Community Posts, Tips & Support on Postpartum Care

The back end of my stitches, pretty sure it's the last one are killing me, so stingy, it hurts to sit down now :( I'm worried they are infected 😞. Just needed to say that to people who might get it because this is NOT my idea of fun (for ref, 8 days pp from episiotomy and forceps delivery)

5 months postpartum and been hit with PPD and anxiety. Really struggling and under the perinatal mental health team already on meds and get daily check ins by a nurse. I am not sure what the point of this post is but just want to know if there is any light at the end of the tunnel as I just can't see a way right now...

The past 3 weeks my hair has been so oily and greasy, even STRAIGHT AFTER I wash it! It’s greasy 24/7 Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it?

What we suffering from at the moment ladies? Mine is pelvic pain and heart burn.

Does anyone else feel like they are on the verge of having a mental breakdown? My baby must be teething and I know it’s not her fault but oh my god the constant whinging is really getting to me now. I have pretty much cried all day today because it’s just so overwhelming I want to scream the house down and smash my ...

Im 4 days post partum and had to be cut and use forceps and i am really struggling to get out of the house and its taking its toll on ny mental health. Does anyone have any advice or has had similar. It just feels awful because my home visits were turned into clinic appointments and i just am struggling with it all.

11 weeks post partum and the past few days loads seems to be coming out in the shower

Hey mamas! My child is now 16 months old and I think I’ve had sex with my husband maybe three or four times since she was born. I hate being touched, and intimacy makes my skin crawl. I have ZERO libido. Has anyone experienced similar? Is it being over touched from a busy toddler? Breastfeeding and hormones? Or ju...

did anyone struggle with prenatal depression.. if so any advice

If you had a vaginal birth when did you first have sex? Did you tear during birth? Did the first time after hurt? My drive has went up and I really want to but I’m scared. We tried but it still hurt or was uncomfortable

Hi everyone, I haven’t been on here in quite some time, but I thought this may be a good place to get some feedback. My son is 14 months old. Prior to pregnancy, I had struggled with depression/anxiety, but finally found medication that worked for me… after 20 years of trying. I actually cried when I had realized I...

Is always saying your stomach is upset and saying you are very ill to your stomach two different things. My MIL always says her stomach is upset. But tonight she said that she as very ill to her stomach. My girls and I left her house as soon as she said that. I am now being made to feel like I was wrong for leaving....

why do I feel so bad I literally feel like I am dying slowly feel like my body can’t handle it at all is this normal?. Can’t stop being sick. Can’t eat. I feel awful. Wow. Never knew pregnancy would be this bad. Does it get better ? 😭 my partner just doesn’t understand how bad I feel. He is here for me but tells…

I gave birth to my second in June and probably about a month ago my hair started coming out in handfulls. I’ve been taking postnatals and postpartum hair loss gummies. I just got an anti thinning shampoo, I sleep with a bonnet on but it’s just all coming out. With my first it was no where near as bad and didn’t star...

She fell from a step in the house face down on to carpet. MIL turned away for one second to shut the kitchen door and the next thing my walking baby was the floor. Apparently it was pink yday and so I was told it was a bruise. Now it’s looking like a birth mark. Is this carpet burn? Is it likely to heal completel...

My baby is almost 8months and still doesn’t have much hair on his head, is this normal?

TLDR: stressed and upset over how to handles my families opinions on circumcision. I'm pretty upset right now. We are due for our baby boy on Oct 31 and I'm still very much undecided on wether to circumcise or not. I'm from the US so I grew up just thinking that’s normal and what you do so originally my husband and...

I’m going for a hyperrealistic ultrasound today to get a picture of what my baby may look like. I suggested to my boyfriend I wanted to bring my MIL along, but I changed my mind and don’t want to bring her along. I feel bad but am I overthinking it? She’s great, but I decided I only want my boyfriend in the room wi...

We’re 38 weeks tomorrow and I finished work last week. Now my little 3 year old has become so emotionally attached saying she doesn’t want to go to pre school anymore/crying if one of us has to go anywhere without her and so on. I’ve put this down to a lot of change going on but it’s absolutely breaking my heart see...

My baby is a week old and I find myself constantly worrying about their wellbeing, checking breathing every few minutes and just being generally anxious. Even when the baby is sleeping safely in the cot, I still worry about potential reflux/vomiting/breathing etc. I’ve heard of the owlet sock but I’ve read lots of...