Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

I'm struggling with always putting the effort into mum friendships and not getting it back. I've made some wonderful friendships all on here some for almost as long as my little one has been here (now 2) as returning back to work or childcare arrangements changed I've always made the effort to still keep in touch, t...

Since having our little one I feel like we’ve grown apart. I’m literally finding every other male attractive but my partner. We argue a lot and the lack of sleep and stress has put a massive strain on our relationship. If we’re not arguing we are not speaking to each other or constantly annoying each other. I become...

I just feel extremely alone and overwhelmed. Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of mom friends in my life that can relate and I can talk to 😭

Haven’t had a bad pregnancy but I still feel alone like it’s just me in this or maybe it’s just me. I can be hurting and no one realizes it, I can be hungry and no one ask am I hungry, I can need a body rub and no one does that. Cleaning or taking care the kids specially when they sick and I gotta sit up all night w...

Anybody else been experiencing extreme FOMO and jealousy of your childless friends when they are going out all the time? I didn’t really do anything before I had my baby, but at least I could have if I wanted to. Especially with Halloween activities going on, I’m feeling super tied down, which obviously I am. I woul...

Does anyone else get up some mornings and literally wish they could just get away from their children? I have a 2 year old and 3.5 year old. My skin crawls when I think about the fact that they’re just going to be climbing all over me and screaming and whining at me all day. I just want to run as far away as possibl...

Even with a partner around, I still feel alone and I’m unsure how to navigate through these feelings .

Is it normal to want to have a second child then get scared and think you won’t be able to cope? I really want my LO to have a sibling and get sad when I see them playing alone, however when my LO acts up or is challenging I question how will I keep sane Why do I feel so hopeless 😢

Why do some women feel the need to comment the opposite of your concerns? For instance, on a post regarding weight gain in pregnancy - why would someone think “I’ll comment how little weight I gained despite this all other comments normalising and reassuring”. I just don’t get what the need is or why they would b...

I feel like people are always asking things of me. all I do is do for immediate family but recently feel overwhelmed) annoyed that friends are asking favours because I'm not working. Such as walk dogs, drop off places when I've got the kids. Im not sure if Im seeing things differently as I'm sleep deprived or maybe ...

According to my husband all I do is nag and stomp around and am unhealthy and droopy. And just sleep and tired all the time. I just wanna cry. I wish I had people around me who cared. I feel so alone. And I have no where to go even if I were to leave. Fantastic.

Got this from the Agape app and thought it interesting to see your response.

What do you do the weeks you feel like you just can’t anymore? Theres times I’m thriving and other time I just cant cope. I know ill get through it but I’m in this feeling like i don’t want to just get through it. I never thought I would be doing it all alone. I don’t have anyone. I just need life to be more than ju...

What's the best piece of life advice you've ever been given (and how did you interpret it)

I know I shouldn’t say this but I hate my body / face / clothes everything All my old clothes don’t fit so I wear my maternity wear which is too big and makes me look fatter I never have time to go to the salon to get nails etc done I never have time to get my eye brows done I never have time to online shop ...

Is anyone else finding it hard to adapt to the idea of adding another baby? Of course I’m excited to have another and give my daughter a sibling but I mean the dread of going through the postpartum period again and the first year is rough. Also just having to be with my toddler and a newborn all day alone sounds a...

Im torn. My husband and I had to go through fertility to have my daughter. I'm 36 and had my daughter in February. I had a very hard pregnancy and didn't enjoy it at all. It was really difficult on my body and because of that and the cost of raising a child I feel like I'm one and done. Im torn because I remember l...

I started mat leave today and I don’t know what to do with myself. My husband is a teacher and works late every day and I’m my friends mostly work/don’t really get being pregnant. I suddenly feel so lonely and I don’t know why 😂 wondering if I’m the only one

So I've been feeling like this for a long time and there is some context behind it,I've felt since I had my first baby that I have been doing everything on my own absolutely no support ny partner doesn't really help aNd his family hates me I'm all the way in oxford and my family is in Essex so I'm miles and miles aw...

Anyone else struggling with loneliness since being pregnant? I've always had a small circle and it's never really bothered me but lately it feels like since being pregnant my circles gone from being small to none existent. I have my mum and partner and they're both amazing but sometimes I really miss having peop...