Articles & Expert Guides on Postpartum Care

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Postpartum Care

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

Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Katie Mill

Your Complete Guide to the 4th Trimester

Tassia O'Callaghan

First Night Home from the NICU: What to Expect

Dr. Frankie Harrison

Postpartum Discharge: How Long Does It Last?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Postpartum Workout Plan Tips: How to Start and Why

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Postpartum Preeclampsia: Risks, Symptoms, and Treatment

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Postpartum Hemorrhoids: What You Need to Know

Deborah Vieyra

What is Postpartum Thyroiditis? Triggers and Treatment

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Why Do I Get Postpartum Night Sweats?

Deborah Vieyra

40 Postpartum Essentials for Mom After Birth

Tassia O'Callaghan

Postpartum Diet: Top Tips On What to Eat After Birth

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

All You Need to Know About a Vaginal Tear

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

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

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

What are the Possible Postpartum Complications?

Deborah Vieyra

What’s Causing My Postpartum Headache?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Postpartum Bleeding: What’s Normal and What’s Not

Peanut

Postpartum Hypertension: High Blood Pressure After Birth

Mairi Bunce

From the community

Postpartum hair loss

Let’s see it ladies.
You’ve got to laugh or you’ll cry, let’s be honest 🤣

Edit: this is what I caught in the shower and does not include anything that went down the plug, anything that stayed on my comb, anything still attached to my body when I got out or anything that was still in the bath when I was done ✌️.

Sex after having a baby

How long did you leave it till you had sex again after having your baby?

Help!!!!

Someone please help me with some advice because I’m losing my absolute mind 😭
Baby is 5 months old, she has changed a lot in personality over the last month, more needy, sleep changes etc but have put it down to the 4 month regression and teething.
However, the problem that makes me want to literally cry is the car seat! She is totally inconsolable now every time she’s in the car. Why? And what can I do to help it?!

Is this a phase or am I majorly failing motherhood?!😩

My little girl will be 15 months on the 10th, the past week or so she has been constantly clingy more than normal! She’s also having complete meltdowns whenever she is told no and when she can’t do what she wants to do it results in her crying and throwing herself backwards! I honestly thought this age would be easier but boy was I wrong😂 She’s always been such a happy baby but just lately it feels like she’s constantly aggy and I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel😩 I think a lot of it is also frustration because she’s really trying to talk and when it comes to meals she’s wanting to feed herself and not have any help at all so I don’t know if it’s another developmental leap or what but please tell me I’m not alone and it does get better? Mum guilt is so real at the moment as she acts like that but then is really loving and sweet which makes me feel awful for feeling in the trenches and like I’m just wishing this time away for it to get better again!😔

PPA

I’ve been struggling with postpartum anxiety and rage lately, and honestly, motherhood has felt like a lot more than I ever expected. I absolutely love my daughter, but her feeding aversion has made me worry constantly, and being home alone with her most of the day without a village has been really overwhelming.

Sometimes I feel like I’m supposed to be enjoying this stage, but instead I’m exhausted, anxious, overstimulated, and just trying to get through the day. I hate feeling this way because I know how lucky I am to be her mom.

How to grieve

Yesterday was the hardest decision I've ever had to make in my life. I had to put down my sweet Babygirl. She was 14 and was diagnosed with cancer a couple of weeks ago. We tried steriods but that didn't help. She declined fast and yesterday she kept peeing on herself while sleeping. She wasn't able to stand and was very weak. I feel so guilty. I feel as if I should have done more for her. Fight for her to live longer. I dont know if I did the right thing. I dont know if she knew it was her time. Im so heartbroken and shattered.

Postpartum drastic haircut

I've been getting frustrated by my postpartum hair loss. There's hair on everything and I feel like I'm causing more damage every time I tie it up out of the way to feed or pick up the baby. I've been growing it for years and like it long but I have booked a hair appointment for a restyle and am planning to get it cut into a long bob. It's a bit drastic but I hope I'll feel better about my hair. I know my hair will still keep falling out but I hope it being shorter will make it more manageable. Has anyone else taken the plunge and gone for a completely new short style post-partum? Did it make you feel better about your hair? Did it make the hair loss less frustrating?

PP things I hate

Everything is stress induced anymore
My daughter has this ongoing diarrhea for 2 weeks now and I’ve gotten no sleep from it, I now have a canker sore from it, my acid reflux has more flare ups than ever. I don’t like having sex anymore (I love my partner and I still find him very attractive). Im way too overly touched (by the baby, by the dog and by him). Im 10m pp and I haven’t been able to wear a dang tampon! I don’t do pads because they are just not for me so I wear a diaper.
Please tell me if you relate to any of this at all? Or if I’m just crazy

Returning to work

Hi,

My little one is 6 months old. I will be returning to work when she is 1. She will be going to nursery. Is anyone else filled with anxiety and dread about leaving their little one. Any mums that have done it and had positive experiences. It is all I can think about and I still have another 6 months to go.

We had a traumatic birth so I am wondering if this is affecting how I am feeling too.

Any tips/support/advice greatly appreciated 👏

Help 🤦‍♀️

Mamas is this my hormones talking am I totally crazy but I have a 2 year old girl and a 6 month old boy and kinda want a third🤣🤦‍♀️ but I’m exhausted and scared so talk me out of it please