Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I feel like I’m at the point where everyone online is getting pregnant with their second or desperately wanting another. I see people with little babies along with a toddler and think ‘how on earth, why on earth?!’ I always thought my little girl would have a sibling but I cannot stand parenting. My mental health c...

I'm 34 weeks pregnant with my second daughter and feeling really guilty about the lack of connection I feel with this baby. I love my first so much it's hard to picture loving anyone else as much. Is it normal to feel this way?

Morning Mammas! Sorry for the TMI but I’ve had the worst period ever since giving birth. I know the first day of your period can be heavy but this was like when I’d come home from the hospital after giving birth. The same day I’ve come down with this horrific cough and cold and I think it’s just been a combination o...

Help….im sitting in my bathroom overwhelmed and crying. Baby girl is 3 weeks old. Mother in law oversteps and takes control ( started when we all got sick and now she insists on just taking over when asked for advice). Baby has a crying fit where nothing will console her at all for hours starting at 10pm. I think...

I’m 3 months postpartum and I started losing sooo much hair. Does anyone have any tips or like shampoos/ vitamins to use to make it better? And when does it usually stops. I’m worried I’ll become bold

I’m 17 weeks pregnant and a FTM. I’ve been struggling with anxiety/depression and have tried to manage it through therapy, coaching lessons, and physical activity/working out. My midwife suggested Zoloft, saying low dose is generally safe for baby. When I told my partner, he got angry with me and told me I just need...

I’m 9 weeks postpartum after a normal delivery with a third-degree tear. My stitches opened a month ago, but my midwife and GP haven’t done anything, and I’m still in pain. I feel like I’ve been left to just deal with it on my own. Has anyone else experienced this? How long did it take for you to heal, and did you g...

My partner and I have a son together. 2nd, third trimester and postpartum he barely did the minimum, but acted like he was moving mountains for me. It put me off wanting anymore kids. Our relationship was really rocky, about a year ago I decided I didn’t want to deal with it anymore since it felt like I was a single...

I have a 3 year old girl and a 8month old girl and the guilt I have of not being able to spend time to play with my 3 year old girl is just awful. My 8 month old baby is NG fed and has to be fed with a pump machine and requires alot of my attention during the day with feeding, sleeping and she also has very bad refl...

Been with my boyfriend for 5 years. He's a trucker and today I told him everything that I had been bottling up. I told him that I had thoughts about leaving him but I don't want to give up on us. He's response was if you think that's what you need you can. I kinda felt worse and maybe I should've broken things off b...

Anyone have attachment issues and can't let their partner go? I don't feel emotionally connected or feel I'm being treated the way I should be, our relationship hasn't been going good for a while and I keep forcing it thinking he'll change someway somehow but I'm scared to be alone and do this alone, our baby is 4 d...

My MIL is getting very overbearing and it's really getting to me. The stress of her constantly wanting to know what's happening and needing to be in the loop is really putting me down. There's so many little things she's done/said that's added up to feeling like she's just not respecting any boundaries at the minute...

Hey there , do you have any shampoo and conditioner recommendations … postpartum destroyed my hair lol . Thank you!!!!

I’ve had anterior placenta with my two boys, this time round it’s different. Is there any major difference/ risks? Also with delivery etc. Ty x

My daughter got her first report card and i feel like I’ve failed her .. most of it says needs improvement and I feel so bad because I was in a toxic relationship most of the time that she needed to be learning these things . I’m trying to help her but she’s not comprehending it and I feel so bad 😭.

Please tell me someone else can relate. I’m a mum to 3 children. 2 boys and a girl. My last born was the girl Today has been so so so difficult I’ve cried so much. She don’t want to be put down! When I put her down she screams the house down literally till you pick her up. She hasn’t slept all day. If she has ...

Since my toddler started nursery, cold and cough is non stop with occasional temperature. I feel scared when she has temperature and I just can’t stop thinking the worst. What do I tell myself? How other mums coping with these days/nights?

I took LO out to the soft play today and she was fine there had a good time etc, brought her home to sleep she had an hour and just had tantrums for the rest of the day so my patience has been massively tested and my parenting was either “no” or a raised voice with attempting to try and make her happy and then give ...

I have lost myself in my 15 year long relationship. I left once, he convinced me to come back. Things changed for a little while and then repeated. Now he is distant and changed. We can’t get along. Moving forward in a different path than the one you e been with since you were 15 is hard. How do you do it?

Hi all - I’m 5 days PP. I had normal vaginal birth with no tears. I feel absolutely fine down there and if I’m being honest I really just want to make love to my husband. I know there are risks of infections but i read online somewhere that 2 weeks is ok if no tearing…. Has anyone ever had sex before the two week m...