Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

long story short, a close friend of my mums wanted to see my bump, I was like I cba atm im too tired to stand up, she was like okay whatever. I kinda got annoyed because I said no one ever asks about the mother it’s only ever about the baby like I am human too, would be nice to be asked about myself for once. she we...

9 weeks pp, and still wondering why it feels weird above the scar and sometimes it’s tender still. I can definitely feel sensation, just feels weird?? Idk how to explain 😣

Hello everyone! I had a miscarriage in June, my husband and I were devastated. We decided to continue trying without getting our hopes up. Well, two days ago I tested positive. We decided to keep it a secret but i wish my mother knew since she’s very supportive. I feel so alone and no one to speak to. My husband is...

Hi mommas, I’m 20 weeks pregnant and dealing with a massive anxiety episode for the last 2 weeks. I feel like I’m constantly in the verge of a panic attack. I’m in therapy and taking medication but I’m still feeling stuck in the fear of fear loop. To those of you who’ve been there, what helped you break the cycle ...

Hi all. Idk what to do, I'm scared to tell her, scared she'll hospitalize me. I'm 3 months post partum. I love my baby so so so much, and absolutely would NEVER EVER do anything that could hurt my baby. However, when I get really really frustrated with my baby, as in they're tired and screaming from exhaustion but ...

Right now I’m just stressed out about life. First, my baby is 9 months and she’s no where near crawling or standing and I’m worried about development delays. Next, I wish I could go back to work but we can’t afford child care, don’t have anyone to help us and we don’t qualify for any assistance. I wish I could be mo...

Hi, I'm 26 weeks pregnant and I get upset for the silliest things. I would scream and cry and feel very sad. Has anyone experienced that before? Is it the hormones making me feel that way? I feel guilty when I get help to do things so then I'll do things myself but worry about doing too much (I get tons of Braxton H...

I need some help to know if this is normal please My baby is 3 weeks, if she doesn’t have a boob in her mouth she’s crying. There is absolutely nothing that stops her crying. She fall asleep with boob in her mouth, anything outwith that is just constant crying. Won’t take a dummy. Holding her - crying. Rocking her ...

i woke up today exhausted, unhappy & impatient it’s not like me at all to feel this way that i do honestly , of just feeling so unhappy i’m not sure what to do honestly because i know i gotta be the best for me and my son

Someone in my family is questioning my choices about my kids being circumcized or not! The family member said it says in the Bible that they should be circumcized. I don't want to feel bad about the choice I made.

Anybody else just feel like a shell of the person they were? My little guy is 3 weeks old and I am struggling to even feel like myself. I feel like I feed him and next thing you know it’s time to feed him again and I don’t even have time to think or breathe in between. Struggling FTM over here. 🫠

Hey ladies, i’m really struggling with emotional regulation at the moment. Having more bad days than good. Anyone else feeling the same?

I'm just gonna trauma dump here becuase I need to get this out of my system I guess. Long story I jsut need to vent but warning it talks about soem gross medical stuff I guess and death. I have two uncles I've lived with for as long as I remember, one has been blind since I was in middle school and the other became ...

Hey everyone, Really random one, but is anyone suffering with really greasy hair postpartum? I literally have to wash it every single day, and obvs that’s not helping the hair loss 🫠 I always use higher end shampoo and conditioner which I thought would be better but it’s still so greasy! Anyone had any luck…

I feel so unattractive and haggard, but my babies are so beautiful and I feel like people must be thinking this.

So I have a 5 month old, me and his dad broke up in the middle of August last year but were still messing around and I found out I was pregnant in September..so it’s been over a year since we met and the breakup..why did I find out three days ago that he’s been married since right before I told him I was pregnant..h...

My husband seems to call me out on all of the things I’m doing wrong. My son is almost two, we accidentally got pregnant and I’m 4 months now, and he continues calling me out on stuff and I’m always left feeling like the world’s most awful mom. I went through really bad postpartum depression with my first and I feel...

I’m currently 15 weeks pregnant and I don’t feel a connection with my baby I just don’t feel the love yet is that normal?

Anyone have a high needs baby? My girl is always cranky, needs constant attention from me, hates the car, needs to be entertained. Just overall stressful lol. My son was such a chill baby so this is very different. I’ve mentioned it to the pediatrician and she thinks because I’m still breastfeeding there’s no real s...

I was getting my baby ready for bed tonight and I popped her on the bedroom floor and was doing the blind. When I turned round she was gone, I ran to the stairs and she was at the bottom of the stairs crying. She has never gone anywhere near the stairs before and we have stair gates and I just didn’t shut it because...