Postpartum Care

I planned a homebirth that ended in a c section because they lied to me. I'm having a hard time processing and accepting all the consequences that comes with doing things unnaturally. I feel robbed of my very first childbirth experience and now I'm sad all of the time about it. I'm happy to have baby girl, but I jus...

Please be kind. This is something I'm really struggling with as time goes on. My 15 m.o has always been a mummy's girl but I worry about how mums that are super close to their little ones go when their child naturally wants them less and less. I know it's a natural, normal thing to happen but i am beside myself with...

My son is now having the blue light therapy as he is confirmed to have jaundice. I was flagging it from day 1 as he was just so lethargic and not drinking anything. After a day theyve finally checked him to realise its quite bad and he has the highest amount of the lights he can, hes hooked up with a tube thru his n...

I’m six days postpartum, ever since the baby has came I’ve not been able to control my bladder or even feel when my bladder is full, so it’s not been too fun the past couple of days 😅 is this normal? If so, is there anything that helps? Thanks 🫶🏼🤍

How do you get over the pain of knowing you chose the wrong father to your children? It eats away at me every single day and I’m laying here in floods of tears as I write this. I just wish I was wiser but I was being controlled by and manipulating narcissistic man who I thought I loved and now my kids have the wor...

I'm at 8 days pp and I haven't felt too much change in my emotions. I expected for it to hit me pretty hard, I'm also worried it's gonna hit me like a Mac truck... How long did it take for you?

As third trimester comes closer to the end, I am struggling. I feel trapped in my body, scared of all of the uncertainties, tired from disturbed sleep patterns and body aches… I tried talking to my husband about how I do not feel emotionally strong anymore… and he cannot relate. I don’t know what to do. I assume th...

So my mom has moved close to us so she can be of help with my pregnancy and with the baby once born. I appreciate her help in some situations including the cooking and just being around. However, she is extremely toxic. She has an extreme victim mindset and has carried entire generational trauma and never lets anyt...

I feel like my hormones are out of whack still, and I have so much rage built up in me. My husband works and helps me sometimes but I never get a break EVER and I love my baby so much but between my husband needing more out of me and me having to be a mother and everything else it’s so much. I don’t want to over rea...

Not sure if anyone is going through anything similar but our daughter has always been really independent but recently I can’t leave a room without loads of tears and her calling for me constantly. Obviously I love that she wants me but now she’s really struggling going to bed and gets hysterical when we go to leave ...

Is it normal to look at photos of your baby ad a newborn and feel like time is passing by too fast? Like you didn’t enjoy them enough because you were going through all the emotions. Me personally I always felt like I wasn’t spending enough time and she was growing too fast and always felt guilty from the start. I ...

My Fiance requested I go to the gym to get rid of my postpartum body when making this request I had just finished feeding baby and was about to get in the shower. Am I wrong to be mad at him. I felt so disheartened especially because after the birth of baby my heart rate dropped significantly and I became unconsciou...

So I have only left my baby with her dad or my mum less than 10 times since she was born 6 months ago. I remember every time that I have been apart from her because I have found it really difficult to be apart from her. My baby is breastfed and only 2 of these occasions have been long enough for her to require a fee...

I wish I had a man that could actually help me and be a good father. I'm basically a single stay at home mom caring for 2 kids (my husband and our son). Son is physically abusive (he hits, bites and throws things at me) and feel like hubby is mentally abusive. He ignores me, fights, and makes it seem like I'm alway...

My MIL is all of the above. She consistently causes drama for no reason, her texts are absolutely vile, she's hateful and so narcissist. I've put up with her behaviour for over 10 years for the sake of my husband, but now her attitude and actions are overspilling towards my baby and I am not having that. Has anyone ...

One of my friends had a baby full term over the weekend and she keeps saying about how thankful she is she didn't have to stay in hospital for more than one night but only stayed overnight due to having an evening birth/how thankful she is there were no complications etc. I'm so happy for her and her baby but she k...