Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

I am a first time Mum to a beautiful 10 month old, she is absolutely amazing , so clever , such a kind heart already…. but I am really struggling. I don’t really want to go into detail here. But Could anyone recommend an anonymous online forum to chat to someone or any advice on how to try and get past this? I fee...

I got a 3rd degree tear when i gave birth (they had to pull out my daughter cause her shoulder was stuck). It's been 18 months since then and the scaring is still so painful when having sex. Yes i've seen my OB since then and yes i've gotten consultation. I was told that the nerves down there remember the traumatic...

I’m 41+1 with my 2nd baby. My first came spontaneously at 40+5. I have so far declined sweeps and inductions as I’m wanting no intervention. Yesterday and today I have been going into the hospital for monitoring/scans due to declining the induction. Since yesterday morning I have been having some intense tightenings...

Not quite sure how to approach the situation, but i got a text from my sd mom saying she's no longer comfortable with my sd calling me mommy and has asked i correct her to my first name or some other nickname, when she's been fine with it for the past two years. A little background, I came into my sd life when she h...

how are yall dealing with depression while pregnant? i have prenatal depression. I have to force myself to get up and be okay but my mind doesn't stop. it was like this for my 1st kid also. much worse for me than post partum. I'm not sure why. maybe the hormones.

My lg 5 months is usually the smiliest, happiest baby but this past month has been absolute hell for me and my partner. She is screaming and crying for no reason at all, by screaming and crying I mean it sounds like she’s being hurt. She’s not hungry, she has a clean nappy, she’s being entertained with toys, music, ...

Do you ever feel bad for your baby on the days you feel so down?

I've just been so depressed lately. I'm crying randomly, I want to get out of the house but at the same time I don't. I think I just really need a break. I keep getting overwhelmed) overstimulated and start freaking out then feel bad for freaking out and then in crying and start crying more for crying and feeling th...

I can’t seem to find the right medication and the one now makes me feel like I made a mistake becoming a mom. I’ve been depressed what seems like my whole life. I just want a normal life.

HELP my hair is falling out 4 months PP and my hair as soon as I wash it the next day it’s greasy but I also have a dry flakey scalp🥲. Someone please any shampoo and conditioner recommendations to stop the greasy hair and dry scalp. I’m currently using OLAPLEX on my hair the masks to help strengthen and there…

I look back at newborn photos and it’s bittersweet. It makes me kind of want one more. Fear & anxiety is holding me back. I didn’t have the best experience. I was in pretty dark place postpartum for awhile. Any other moms let fear or anxiety hold you back from expanding your family?

How long did it take for you to feel different, and what dosage (if you don’t mind sharing). I’ve just been prescribed sertraline (for anxiety not depression) I’ve been on it 2 weeks now and I don’t really feel any different

I’m 4m pp and really stating to think I should never have had a kid, my mental health is a wreck, there’s not one bit of self esteem left in me, I constantly feel like I should be doing better. And all my baby wants to do is scream at me 3hrs it’s been going on. I’m really starting to see why people don’t want kids ...

I just came across a video of a mum to be on TikTok and she was crying because it's making her sad it's not going to be just her and her partner anymore although she's happy to have a baby. I just watched it and it's made me sad it'll never be just me and my partner again, obviously I'll love my baby unconditionall...

So as the title indicates, I'm 37.5 weeks pregnant and recently my mood has completely divebombed. I am feeling so low, irritable, have uncontrollable bounts of crying and generally feel very anxious. I also feel like speaking to no one which I know isn't ideal when you're feeling low but I'm just feeling so miserab...

I’ve never felt so depressed and defeated in my life. I have been battling depression for quite sometime now. I’ve never had a simple life. The past 2 years have been hard for me. I will be a new mom and I have nothing. I live alone. I have a job (thankfully) but I have no car, no friends or social life, no food, ba...

I have a 2 yr old.. she literally cries about everything when she wants something I be so confused on what she actually wants and it’s so frustrating I literally just wanna cry🥺💕

I had my first baby in October and have had a fair deal of postpartum anxiety. I think a lot of it is normal for being a first time mom. My husband has two kids from a previous relationship so he’s not as nervous about things as I am. He pretty frequently teases me about things like pretending to drop the baby. I’ve...

Has anyone experienced postpartum rage? How do you manage it? Any tips? I feel like lately everything has been overwhelming me and things that would not normally bother me has been setting me off

Anyone else hasn’t had sex with their husband since the baby!? It’s been almost a year. Idk if I’m scared, not attracted to him anymore or just never cared for sex!