Struggling with Baby Blues

I think when I had my first kids the nurses said about day 3 you hit the 'blues' and hormones do something. Well, they usually did. I went home and it was so easy to cry over nothing and everything and I felt sorry for myself and happy for myself and it was just confusing so just tell yourself this is going to pass, hormones in charge for a bit and try to let it go and know it will be gone before you know it. I don't know that it won't come back at all but this is probably the worst of it. I'm sorry but I'm glad you have a supportive husband.

I've not had the baby blues but I've had the monthly blues. Every month I would cry over the littlest things. It's hormones. You've just given birth and your hormones are all out of kilter. And you've been thru a lot to bring this little one into the world. Keep reminding yourself that this will pass. Let yourself cry. You are grieving the loss of all those things you mentioned. You're just extra emotional about them because of your hormones.

So, allow yourself to grieve. A good cry nearly always makes me feel better. When I was crying all the time because of depression my therapist suggested that I would stop crying when I'd cried as much as I needed to cry. This was comforting to me. So I cried and I cried some more and sure enough I did eventually stop crying.

This advice for me was before we had anti-depressant meds. If you don't feel better in awhile or start feeling overwhelmed to the point that you can't take it, ask your doctor for a short term prescription of an anti-depressant. I take one now so that I cry less. But I still feel sad and sometimes cry.

My son just turned 1 and I went through the exact same thing. It lasted about a month. I think it's all your hormones just trying to get back to normal! My sister went through the same thing but she didn't get over it as quick. She went on anti-drepressents for about 6 months and is fine now. Talk to your doctor if it doesn't get better! Hang in there mommy!