Community Posts, Tips & Support on Women's Health

I’m 2w ppd my incision is open atm to allow fluid to drain. Am I aloud to shave? Or should I wait long as I can?

Anyone else’s kids scared of these in public bathrooms? Will just scream and cry How to manage?

Hi mamas, please need your help I need your recommendations for a good ob/ gyna and good hospital for delivery that you had a great experience with... Thank y'all!

Mamma bear wipes or water wipes? Which do you find the best and why

So I woke up and unfortunately started my period it went through my pjs bedsheets and understeer My husband shouted at me why can you not remember when you have your period and period. I've just steeped it and luckily all clean, put fresh bedding on and my husband is not talking to me still Has this happened to an...

Hi ladies. I've got low progesterone. Never been pregnant. In waiting list to be referred to clinic via nhs. I've paid plan your baby for prescription for progesterone. They've given me 3 months of 400mg twice a day to take 5dpo for 12 days. Does this sound right? Has anyone done this and had success stories?

I started taking Depo 4 weeks after I had my baby. I’ve had sex a couple of times, I wonder what the chances of me getting pregnant are. My fiancé is saying he thinks I am but no way, right? I don’t want to be that 1%

Hey! I came off the pill around 3 weeks ago now so we can start trying for baby no2. I haven’t had a period as of yet. Is it possible I’m already pregnant or just a case of waiting longer until my period arrives? Thank you :)

Anyone that's used menopur, how bad is the stinging sensation? Someone I follow on Instagram said it was painful/uncomfortable for them and I'm curious if that goes for a lot of people or if it's a 50/50 chance of it stinging for me.

Has anyone taken this before? Can you tell me about the side effects? I’ve just been prescribed this 50mg x1 daily for my anxiety & the GP has warned me I can feel worse before better but I’m interested to hear others experiences x

Went in today and had a pelvic examination due to them suspecting an infection… I’ve got thrush but after she finished checking my cervix’s and doing swabs and I got up to change, I notice I was leeking and they’re was a bit of a puddle on the bed, should I be concerned or could that of been the thrush?

Wasn’t sure where or who to ask since it’s a little embarrassing to me. I have the Mirena and I know I’m supposed to check for the string every once in a while but I’m not the tiniest person ever and have discovered while getting it inserted that I have a longer vaginal canal so I can’t quite reach far enough to fee...

Any moms not get back on birth control after having baby? I got an IUD in January and have been bleeding since. Because of this I have no idea if my period has returned since having my daughter in October (I exclusively breastfeed+solids). I made an appointment to get it out as I am tired of the bleeding and wonder ...

TW: mention of ED, PPD and PPA I’ve been struggling pretty hard with PPD and PPA so I reached out to a psychiatrist, and she wants to put me on Zoloft. I’ve heard mixed things but wanted to ask if anyone here has taken it and if so, how did you react? How did your body react as well? I had an ED when I was younger...

Hellooo! Does anyone have any experience with the nexplanon birth control implant? If so any big side effects? I’m debating switching over to it because the depo shot fuckin sucks!😔 I can’t take anymore bleeding n mood swings. I tried the pill before and it also had the same affect on my body nonstop bleeding and…

Why did it never ever EVER come across my mind that accidentally leaving an open pack of wipes in a bag would cause mold😤I left it with my clothes for about a week and pulled my bodysuit out and now I guess I’ll be rocking a moldy fuzzy bodysuit🤣🤣

I’m literally wearing a Post partum diaper I got in one of my prep baskets. All so I can free bleed at night instead of use a tampon bc in just one day I’ve gone thru my entire collection of undies. No tampon will hold and I have zero pads. 😐😩 so diaper it is

I started taking the mini pill over a month ago now and I’ve been bleeding for weeks, light bleeding and just pink blood with period between the light bleeding, is this normal? I really thought with the mini pill you don’t bleed not even for a period?

So AF didn’t come this time round, was doing so well👎🏼😞, clinic have prescribed me some more provera and upped my dose of letrozole from 2.5mg to 5mg, so fingers crossed!

Hi all, I recently had a fresh embryo transfer and started spotting from 3 days past transfer and then very heavy bleeding (exactly like period) started from 6 days past transfer. I'm on 800mg of progesterone a day, has anyone experienced anything similar? I was under the understanding that your period shouldn't sta...