https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:48:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459942 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 08:30:22 +0000 sorrycharlie 1459942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. I remember crying because she was a week old too !! Haha! I swear it'll get easier :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459914 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 07:56:43 +0000 ElbieKay 1459914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: My (awesome!) birth instructor said the same thing. In fact she said milk production is tied to the hormone shift around day 3-4, so when people complain that they still have no milk the first thing she asks is whether or not they've cried yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459856 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:58:18 +0000 MamaMoose 1459856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a hot mess the first few weeks post partum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459854 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:57:07 +0000 Dandelion 1459854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah. It's enough to make you feel like a crazy person! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459810 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 03:58:37 +0000 lamariniere 1459810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first LO I had crazy PP hormones for 3-4 weeks. With my second LO, absolutely nothing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459790 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 02:58:48 +0000 Grace 1459790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Way worse. The PP hormones are kinda terrifying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459774 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 02:09:41 +0000 googly-eyes 1459774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very normal! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459740 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:34:21 +0000 Honeygold89 1459740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yessss I did DH like that for the whole first week and a half I told him how I actually like my pregnancy experience and labor and how I wish I could rewind and do it over but still have my LO at the same time. The new emotions that comes with being a mom are amazing and I love them I never had tears of joy before giving birth two weeks ago. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459729 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:19:47 +0000 birdofafeather 1459729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So tearful after birth. So many emotions and joys and hormones and craziness. It got better but I still tear up over stupid things!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459625 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:03:58 +0000 dcw6411 1459625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a hot mess for the first two weeks. It calmed down after that. I felt so silly for crying all the time, but I could not stop for the life of me! Hope it gets easier for you soon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459621 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:02:34 +0000 autumnlove 1459621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was weepy for a few weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459618 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:00:26 +0000 Caly 1459618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weepy, so so weepy! The waterworks would come at the drop of a hat for no reason...lasted about 4 weeks or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459534 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:53:44 +0000 Corduroy 1459534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The best take away from my not very good birth class was "everyone cries on day four." I did (in response to peeing my pants). My first reaction was "is this day 4???". PP hormones are rough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459533 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:53:30 +0000 NurseMommy 1459533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, to echo pp, I was wayyyyyyyyyyy more weepy/hormonal/emotional postpartum than I was pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459520 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:48:03 +0000 SweetMamaM 1459520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm right with you on the tears thing... My midwife says it is partially hormones but it is also a huge adjustment - your life is literally never the same again. You are forever a mum now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459497 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:38:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 1459497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my god I cried so much! I knew I was starting to get over it when I thought of her dancing with Dh at her wedding and I did not burst into tears. I sobbed during Brave. It gets better. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459490 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:37:03 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1459490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was way worse PP than during the pregnancy. I think it cleared up after 2 weeks or so with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459484 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:33:24 +0000 MrsF 1459484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cured for the first 3 weeks or so. My husband thought I had gone totally insane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459448 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:14:57 +0000 Smurfette 1459448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah those hormones are bit*hes for a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459429 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:00:15 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1459429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah! I think I cried everyday for a good two weeks. I cried when we brought her home. I cried once when we had a ton of visitors &amp; I finally got to hold her again after not holding her for a while. I was almost always crying for who knows why lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459425 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:58:04 +0000 artsyfartsy 1459425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: Lol yes it's definitely worse now than during pregnancy. I knew I would have raging hormones but I didn't expect to be so weepy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459419 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:56:48 +0000 lilteacherbee 1459419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh, this "sad tears because he's already a week old. His birth was such a joy I feel sad that I'm getting further and further from it" was SO me!! I felt nuts and it was ridiculous because I was soooo anxious about him "growing up" and leaving me. I would think about him being a teenager in the blink of an eye and my heart would physically ache. In my case, I have a history of anxiety, so I went to the OB at exactly 1 week pp and started on anxiety meds. I knew that it would be bad if I didn't catch it right then. </p> <p>I think the hormonal mess is pretty normal though. I've heard to give it 3 weeks and if you're still really sad/emotional, consider talking to someone. Big hugs!!! :heart:</p> <p>Btw, I'm 3.5 months pp now and soo much better. I even put away his NB/0-3 month clothes last night and brought out his 3-6 month stuff without crying. A couple months ago, even the thought of that would make me tear up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459417 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:55:11 +0000 regberadaisy 1459417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Who lied to you?! </p> <p>I was crying at the drop of a hat postpartum for two months! I hid in bathrooms and cried.<br /> It was way worse pp than during pregnancy. Now that I know I am trying to mentally prepare myself for pp #2.</p> <p>And that was just normal post partum emotions not PPD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459416 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:55:10 +0000 sandy 1459416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The PP tears were way worse for me...I was an emotional wreck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459415 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:55:06 +0000 MrsH 1459415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sticks around for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459413 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:54:49 +0000 lovehoneybee 1459413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes. I wasn't really hormonal during my pregnancy (although I was a total B right before I gave birth) but I cried at the drop of a hat the first 3-4 weeks or so. Mostly happy, some sad. </p> <p>Also fun hormone-related pp things: night sweats, body odor (D swears I didn't smell but I wanted to shower like twice a day because *I* could smell me), and around 3 months, hair loss :(</p> <p>ETA: D told me one of his favorite stories is when he came home from work to me sobbing...ugly sobbing with hiccuping and everything...while nursing E when he was a few weeks old. He ran into the room in a panic, and rushed to ask if something had happened to E, or to me. "No--nothing. I'm just" *hiccup* "so" *hiccup* "happy. I just" *hiccup* "love him" *hiccup* "so much!" And then I burst into fresh tears! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459412 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:54:37 +0000 cmomma17 1459412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: oh gosh, the first two weeks I was a sobbing mess! Totally normal! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459411 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:54:37 +0000 cascademom 1459411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Day Three hormone dump is tough. Nobody told me about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459410 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:54:31 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1459410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, for sure! For at least three weeks, I was a mess. I cried multiple times a day. Those hormones sure are fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-the-hormonal-crying-thing-doesnt-stop-after-pregnancy#post-1459409 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:54:31 +0000 Emsmems 1459409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and it's normal!! All your hormones are going crazy trying to level out to pre-pregnancy levels as well as supporting breast feeding! I would cry for pretty much no reason. I'd say it got better at about 3 weeks? Bad pretty much disappeared now at 6 weeks pp. </p>