[matthewsmom2]

so I was reading that baby blues happens for quite a bit of mothers from the time they give birth to about 2-3 weeks. It is not pp depression...and it s very normal for mommies to go through with the drop of hormones and all the emotional stress you all go through. I did suffer from this myself and it was very hard to break out of...but within the time allocated I did and just had to manage with life and a newborn child! I found it was great to have support with friends and family. All of which helped so much if just to let me take an hour nap and then leave... So I was just wondering if any of the moms on here had/have baby blues...It is nothing to ba ashamed about and its not your fault! just one of those weird things! but I wanted to see the responses...so if you could let us know about your situation that would be great and what helped you all out!

Nicole

[sweetpea137]

I suffer from depression normally, but I never had the baby blues. I stopped taking my anti depressants when I found out I was pregnant with Lacie because I didn't want anything to hurt her. I found out later that they were fine but because I was off of them for several weeks I just chose to remain off them. One week after giving birth I went back on my medicine. I know woman suffer from this and I feel real bad for them. Its nice to start this topic up so they can talk about it.

[chatterboxmommy]

I did suffer from the baby blues with BOTH of my children, and with Kylie, it lasted about 2 weeks if I remember right, and with Emma nearly 4 weeks. I just felt so down in the dumps and I didn't feel like BF or anything. I had a hard time getting out of bed, but I did overcome and with perseverence I kept BF, because that's what I wanted for Kylie and what I will keep doing for Emma.

[mollymae]

I got baby blues with all my kids. I did get PND later with babys 2,3 and 4 but it didn't start till a couple of months after their births.

[babsandwoo]

my baby blues with DD started a week after delivery, i started crying and couldnt stop, i was a snivelling mess, my DH, mum and dad were brilliant.

I didnt have the baby blues after DS arrival, but i did developed PND at 12 weeks after delivery, so i have seen both sides of it

[fullojoy]

I found myself extremely weepy for the first 2-3 weeks - cried on/off nearly every day but mostly out of JOY - looking at my sweet baby I would just tear up with joy. But I also teared up when DH would sing to DD, when I watched a sappy movie, when DH gave me the last piece of pizza...pathetic I know : I also found myself extremely sensitive to people's comments (MIL criticizing the cleanliness of my house or people saying DD had "chubby cheeks" >) and I would often come back with a rude comment to counteract their comment. I'm 3 months PP & feeling much more like normal - still have my moments but they're few & far between now.

[zonamytte]

omg - i went totally loopy after birth - BUT - i was in a bad situation - my SIL was at my house with her 18 mos old who made a lot of noise starting at 5am - now being up every 2 hrs sometimes every hour to BF combined with a loud toddler in the house that is not being paid attention to by it's mom is just tough - i mean i would have tried sleeping past 5am but the house was sooo loud it was pointless... then the pediatrician also told me to keep the toddler away from max and DH did not respect this at all and kept letting her touch him - which drove me bonkers... anyways - long story short - i cried and cried, i was resentful and I just wanted them to leave but i couldn't do anything in the house myself, i could barely manage the stairs due to the incision so it was horrible I'm so glad it's all over!! sorry this got long!

[Our3rdBby]

I had the baby blues pretty bad with both my babies. With my son I had a situation similar to Annie's and it was really frustrating to not have time to myself to get used to being a mother and being so sleep deprived....I just wanted everyone to GO AWAY, lol. I thought it would be better with my DD for some reason but it was actually worse because people thought I needed more time to myself and then I ended up being totally lonely (even with DH and my DS). I remember just sitting on the couch and crying for absolutely no reason...I just couldn't control it and DH had no idea what to do to help me. It lasted a few weeks with both and once I got a routine down I started feeling better (checking the scale and seeing the pounds come off was also quite helpful, lol).

[Alejandros Mommy]

I had this with Alejandro....and also difficulty bonding with him. Just a different situation with him as I had him young and he was not planned. So far so good with Aiden though. I love it...my DH took a mnth off to help transition Alejandro into brotherhood and to spend time with Aiden. As I said before different situation....and family and support does help a whole lot ;D

[alteregoeleanore]

It's always nice to have family support, but unfortunately some of us are not so blessed! :-[ I had the baby blues, too, primaily with my son, and it was a lot harder to deal with for me, because I was still bleeding heavily, our daughter was a test, and my DH had to work--he was only able to be home with me for a few days after Keanan was born--and that time was at the hospital. So for the most part, I had to make it work on my own--I ended up blubbering a lot, took Keanan to bed with me, and nursed there as often as possible and rested and slept when I could with him attached to me--then when Dad was home, he took over. Fortunately, I was still on my antidepressant, and in a few weeks, it passed, and it became easier. For some reason, it was much more difficult to transition from having one child to two. Hopefully next time it will be easier!