggling with postpartum depression- As of yet i haven’t been to the doctors. I’m scared of getting my baby taken away. I’m so angry 90% of the time and it’s causing problems now between my partner and family. I don’t want to share my baby and nobody seems to be able to accept my boundaries, i’m the type of pe...