https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:05:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846554 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:11:12 +0000 lovehoneybee 846554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Emotionally probably 3-4 weeks. Physically (things like hot flashes and dizziness) closer to 3 months. I felt more or less completely back up normal around 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846548 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:50:35 +0000 erinpye 846548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly didn't feel better until about 10 months post partum, about a month or so after I stopped nursing. The first year with the first baby is really hard, but it does get better and there are so many wonderful moments in between. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846355 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:06:31 +0000 MrsF 846355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I was such a mess. I remember DH called my SIL and asked when she felt normal again after having her kids. She told him a year (kidding) and I think he considered leaving me in a puddle of tears.</p> <p>I think I evened out sort of gradually. I agree with @smurfette on the sleep though. Makes a huge difference. Everything is so overwhelming at first. You'll feel more on-top of things every day. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846348 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:04:18 +0000 autumnlove 846348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 3 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846345 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:03:06 +0000 blackbird 846345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@revel, it made a HUGE difference for me. I went super slow on the elliptical for 20-30 minutes every day, but it was SOMETHING. And then at 6 weeks pp, i started barre classes and after 3 weeks of that, I am feeling really good and ready to go back to crossfit. If anything, it's just good for my mental well being. I feel more ready to tackle the day after I've broken a sweat! I know you cf, too, so you're probably the same way :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846331 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:00:21 +0000 Lindsay05 846331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am at a year PP and I think it never really went back to normal. Although I am not as weepy as those first few weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846325 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:58:41 +0000 cheert16 846325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 8 weeks pp and found my hormones evened out around 6 weeks. That's when I stopped crying for no reason! Now I have my moments but feel almost back to normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846322 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:57:52 +0000 Revel 846322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: that's kind of how I feel partway through week two, so perhaps I'll feel more balanced in a couple of days.</p> <p>@blackbird: I MISS exercise! I'm trying to get outside every day, and can walk farther now that I'm not really in any pain from delivery, so maybe that will help a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846315 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:56:22 +0000 sunshineandsushi 846315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say by 3 weeks pp my hormones were back to normal. No more daily random crying and I started to feel more in control of myself. Hang in there!! It was definitely one of the toughest things I've ever gone through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846308 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:53:56 +0000 Smurfette 846308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Revel: It probably was more sleep related but I would just start crying for no reason, at least once a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846306 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:52:50 +0000 blackbird 846306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i felt a LOT more normal by week 2--i wasn't weepy except for the first week when the baby was in the hospital, but I did feel very dazed in general--i just didn't feel 'right'. by week 4, I really felt like myself again. Which also coincides with when I got on the elliptical and got moving. All that sitting around wasn't good for my mood! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846300 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:51:12 +0000 Revel 846300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: That is good to hear, although I'm sure it is different for everyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846297 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:50:43 +0000 photojane 846297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was a huge difference for me between weeks 2 and 3, but I didn't feel like I was out of the baby blues stage until maybe week 4 or 5. The first two weeks were insane for me. I cried A LOT &amp; felt totally out of control of my thoughts and emotions. It was really bizarre. By week 3 I was still weepy and moody, but I could control myself. By week 5, I felt like myself... though, I'm still prone to crying at basically anything, but that's just part of being a mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846284 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:46:24 +0000 Revel 846284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Ack, 2 months?!? Not the answer I was looking for, haha. Thanks for responding. I can see how sleep and balanced emotions would go hand in hand though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846278 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:44:42 +0000 heartonastring 846278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day 15. It was like someone flipped a switch and I was back to normal. Before that there were a lot of tears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846266 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:43:03 +0000 Smurfette 846266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two months maybe. Course that was when we started getting more sleep too. I think my last major crying breakdown was 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-post-partum-hormones-even-out#post-846258 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:40:45 +0000 Revel 846258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 10 days PP and still feeling super up and down, weepy, etc. Some of it is just the challenges of a newborn, but I can tell hormones are playing a role. </p> <p>For those who have been through it, when did you start to feel a little more on top of your emotions? </p>