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September Babies, September Moms: What Caring for Both Actually Looks Like

C-Section Shelf: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Actually Deal With It

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Can’t Keep Your Cool? Surviving Postpartum Rage Without Losing Your Mind

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What’s an Epidural Headache & How Can I Treat It?

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Your Complete Guide to the 4th Trimester

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First Night Home from the NICU: What to Expect

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Postpartum Discharge: How Long Does It Last?

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Postpartum Workout Plan Tips: How to Start and Why

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Postpartum Preeclampsia: Risks, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Postpartum Hemorrhoids: What You Need to Know

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What is Postpartum Thyroiditis? Triggers and Treatment

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Why Do I Get Postpartum Night Sweats?

Deborah Vieyra

40 Postpartum Essentials for Mom After Birth

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Postpartum Diet: Top Tips On What to Eat After Birth

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All You Need to Know About a Vaginal Tear

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Sex After a C-Section: 6 Things You Need to Know

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From the community

Recent discussions

Sore back and neck- feel like grandma

Is everyone else feeling this too?? 8 weeks pp and my back and neck feel destroyed from feeding rocking and carrying the baby! I try and stretch a little but its so hard to get the time to do it. I feel like 100 years old!!

Meds

Hey mamas,

I’m reaching out here because this community always feels like a safe space. Lately, I’ve been struggling a lot more than usual with anxiety and depression, and it’s been feeling pretty heavy like laying on the floor sobbing for hours heavy. I was doing okay for a few weeks and then it started up again. I feel like I’m failing my son and now showing up for him because I’m always so sad or anxious

My doctor and I have been talking about options, and Sertraline (Zoloft) came up as a potential next step. Before making a decision, I wanted to ask if anyone here has been prescribed Sertraline? I’d love to hear what your experience was like—especially around how it made you feel starting out, how long it took to notice a difference, or any tips you wish you knew beforehand.

Sending love to anyone else who might be in the thick of it right now, too. Thanks so much in advance for sharing your stories! xx

Crying

Does anyone else’s baby just cry? Can never put them down otherwise they just cry. I’m drained

Post partum hair loss

Hey mums so I’m currently 4 months postpartum and I’ve noticed in the last few weeks my hair is falling out on my bed the floor everywhere i have so much hair and now I feel like my hair has gone thin but I’m not sure if it’s normal and if there anything I should be using or taking to stop it or let it grow back I’ve broken down in tears so many days every time I find a new hair anywhere.

Sex postpartum - post 2nd degree tear

I had a 2nd degree tear and had stitches. I've had sex only twice so far since (now 4 months pp). It has been so painful mainly where the tear was, skin feels so tight and it just causes pain.

I used a lot of lube but that didn't help much, felt like my skin just wasn't stretching at all. Any advice?

Child free friends

Anyone else has child free friends that rub you wrong sometimes? My sister-in-law, my husband's sister apparently isn't sure inside whether she wants to have kids with her boyfriend in the future or not and she often picks the wrongest moments to weigh that up. For example, me and my husband have 3 under 3 years old and it's been a really rough journey, our firstborn giving us lots of struggles in managing his CPA and colic in his first year and then behavioural and sleep issues since, then the patch of having two under two and our third baby has serious health risks and because of that I am with him in hospital a lot. Whenever it comes to her offering help or us talking about these struggles from time to time, whether in a casual or deep way she always adds: "See this is why I could never have children" or "Well this is what you get when having children, I could never, I just love my freedom" and her boyfriend is a rough guy, he can say things like: "Nah man, I would just get rid of them if they were like that, so it's good we're not parents."

The amount of these comments makes me believe they haven't truly found their answer yet and these comments are actually part of a discussion they haven't finished because I never go up to people who are breaking up and saying "Nah man, I could never break up, it has so many negative sides in it as I can see from you" or to someone who studied and is under pressure: "see you chose a life like this, that's why you're going through that, I am happy I am not studying" I feel like it's not necessary and shows a low emotional intelligence.

I wish I didn't have to put up with this. My husband and his sister are Irish twins and best buddies since birth and he knows to brush these comments off and not take them to heart but they turn me off from having a genuine friendship with her even though otherwise she is really cool.

feeling like a bad mom

Lately i been losing it and being super negative around my family. I got on meds for my PPD but it doesn’t seem to help much. I am angry a lot and today my 3yo had explosive 💩 in her pullup and it got all over our new couch and carpet 😭😭. I yelled and got upset and I know i made her feel bad. I am horrible. After i gave her a bath i apologized and just asked her to please tell me after she poops so i can change her right away. And my sister’s 4 kids came down later and made a mess and got chocolate or something all over her toys 😭. And then they came down when the baby was asleep and woke her up. I just feel like i cant catch a break and im upset all the time. Helpppp

Hello moms I am reaching out to get some support. I am 5 months postpartum and am struggling with anxiety. Not necessarily towards my son but scared that there is something wrong with me. My birth was a c section and I am a plus size mom

My birth at the time I didn’t think was bad or traumatic but it was an emergency c section and I am a first time mom. I am trying to put my faith in God but am struggling

PPA

I'm 2 weeks pp and my anxiety is through the roof. I ve always been the logical one, calm and rationale. But since bringing my little boy home I have been extremely anxious. My anxiety is mainly that something will happen to him; bed time is horrific because I m dreading closing my eyes.

I dont feel depressed just anxious.

Im hoping im not alone and that someone has some advice to ease those feelings.

Postpartum

Hi all! Currently 9 weeks postpartum today and I just feel ugh. It just feels like I’m always frustrated and yelling and I hate myself for it. My son is currently in the stage where all he does is cry, barely sleeps and just wants to be on me constantly. I want to get to the part where I’m dealing with everything well and thriving, but I just feel like I’m drowning.

Collagen/ hair loss supplements

Hi ladies,
I’m currently dealing with postpartum hair loss. Whenever I shower,brush my hair there’s big chunks of fallen hair. I feel like I am bolding on the sides and it affects my self esteem. Is there anything that I can take while also ebf?
Thank you x

Lovely baby

My 7 week old daughter is an absolute dream, she doesn't cry (just shouts when she's hungry) very alert, happy and content, just an absolute pleasure to be around. Now I know how incredibly lucky I am with her but does any other mum with a similar baby struggle mentally? There's so many what ifs going through my mind and I'm scared to death she might change and start screaming, some days i feel sick with anxiety and nothing has actually happened? I'm driving myself crazy and scaring myself with thoughts of not being able to cope. I feel ridiculous because I know a lot of mums on here are seriously going through it and I have no idea how you manage xx

Drowning

Anyone else feel like your drowning trying to do it ALL and becoming a mother you don’t want to be?! 😭 I am 9 weeks postpartum with my second and have been a stay at home mom for almost a year now. I am trying to juggle all the things but catch myself either being frustrated or just crying. I want to keep the house clean, play with my 3 year old, tend to my baby, get out of the house everyday, cook, show up for myself and be a good wife but lately it’s too much. 🫠 I have a hard time asking for help but just don’t know how I can continue to do it all. The worst part is my 3 year old tells me sorry for being grumpy when I have been grumpy which brakes my heart. Any suggestions are welcome because I need to figure out a new way to do it all.

im going crazy

im breaking down bc my baby wont stop crying whe. shes tired my legs hurt IM tired too i need her to stop i cant handle it anymore

Should it be this hard!?

I am struggling... i don't remember it being this difficult with my first born a few years ago, why is it so hard this time around?

I love my baby, but I miss my old life so much. I miss being able to give my first born any attention whatsoever, I miss being able yo leave the house quickly, I miss feeling normal...

I just needed to vent... i know its hard and postpartum is not easy, but this is making me question my sanity.

Belly band Frida

I’m so confused if I’m supposed to use postpartum belly binder or not. Different people say different things. When do we start using it and when do we stop please advise from personal experience🙏🏻

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