Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

So I've been awake all night... For context, my ex and I had a pretty awful relationship. I left him at 30 weeks pregnant and our daughter is now 5 months old. Things were fine until I got pregnant. Then all of these red flags started showing up. He would yell at me and blame me for pretty much everything even if I ...

Now I seen this video via instagram this baby is between 2and4 people in the comments say 3 but her dad made her do 83 squats for throwing chicken nuggets I feel like this is child abuse and sad asf thousands of people in the comments saying it’s a good thing and she needs discipline what do you think? I asked my mo...

Guys, I'm at an all time loss and I'm super anxious. My little girl for context is 20 months old and all of a sudden has started developing fears and becoming super sensitive. These things are everyday things that haven't changed for instance the bath plug, now she's started getting super emotional and hysterical in...

I notice regardless the dysfunction and inconsistency so far my therapist has never said to keep the father away. She agrees that he should still be able to see the baby if he does decide to come around…but she also did say she’s going to have to read or take training on narcissists. She says either way the child wi...

Is anyone else struggling more now than in the newborn days? Maybe I’m looking back at the newborn days with rose tinted glasses, but my god does this age feel hard! My little girl is at a stage where she is getting very frustrated, she clearly knows what she wants but can’t communicate it, and I can’t understand s...

Ladies are you ok with your husband masturbating? If he does it in secret? I feel hurt that he would masturbate over other women on social media and porn, rather than getting his needs met with me, his wife. I went through his phone as something didn’t sit right with me. I found his history on Reddit of all the stu...

I am on my second wee since giving birth to my baby last night, i had 2 tears so do have stitches. but is there anything anyone recommends to make it a bit easier as the sting is unreal xx

I EBF my son for 21 months and completely weaned his earlier this month. I’m realizing it contributed to my PPD severely… I got so fat, literally gained 45lbs, had severe face and body acne and there wasn’t a single day I didn’t think about k*lling myself. Since I quit I’ve been able to stick to my workouts, I’ve wo...

I recently spoke to my mum about how I’ve been able to arrange daycare for when my baby is 1 & will return to work 3 short days/week. This is required financially and is of course a challenging decision. I would have loved another year. Her reaction was one of total fright and anxiety and she piled on the guilt. Doe...

I'm a mommy in my 30s. I was shy all my life until I became a mother. It was then and now that I had to step up and be my children's voice and advocate. I spent most of my life being quiet and observent. I feel like if I do open up, I ask alot of questions to get to know someone better. I'm a good listener and grea...

Any bipolar mamas that dealt with PPD or PPA? Im 3 weeks pp and ive been showing signs of both. Im going to see my psych this week and not sure what to tell her. Have had a lot of bad experiences just trusting that dr knows best so wanted to know if there were any meds that worked well or diddnt work for you? I know...

Hey Mums, I have a 3 year old girl and since about the time her grandma started living with us she hits , bites and yells at her grandma. My husband and I have been splitting rent with my mother in law for a over a year now, my daughter was about 2 when this started before this she was fine with her grandma but afte...

Major tmi post but I’m curious to know if anyone has ever been in the same boat. I’m 21 years old and have had more than 20 sexual partners since losing my v card at 15. There’s definitely been some memorable sexual encounters but I’ve never ever orgasmed. Not by masturbation nor by a partner. It’s really been both...

My girl is now 14 months old. We left her father 6 months ago as it became physically abusive. Overall, we have been doing really well since. We are seeing the people we love and doing lots of lovely things. However, I struggle to eat/ drink enough and have such intense Mum anxiety. It's making the nice moments so d...

How are you supposed to cope when a coworker announces they are pregnant and their due date is very similar to what yours would have been!? I am sure there are similar posts on here, but I really needed to post this as I am feeling all the feelings currently. This has hit me like a tonne of bricks and I honestly ...

Hi! This is bit of an uncomfortable topic but not seen it talked about much on here. When did you guys resume being intimate with partners postpartum? Specifically women that had a vaginal birth? I had an episiotomy and forceps delivery so I’m a little scared. I’m almost 6 weeks postpartum and feeling ready to try...

Is it normal for my baby to have a bald patch at the side of his head?

I just had my son, and my daughter is 18 months old we are now home and resting. My husband has been a superstar with both and me. I have everything I could need. But why am I so sad. Sad that I can't move around and play w her. Sad that idk. I'm just sad and crying over my own thoughts. Ik it'll only be a month or ...

I honestly don’t know how I feel about this. I suffer from anxiety and I just gave birth to my little boy yesterday. I did it natural with not pain meds nothing so I felt everything. Well when it came time to push him out I started freaking out because of how much pain I was in and I made a few comments about not wa...

I literally dk what to do. My baby is 5 weeks old and im still with her father. I was burnt out the other night and just asked for some help/ him to be more supportive and he hasnt talked to me since. He just told me to find a supportive baby daddy and left it at that. I have no one to talk to about this bc as shitt...