My hormones are all out of whack and the silliest things make me sad. DH has been amazing helping with A and doing everything around the house, but he has to go back to work tomorrow and I'm so sad I cry about it. I'm hoping I start to feel normal soon. Were you emotional PP? How long did it last?
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I was an emotional wreck weeks 2 and 3!
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With #1 I was very, very much so! It took about 8 weeks to settle down so things wouldn't make me cry at the drop of a hat (Day 2- until somewhere during the 7th week). I'm definitely waiting to see what happens this time around, but it's too early to tell how I feel. I think staying out of the NICU has helped me quite a bit this time.
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I was pretty emotional the first week or 10 days, but I think that lack of sleep had a lot to do with that. I'd suggest trying to take as many naps as you can and make sure that you're getting plenty of food and water, as I know that helped me feel a lot better during those early days when PP hormones were all over the place.
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I was for months!
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I was really bad for the first 2-3 weeks after #1 was born. I cried over absolutely everything! With #2 it only lasted a few days.
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Big time. It lasted at least 2 months but was the worst in the first few weeks I guess. Can't remember exactly
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I was intensely emotional for 3-4 months. I'm still more emotional than I was prior to LO.
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Yes, still am.
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@Bao: *hugs*
I was a certified psycho weeks 1-2. I was only slightly crazy 3-6 weeks and I really felt normal around 10weeks, but that's when he started sttn too, I'm sure that was a big part of it.
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Dude, I was a hot mess for about 6-8 weeks. A weepy hot mess. You name it, it made me cry. Or, the waterworks would come with no warning at all.
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Yep I think days 5-10 were the worst as far as random tears just dripping down my face. For no reason whatsoever.
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Yep. Never went back to normal between pp and getting ku again.
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Yes. Even now at 5 months pp, if I get too sleep deprived, I get weepy. Lol.
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Ohhhhh yes!!
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Yes! 7 weeks and counting...
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I'm still a hot mess!
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I cried at everything for months and I used to never cry very easily! Some days I didn't even want visitors because that meant I would have to put a bra on, take a shower, and tidy up the house. So I avoided texts and calls, would reply later stating that I was napping earlier so I missed their calls. That made me feel guilty so I would cry about that too! I think I felt like myself again at 7 months PP. Hang in there! Hugs!!
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Oh yes! I think the 2nd week was particularly the hardest! I'd cry and have crazy hormonal nightmares!
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I was a big hormonal mess after my son was born. It must have lasted at least 2 months. With my daughter, I was totally and completely fine. I kept waiting for a meltdown but it never came and she's now 3.5 months.
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Still am, a month later. Hormones and fatigue are such a fantastic mix!
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Oh man it's bad! If anyone brings up work I bust into tears. Or if someone asks what I like about being a mom I lose it. But I've always been a bawl baby.
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Yes, it was awful and I was SO not prepared for it!! I would have thought the NICU nurses would have been more prepared for it but they looked at me like I was crazy which only made me feel worse. It definitely lasted a few months, which makes me nervous for next time.
Were you emotional like this when you had A? Or is it different this time around?
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