Community Posts, Tips & Support on Health & Wellbeing

So my 9 months maternity end on the 2nd of June but I’m taking a further 3 months off to make it the year and return to work on the 28th of August, I got told I can apply for this now and my child starts nursery in September although it’s not letting me ?? Should I put that my maternity ends on the 2nd of June or ??

Is it rape if your husband ask to have sex with you all day long and you tell him every excuse you can think of including the word no. But he keeps pushing until he’s drunk (knowing he will take longer to cum) but you give in and don’t enjoy it because you wasn’t in the mood. Is that rape?

Please tell me that I am not the only one! I am having a really hard time loving my kids. I love them because I have to, not because I want to. They ruin everything and I am finding myself hating and resenting them more than anything. Don’t get me wrong I provide and take care of them but thats because I have too. I...

This is a complicated one... I found out that my (now ex) partner had sexually assaulted a girl and a week later after finding out I found out that I was pregnant with his child. He was horrible about the news and I explained that he did not have to be part of me keeping the baby but he quickly had a change of mind ...

Missing the old me I feel fat and ugly I don’t have my confidence back and I’m 3 months pp. I hate the stretch marks and my C-section scars. Does anyone else feel this way how do I get out of this funk?

So my boyfriend has been working at his job for 6 months now and made a friend a while back that has a girlfriend I became somewhat friends with. Recently me and him have had a lot of problems and we’re currently living with my family so when we get into our arguments sometimes it gets so bad that I completely break...

Ok help a mom out. My daughter broke my heart tonight asking why she is never invited to play at her friends. She is 9 and the most polite sweet kid. Most moms don’t respond to meetups or sending my number to school. I feel awful but not sure what else to do. She is in clubs and has tons of friends at school, but un...

I’m due back at work next week. However I am so dreading it. I am so mentally not ready or prepared. It would be long hours and i’d be getting around 3/4 hours sleep. I have 28 days worth of holiday. I really don’t want to go back to work as I feel like i’m going to miss out on so much. Any advice? Or how to make mo...

I got pregnant and this man went all out for my whole pregnancy , did so much and was there every chance . Why he wants a dna test week after baby gets here ??

I wanna have him already!!! Due June 3rd, im in constant pain and I wanna start laboring sooner than later. What can I do to get him out 😬

Im a stay at home mom with a 16 month old and is dying to exercise, but I don’t have time to go to the gym and I can barely find time to do it at home. What are your tips and tricks

My baby daddy went through my phone and thinks I’m cheating on him , which I’m not just hella dudes swiping up on my pictures that I never replied too 🥴& he’s mad calling me a cheater and a whore all because he thinks it’s something it’s not , said he doesn’t wanna be with me nomore and he’s done but I’m really…

Hi girls! I’m Melissa! Mom to be, I’m 31+2, I’m in maternity leave. I live in Maidenhead, is any of you around ? My boyfriend work full time and I’m always alone so boring! I’m from Italy I don’t have my family here. Hope I can find some friend here 😊

I want to fall apart but having to hold it together for my LO. We’ve been fighting since ive been pregnant. It’s always the same fights over and over. When I try to work on our relationship with him and talk about what we both could do, he takes it as I’m attacking him when I say I’m not trying to attack you. He bla...

Recently had my smear the results took a while to come back but I had my letter saying I’ve got HPV. I’m so confused !!! I’ve got to have another smear in a year . Who’s had this ? And what happened ? They said there’s nothing they can do other than to re test but apparently it’s caught from sex it just sounds so di...

Hi, I received a text last night from my boyfriend but a friend on his phone to say he's cheating on me. Obviously he's not awake yet as on the drink so I can't confront. I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant with his child and we have a 2 year old already - we live together and it's in rented accommodation but all in his...

Would someone be able to explain to me about the funding for 15 hours free childcare if your baby is 9 months by September 2024? I tried applying but it said application is on hold because I'm on maternity leave until November 2024 and you can only apply 30 days before returning to work? I also saw something about i...

Anyone else feel like they’ve kind of lost themselves? My life revolves around my little one & I wouldn’t trade it for the world, but idk who I am anymore. I feel it extra since I exclusively breastfeed/nurse right now so I’m literally her life source. Just wondering if anyone else feels it & can relate. I know it’s...

So we are on holiday and my partners friend and girlfriend came along as well and there is this 2 twins thats absolutely pretty and when i mean they know it they know it as well like they were both on facetime to someone saying we need to find fit men , so 1st night i seen him check them both out second day they sta...

What does everyone do for a living??? I’m 25 and finding it hard to find something I like to do for work I have a high school diploma not sure what’s out there any ideas ?