Difference between normal blues and depression
I’m 4 weeks PP and for the first couple of days I felt on top of the world. I then had days here and there where I was tearful but now I’m in a state of constant down. I’m obviously tired, feeling angry sometimes, wanting to isolate myself but then knowing I need help. I’ve also got a 21 month old who I feel horrible that I can’t give my full attention too right now, he’s going through big emotions and my patience is so thin. I just don’t know if this is part of postpartum or whether I need to speak to someone.
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Feeling the same. It is the combo of huge hormone shift, lack of sunshine, shit cold weather, sleep deprivation, in my case no family around 😭 and huuge birth disappointment, so it is tough. If you feel like it can help talk to your health visitor and they can refer you to a therapist or go on panda website ❤️
@Amy awwww thank you so much! This is so sweet. It’s so easy to think what I’m feeling is only me. I’m hoping it gets easier because it’s so hard right now 😭😭❤️❤️
@Gabi that’s true! I forgot that that weather is probably making what we feel like 100x worse. You’re super strong for doing it without additional support 😭⭐️ thank you! I’ll look into this ❤️❤️
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I would say this is all entirely normal, especially because you have another baby that wants your attention, I have had all of the emotions I felt happy and content the first few days & then it all started to crumble, I cried, I felt rage, I didn’t want to do anything but it’s all part in parcel, the sleep deprivation doesn’t help. It’s the newborn trenches and I promise you you’re not alone so if you ever feel like you need to vent, cry or just talk to someone I’m just a message away 🤍 you’ve got this! X