Post baby hormone CRASH

[elsanne]

This happened for me about 4 days postpartum...thought eating the placenta (raw bits) would help and maybe it did, maybe it would've been much worse, anyway it was devastating for about a day and a half. I cried at any little thing, good or bad! Now, thankfully, I'm over the hump and just dealing with toddler/newborn stuff but day by day.

Anyone else?

[Mama2ABCD]

Elsanne, congratulations on the birth of your baby. Sorry you had a little rough spot but please allow yourself time to adjust to having both a newborn and a toddler. It takes a few weeks to get into the swing of things.
What helped me when my 2nd was born (they are 16 mos apart) was getting out. I'd take them to the park, playground, or grocery shopping. Made me feel better and it was good for the toddler. Newborn could care less as long as it's with you

[Still_Snarky]

I'm doing the day by day thing too. I had severe post-partum depression with dd and am really on the lookout for that this time. What I'm experiencing now seems to be hormonal, I sort of lose it at about 8.30 every evening and then wake up feeling okay. PPD is nothing to mess around with though.

[luckymama]

i scared myself and my dh pretty badly about 4-6 days pp - i just couldn't stop crying. after i got some sleep, it got better, but i'm taking it one day at a time and trying to make sure i tell dh when i get overwhelmed or start feeling like i don't have myself in check. it's weird - i didn't really have anything like this the first time around - just a day or so of the weepies. this kind of hit me like a truck. so far, though, getting more sleep definitely seems to help a ton. also upped my fish oil, which has helped, too, as well as with my extra eczema outbreak post partum.

anyway, you are not alone. & i hope we can all stay on top of it and out of the tough stuff!

[bugnbean]

You are dfinitely not alone. Sam was born Saturday and by Tuesday I was a weepy mess. It culminated last night. Because he was 2 days from being able to be delivered by my midwife at home he was a natural hospital birth. The birth itself was incredible but I feel let down as well. And then last night was supposed to be my prenatal home visist. And to top it off, I got his "born at hom" tshirt in the mail. It just put me over the edge. I woke up feeling weepy again. I had my FIL watch the older ones for a bit while I laid down with Sam. I got up and had a shower and feel much better. But still feel like I could turn on a dime. So please know you are not alone.

[Mama Dragon]

Yep, I was there as well I get angry, not weepy though, and with 2 pre-teens, a jealous toddler, a newborn, grumpy father and whiny DH? I had a rough few days of determining the best place to hide the bodies. Over it now thankfully, and everyone is still alive Dealing with the toddler/newborn stuff though too

[elsanne]

OMG synthea (tm) your household sounds truly insane...goddess bless you for surviving!

I wish someone had told me very explicitly, between 4-6 days postpartum you will crash! Know it, and prepare! Prepare those around you!

[gumby74]

I hear ya! The hormone crash was horrible for me and still is. Just when I think I am ok, I start crying again. I love my baby, but am just overwhelmed by life in general. Today, I started seeing someone to help me sort through what is postpartum related and what isn't. Hope it continues to get better for you. Take Care!

[cjcolorado]

Oh, yes, very much! I generally find it laughable, b/c I'm normally very, very even keeled, so the crying at the drop of a hat is very unusual for me. That general weepiness is gone, but I still choke up whenever someone calls and asks, "how's it going?" =) Hmmm...should I be honest with them or not? =)

[elsanne]

OMG CJcolorado, I just saw your sig...a 2 y.o. and baby twins...can I just say, hats off...WOW mama.
I too am super even keeled normally, so this preg/baby biz is *oooph* (wipes brow).

And gumby I hear ya 'bout sortin' it all out...having a baby is such a major transition, and both pregnancies threw me into therapy, or rather catapulted me....