Why am I still so emotional?

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I don't think I have PND. I'm 12 weeks pp. I'm still overly emotional about everything. I've been told numerous times that the hormones are usually worn off/less all over the place by now.

I've gone from being known for being the tough nut to actually being quite the opposite.

I could cry at anything.

The love I have for my son has genuinely changed me. It's pretty fierce,

Anyone else find they changed emotionally this drastically? Or are hormones still to blame...?

Yep!

I was a proper hard faced cow before I had kids - now I cry at anything and everything. Including and not limited to looking at pics of my darling babies

Yes. Don't read the Daily Mail. You will now notice that it is 75% stories about awful things happening to babies.

And it doesn't wear off. Mine's 13 months old now.

@DianaPrincessOfThemyscira I'm looking at my son asleep on my chest now with tears in my eyes. I feel quite pathetic! I cried at his jabs. I cried when he looked me in the eyes for more than 20 seconds the other day and smiled. I'm... a mess!

@User12879923378 that's another thing I've found. I used to be able to read things about babies and think 'gosh how sad' but now it makes me clench my fists in anger and want to hold my son close.

Lack of sleep and adjusting to a massive change in your life. Do you feel you may be crying out of frustration or generally feeling low? Are you able to speak to anyone about how you're feeling?

I've never been quite the same since having my daughter. I cried watching America's got talent earlier, then I wanted to cry for being such a sap

@Anonalongadingdong123 just crying due to a feeling of 'omg I love you so much' - it's not sadness, or even distressing. Just uncontrollable.

10 months in and it's still not wore off for me. If I look at my DS for long enough I will cry , not because I'm sad but because I literally am overwhelmed with how much I love him. I'm that mum now

Aww that's a lovely reason.

I did have PND and it manifested properly only about 4 months pp so do keep an eye out for it. But having DD has made me an emotional wreck - I can’t read any stories of babies being hurt without being in tears. At 12 weeks we went on holiday and apropos nothing I suddenly thought of people who hurt little babies and I just started weeping to DH thinking about why anyone would want to hurt such an innocent soul. I don’t know if it goes away - she’s 13 months now and I’m still the same