Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I had zero patience before I had kids and now that I have 2 I’ve learned to have more but it’s still not a lot & I feel so bad because I loose my patience easily and I get so annoyed when I’m overstimulated and I catch myself screaming at my one year old and I feel so bad. I also have a new born and he is 10 times m...

Is anyone else going through constant crying, tantrums, food rejection and just everything bad 😞 I just want to go and cry somewhere for an hour

I'm 13weeks pp and since last week my hair has been falling out like crazy. I see it everywhere! Like I know it's normal to have hairloss during postpartum since I literally didn't lose any hair during my pregnancy up until now but it's making me feel stressed out. When does it stop and how can I reduce it if I ca...

I’m 4 weeks post vaginal delivery and things aren’t looking the same down there. I had a 1st degree tear that was stitched but the hole looks elongated and oval, kind of looks like the bottom portion wasn’t stitched closed enough. Is this normal for recovery? Will things look more normal in the next few weeks??

I know a lot of people have issues with MILs, but somehow mine is with my own mother. My partners mum (we're not married but i shall call her MIL in this for continuity and understanding), has been nothing but wonderful my entire pregnancy. My own mother acts as though i barely exist. She messages in when theres bee...

Where do I get support with my mental health? Feel like I have lost myself & I don't know who I am anymore. Will social services get involved if I get help?

Is it normal to mourn the marriage you thought you were going to have or the way your husband used to treat you? i feel so lost at the moment i feel like im staying in our marriage because we have 2 children and im terrified or being on my own or telling people my marriage failed.

I feel like my inlaws don't respect me. I went through hell bringing my baby into the world and almost died due to malpractice bleeding out 3x my total volume. And now I have bad ppd and ppa. Anytime I start telling my story to them they hardly listen and they change the topic. They are topically positive, in my op...

My little girl turns 6 months tomorrow and I don’t know who the fuck she is anymore. The last week she has completely changed, she won’t stop screaming randomly for no reason, she won’t let my husband put her to sleep anymore she will only sleep if I breastfeed her. She’s up every 45 mins overnight and I just miss m...

I mastered the art of smiling outwardly but dying inwardly; crying silently. My true joy is my child but other days I’m just over it

It's been 8 weeks since I had my baby, and things are definitely getting better, but I still don't feel confident as a mom. I often have no idea what she needs or wants. I'm just kind of winging it and seeing what works. Her cries still upset me because I worry I won't be able to figure out why she's crying or how t...

i gave birth a week ago tomorrow and i had forceps delivery which they had to cut me, they’ve been stinging a lot and apparently it’s normal today i’ve noticed a white string hanging down, which is long but not to long, just wondering if this is normal or i should go get it checked. or does this mean that it’s disso...

Hi Mums. We welcomed our beautiful baby girl early October 2024. I always thought when I give birth I will immediately fall in love with her, feel that unconditional motherly love and never want to let go of her again. However, I am experiencing the opposite. I just want to rest and recover from giving birth and ...

I’d have to write a book to describe all the crap I’ve been though since I met him but it’s just not worth writing about I feel so lonely and unheard and neglected it’s sad He literally puts me down about everything and I’m always made out to be a monster He never wants to meet me halfway for anything it’s either...

I’m four months postpartum and my hair is shedding like crazy, what have people been doing to try to prevent this?

suggestions for what i can use for piles and stitches? one week postpartum. it hurts when i sit on my bum, walk, lie down, use the toilet, i feel itchy & irritated. if you suffered with the same - what did you use to help? im currently using anusol for piles which isn’t helping massively, & i ordered spritz for bits...

So me and my husband haven’t really had much sex or intimacy since we had our little boy, I think it’s mainly because I just don’t feel up to it, it does hurt when we have sex but I just feel like I’m ugly im not happy in my own skin. Does anybody else feel this way?

Hi everyone, Sorry if this is TMI, I gave birth vaginally 3 weeks ago, I ended up having to have an episiotomy, which seems to have healed well from what I can see and feel. However I sometimes feel I smell down below, idk if this is normal following birth or an episiotomy, I am still bleeding slightly so don’t ...

I woke up this morning and out of nowhere I just got really sad and started crying, and now I’m just really sad and I can’t help it 😭

i just caught my daughters step mom on here (she has no kids of her own), calling my daughter hers. i took care of her fully solo for the first 7 months of her life. my daughter spent 2 months over there due to some housing hardships, and i wanted her to have a safe and stable environment. she is now 10 months old. ...