To ask how often you cry?

[FeelingWeepy]

Just that really. Never used to be particularly over emotional, but seem to be weepy all the time at the moment. Not sure if it is since lockdown and not seeing friends or a bit of the baby blues (DC2 is only 4 months old so I'm probably a bit hormonal still) or sleeplessness getting the better of me or a combination of it all. Everything just feels a bit on top of me at the moment.

I so rarely cried during my 20s/early 30s. I cried 6 times today. I couldn't even say why. Stupid things. Mostly feeling like a shit mum, that sort of thing.

Do you cry more since having children? Do you cry more since lockdown/social distancing came in? How long does the baby blues last? Have you cried today? This week? How many times? What's a normal amount to cry? And if you started getting weepy when you had children, did you ever get back to being your old self emotionally?

@PaperMonster

I can’t anymore. And sometimes I need to.

I know that feeling, I am mostly the same. My Dad dying was the one thing which could make me cry.

I wept for England when I had a 4 month old. It gets better.
24 years later I seldom cry.

I've not cried for years. Last time was when I got really angry with an ex work mate,and promptly walked out of my job.
I only cry when I'm really angry.

I cry a lot. Alway have. Im a very emotional person. Cried earlier at a girl who's boyfriend shaved his hair off because she had alopecia. I also cry a lot when i think of my dad who died 11 years ago. I haven't dealt with it very well tbh. I cry at the drop of a hat. At keat twice a week if not more. Its exhausting.

Now I'm in a good marriage and my kids are teens a couple of times a year. More if you count the times I read something that makes me sob.

Young kids and shit marriage - a lot more.

Hardy ever, though I can remember doing it a lot in my late teens and early twenties and though unneeded that as a release. Now maybe a couple of times a year and not for very long generally. I hate crying and will avoid things that make me sad or might encourage me to cry eg a sad film. I do keep wondering if it's a bit odd that I don't though especially when friends tell me they love a good sad film.

@Mummadeeze @WonderHike

Hard to say when I started feeling like this. I was hormonal during pregnancy and I guess it just hasn't gone away. Birth was quite traumatic, which probably hasn't helped.

@MoggyMittens23

To be fair, my 4 month old has been a really easy baby, sleeps well, feeds well, happy, smiley bouncing baby. My 3 year old has been struggling though. Obviously all the toddler groups, playdates, softplay etc disappeared overnight, I was exhausted from being pregnant and couldn't run around as much as he liked (I had preeclampsia as it turned out and was so lethargic in the last few weeks of pregnancy). Then, just as he gets used to having me there 24/7, I disappear off to hospital and reappear 5 days later with his brother. He was very unsettled when I came out of hospital and obviously he doesn't get my undivided attention quite so much any more which he struggles with. He does act up, eg screaming when I'm trying to settle the baby or throwing ALL of his toys everywhere when I'm feeding the baby. He has become very defiant during lockdown, but I think he must be so bored watching countless repeats of Andy's Dinosaur Adventures while I'm tethered to the sofa with a baby on my boob. Feel guilty constantly that I'm not giving the 3 year old what he needs because I'm trying to deal with the 4 month old and vice versa. Hoping things get easier in September when nursery starts.

Little cries at hormonal point of the month for me. Major crying... I don't know, I don't do that much.

All of the time.
I’ve cried about 3/4 times today.
I’m pregnant so that’s mainly why. But even when I’m not pregnant, I cry a lot. It’s definitely worse since having my dd.

Massively fluctuating emotions, but I never cry. Just numb.

Although, as a famous chef once said, you should never hide your tears.

Normally very rarely, but i have been quite weepy lately, actually i woke up crying this morning after an upsetting dream. My brother died to years ago and it hit me very hard, i cried every day for at least a year. I am crying now thinking about him. Jesus i need to pull myself together.

All the time, I’ve always been a crier/very emotional.

Our puppy finally mastered lay a few days ago so I cried, if my son achieves anything I cry, if someone says something nice about him I cry, if we win at rugby I cry, if we lose at rugby I cry. If something happy, sad or scary happens basically I cry. I once cried because my boyfriend made me pancakes, they weren’t even that good. Sometimes I cry when we’re having sex (yes, weird).

Obviously I can offer zero knowledge about being emotional after having a baby etc.

I've always been a crier. I cry at everything good or bad!

I havent cried in years. I eat my feelings instead.

I don’t cry ever, not since I was a kid. I only realised this the other day when I wrote it on Mumsnet for something. I’ve also only ever had one sick day in fifteen odd years of working. Which I realised when replying to a thread on Mumsnet. It’s a voyage of self discovery this.

Depends - if I see an old man who looks lovely I will. If I'm on my period 2-3 times in the week. Otherwise rarely unless reading a sad book.

All the time. When I’m happy, when I’m sad, when I’m frustrated... I’m actually crying a bit now, DP is being weird but denys anything is up so I’m having a little cry and trying to distract myself with Mumsnet 🤣

Too often at the moment, but I have a lot going on.
Been prescribed antidepressants but too scared to take them after reading possible side effects.

Since being peri menopausal a couple of times a month at least. Sometimes I can't stop. It's ridiculous.

Mum of 2 DD 2.5 years and a 4 month old!!

Bad days (also near time of the month) could probably cry a couple of times in a day but I'd say average out 1/2 a week! It's a good release to let the stress out! Haha it's not been an easy time for anyone these past few months let alone new mums who thought 2nd time round that it wouldn't have been like this! I thought I'd have my second child DD would be at nursery and I'd have time to catch up on sleep or time to bond properly play dates all that new mum jazz with child number 2 but then Covid happened and I think you've just got to remember your doing awesome! Everyone's had their troubles and hard times this year and everyone is just doing what they can!

Cry let it out but if it's starting to affect your daily life then you maybe need to go to your GP do you have a lot of support around you?

Never cried before kids.

Now, all the time. I’ve cried about six times today - a particularly stressful work day, and some daft stuff that just pushed me over the edge.

I try and curb it because it’s ridiculous, I’m leaking at the eyeballs all the friggin time. But I can’t help it.

Definitely cried more with a newborn!
Remember it feeling relentless and I was miserable. Felt like I was a shit mum, not cut out for it, everyone is better at it than me, everyone enjoys it more than I do, I'm crap, I've ruined my life. Etc

At 10 months I went back to work and started feeling like I was a normal person again. It all get progressively better again, now I look back at that post bay period and shiver!

Now I just cry at normal things like Disney films and that bloody sad donkey sanctuary advert

I cried last week at an online funeral. Before that I can't remember. Sometimes I cry with happiness when I think of my children (who are still small). But sad tears, hardly ever.

Bless you. Hormones and a very weird year = more crying. Congrats on your baby!!!