Emotions!
I’m 3 months postpartum and my mood swings and emotions are getting worse. My baby has colic and silent reflux so it’s not been an easy journey by any means and I often put it down to exhaustion when I have a meltdown, but over the last couple weeks my moods are getting worse not better. Yet I was so calm in the first few weeks! There is a lot of other stresses going on too atm so not sure if it’s just all a little too much? Or is this normal? I’ve been beginning to wonder if I might have PPD, but I don’t think that’s what it is. Just to add I never get angry at my LO or anything like that and I love him to bits and I love being a Mum, I just get suddenly overwhelmed and frustrated and then need a big cry.
Anyone else having a tough time with their mood and emotions??!
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My CBT therapist told me that PPD is actually named incorrectly for most women it’s more anxiety and less depression. So the biggest factor is worry about your baby’s safety and your new role. And it’s way more common than you think.
It sounds like the emotions you are experiencing are a perfectly normal response to your situation. Having a colicky baby is a REALLY difficult thing to experience, because they cry a lot more! Crying makes our cortisol levels shoot through the roof, which is so draining! And if there are other stresses then it’s no wonder you’re feeling the way you are 😢 It sounds like you may need some more support than you are currently getting, I’m here to chat if you need ❤️❤️
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Wow you’re doing so well ♥️ I feel overwhelmed sometimes too, it’s a lot to take in. I am also studying (or trying to lol) so I get really stressed sometimes. As you say, I love my baby so much but that doesn’t make the exhaustion any less. I cried myself to sleep the other night thinking of all the work I had to do the following day and how tired I was hahaha but we’ll manage! And if we need help we can always talk to our gps. Every day something is particularly tricky I just tell myself how I’m one day closer to it being easier, like her sleep has been difficult for a few days and every day I am one day closer to her sleeping better. It feels so much more manageable that way.