Depressed after giving up breastfeeding

[hmmmum]

Hi I am feeling very down and I don't know if it's hormonal after giving up breastfeeding. Has anyone else had this, how long did it last?
I decided to be a sahm at least for the next year or so for practical reasons but now the reality is starting to hit me. My baby is ten months old and my mum friends whose babies are about the same age are heading back to work part time just now. I feel like my enthusiasm for being a sahm has massively waned but I guess that's to do with feeling depressed. Just wondering if anyone else had this and if you think it will last long.

Hi, just noticed that no-one replied to you...I didn't get depressed exactly but have mood swings and feel tearful for a while. It is a big hormonal change, I was lucky in that the bf hormones made me feel very chilled out and happy so it was a bit of a shock to the system to be without them! There was a great thread on here somewhere on the nice things about being a SAHM, have you read it, if not do a search.

I felt very low after weaning all my dc - I missed the physical contact, I missed being 'important' to them, their 'infancy' flew by and I loved it - suddenly they had sippy cups and all the lovely hours of feeding just gone!
Think you do take a hit hormonely too (kind of obvious really).
I had to really look for the good stuff - being able to wear a wired bra (yay! - bought loads!), losing some boob weight (hated big boobs), being able to leave the baby with little guilt and no worry the'd be hungry (none of mine would take a bottle little beasts! - just went from breast to cup).
The stahm is more complex and you ave to see how it goes - if its the dependency you could work part time for abit of money of your own - if its isolation, go to all the toddler stuff you can find - you'll make really great friends and your toddler will have aball as well. You can go to NCT stuff without being a member if you want to.
I think you'll find your baby friends who are going back to work have worries, guilt etc and hassles with childcare which you dont have! - nothing is ever easy with young kids (work = guilt, sahm = being broke and getting isolated if you're unlucky).
Took me a few weeks to stop missing the b/f, I compensated by lots of cuddles before bed with a book and milk (in a cup!), took pride ion the dc ability to drink /eat off the breast and how much fun they had with their cups, and keeping up teh physical contact.
Hope I havent rambled too much and best of luck!