Newborn baby blues :-(

[elleroo]

Just had my second baby boy who is perfect, healthy and happy and gorgeous. But im so tired, i forgot how tiring and stressful it was having a baby in the house, and with a very active 3 year old as well its even harder!
Im fed up of feeling down, and crying when my partner leaves the house, it makes me feel stupid but i cant seem to cheer myself up.
Any advice on how to get a grip of myself? lol

[grasscarp]

You are doing really well. Post natal depression for me on the first occasion was absolutely terrible. Nobody had warned me. It is largely due to the hormonal changes after childbirth. I thought it was just me, and ended up in hospital. The good news is that it ends! Just keep going elleroo. Wont be long now before you are as happy as you ever were.

[jb190281]

I'm always here if you wanna vent elleroo!

[albaqwerty]

we've survived at the expense of our sanity :)

xxx's to the babies (and your 3 yr old is one too :D)

[ummmm]

I know alba....!!!

Elleroo....My youngest is 12 now....it still makes me cry some days :-(

[ummmm]

I'm not calling him 'it'...I meant motherhood...lol

[albaqwerty]

We'll believe you ummmm :D x

I hate hormones and weepy films, I must buy shares in paper tissues (Youngest is 17)

Motherhood is the most painful joy. (Ugh sound soppy now)

[ummmm]

Yeah...you love to see them come in but you love to see them go to bed more..!!!

[albaqwerty]

mine are away to a party tonight, d'you think I could swap with elleroo ?

[pussnboots]

Trouble with kids is that when they are little you really want them to walk and talk, when they become older you order them to shut up and sit down.

[ummmm]

Very true Puss...

[albaqwerty]

he he puss I'm glad you got the vowels in the correct order then :D

I agree, with the first it's "mama" "dada" and so on and so forth. The glass coffee table gets put away when they start to toddle, with the secornd, it's "NO, you're NOT walking yet!"

[jb190281]

Swap with me if you want alba, she's just woken up lol

[albaqwerty]

aww jb, give her a x from me

I'm practising being maternal as sons' pal's g/f is due at the beginning of April :)

[pussnboots]

I'll swap with you jb190281, I just love new babies, I went to my daughters for a week after she had her first baby just to do the night feeds, she was so tired after a 36 hour labour. I remember standing at the window watching the sun rise, baby in my arms just relishing the thought that in a few more hours I coulkd give the baby back and go home. :-))

[albaqwerty]

aaah the joys of being a nana, handing babby back :)

the smell of a new born is just scrumtious, the talc, soft clothing I WANT one, but don't tell my OH

[tigwig]

I feel your pain lol! My 2nd child is now 14mths but there was a 5yr gap between him and his sister and god I so forgot how hard a newborn is. I dont think I had any kind of depression its just hard bloody work that sadly not many people will admit to face to face so you think you are the only one. I had to go back to full time work as a childminder when mine was 4 weeks and looked after 2 1yr olda and my 5yr old so that was extremely hard but I got through it! I used to leave the room and scream and yell like a lunatic very frequently and cried and cried like you. It does suddenly get easier though and you will look back and think thank god its over! Just accept any help you can and get out and about too (force yourself) I think this makes you feel happier.