Postpartum Care

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Post-Partum Hair Loss

I’m 4month post-partum and my hair is literally falling out in clumps. I feel like I sneeze and lose a handful. I know it’s common due to my hormones etc, but is anyone else experiencing the same? My confidence is falling so quickly as I’m finding thinning spots all over! Has anyone found something that works? I ...

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SPD/PGP already 😭

My son is 13 month old and I struggled with SPD that pregnancy so badly towards the end, I’m nearly 12 weeks with this one and it’s ALREADY starting to become painful 😭 god help me in 3rd trimester

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Finally had my baby boy 😊

So this is not my first baby, but I'm curious on how other mothers are keeping your baby's umbilical cord from snagging or protected ? He's 2 days old ....

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Cut the Theatrics

Y’all really gotta stop being bold behind these incognito posts. Just because someone gives you feedback that doesn’t coddle you and your poor decisions don’t mean they’re being “shady” or “rude”. At the end of the day, we’re all grown women (supposed to be), yall voluntarily post yall personal business on this app,...

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BPD/bipolar mamas?

Are there any mamas with BPD/bipolar? How we doing on managing the symptoms?

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Pregnancy hormones

God mine are absolutely raging and it's awful! I have a 2.5 year old and I am getting so angry with him for the smallest things. To clarify, he has no idea I'm getting angry, it's all internal 🤣 He just dropped his water bottle on my foot twice and honestly my blood absolutely boiled! I forgot what a rough…

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Losing all my hair 😭

If anyone has advice on how to improve postpartum hair loss, please share it with me!

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Struggling

PPD was my biggest fear and now it's become a reality. I'm having anxiety attacks and depression episodes every night and it's been so hard, but I've been trying to manage. I think I'm starting to get sick and it has my anxiety so much worse because I honestly just don't have the time or energy to handle being sic...

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After birth help!

I’m wondering on how quick it to you to recover after birth n what birth you had as me and my partner are planing to go see family but they live 7 hours away, so I don’t want to get my hopes up of seeing them ASAP as not sure how long it could be till I feel okay I am hoping to have natural or water birth🤍

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vent. not looking for advice.

I’m never heard I’m never understood. I’m never enough. I’m always too much. I’m told so many things about “me” that are not true. Maybe I don’t want to die, maybe I’d just like to stop being perceived. I love being a mom, and I know I’m a good person, but I’m fucking awful at being a person. I don’t feel c...

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Sex postpartum

When did penetration not hurt postpartum for you? I’ve just had to second baby I’m 3 weeks postpartum and we will be waiting at least 6 weeks but with my first it took almost a year for sex to not hurt, mind you I did have a second degree tear and with this baby I only had a small first degree tear so I’m wondering ...

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Advice for Braxton hicks contractions

I’m 22 weeks today and just started having Braxton hicks any advice

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bpd blowups

i’m currently 27 weeks pregnant, i know that pregnancy can make your hormones start to rage, but lately anything that slightly annoys me sends me spiraling and i don’t talk to my stepdaughter or my fiancé for a while until i calm down (in case i say something i wish i didn’t) i’m currently cleaning because it’s my s...

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Struggling

I just feel really emotional and cry over everything. Also my partner keeps snapping at me over stupid things, he gets really grumpy easily and it really upsets me. Is anyone going through something similar?

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Recognising I need help

Took a big step today and filled out a self referral for perinatal mental health support as I think I’m going through PPD. Just wanted to write this somewhere because I don’t feel ready to let people know irl yet. Hugs to anyone else who might be going through a tough time, it’s really hard.

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Not harvesting

I have a c section booked in at 39 weeks (currently 37). Not planning on harvesting colostrum as I never used mine last time and I really don’t want to go into spontaneous labour. Anyone else in same boat? What would be the benefit if I plan on BF straight away anyway?

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