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Overwhelmed after pregnancy
I just had my baby boy on the 4th of July.
He was a long awaited arival and I am over joyed that he is here.
Ever since my fiance and I brought him home though, I've felt really sad.
I had a bad pregnancy, but now that it's over, I miss it a lot.
My Fiance just went back to work and now I feel extremely overwhelemd. . . I feel like crying all the time.
My baby sleeps a lot, but since Ross has returned to work he seems to be up more or harder to settle down.
I don't know if any of this is normal or what. . .I could use some advice.
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It is really common... you guys are not used to the whole baby thing so it will take some time to get used to. hang in there. things will get back to normal.
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Congratulations!
I've been there. I have a 16 month old and a 3 month old.
Bluntly- You need to talk to your pregnancy doctor about this.
The "Baby Blues" is very common postnatal, because of all of the hormonal changes, and a lot of times, that feeling of emptiness.
It's scary when you get really sad and depressed... You should be happy and enjoying your baby. Right? Ah... But that doesn't always work out that way. Feelings of being overwhelmed, feelings of sadness that won't go away, feelings that you can't do this/handle this.
Those are among the signs of Postpartum Depression.
PPD is NOTHING to be ashamed of. You can't help it that you feel that way. It just happens, and more women have or are suffering with it than you'd think.
Only your doctor can diagnose and treat it.
I strongly advise you talk to your doctor about how you feel, ASAP, so you can figure out a way to work through this so you CAN enjoy motherhood, as you deserve to.
As for baby's sleep patterns, they sleep a lot at first. Seems the first week that they are seldom awake. If he's harder to settle down at night, he's probably got his days and nights mixed up, which is very common.
What we did with our boys was when they had their alert times during the day, we would talk to them, etc. to try to keep them from falling back asleep. More alert time during the day means less alert time at night. And I know all too well how much you need that sleep at night!
Lack of sleep doesn't help when you're feeling blue. Try to catch naps when your baby does during the day. (This was VERY hard for me to accomplish with my little one- my oldest was walking and getting up to mischief during the day. I caught a nap during his nap time.)
With both of mine, it seemed the first month was one of the harder ones. After the first month, you can start to see a light at the end of the tunnel- It may not be much longer before he sleeps through the night. Though being a mom is trying at times, it's easier to keep a handle on things when you aren't walking around half asleep all day.
If I can do anything else to help, feel free to hit up my inbox.
ygs-30/f
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I think you have Postpartum depression.
I found some websites with information on it :)
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If you need anymore information just let me know :)
♥ danielle
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