Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

Experiences on recovery please?

Gave birth on 23rd and was recovering so fast no pain no complications. Had 2nd degree tear. Today I pick up something heavy which mid moving it I realized my mistake but felt I am half committed so finished the move. Honestly wasn’t that heavy just for my current situation was too much. Like couple hour later bend ...

I don’t know why I’m even posting really. I just need people to talk to. I’m just really struggling mentally and physically, I’m so drained and worn out but I just keep going. The last 2 days my 2 year old just doesn’t listen and hitting and throwing toys, my 8 month old is unwell with a few things and the house wor...

I'm 24. Gen z. I've got a 2 year old toddler and am pregnant and due in September with my second. I'm married, have a job, have a decent apartment, and overall am doing ok. When I was pregnant with my 1st I worked at a daycare. At this daycare I told my boss I was pregnant and she told me not to clean the bathrooms ...

I would say I'm honestly an alcoholic cause I drink 2-4 times a month but 1-3 of those times I get BLACK OUT/PASS OUT drunk and end up embarrassing myself and puking on the floor.. well I also am 4 months PP and my baby won't take the bottle so I breastfeed only.. even when drunk asf. I've done this several times e...

I just wanna vent a little bit ….. It was my birthday on saturday 1/25 and i honestly didn’t enjoy it .. i felt pretty for the first time in a very long time but i didn’t enjoy it . i made my own birthday cake today and my bf sung me happy birthday and i felt good . i live with my mom and little brother also , i coo...

I know a lot of women deal with post partum rage, but lately I haven’t been able to get a handle on mine. I’m losing my patience over every tiny thing. My dogs make me so frustrated all the time which kills me because they were my babies before my actual baby. I just feel like I’m always on the verge of boiling ove...

Is someone here just like me with second degree tears? I gave birth 3 days ago and still feel some pain and lot of disconfort down there, although when I wee or poo it doesn’t hurt but I try to be as gentle as possible ( I didn’t look there as I might be scared 🫣) I wait for it to be healed and feel better .. do u…

I am 23 weeks on Thursday with mine and my partners 9th pregnancy (had 8 losses in 3 years). My partner is going to be deployed sometime soon for 6 months. We discussed last year about him signing out, which has been discussed a lot however he’s not and now facing deployment abroad. Not only am I a high risk pregnan...

Advice for ways to soothe, we tested postive for flu a the mom guilt I feel because there are times when it’s not time for a dose of her meds, and I’m running out of ways to soothe her I want to cry so bad

Im a month pp, breastfeeding isn’t going well, pumping is also stressing me out since I don’t produce enough, I don’t know if my baby’s eating enough because she basically sleeps all day, my delivery was a nightmare, my C-section still hurts, how my body looks horrifies me, I feel like I’m failing my baby, I don’t ...

Idk why I feel like I need to share this. I'm not for looking for a pity party here. I was venting to a friend and she called me right away and we both just sobbed over the phone. I'm 2 under 2... motherhood is hard. Anyone else struggling with childhood trauma while raising their own children? You're not alo...

My 14 month old has recently become comparable to the devil! He is honestly awful, he’s gone from being the happiest little man to just moaning constantly in the space of a week, I know there’s a lot going on for them developmentally at this stage but is it normal for them to be like it 24/7? I feel like I’m doing s...

How are people coping with afterbirth pains and pains from stitches etc? I had a second degree tear with my last too but I do not remember being in this much agony. Finding it hard to walk around at all and getting up and down from the bed/sofa is excruciating. Paracetamol is doing nothing and I’m allergic to ibupro...

So my husband had a vasectomy.. we both decided this was the right option we have two healthy happy little boys who are very close together in age but now I am starting to wonder whether we made the right decision and I’m often getting quite emotional about it and the fact we won’t have any more😢 At the time after…

I have a 4 month old and a nearly 2 year old. My eldest over the last week has had screaming tantrums,her scream is piercing and she throws herself around. She gets like this when it’s time for a nap or bedtime,she’ll be tired downstairs so I’ll take her up and she used to have a bottle and pass out in minutes but n...

I am expecting my first child with my husband and I am very excited. However, my MIL is very overbearing in my opinion. She is excited and she is trying to do everything which I am appreciative of, but I feel like she’s overstepping. When we first shared the news she stated that she needed to get things for her hous...

I’m currently 3 weeks post partum/c section and still experiencing some tenderness around the incision/tummy area. The scar looks fine, no swelling or pus but was wondering if anyone else experienced the tenderness?? And when would it go away?

Hi! New here ! My child is barley 17 months, but me and my husband were speaking about when they'd need to be in school. I'm currently a sahm and been w my child since she was born. It literally breaks my heart thinking about putting her in school. How did other mothers cope w that feeling ? I keep thinking of her w...

so i’m an absolute sex fiend. and everyone keeps saying after giving birth i won’t feel up to it, but i have never not felt up to it. i know you can’t have sex right after labour, but how soon can you? and is there anything you CAN do in the meantime