Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

So I had an elective C-Section at 34+2 and gave birth to my beautiful Twin girls who are now 6 weeks plus 3. One of the babies are home and doing brilliant and the other was due to come home the beginning of next week but she’s become poorly again… Family want to take the baby that is home pumpkin picking but I’ve...

I have such a guilty conscience for not finishing my baby’s “First Year” journal. I bought the book while I was pregnant and I got so busy being a new mom and being in the moment, that I just never made time to fill anything out. I kept telling myself I’ll do it eventually but my son is 15 months now and I have an e...

Is my wound meant to have a hole in it? it’s not sore of anything i am 10 weeks post partun i’ll add another photo in the comments ** I have doctors on Monday ** thanks everyone x

I’m so fed up of the constant crying :( I have a newborn and he is always crying when awake and it’s so draining. I don’t know what to do anymore. I feel so alone like no one else’s baby cries this much. Absolutely not enjoying the newborn stage at all.

I had an episiotomy when I gave birth in August and my stitches still haven’t healed. The doctor has said it’s still like an open wound in one area and has given me a steroid cream to use for two weeks. Anyone else had any experience of this?? The pain makes it so hard to care for my little girl.

My close friend keeps making me feel like I'm doing things wrong with my baby because I'm not doing it the way she did it, I'm extremely non confrontational but it's making my already bad anxiety a lot worse so how would you deal with this?

Hello everyone, I'm currently 4 days postpartum. I came away with a first degree tear so needed stitches. I don't know if I'm expecting too much too soon but they're so unbearably uncomfortable and sting almost 24/7. Sitting, standing, having a wee just hurts so basically, all of the time. They've been checked and ...

I feel like I’m such a shit mum and my baby don’t love me whenever she’s on my mum she’s smiling constantly and barley ever cries whereas when she’s on me she’s always crying and I can’t seem to settle her and she barley even smiles for me I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I feel like my mums parenting her 10x bett...

We have a relative who is very toxic, she’ll immediately talk trash about anyone who isn’t around but pretends to be kind, especially on social media. About 2 years ago she was caught in several lies and tried to backtrack on all this drama that she created. She’s very manipulative and honestly unkind. Well I have ...

Bad day I know u get such a thing as colic and witching hour and all that but seriously it’s just impossible that’s the problem every single day??. Baby cries constantly. Nothing makes her happy. She hates everything. The only thing she enjoys is eating and even that she does so quickly it makes her sick everywhere...

We became friends on facebook through a mum's group thing. We don't live anywhere near each other. Every time she posts pictures of her with her LO or LO on their own, I can't take my eyes off how happy he is. Their bond is immaculate and I'm feeling myself getting emotional writing this because I envy it. I know sh...

Does anybody else’s mom or mother-in-law send just an overwhelming amount of baby reels, articles, statistics, videos, just any kind of information on dealing with pregnancy, labor, or newborn/baby care? I love my mother-in-law but she’s just obsessed with Facebook and endlessly sends me all these reels she stumbl...

So we have an agreement which has been discussed before our baby came. My MIL said she would no longer smoke in her home so it’s comfortable for us to visit because it wreaks and is so strong , and she will not smoke on the days she knows she’s seeing us so then does take some planning. Which was us meeting in the m...

I know it's been 19months since I gave birth but I really struggle with how I look and I'm after some tips. Yes I've put on a lot of weight and I know this affects my confidence and I'm using slimming world to help with this, but I find I always look a mess in myself as in my hair and face I've never been one to wea...

My bd not been around and come and see his daughter one in a while. He thinks I should call him or message him to ask him come and see his daughter or ask him what she needs . Is that’s how it should be ? I am on my own and trying to get over this as he is nice when he only wants something otherwise he been putting ...

Why do some people feel the need to comment insults towards a sensitive post? I'm disappearing for a while, I'll see y'all again when I'm in a better place mentally, I'm still grieving bad & not in the mood to read rude comments about how I'm choosing to memorialize my Dexter 💔

I have just been told I have postpartum depression. I feel so sad I've been struggling for a while and I just thought it was natural as I had a awful pregnancy which led to a c section and I have 2 babies under 2 and I never thought it would be easy. However as the months have passed I've stopped going out unless it...

I am currently 31weeks pregnant and i have been crying a lot lately and my partner annoys me😭. I feel overwhelmed my body aches , i havent washed the baby’s clothes my hospital bag is not packed 😪.

My son is 20 months now and I am still experiencing lots of hair loss. Like my hair is just constantly coming out. I can brush it about 10 times in a day and then I will run hand through it and I will still gey a bunch of strands just coming out. Everyone in the house is complaining about my hair being EVERYWHERE li...

My daughter is waking up every night for 2 hours or more (!) and she’s kicking me and screaming “mummy! Mummy! Mummy!” I go in and cuddle her, feed her, rock her, pat her, lay next to her, do whatever I can to reassure her but every few seconds she’s checking I’m there. Obviously I’m exhausted from the nights, this ...