Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

What did everyone's period feel like when it returned? What was it like? How was down below with having a catheter in?

Can anyone give advice on being a single mum (I’m so scared) & leaving your partner when you have a young toddler and currently pregnant? I’m so sick this pregnancy and constantly an emotional mess but I just can’t continue being treated like this

Hi all, so I’m 25 weeks pregnant with my second child. I Wasn’t like this with the first despite the first being unplanned and second being planned. I also have mental health problems anyway I am diagnosed with BPD (EUPD), depression, anxiety, pretty sure I have adhd and god knows what else. However before pregnancy...

Anyone that has had the epidural, does it really take away all the pain and you cannot feel anything or do you still feel something?. I've heard many stories saying you can't feel anything when pushing but in my head i'm thinking is that actually true 😂? Becuase you are really pushing out a whole baby out of a…

Hi all, Maybe I'm just having a bad week but I just feel so angry at my mom. This is my first baby and when I was pregnant i was so nervous that it would just be me and my husband left to do everything ourselves. We don't have family in the same city. My mom said she couldn't wait to help out and would visit all th...

I'm not sure if I have postnatal depression? My baby is 2 weeks and 2 days. I just feel more and more tearful and low everyday. I've had a section which is now infected and I went to the pharmacy to get the antibiotics and there were cars coming and honestly felt like I wouldn't be bothered if the car hit me. Not in...

This is our rainbow baby, we wouldn't be pregnant without help of doctors so we are incredibly lucky to be where we are now. The first 24 weeks were terrifying about it something went wrong, it would add another loss to the cards but it didn't!! So after 24 weeks I tried to enjoy pregnancy as much as I could but t...

My husband, yes my husband has diagnosed me as having body dysmorphia because I want a face procedure that eliminates my double chin and it literally takes 20 minutes Not only that after he said I have body dysmorphia he is officially saying he'll divorce me if I get the procedure So I'm very very sure I do not ...

Please tell me I’m not the only one going through this. My baby has been so needy and only at night. She just wants me not dad. And she cries so much just wants to be held. At times she just stays up and and wants to play at 1 AM 🙃🥹

I am one year postpartum from my first child and my heart breaks thinking of any child that is in danger/ in an abusive household. The thoughts are intrusive and makes me want to cry thinking of all the children in need and suffering around the world. Of course I always cared about these things but now I am hyper aw...

I was told it would improve but it has been 5 months since I gave birth and still can't control it. Urinary incontinence improved but F incontinence is still a major problem. I have been told I have to do pelvic floor exercises and wait, that it will improve. But at this point I don't think pelvic floor exercises ar...

My MIL is driving me crazy she does things that are not okay. Today for example we were out at dinner and my 11 month old is throwing things to the floor just doing normal baby things. She gets frustrated and smacks his hand and tells him no like wtf???? He’s just a baby , I didn’t say anything and my husband of co...

I just recently had my baby 2 weeks ago and I haven’t been having many issues . Matter of fact most days I’ve noticed my bleeding isn’t bad but other times it picks up but nothing worrisome . Well since last night I’ve been having pressure and kinda a bruising feeling down there again , very painful it’s just worryi...

I used to be very suicidal when I was a teenager. Like I didn't really think I'd make it to 27 years old but here I am and I'm lowkey scared like what am I going to do now that I am married and have kids... Like I wasn't planning to be alive now what? Like I didn't go to college to better myself but I had my first...

Feel like sh*t my baby daddy left and moved out just me and my little one with me besides weekends when I’m all alone. I absolutely hate this. When does it hurt less?

Does anyone else feel constantly overstimulated by their 3 year old? She turned 3 recently and all she wants to do is cuddle, climb on me, sit on me, she screams during a tantrum and everything is 100mph. She doesn’t play independently anymore and needs us to be near her constantly during the day I also have a 5 m...

Just curious how people have managed intimacy so early post partum? 🤣 I saw a poll about when people had started having s3x again and can’t believe how many have managed to by 1 month. My sons a month old and I’m not bothered about having s3x but anytime me and my partner try to even cuddle in bed or have any…

My baby girl fell off our bed this morning about a 2ish foot drop. When I got to her she was on her belly and cried but was consolable within just a few minutes. I don’t know how she landed originally. I’ve checked for bruising, bumps, marks, etc and haven’t noticed anything. I checked her pupils and they dilate wit...

Hi everyone, It's 5am and I have been awake crying for 3 hours. Have been desperately seeking support from every angle I could find and bot really successful. Figured it might be a good idea to write here even though I am socially awkward as hell. My boy was due end of December and he was born on 30 September. I hav...

Im first time mum and gave birth to my beautiful baby last week. Since being at home I’ve been really struggling with sadness. I’m finding the emotions so overwhelming I don’t know how to deal with them. My husband is struggling to understand also which makes it harder and I feel very alone. Can anyone relate or giv...