Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I just recently had my baby 2 weeks ago and I haven’t been having many issues . Matter of fact most days I’ve noticed my bleeding isn’t bad but other times it picks up but nothing worrisome . Well since last night I’ve been having pressure and kinda a bruising feeling down there again , very painful it’s just worryi...

I used to be very suicidal when I was a teenager. Like I didn't really think I'd make it to 27 years old but here I am and I'm lowkey scared like what am I going to do now that I am married and have kids... Like I wasn't planning to be alive now what? Like I didn't go to college to better myself but I had my first...

Feel like sh*t my baby daddy left and moved out just me and my little one with me besides weekends when I’m all alone. I absolutely hate this. When does it hurt less?

Does anyone else feel constantly overstimulated by their 3 year old? She turned 3 recently and all she wants to do is cuddle, climb on me, sit on me, she screams during a tantrum and everything is 100mph. She doesn’t play independently anymore and needs us to be near her constantly during the day I also have a 5 m...

Just curious how people have managed intimacy so early post partum? 🤣 I saw a poll about when people had started having s3x again and can’t believe how many have managed to by 1 month. My sons a month old and I’m not bothered about having s3x but anytime me and my partner try to even cuddle in bed or have any…

My baby girl fell off our bed this morning about a 2ish foot drop. When I got to her she was on her belly and cried but was consolable within just a few minutes. I don’t know how she landed originally. I’ve checked for bruising, bumps, marks, etc and haven’t noticed anything. I checked her pupils and they dilate wit...

Hi everyone, It's 5am and I have been awake crying for 3 hours. Have been desperately seeking support from every angle I could find and bot really successful. Figured it might be a good idea to write here even though I am socially awkward as hell. My boy was due end of December and he was born on 30 September. I hav...

Im first time mum and gave birth to my beautiful baby last week. Since being at home I’ve been really struggling with sadness. I’m finding the emotions so overwhelming I don’t know how to deal with them. My husband is struggling to understand also which makes it harder and I feel very alone. Can anyone relate or giv...

Dude i am trying to be cordial and friendly with my coparent. We’ve both been pretty toxic, but we’ve decided to just co-parent and try to give our baby the best cordial parent relationship we could. I fucking tried. This man will bring shit up, and say things like “yiu think yeah you’re the only one with an opinio...

Im always trying to make what I think are the best choices for me and my baby. I’m not sure if it’s me but I feel constantly judged and like if I’m doing something wrong all the time. We are EBF and still co sleeping at 8.5 months old. Im just tired from the night feeds but im quite pragmatic about it. It is what ...

How is everyone feeling down there? A few weeks ago I would have said OK but I'm back to having quite a heavy feeling where my stitches are and just not right

How many of you momma’s had their October baby with no epidural ? If you did, how was your experience ? Was your vagina sore ? 😭 I don’t like the burning sensation after I pee from holding so if that is how it feels oh my!!

Just curious if anyone else has dealt with behavior changes after a hospitalization? My normally sweet and kind girl is crying over everything, being super mean (which actually kinda started before but she was super super sick), she’s having tantrums when she never used to… Is this something that will get better as...

I’ve really struggled with health anxiety since having my little one, it’s literally on my mind 24/7. I end up googling everything and make things so much worse, to be honest don’t even know what the point of this post is , trying to get things off my chest I guess. Has anyone else struggled with this and have a...

How is everyone doing 4 months PP? Besides some anxiety in the beginning, I have felt pretty good this whole time up until now and I'm so confused. I've cried HARD the last three days and have a sense of rage towards everyone (except for my baby)! I'm not sure if it's normal and I want it to go away. I googled it a...

My MIL has been overbearing and over opinionated since bub was born. We had a great relationship before, but due to birth and health complications with bub, she’s started rubbing me the wrong way. She’s in the medical field and often chimes in when not asked and we see her every other weekend. All convos end up crit...

So, I'm getting put on some medication for mental health after baby comes. I've taken it before - was the most stable I've been since puberty!- buttttttt I can't breastfeed or pump on it. I hate that I'm not going to be able to pump. The medication I'm going on until baby comes IS safe, so at least i can still pump ...

Hello! We welcomed our son on the 1st of October and I’ve been breast feeding/expressing primarily with just a little top up of formula here and there… but I am suffering terribly with horrendous cramping if I express for more than say 10 minutes or if my baby latches on for long periods - it’s absolutely agonising ...

I had a little girl in 2021. This year I had a baby boy and it feels so different. I feel much more protective of him. I think about his future and how I wont be his number 1 girl and I get this gutted feeling in my stomach. But I also know I don't want to be like my MIL that is so dependant on my husband. With my d...

So last night during his last breastfeed before bed, I got this uncontrollable sense of dread. That if I put my baby down to bed, that it would be the last. I mentally, emotionally and physically could not let go of my child due to this sudden anxiety and fear. Let me be very clear, his room and crib are safe. I a...