Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Personal question - it's slowly getting a bit harder to keep 'down there' tidy. Normally I fully shave but that won't be possible in a few weeks and personally I'd rather not let it go wild for the final couple of months. Has anyone tried hair removal cream on their pubic area? Is it safe during pregnancy (obvious...

Anyone else having really achy joints and muscles postpartum? Particularly for me, my lower back, pelvis/pubic bone, leg muscles and knees are SO sore/achy, and I had my baby via c-section early January so the soreness in my pelvis doesn’t exactly make sense. I still feel as though I’m pregnant having those last tri...

I’m absolutely terrified of SIDS. I know a lot of first time mums are but it’s become so bad, I can’t even look at posts mentioning it because I get anxious. I’m so scared of her sleeping away from me and I’m scared of sleeping myself that I feel like I don’t get a good sleep. I have been thinking of getting the...

Just need to vent a little- I’m 40, we found out we were expecting closer to Christmas and recently got our sonogram at 8 weeks- everything is perfect, so far. We have a 6 yo- been trying for a second for a year now. I asked my husband to tell his parents but no one else- I’ve since had strangers congratulate me bec...

Just found out I'm pregnant with baby #2. This one was not planned and it's honestly a terrible time. I have to take my 1 year old to physical therapy twice a week. I'm dealing with a lot of nausea and throwing up. Everything makes me wanna puke, I can't even step in the kitchen without almost puking. And it's not...

I am nearly 40, had a c section...no village , partner goes into deep sleep at night so no help...he is helping with a toddler at day time but soon will go back to work, so after c section he is with me only 2.5 weeks...my toddler is very active, screams and cries often, Does not give me chance to relax...I have dep...

My munchkin starts school next week and I knt get my anxiety under control 😰😓 all she knows is mommy. Now, she ain't pay me no mind when I bought her up to the school and she was interacting with the kids but I know once she starts looking for me ☹️🥺😢 it’s like what do yall do to redirect her attention when she…

Is anyone else still struggling with stuff? I still can’t wear tampons they just fall out 😂 and I can’t wear any other colour apart from black otherwise I just sweat loads and you can see the patches :( my hair still falls out. Anyone else? He’s almost 2!

I’ve talked to a therapist but still have this awful thought. I’m even considering an elective c section as I’m worried something will happen during labour

Did anyone else get the placenta injection in their arm to help them deliver it? I had 2 injections in my arm to aid with this and was also given liquid morphine after giving birth. Both of these things didn’t happen in my previous birth so I’m just curious why. Obviously, I was totally out of it so had no idea what...

Everyone said it would get easier, 16 weeks later and I'm still dealing with that same shit. I'm sick of my baby crying tbh. Idk how to cope anymore. My mum just says I need to go on anti depressants 🙄 I don't need anti depressants, I just need a kid that don't scream at me 75% of the time. I probably sound like an…

As I’m getting older I’m realising that I don’t like my family ie mum, dad, stepdad and siblings. They are all quite self absorbed, lazy, judgemental opinionated people and I although I’ve probably got some traits similar as we are family I’m so saddened that that’s my family and I wasn’t brought up my a better mu...

Also told him that he is depressed that his son (from the ex) is unable to live with him. I told him he needed therapy.

Anyone else’s LOs going through a stage of separation anxiety? What can I do to help, or is it a case of preserving?

Hey guys! I haven’t posted before, and I feel nervous about posting but I guess I just need somewhere to vent to / put how I feel out there. I’ve always had really nice hair and even after having my son I still had nice hair and my daughter too who is now 7 months. However today, I noticed a huge patch of baldness...

I know this may sound dumb but I’ve always been anxious about spiritual stuff. I was raised in the Bible Belt and raised in a Christian home but over the years I’ve been living life and gotten away from the life I was raised in. Recently after having my daughter I don’t want to leave her or her be without me if I di...

my baby is starting to develop separation anxiety. For context I’m a sahm. Is there anyone dealing with the same issue and what’re you doing about it 🙃

I'm so stressed and overwhelmed with motherhood I am going thru a lot with my son being medically complex but I am still dealing with stuff I've been burying and I love my son to death but I feel like I get overwhelmed too fast and I'm feeling like I am failing as a mother does anyone feel like this does it get bett...

8 weeks pregnant, and I feel like I'm a completely different person. I hate everyone. Like i have zero compassion for anything, I'm just saying it like it is (more so than normal). I'm not affectionate with my partner at all, and even tho i love my daughter I'm finding it hard to so the baby pretend play happy shit...

I’m trying to figure out how much breastmilk I should pump beforehand just in case the pain is horrendous and I need to take the pain killers. Some have told me it’s the worst pain second to child birth and others have said it’s no big deal. I appreciate any experience/thoughts! My appointment to have all 4 removed ...