afternoon mummies.. well my little boy is 4 days old and my mood doesn't seem to be improving. I'm really emotional…

@sara-lou, yes I've noticed that I have to leave the room if it gets too much for me and have a breather!!

@noshinxoxo i feel the same way! feel like a failure already! because I don't feel I'm coping!

just going to have to keep telling myself it will get better and hopefully easier! found it okay with my daughter but maybe that cos she was the only baby xx

Baby blues lasted 4+ weeks for me. Not only was I breaking down hysterical in tears, my relationship with hubs was suffering and I really felt I was coping horribly, even feared for my own sanity around my newborn at times. My LO is now 6 weeks and only for the last few days have I started to feel slightly okay again. Baby's are hard hard hard work and pair that with hormones from birth and from milk coming in etc. It's a terrifying time. As you've mentioned your OH is very supportive, mine was too and we're very lucky for that. Just hang in there xxx

Sometimes you do just need someone take over while you calm down a bit. When I got too overwhelmed (which was usually during the night) I'd wake my husband to have a cuddle just so I could go to the bathroom and have a few mins. Then go back with a fresh head.

@sara-lou, thank you.. I will do. I do have happy moments just not a lot of them at the moment.. I really hope it doesn't last week's! but if it does i think I just need to be aware of it.

@suzie80 I'm sorry to hear that little one is unwell. my boy had jaundice but thank fully it's below the treatment line at the moment they are coming back out again tomorrow so will check him again. I hope you feel better soon. I hope we both do!

thank you ladies. xx

I've been the same I had my baby early hours on Tuesday and at home I was bawling all the time. Now we've been readmitted due to her being u well and now being tube fed with jaundice and I was so bad last night they had to send me out to have a break and take her threw the night as she was up every hour 24 hours before being ill and it all caught up. Baby blues suck

Aw it can get overwhelming. I was very emotional after having both my boys. More so with Max. Morgan is 2yrs so much more independent but Max was very demanding the first few weeks & it took some time to adjust. Baby blues is common but with baby blues you also have happy bursts as well as sad. If your finding yourself constantly sad and down with no happy moments don't be afraid to talk to someone about it. For me it got better after a few weeks. It'll get better don't worry 😊🖒

for weeks... really.. so it will settle? I'm glad yours got better sweet that gives me hope!

I have the midwife coming out again tomorrow so i will mention it to her. I'm already on my antidepressants took them all the way through with him. xx

Many women get the baby blues....For weeks...I would just cry every night..but it got better :) But I would make an appointment with your GP hun.....Women also get PND xxx