Community Posts, Tips & Support on Mental Health

Do you feel that you lost a lot of friends when you had a baby?

FTM here so hopeing for no judgement but curious about this.. How do you know if youre connected to your child? What does it feel like for you? I suffered really bad PPD and slowly been getting better.. I love my son so much and he's brought a lot of joy into my life, but sometimes I look at him and think like...I ...

Hey girls, Recently move to Portsmouth as my partners in the military and I’ve had to take early maternity due to not being very well at 34 weeks. I don’t know anyone here and feeling super lonely and bored every day and it’s really affecting my mental health as all I’m doing is prepping my partner breakfast, lunch...

I don't know who to talk to but I'm really struggling with being a mom, my daughter is a week old and I know it's all new to her and me, but I feel I am doing everything wrong and just not a good mom. But I see my partner and family with how good they are with her and seem to just know what's causing her crying and ...

Does anyone ever feel so lonely? I'm the first of my friends to have a baby no one gets it or checks in or anything. I've tried mum groups and don't click with them either different stages of life or just age gaps ect. It's very isolating

Unsure if what I'm feeling is normal or not. I feel extremely protective of baby already and want to limit visitors in the first few weeks as much as possible. Then when I think about people coming to see baby or them making comments about being excited to meet them it almost gets my guard up and makes me annoyed. ...

Hey mamas, I have a lot of trouble getting back to work my brain is not working and I don’t know what to do. I can’t focus or follow a conversation I’m at lost. Any tips to get better?

Does anyone else suffer from constant worry that something is going to go wrong ? If so does anyone have tips on how to manage this ❤️ it's making me miserable xx

I don’t have anyone I feel like I can be open with about what I’m going through. My partner has been in and out of the hospital for the past 2 months and ironically it has made our relationship so much more difficult. My support system is on the other side of the country and I feel like a burden reaching out - they’...

I don’t know who else to vent to but did anybody else feel incredibly lonely during their pregnancy? Honestly all I wanted is my mum but unfortunately she passed a few years ago and I don’t have anybody else, I just feel so invalidated and lonely. Just wondering is that like normal? Does it get easier with mum friends?

Does anyone else have a partner that works super long hours, and for the most part it feels like you're solo parenting? I do pretty much all the looking after of baby including feeds. Wondering if anyone else is in the same position!

I have a 7 momth old and I havnt took him out to family hubs and he hasn't realy been around outher baby's I take him out with me and his dad all the time but I havnt got any mum friends and I've been dreading going to a family hub type thing and not knowing a single person .itd just br nice for me to have a mum fre...

I know a lot of people say that they feel like they're better moms as an older mom because they have more life experience, etc and I do get that. But I also feel guilty because sometimes I long for my days of independence. Like sometimes I feel like I'm always trying to get away from my daughter. And, I got so used...

Really in need to talk to someone rn preferably call I cannot text I’m in so much distress with my 4mo. I have no help or family nearby. I’m a single mom in just on my last & I really can’t do this

I feel like out of nowhere she just thinks I’m gonna disappear and never come back, if she can’t see me I don’t exist. If I walk away she starts screaming and as soon as I pick her up she’s fine not a second later lol it’s kinda cute but it’s definitely frustrating

Stuck in a dead end rubbish paying job that I’m so over qualified for but I’m so terrified of interviews, I never go for the position I want. I’m desperate to leave my current job but I cannot get over the fear of interviews. I literally sit and shake thinking about it

Instances such as; - Having a bad feeling about going into work one day but, you have to go in. Therefore ignoring your gut instinct. - Having a good feeling about doing something 'that day' but, are unable to do it due to other commitments. I'm sure that that there's other examples but, I can't think of anymore of...

I’m feeling really fedup at moment about life, I have a gorgeous 15 month old girl who I wanted for a very long time but I’m just struggling with life. It just feels so boring and I just feel so stuck. Me and my partner are a bit older so we don’t get much support meaning time out is hard. I just feel like I’ve tota...

Does anyone else just feel really lonely when little one is asleep/ with their dad? I’m mid 30’s and so are my friends so there all busy with there family lives. When little one isn’t here I just don’t know what to do with my self anymore and have no motivation. Today I haven’t even left the house. Anyone else?

My partner goes back to work tomorrow after being off with me and our newborn for 2 weeks! I’m feeling so anxious about being alone with my baby - anybody else in the same boat? I’m sure it’s normal to feel this way!