Hi, I am a mother of 3 . Just had my new baby boy on 2-27-07. I have these feelings that I have never had before with my other 2 children. I am crying alot durning the day. One minute I am fine and the next I am crying. I miss my husband now that he has went back to work. He took the week off last week and was with me and now he is gone.
My other two kids are at school and now I am all alone.
I try to stop the crying but it comes any ways. I miss the way things were when I was pregnant. I had things to do and now I am stuck with nothing and alone. I can't drive yet because I had my tubes tied and they said no driving for two weeks. Anyone have any words of wisdom or comfort? Will these things go away? Thank you.
2007-03-05 02:07:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Thank you all for your advice and answers. I do not feel as if I want to hurt my baby or myself. No I have not told m husband how I am feeling because being the sole bread winner for our family I feel he has enough on his shoulders without having to worry about me. I just really really miss him and I would just be happier if he was here with me.
2007-03-05 03:42:09 · update #1
The good news is...Yes it will go away. The bad news is it could be awhile. Contact your doctor for help with post partum depression. It will be very helpful if your husband understands, but he might not even be aware of what is happening. Can you talk to him? Is this so bad that it is affecting your ability to take care of the baby? If so, you might see if your mom or someone can help you for a few days. That can be a great help. I had ppd very badly with my first baby. The second wasn't nearly as bad. You can never tell... some pregnancy's it seems worse than others. Again, if you need someone to talk to email me: okpondlady@hotmail.com or on MSN Messenger I am okpondlady@hotmail.com also. :)
Karen
2007-03-05 03:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went thru this after I had my son. I had c-section so I couldn't drive and I was so concerned with doing everything right. I think that everyone goes thru some sort of post-partum depression, some worse than others. I spent more than my fair share of days crying my eyes out. After about a month, it passed. My hormones started to level back out and I was able to drive again so I didn't have the cabin fever that I had.
If your feelings start to get more intense, I would definetly contact a physician but for me they went away with just a little time. It helped that I had someone to talk to about these things (my mom) she understood what i was going through and gave me good advice and held me when I cried.
Congratulations on the new baby!
2007-03-05 02:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its call postpartum depression, its caused by your hormones. Talk to your OB about it, either call her up, or at the next visit.
There are things you can do to help fix the problem.
Aside from medication, nursing is the biggest thing that helps ward off this issue, and get you over it quicker. If you cant breast feed, try some walking. Get out in the sun with baby in the stroller and walk. Sun light helps A LOT. Eat right, and healthy, eat bright colored foods, and drink a lot of water.
All these things allow your body to regulate those hormones quickly. exercise and sun light are some of the biggest.
It will get better, but you need to be proactive about it.
2007-03-05 02:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I also am a mother of three. Sounds like a little bit of post partum depression.
It is important that you talk to someone about this and maybe may even need some temporary help.
Does your husband know ? is there any other family would could be around ?
this is perfectly normal and sometimes you are hit harder with the post partum stuff (pain and depression and so on) after each subsequent child.
Dont be afraid to tell some one. It is real. Enjoy the first few weeks when they sleep alot if you can. Soon you will have more to do !!
Hope this helps. Please, again, dont be afraid to talk to someone.......((HUGS))
2007-03-05 02:12:27 · answer #4 · answered by WUDDALIFE 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Honey its the baby blues...start right after the baby arrives,,last for week/week and half,,,but any longer leads into postpartum depression...this is very normal....I had it with my first 2..and with my third her being colicky...I didn't have time to be,,,your hormones are all over the place...I always say to moms...it takes 9 months to have a baby, and 9 months to get back to normal...not saying this is going to last that long..just feeling and looking like you again...if these feelings become disturbing...like you want to hurt yourself or the children get immediate help and tell someone your husband, family, friends...
Do you have a family member or friend that you can talk too when your having a down moment?...it helped me
2007-03-05 02:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by Happy2bAlive 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called post-partum depression. It is caused by unbalanced chemicals in the brain. Contact your physician immediately, tell him what you told us, and discuss treatment options. Ignoring post-partum depression, thinking that it will go away, or thinking that there is nothing wrong could be dangerous for you and your children. See your doctor, hun and Good Luck.
2007-03-05 02:11:00 · answer #6 · answered by NicotineFit 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am still pregnant and have not gone through what you went through, YET. But I see it coming. All I can say is if you need any thing you can IM/email me at Jessinay2007@yahoo.com. I will be happy to gove you someone to talk to and something to talk about. because I don't have anything to do either.
2007-03-05 02:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by jessinay2007 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, it is normal--it's all the hormones, probably magnified by the knowledge that this is your last little one. You should call your doctor. If you are not nursing, there are several medications they can prescribe to help until your hormone levels balance out.
Good luck!!
2007-03-05 02:13:29 · answer #8 · answered by Christal 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It maybe postpartum depression. If it continues I would see medical help. Also known as the baby blues.
2007-03-05 02:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by Connie U 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
talk to your doctor
2007-03-05 03:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋