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Bipolar

Ive never felt so alone and isolated since finding out i have bipolar and having no one to talk about it or understand. The medication making me feel a walking zombie.

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Advice on only/multiple kids

I just had my first baby at the beginning of September. I’m turning 34 next week and have been struggling with whether we should have more children. We tried for a few years for our daughter so it wasn’t easy. And I’m not a dinosaur or anything, but I definitely feel that way when I think about having another baby in the next couple years 👵

At the same time, my step son who we have part time is 10years old so my little girl would be an only child. I had my little sister growing up and now we are so close. I know the beauty of having a sibling to grow with. I worry about her being lonely 🥺 Especially since I don’t have family or friends with kids close to her age or with children at all.

Any advice/wisdom?

Zero sex drive

Will it ever get back to normal? I’ll preface by saying my fiance is great, he’s doing as much as he can when comes home from work both with LO and with household tasks - laundry , cooking, cleaning. He’s trying to be supportive of me, telling me I am great mum, always tells me how pretty I look etc. But we are just in this roommate mode and don’t know when will that change. He sometimes tries to initiate but I’m not really interested in anything intimate. We have been not having penetrative sex since probably March as had some pregnancy complications with my placenta, just lots of hand stuff. Now I’m two months postpartum and we have done some hand stuff again but that’s it. I can tell it bothers him, but I’m just really not interested. During the day all my focus is on the baby, and in the evening when we home I just want to relax. This is obviously effecting the rest of the relationship and I feel like he’s starting to resent me. I just don’t know how to fix it? I don’t want to have sex just to fix stuff, but also know it most likely won’t repair without that part as well. When will I feel desire for intimacy again?

Vigina smell.

Hello mamas, so I recently noticed a smell from my Vigina which leaves even my pants stinking. It’s not one that I’m pleased with. Anyone know what I could do to stop it. Also, it gets worse during intercourse which kinda turns me off immediately though my husband isn’t complaining and honestly I’m not sure if he smells it too but I’m sure he does cuz it comes out strong. I really need some help.

Im going to go ahead and ask it....

HOW YOU ARE YOU ALL FTM COPING? genuinely???

Curious to know:

Parenting alone or with partner
Bf or formula
Do you have a routine yet
Are you taking shifts
Are you/ partner working
How's LO sleep
How many hours of sleep do you get
General mood/wellbeing

Curious to know!!!!

Left on read

Paid subscription, and I’ve said “hi” only. Not sure what it is about me but I’ve not made a friend based on how I look. I’m left on read. “Hi” wasn’t offensive. I feel low.

Worried about becoming boring

Does anyone else feel like they’ve become boring since becoming a mum?

When my partner comes home from work, I sometimes feel like all I have to talk about is the baby because that’s all my day consists of. I love being a mum more than anything, but sometimes I miss having little things to talk about and feeling like I have a bit more going on in my own world. I wonder if my partner has noticed it too. He’s always got things to talk about in his day. I just feel like I repeat myself each day.

I wouldn’t change my life for anything and my son is my whole world. but I think it’s easy to lose a little bit of yourself in motherhood without even realising it.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who feels like this💕