Are these mood swings normal?

[nappyrat]

Since having my LO a year or so ago I am just so all over the place emotionally. Massive ups & downs on an hourly basis.

Yesterday was a prime example - felt pretty great about things about 11.30am on a bike ride, then was sobbing uncontrollably by 12.30 when I was thinking about something that upset me about my DP / LO.

It's exhausting and I never feel like I genuinely know how I feel about things - one minute I can deal with everything and I feel like I have made a good decision, the next minute I wonder what the hell I was thinking and reverse the decision.

Help! I'm starting to feel there's something wrong with me. :(

It's not been totally new since LO arrived, just amplified.

I suggest you go and speak to your gp.

bump...

Try to step back to understand what has triggered the crying. Imagine the crying is the top step, step back down the stairs, step at a time listing the chain of events. I think there is a trigger that you need to find out. Are you tired? What is it that is overwhelming you?

That doesn't sound fun. Maybe an obvious question (if so apologies) but are you getting a decent sleep each night?

Am getting far more sleep than I have done over the past year so I don't think it's that Queen...
I think I am overwhelmed slightly by my situation - DP has been a complete arse for the first year of my LO's life and I am questioning whether I want to be with him...but finding the idea of being a single parent very scary, and also not at all what I wanted for my LO. :(
But my mood swings have been before that...it's almost like (from what I have read) a manic and then depression, but all in an afternoon!?

Sounds like you have a lot to deal with at the moment - sorry to hear about your dh... its atressful living with that stress and questioning. Mood swing wise it sounds like it would make sense to talk to your gp... feeling overwhelmed and stressed could contribute to them, but id get a professionals take on it