Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I’m curious about everyone’s experience with or without epidural! With my first I had back labor and it was painful and my epidural fell out and they put it back in and I still don’t think it helped with the pain at all and I’m almost wondering if this time I should try to go without and try other methods

My MIL never asks me how I’m doing in pregnancy, she never asks my partner how I am but just constantly texts my partner saying ‘how is my princess doing’ referring to her granddaughter It offends me that she doesn’t bother to ask how I’m doing despite knowing I’ve had a really difficult pregnancy, and I hate her ...

Hello ladies. After a ttc saga I finally got my two lines 💕. I have a gorgeous 18m boy. But being honest, this pregnancy has hit me SO HARD. I feel absolutely dreadful almost all the time. Zero energy, so sick and just mentally not present. I don’t remember feeling like this with my first. Then with all the…

6 months in and I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. We get in a rhythm and then some new development comes in and I'm back in the deep trying my best to float. It's like babies woken up at 6 months and just decided to choose violence 😭 so irritable and I have no idea what she wants, I've done all the…

So maybe I am being sensitive. My daughter recently just got prescribed formula for CMPA. Prior to this my life was hell. My poor girl cried all the time and not just crying, screams of pain. During this time no doctor or health professional was listening, my family were all saying it's just colic but no one would ...

Ladies! Am here to vent and cry 😢.. am almost 35 weeks now and my emotions are completely getting the best of me. I need to ventilate and all I do is cry and feel tense… anyone has advice or thoughts? I can’t process this and like I need to speak to someone to feel better but I don’t know how to express because I…

4 months into motherhood and I definitely have PPD, I’ve had general mild depression for the last 10 years that I’ve managed myself. I think I’m at the stage of ringing the GP, but also have a massive phobia of the doctors and being a nuisance. Can anyone speak about their experience with getting help/ what do I e...

Hello, I’m having my first baby in a few weeks and it concerns me how sex will be after labor. Does the vagina go back to its regular size or how can I take care of myself so it does? Thanks!

OK so this is silly but my mom does this thing to get my toddlers attention sometimes...she will fake cry and it drives my fiance crazy lol. So if my toddler won't listen or respond to her she fake cries and will say something like oh you make grandma cry! My fiance thinks of it like guilt tripping...I see his point...

And do I actually need it before a transfer??

I feel like such a bad mum. I don’t know if it’s postpartum depression or what it is but I feel like I have no bond with my son and I don’t want to hold him or really interact. I love him. I really do but my husband has such a better bond with him than me and I’m finding everything so difficult especially with my pa...

Hi there. I am mum and also perinatal psycologist. I’d be happy to support any of you if you feel the situations you are living are too much. Big hug to everyone!

I find myself constantly wishing my daughter was older, purely for the communication aspect as I find it so tough and I feel like a monster for it. I’m always told “enjoy these years they go so fast” but I struggle to find the joy most days. Of course I love my daughter beyond measure there’s nothing I wouldn’t do f...

How is your sex drive now we are 4-5 months post partum?

Feel like I only have half my hair left. Please tell me I'm not alone.

I just want to reach out and see if anyone is in a similar situation as I am, I don't have many people i am able to talk to, sadly. since having a second bub, which was an unplanned pregnancy, my stress and anxiety, and depression have been getting worse. I had a little bit of pnd with my first, but it went past qu...

I’ve been seeing a lot of comments about women saying that the stitches after a tear were worse than the actual birth?! I’m quite confused as with my last baby I had a second degree tear and once she numbed me I didn’t feel pain, discomfort sure but to be expected. Anyone else got a similar experience? I’m just scar...

Hello everyone, I am suffering from post partum depression. I was put on antidepressants that take a while to start working. Meanwhile, I have crushing anxiety that doesn’t let me sleep. I am fearful all the time and feeling helpless. They gave me an anti anxiety medication, which helped, but told me they would nev...

Please no judgement, i already feel awful for feeling this way but Im struggling to share my LO (she's only 6 weeks) with my MIL, I hate seeing her hold my LO and dread seeing her. I don't feel this way with anyone else. Me and my MIL had a really good relationship before i got pregnant. However, as soon as i got p...

Anybody else dealt with being unwell and having to care for their little one? Feel a bit like death and my husband is at work all day and I'm currently feeling very sorry for myself 😅 My baby was ill last week and wasn't as bad as I am so not sure If I caught it from him or have something else but all I want to do…