Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Anyone else started with braxton hicks yet? I rememeber them in my 1st pregnancy but more towards the end so very familiar with how they feel compared stretching im nearly 23 weeks with a 19 month old and it sucks!

I am 37+4 with first baby. I don’t know if I’ve gotten into my own head but I’ve just found out that if you get a severe tear it’s possible you might end up needing a colostomy bag forever. I am now even more scared of birth and stressed out. Is there anything I can do at this point to reduce the chance of severe te...

How is everyone dealing with arguing now that baby is here ? We had an argument with my husband and we did not talk for three days which saddened me… I realized that I have never seen ma parents not talking to each other or having a fight in front of us. I would like to change the way we do, so I’m planning on havi...

I feel like a bit of a fraud posting as I'm not the one with depression, but my partner is. It got really bad after having our second baby and has got to the point where although on medication he is self harming. Last night he was cutting his neck and then woke me up because he scared himself. I helped clear him up ...

The pain is awful. I also had my vaginal septum removed, so it's even more stitches. I've been using the dermoplast, don't like the cold pads, using the witch hazel pads, ibuprofen, and cream. The episiotomy is hole to hole. Any advice for the pain or going to the bathroom?

I am 4 month PP, started shedding at 3 month, it’s getting out of control, hair everywhere in the house, the worst is after washing my hair. I was expecting this coming but it’s a lot worse than I thought. I think I have lost 50% of my volume so far, how much longer it will last? Anybody experiencing it too? Advice?

I’m 3 months postpartum and have started shedding. Any tips and tricks for this or is this something I just have to ride out? What was your experience?

My hair is so dry and falling out by the chunks!

I am due to have a laparoscopy in the next few months as my pain has got a lot worse, on my last MRI they said it looks like the cysts have grown. I am nervous as it’s my first surgery, has anyone had this done and what was recovery like? Did it help the pain, did it also help with TTC? Any advice would be great.

I literally never thought I could say something like this and mean it. not just some passing thought. but truly. i’ve had two babies back to back with only a 6 month break, and no pregnant again. my oldest is almost two with possible autism spectrum disorder, and major tantrums with aggression, sleeplessness, defian...

Hi, I understand some babies loose hair at the back of their head after they are born due to it friction where they lay down but I’ve noticed my baby losing it round the hairline as you can see top photo is before bottom photo is today. But I’ve never heard of it round the front before it’s like she’s receding. Hav...

I just don’t feel the urge anymore I have a little one 6 month pp and wonder if this is normal?

Is anyone else finding their hair EVERYWHERE? Worried I’m not going to have any left on my head! When does it stop falling out?!

I'm genuinely fed of everyday looking the exact same. The same conversations with my partner, the same conversations with my 8 month old, the same chores, the same mess, the same everything. I don't know how to get out of this flump. It's killing me and I'm getting more and more days where I don't want to mum. Don't...

I think overstimulated that I cannot hear my infant cry, nor I can’t stand my toddler to be crying at the moment like I just wanna run away and cry myself. I’m sick and I feel like I haven’t even had time to take any medicine and my partner doesn’t even help me.

Has one else experienced lower stomach pain post c section? I had baby a month ago and am back to normal the Scar doesn't hurt n is all healed up but any pressure on lower stomach is so sensitive and tender I literally feel bruised. I can't remember experiencing this issue after first c section by this point I was t...

I had my lovely little boy 4 months ago and he’s mine and my partners first child together. Since he’s been born, our relationship has just become terrible. It started off with my partner just completely stopping affection and any sort of emotional intimacy. He said it was because he was just so obsessed with our bo...

I know there are several posts like this but I really need to get something off my chest…. I have people who don’t realize how weak and tired this pregnancy has made me and they expect me to be at the same level I was before pregnancy… I’m like guys I can barely get through a 6 hour shift at my job without feeling...

So much has happened over the course of my baby’s life. And he’s only 17 months I need to vent and find a little bit of comfort.

I’ll start from the beginning. During pregnancy, I was extremely ill with HG for the first 4-5 months. I was bed ridden for a lot of the time and felt like a zombie. During this time it was really hard for my partner to understand how ill I actually was and what I was experiencing. He often made comments about how I...