PMS After Baby

I have had three kids and every time something about me changed, permanantly. With my second child my feet grew a half size! With my third I had the same PMS change. I get extremely negative and very short tempered for nearly a week prior to my period. He is now 2 1/2 so I am afraid this is a permanent change. The best thing to do is try to be aware of what is going on. As I said it has been 2 1/2 years and I still don't have a good handle on it. Usually by day two of bad mood I will realize what is going on and try to adapt.

If I were you I'd talk w/ the doctor. It may be more then PMS, it might even be postpartum.

hi V., i am 33 and had my baby girl last summer. oh my goodness! i understand! i never had any terrible pms or anything before this baby and i do now! same thing, the cramps are not intollerable but the mood swings... whew. sorry i don't have any wonderful expertise in this dept., as i havn't figured out anything to do about it. good luck.

I too can relate to the terrible mood swings and short-temperedness. I started noticing that it was getting better a couple of months after I finished breastfeeding. Like someone else mentioned, it helped being aware of it - although it still took a lot of effort to be nice to everyone! I finally started feeling like myself again about 6 months after I finished breastfeeding. I hope you start to feel better soon!

Congratulations on your new addition. Unfortunately, sometimes that happens. Your bodies chemistry changes when you're pregnant and when you give birth. It might calm down a bit with time, but it might not. Try pamprin or midol for the cramps and the mood swings. They both have ingrediants that are suppose to help with mood swings. My teenage daughter uses them and it does seem to help. Good luck.