Postpartum Care

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New mum to be dilemma!

I am 23 weeks pregnant with my first baby. Although it is an unplanned pregnancy I knew I wanted to go ahead with it as soon as I found out. I like kids generally and I've developed an urge to be a mom only in the last 2 years maybe but nothing too intense. Today I was spending some time with my nephew and i found m...

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pp intimacy

it’s been more than 3 months pp and my partner didn’t touch me yet. of course it’s hard and we are stressed and sometimes argue and sort it out.. he used to ask if i’ve healed in the first 3-4 weeks and then nothing. finally i’ve decided to try it on my own.. but I ended up crying because I miss him so bad. I tried ...

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Postpartum hair

I am 10months into postpartum. I have got baby hair. If you got those in your postpartum journey, how did you manage those ?

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i feel like a terrible mum!!!

so yesterday my husband accidentally stepped on my littles ones toes. she didnt cry as much yesterday but i woke up to this today and i dont know what to do!!

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MIL rant

I am a week postpartum and I am slowly losing it with my MIL. So I had a rule that I will let people know once I am ready for guests however my baby was in the NICU when he was first born for 4 days and I had my own mum come over to help us with some more clothes and necessities. I then felt bad so I said MIL can co...

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1 week postpartum

I’m one week postpartum and every now and again I just cannot stop crying I am so emotional and hormonal. I feel awful because I have my beautiful daughter. Is this normal to feel like this? Not sure if it’s lack of sleep too

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post episiotomy

Hi everyone. I had an episiotomy 3 months ago and I think it’s healed well. Only thing I have is if I sit in a bath it feels like I’m sitting on something. I never notice it any other time, just sitting in the bath. Is this normal? Thank you

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Postpartum rage?

I have a nice MIL who lives nearby and she asks to see the baby every weekend and it’s getting annoying for me but I’m not sure why 😭 I can’t justify it I just feel annoyed.. and I know I can’t say anything. I don’t know why I feel this way.

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Comfort after Circumcision

My LO is getting ready to be circumcised at 7 weeks, I exclusively breastfeed and I was wondering should I expect for him to latch more in those days after for comfort ??

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38 weeks and struggling 😩

Hey ladies, I’m 38 weeks today (first baby) and am really struggling. Just feel so exhausted and suffering with a lot of pain in my pelvis. So done and ready for baby to come now. Is there anything you really feel that worked for you or helps to bring on labour? Or any tips? PLEASEEEE ❤️

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22 weeks and leaking colostrum?

Having a lot of colostrum from my boobs the last couple of days, has anyone else had it this early?

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Am I wrong

I’ve been dealing with emotional abuse and bullying from my mom both of my pregnancies .ibeen wanting to get a job but I can’t cuz of my mom I can’t go anywhere or see any friend or have company’s I gotta shared most of my food stamps cuz I live here’re t freeand I need to be grateful . I love my kids but my mom is ...

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I hate anxiety

I hate anxiety so much, for me is life ruining and it started since I was a child I would cry every single day when my dad dropped me off to school then my mom would force us to travel during my childhood literally every summer so I hate airplanes and now her and my sisters are having the time of their life travelin...

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New nicu mama

Hi everyone! I had my sweet boy at 34 weeks! And we are currently trying to navigate thru this Nicu life.. I got discharged yesterday, and it was our first night not near him in the hospital. Needless to say me and dad cried ourselfs to sleep.. any motivation support ideas of how to get a good handle on this mental...

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Feeling bad

I feel like a bad Mom at the moment. I was clipping my baby’s finger nails and I accidentally cut to far. She only cried for a moment but I started crying for a while because I felt so bad.

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39 weeks

Starting to feel really resentful that I’m in so much pain and discomfort with no end in sight and absolutely fucking had enough.

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