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Hello everyone! I had a miscarriage in June, my husband and I were devastated. We decided to continue trying without getting our hopes up. Well, two days ago I tested positive. We decided to keep it a secret but i wish my mother knew since sheās very supportive. I feel so alone and no one to speak to. My husband is...
Hi mommas, Iām 20 weeks pregnant and dealing with a massive anxiety episode for the last 2 weeks. I feel like Iām constantly in the verge of a panic attack. Iām in therapy and taking medication but Iām still feeling stuck in the fear of fear loop. To those of you whoāve been there, what helped you break the cycle ...
Hi all. Idk what to do, I'm scared to tell her, scared she'll hospitalize me. I'm 3 months post partum. I love my baby so so so much, and absolutely would NEVER EVER do anything that could hurt my baby. However, when I get really really frustrated with my baby, as in they're tired and screaming from exhaustion but ...
Right now Iām just stressed out about life. First, my baby is 9 months and sheās no where near crawling or standing and Iām worried about development delays. Next, I wish I could go back to work but we canāt afford child care, donāt have anyone to help us and we donāt qualify for any assistance. I wish I could be mo...
Hi, I'm 26 weeks pregnant and I get upset for the silliest things. I would scream and cry and feel very sad. Has anyone experienced that before? Is it the hormones making me feel that way? I feel guilty when I get help to do things so then I'll do things myself but worry about doing too much (I get tons of Braxton H...
I need some help to know if this is normal please My baby is 3 weeks, if she doesnāt have a boob in her mouth sheās crying. There is absolutely nothing that stops her crying. She fall asleep with boob in her mouth, anything outwith that is just constant crying. Wonāt take a dummy. Holding her - crying. Rocking her ...
i woke up today exhausted, unhappy & impatient itās not like me at all to feel this way that i do honestly , of just feeling so unhappy iām not sure what to do honestly because i know i gotta be the best for me and my son
Someone in my family is questioning my choices about my kids being circumcized or not! The family member said it says in the Bible that they should be circumcized. I don't want to feel bad about the choice I made.
Anybody else just feel like a shell of the person they were? My little guy is 3 weeks old and I am struggling to even feel like myself. I feel like I feed him and next thing you know itās time to feed him again and I donāt even have time to think or breathe in between. Struggling FTM over here. š«
Hey ladies, iām really struggling with emotional regulation at the moment. Having more bad days than good. Anyone else feeling the same?
I'm just gonna trauma dump here becuase I need to get this out of my system I guess. Long story I jsut need to vent but warning it talks about soem gross medical stuff I guess and death. I have two uncles I've lived with for as long as I remember, one has been blind since I was in middle school and the other became ...
Hey everyone, Really random one, but is anyone suffering with really greasy hair postpartum? I literally have to wash it every single day, and obvs thatās not helping the hair loss š« I always use higher end shampoo and conditioner which I thought would be better but itās still so greasy! Anyone had any luckā¦
I feel so unattractive and haggard, but my babies are so beautiful and I feel like people must be thinking this.
So I have a 5 month old, me and his dad broke up in the middle of August last year but were still messing around and I found out I was pregnant in September..so itās been over a year since we met and the breakup..why did I find out three days ago that heās been married since right before I told him I was pregnant..h...
My husband seems to call me out on all of the things Iām doing wrong. My son is almost two, we accidentally got pregnant and Iām 4 months now, and he continues calling me out on stuff and Iām always left feeling like the worldās most awful mom. I went through really bad postpartum depression with my first and I feel...
Iām currently 15 weeks pregnant and I donāt feel a connection with my baby I just donāt feel the love yet is that normal?
Anyone have a high needs baby? My girl is always cranky, needs constant attention from me, hates the car, needs to be entertained. Just overall stressful lol. My son was such a chill baby so this is very different. Iāve mentioned it to the pediatrician and she thinks because Iām still breastfeeding thereās no real s...
I was getting my baby ready for bed tonight and I popped her on the bedroom floor and was doing the blind. When I turned round she was gone, I ran to the stairs and she was at the bottom of the stairs crying. She has never gone anywhere near the stairs before and we have stair gates and I just didnāt shut it because...
Iām going to take my 11.5 months baby to the nursery soon but feel so, so anxious about it. I canāt stop the train of negative thoughts around leaving my baby with strangers. Of course people are nice to your face but I donāt know how they could be behind your back. I donāt know how to cope with the lack of visibili...
My 6 month olds belly button looks like this but is not painful for her when I touch. I googled and I think itās a hernia but as long as itās not painful it says it will go away before the age of 4. Has anyone elseās little one had this and what did you do? Should I take her to the doctors for this now or should I j...