Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

So I go to meet w/ my therapist tomorrow at 12 and I'm so nervous like I don't even know where to start to even tell her what's going on with me. Im constantly having to fight with my brain to keep going and to stay alive for my kids. I literally hate my living situation, me and my partner are constantly arguing, I...

Working through birth trauma and trying to come to terms with/understand what I experienced as I was neglected quite a bit. One thing that’s been playing on my mind is I was told to remove the Pessary myself as she forgot to come check me (I had to go find her in the corridor..) she said she had other things to do ...

I almost lost my baby last night and when I say so many thoughts was on my mind like what would I do if I did and I’m already dealing with pain I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy and then not having nobody to help really made me realize how strong I really am and I thank the most high because lord knows ppl say I’m t...

Hey mom's quick question. My baby's loosing all his hair in the front. (They say it's normal) but I'm feeling some type of way. Idk why I just think I'm worried. Like is he going to loose all his hair? When will it grow back? Or is something more than that??

I recently went to a mental health consultants to get assessed and I was diagnosed with depression which I knew I had but they always are pretty certain that I have borderline personality disorder, but they booked me in to get assessed more on it, and I feel like I have it, so I told my partner about it and how I wa...

How would you tell your friend that one of the main reasons her child is hard to control now is because she doesn't parent? She gives in all the time to her fits, buys or gives her all she wants to get her to stop instead of just keeping to the boundaries. She has none for her daughter and her daughter, only 3, know...

Am 32, me and my husband used to have a good intimacy. But since I had my baby few months ago, my sex drive just vanished. I’ve got zero motivation, I don’t feel the need to go to my husband at all, I try my best cause I know he needs it, but if it wasn’t because of him coming to me , I would gladly stay like that. ...

I’m 39+5 and just feel so incredibly emotional, heartbroken and guilty about my 2 YOs life changing he is my world. He’s such a happy content little boy and this baby is so wanted and loved already but I can’t help but feel so emotional about his life changing and the relationship we have. Does anyone else feel the ...

My 2 year old is non verbal, leads by the hand to communicate and in the process of Autism and ehcp referral with help from nursery. I’m due my second baby in due and I just feel so bad for having another baby. Like I know he’s not going to remember being an only child but he is already so clingy to me and I’m going...

Anybody else just up and left to go for a walk before loosing it... for context I have a 6 year old that still can't deal with the fact her brothers hear to stay she's literally horrible to me (mum) 95% of the time we've been out got back she's shouting baby's going mental partners faffing around and I just said " s...

I feel like my daughter is never happy. She constantly cries, hardly naps and when feeding she starts to cry. I went to the ER and said she was fine but returning home she cries again for hours. I’m becoming numb to everything and it’s just frustrating that I don’t know what’s wrong with her. I’m constantly juggling...

I have a 3 (almost4weeks old) and wow, it is a lot to handle with a toddler, not able to have any time for myself. Even just 5/10 mins. My first toddler, constantly following me around upside, downstairs, to my room, outside just anywhere she wants me to be. I can just breath for 1min more like and I am just at this...

My 7month old is a very happy smiley baby with everyone except my MIL/FIL. My MIL is very difficult and has been quite nasty to me in the past leading to me getting anxiety everytime we meet up. I used to think it was a coincidence our baby would cry everytime she sees them but can she pick up on my anxiety to the p...

If it wasn’t for me having a partner and a lot of family and friends whom my baby will laugh, play and cuddle with I’d genuinely be contacting the HV over the way my baby ignores me. She won’t look at me in the eye or smile at me but will laugh and smile at everyone else. When anyone else is there irs like I don’t ...

Does anyone have lochia 10-11 weeks postpartum. It’s very light but thought it would go away by now.

Hi there. I love my little one to bits, but I'm struggling so much. Today, when she left with her dad, I was on my own and I just lost it. I started punching pillows, and failing and my brain honestly just won't give me a break. Even at the best of times through my life my brain just keeps chattering but since break...

Hi everyone. Really struggling with the stress of looking after our 7 week old right now. It just feels CONSTANT and RELENTLESS. I'm starting to get panic attacks and feel crushed under the pressure of doing yet another feed when it's only been an hour since the last one. This morning it was so frequent and I felt...

My mom just asked me if she could take my baby to get a baby blessing once she’s born… the problem is I no longer belong to this church and my husband has never been… when I told her I would talk about it with my husband. Her response is “what’s so wrong with a baby blessing?” But I feel like she’s extremely overste...

Anal fissure after birth so painful can anyone share an experience if they have healed ? What were the symptoms Where you prescribed anything? And how long to heal? Thankyou Xxxx

I have a 2.5yr old boy and my 9 week old baby girl. My toddler was always a ‘miserable’ baby, always crying and I thought this time would be different. But this baby is the same and I can’t help but think that it’s me and I’m doing something wrong to make them this way. I feel so embarrassed meeting up with people ...