I'm on day #4 with the Trikester and my hormones/sleep deprivation are kicking in. So far, I've staged my own mini-meltdown every evening around dinner time. I can't control it and the stupidest things set me off - cue the tears!! Did you regularlly melt down as a new mom? How long does this phase last?!
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I'm so sorry! I had a lot of issues with breast feeding, was sleep deprived and felt so overwhelmed...I think I cried for a month. It does get easier so hang in there!
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You poor thing!! It eventually gets better..
I had one crazy meltdown maybe a week pp. crying, flailing my arms and legs around. Hahahaah. It wasnt pretty. -
I think I cried every day for a month after my parents left? They were here for the first 2 weeks and DH didn't take paternity leave so I felt overwhelmed when I was left by myself. I was also really sick and ended up with an infection in my uterus so things were especially tough.
Hang in there!
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Oh no!
I'm sorry!!!! I certainly had days like that where J wouldn't stop screaming and crying (colic/constipation issues) and I would hold him and shush him while I was crying myself. It's SO. Hard. Major BF issues as well. Honestly though, my worst point was 4 months. My supply dried up, my period came back with a vengeance and I went bananas. Only lasted a week though and I feel pretty good!!! Just hang in there, rely on us and we'll get you through it!!!
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Um totally. I cried every day basically for two weeks postpartum and then every other day for the next week culminating in a gigantic sob fest. After that I haven't had any more meltdowns and every day got better. Mine were often when it started to get dark out. Just take it one day at a time! For me it started to get better at 3.5 weeks postpartum.
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I cried a lot of last week, over little things like forgetting to put s hat on her. Full on meltdown at the lactation consultant appointment too. This week has been much better though. Last week someone telling me she was cute had me in tears, lol.
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I cried every day for 6 weeks. And then off and on for another 6. Sorry. Hope it doesn't last as long for you. But it's totally normal and it will go away. Just keep telling yourself it will get better and your life will find some semblance of normalcy soon.
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Um, I cried every day for 8 weeks I think. It was all so hard and overwhelming for me. And E was very fussy/colicky and cried all day. I wanted to pull my hair out.
Try to make a little bit of time for yourself every day. Even if its just a 5 minute walk around the block. I would hand her to DH the second he walked in the door and go be by myself.
Hang in there. It gets better.
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I cried a handful of times the first four weeks or so. I remember one time LO was crying and crying for hours straight and nothing would help calm him down. I finally just sat down in the glider with him and I started crying, too, and then he quieted and looked at me like I was such a weirdo.
Crying actually helped me feel better afterwards - like some kind of emotional release. It's definitely normal feeling like this and things do get better!
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Thanks, guys. It's so helpful knowing that I'm not the only one. It was especially bad tonight as the Trikester has decided he wants to nurse every hour. I have lots to be grateful for, just overwhelming in the moment.
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YES. There was soooo much crying. For the first 6 weeks I would cry several times a day. I was so exhausted and felt like I was constantly nursing. On top of that, my husband didn't take paternity leave and had a job with insane hours (which he has since left, thankfully). But, it does get easier. Two months was my "things have to get better" timeline and sure enough, by that time LO was getting a little easier and I was way more used to her.
It's tough in the early days no matter what, so hang in there! Definitely grab any time possible for yourself, as others have said. And don't be afraid to accept help!
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I absolutely did. I was a get up and go do stuff kind of person. To suddenly be so tied down was very difficult. It was beyond overwhelming and frustrating not understanding why your baby is crying. Not to mention the lack of sleep. I remember waking up some days thinking that there's no way I can do another day of it. But I had no choice obviously! LO is 5 and a half months now and it's WAY easier now. I only cry the odd time lol. As a matter of fact I just got my period for the first time today and I cried about that. Damn hormones.
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I cried every single time someone brought up breast feeding or breasts or anything related to my breasts....for the first two months! I didn't have PPD though, thankfully! Just extra sensitive b/c I had such trouble upping my supply. It did go away. I was a lot less emotional after having my second, maybe b/c I was more experienced and knew what to expect the second time around.
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Totally normal...I cried more in the first 2 week post partum than in the year before!
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Definitely...1.5 weeks postpartum was the worst! I think by the end of 8 weeks it had turned around a lot.
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I definitely cried every day. In the tough first weeks of nursing I cried during every feeding. Later when things got rough as a SAHM I cried every day and threatened Wagon Sr. on the phone regularly if he didn't come home early to help me. When he did come home I'd wordlessly hand him the baby then leave the house for an hour or two. Oh my gosh. The sleep deprivation, the pressure of taking care of the baby 24 hours a day, the hormones of postpartum, the hormones of breastfeeding.... perfect storm for sob sessions!
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Yup, lots of tears for me and my LO is six weeks old!
Last Wednesday DH was working a night shift and I cried for four hours (and I'm talking sobs, tears - the full works), the funny thing is, I'm not really sure why I was crying...
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Yup...cried on and off for the first month, especially when DH left for work or for his once a week hockey night. It got worse again at the 2nd month where LO went on a nursing strike and i was having bfing issues, i pretty much cried at every feeding (ie every 3 hrs) for 2 weeks. It was so bad that the breast feeding clinic thought i should call the mental health crisis hotline lol.
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Yup... I shed a bunch of tears. It got better when I stopped taking the percocet (it was giving me the sads, big time), then worse when I had breast feeding issues. And worse with the sleep deprivation. Tough it out, mama. You're definitely not alone, and it will get better. Try to catch an extra hour of zzz's in the morning if you can, it's amazing how a little extra sleep can make you feel like a whole new woman.
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Yep, me too. BFing issues, crying full on at least once a day, tearing up every feeding, ugly crying in the shower... Lasted until 7 weeks for me, which is when my Mum went home. I had an epic cry session all by myself at home (still couldn't manage to latch lo on by myself at this point, and I was all of a sudden home alone!) which pretty much lasted all day, and I've been mostly fine since then, at 3 and a half months now.
Just know it doesn't last forever, even though it seriously feels like it will! Like PP said, get all the sleep that you can. Ignore the nagging feeling that you should be doing dishes or laundry. Sleep is more important!
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I will be re-reading this thread nightly in my search for a little sanity. Thank you!
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oh yeah, i would jus sit and cry with DS, especially after all my help went back to work! you'll get there :o) and congrats!
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HECKS YA! With DD I cried every day for a week at about 8 pm. Then with DS, I cried every day while trying to put DD down for her nap (I felt like I was cheating on her with the new baby hahaha). When my Mom went home after DS was born, she was with us for five weeks, I was a MESS (it was the same day that MIL was visiting and she is very difficult to get along with, so that didn't help either). It was completely irrational and uncontrollable.
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Oh yeah, randomly for the first 6 weeks... always at dinner time too. I was spared for the first 2 weeks once we got home since my MIL helped with everything else and just let me work on bfing and taking care of the baby. Now it is very rare to happen at close to 1 year pp.
I'm sorry!!!! I certainly had days like that where J wouldn't stop screaming and crying (colic/constipation issues) and I would hold him and shush him while I was crying myself. It's SO. Hard. Major BF issues as well. Honestly though, my worst point was 4 months. My supply dried up, my period came back with a vengeance and I went bananas. Only lasted a week though and I feel pretty good!!! Just hang in there, rely on us and we'll get you through it!!!
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