Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

My MIL is the typical over opinionated, ignorant to new guidelines over baby safety etc. woman. She generally ignores when i tell her that baby is tired or hungry and doesn't give him back. She has even woken him up from the moses basket as she wanted to talk to him 🙄 Anyway, she smokes and will touch his cheeks…

My little girl is 8 and a half weeks old (3 corrected as she was 5 weeks early) and I am really struggling. I am not only autistic and find a lot of the noises/needing me completely overwhelming but I also feel like I am completely mourning my old life and finding having a newborn a real struggle and never ending. ...

My little one has always been shy around anyone other than my husband and I but she sees her grandparents on a weekly basis and still doesn’t like it when they or anyone says hello to her, tries to play or interact with her. She takes a long time to warm up and sometimes doesn’t at all want to interact with people t...

Hi all, hope everyone doing well with their small gremlins (I mean gorgeous toddlers that never give us a hard time) anyway I’ve always had loads of baby hair regrowth and thick hair during pregnancy… however have always lost loads of hair post partum but eventually it’s slowed down, it doesn’t seem to be slowing, t...

Just found out I was pregnant last week and I’ve been SOBBING because I hear stories of women falling out of love with their partners because they bond with the new baby. And there’s no sleep and everyone’s crying and it all just sounds completely awful. I’m enamored with my partner (of 17 years!) and I feel sick a...

Hi, I’m 3 months post partum and my hair is falling out like there is no tomorrow! Anything to help reduce it? Thank you ☺️

So I had a baby from rape.. (initially thought it was my exes, due to the time of conception given) long story short I have two cases open against my BD, I felt I had stock homes syndrome and tried to be mature and cordial for my baby.. in the most of it all he pretty much said in so many words he hates me and the b...

Rather than 7 stages of grief, perhaps it helps to see grief as a pendulum. You (the pendulum) swing between getting on with life and being in your grief. Sometimes you may stay in one area longer. I hope you're all slowly healing. Focus on self-care and the answers to how you'll get through this will come. Just...

Can ppd come after 6 months? I feel like i have it. It’s a lot to do with how much weight i have gained and my husband always telling me to work out. If i tell him that i have gained too much weight and i feel fat and ugly, his reply would be “you should work out”. I don’t think i have the time or mental capacity fo...

Hey! 👋🏼 Has anyone one experienced a sudden increase in hair shedding? I have quite thick hair and don’t usually shed that much hair when washing/brushing etc. But last month or so, I brush my hair and so much comes out, more than average I would say. A good ball of hair! My little one is 2 now - but I’m still…

How soon did your period return ?

When did everyone get the first cycle after giving birth

Hey my loves! Anyone else's hair disgusting all the time? Before pregnancy I was able to wash my hair two or three times a week but now it looks greasy within hours and just feels gross. What can I do? I don't want to ruin my hair washing it everyday but honestly it just makes me feel so grim! I'm 7+5 for context

I can't go outside at all. I tried yesterday and I just ended up having a panic attack and my mum had to take me to the car and left me while she took my baby round the garden centre to see the pretty lights. I feel like I'm a massive failure and that i shouldn't have had a baby because there was every risk that the...

Hi does anyone else feel that there isn’t enough support for mums in terms of mental health? Personally I have really struggled since having my baby 18 months ago, constantly worrying about everything in terms of my health, their health, how to keep them safe from every little thing. I question things all the time a...

My daughter is 1 year old now and ever since she was born ive felt terribly different towards my husband. It’s almost like i don’t love him as much because i love the baby so much more (and on a completely different scale). Same thing with my cat, i’ve been asking to rehome the cat cause i have no love for it anymor...

Anybody else experiencing depression or being more emotional during this end of pregnancy? I have a few weeks until my baby is born. And I’ve been having nightmares and been depressed. I already have depression and I currently take medication for it and have been taking it consistently. Not sure if this is the pregn...

hey , I’m almost 4 weeks pp ftm as well … today I found myself very emotional no reason why but just overly emotional … I love my baby so much but I feel like I’m not doing enough or I should’ve had everything more figured out for her … is this what ppd is ??? Any suggestions?? I don’t want to fail … I’m just so scared

Hi mamas, does anyone else experience severe separation anxiety with their babies? The other day her dad took her on a walk and they were gone for over an hour and I literally started to panic. Her dad/my husband also discussed wanting to fly a few states away with her to visit his dad and I felt sick about it. She'...

Has anyone else delt with postpartum 8-9 months after having the little one? I was great and fine up until a couple of days ago. my fiancé gets to go out on the weekends doing guy shit while i stay at home with the little one even tho he’s in bed asleep. i just feel like he either doesn’t care how i feel or just doe...