2006-10-01 13:44:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
your hormones are exceedingly high during pregnancy, then drop to almost nothing after the birth. This is extremely difficult on the brain chemistry and causes a lot of moodiness. about 3 days after the birth you will have the baby blues..a mood of crying for no reason that you can even fathom. But it goes away quickly. About 5-6 weeks later, a post partem depression can set in which is more difficult to deal with and harder to get rid of. BTW, many women have hormonal mood swings and increased emotional lability while they are pregnant too..becauseo f the excess hormones that they are not used to. Atleast, especially the first 3 months of pregnancy, when the hormones keep rising hgher and higher and the body is not used to it yet. If its the first baby, it is often a huge change in lifestyle, which is difficult to deal with and only contributes further to the emotional difficulty of the adjustment. Some women have more support people around to help out than others, and some women had more or less realistic ideas of what a baby would bring to their lives. Some women focused solely on pregnancy are not prepared for the infant when it comes. Some babies are easier than others, and some sleep better than others. All of these can be contributing factors.
2006-10-01 17:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to what other people have said about hormones, it is also a "mourning process". It seems counterintuitive because you have given birth and started a new life. However, you just spent the last 9 months as a pregnant woman, protecting the baby inside you, and losing that role is a type of loss that sometimes requires mourning. The hard part is that everyone sees it as a happy time. Role changes need to be acknowledged.
2006-10-01 13:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by toad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hormone changes after giving birth combined with the realization that everything is not perfect can cause the "baby blues". Some women have very expectations of themselves after giving birth and are not able to maintain the standards they expected, this combined with the drastic hormone changes can caused marked depression.
2006-10-01 13:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by A M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the hormones changes after birth. Plus, you usually need a trigger for depression. Therefore the birth.
2006-10-01 13:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by Megan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a drastic hormone change when you finally deliver the baby.
2006-10-02 08:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hormones - after the baby is born, your body goes bezerk hormonally.
2006-10-01 13:53:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drastic hormonal changes, and the mind's reaction to the change in body chemistry
2006-10-01 13:46:55 · answer #7 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there hormones change right after birth very rapidly.
2006-10-01 13:46:37 · answer #8 · answered by Sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my wife and I are going through this.. it's hormones.. she never used to act like she does now.. it's like a completely different person.. it's been a few months and she's finally starting to revert back to her normal self though.. I'm sooooo glad because she was being pretty mean for awhile there!
2006-10-01 13:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Byakuya 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post partem is common due to changing hormone levels.
2006-10-01 13:58:29 · answer #10 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋