Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Just wondering if any other c-section mums have ended up needing physio postpartum? Almost 6 months postpartum and being referred to women's health physio for ongoing problems and pain in my stomach muscles and back!

This is probably TMI but I am 6 weeks postpartum and I had an episiotomy which opened up on day 5. It was left to heal naturally on its own. Today for some reason I got the worst diarrhoea ever and I am absolutely 100% sure it got in my episiotomy. I don’t know what to do. Will I get an infection?

I keep on hearing about pp hairloss. When does it typically happen? Is it in any way related to breastfeeding? Thanks!

Absolutely sobbing as I type this. My baby girl is almost 8 weeks old and I feel so inadequate. In the first few days, everyone was telling me "it's fine, you'll figure it out, don't worry you'll come to understand your baby" Except I still don't, and it is driving me completely nuts. I have no idea what she wants, ...

!! Trigger warning !! Depression/anxiety/toxic relationship Hello, I’ve come here to seek positive stories, if there are any. I’m at the end of my second pregnancy. My first baby came after a stressful but well managed period of my life. They’re great. But this pregnancy was made awful to me. Just fights over fight...

First time mom here to an 11 week old preemie. She just got home 4 days ago. Usually I am a very light sleeper to the point I can hear my boyfriend get up to go to the bathroom. I’ve been doing her morning and late night feeds and he helps with a couple during the day. She apparently cried for really hard and I didn...

Do you ever have those stand out moments when you realise that you’re really really someone’s mum now? And how important it is to be that for someone?? This afternoon my girl (2y 7m) got up early from her nap, and my partner tried to coax her back into her bed. She flipped out, tried to escape, and hit her mouth o...

My son was born November 20th 2024, September 2024 my husband’s grandmother passed away, I had a c section, it took 5 stabs to the back for them to get the spinal tap right and me shaking in pain, almost died on the operating table because I bleeding so much but I lived, got up to postpartum floor to turn around and...

I’m so annoyed at myself 🙄 I can never get my point accords fully cause I start crying. I’m such a big baby, but it’s like I literally can’t help it, the tears just fall and I lose my train of thought so it makes it hard to have those important conversations without me getting emotional, in turn I feel like the…

Maybe it's just me, or the fact that i am an over protective mama bear and things tend to get on my nerves. Especially when it comes to other people. When i go into public i have noticed many people are drawn to my baby(13m now), go out of their way to come say hi. I havent had people really try to touch her cause i...

So hi for a bit of backstory I am a single mom who left my bd cuz he was cheating. It’s been a year n a half since I left him n I’ve done copious amounts of therapy cuz the man was a lot. So because of the whole ordeal I refuse to date and honestly just want to have a little fun when I’m able too. So the other day I...

Is anyone else getting angry at random things (but holding it in?). MIL is here and she's been great but like I hate when the bottles don't match the bottom and top (I have anti colic mam bottles). I also am tired of answering questions of when he last fed, what's for dinner, and being asked when I'm doing certain h...

any other mums struggling with their sex life? I’m 5 months postpartum and still have such low sex drive😩 I have a super supportive husband who understands but I can’t help but feel like a bad wife!! Did anyone else experience this pp and if so when/did your libido come back?!

I know about terrible 2, but I don't think all toddlers are really challenging...I go to group with my daughter quite often and see same children there, but many of them I never saw crying or shouting , having meltdown like my daughter, she has it all the time...and I am so so drained...plus when her dad is off is ...

My baby in almost 5 months but I still hav the worst postpartum anxiety when leaving him with anyone. I know he is gonna be safe it’s just that I’m not there to take care of him. Anyone feel the same or have any tips

Hi gals I am just at the end of my rope with my relationship. My partner is not a very vocal person in our relationship or whatever you wanna call it at this point. Often times I tried to have conversations or create conversation to discuss a few things that we might need to work on on our relationship whether it’s ...

Bit of a sensitive one, I’ve been struggling with my emotions now for a good few weeks, doesn’t take a lot to make me cry or make me feel anxious. I’m already going through therapy for a fear of the hospitals and doctors. But I just feel very emotional, I know there’s loads to do with the run up go baby boy coming ...

I can’t tie my hair without looking like lion king. Major flyaway hair from all sides! Anyone else is struggling with this?

Anyone else dealing with muscle aches/strain ? 😭 2 weeks postpartum and the aches have hit out of nowhere

Had my baby girl at 32+3 on the 15th of feb, but due to having a c-section I got to stay in till the 19th. She’s doing well, but I’ve got my 3 year old son at home and trying to find time to go to the hospital and sit with her and see her is getting difficult now my partner is back at work. My son can go in the ni...