waves of feeling down - is this normal?

[lla]

My daughter is now 12 weeks old so I'm now starting to catch up on my sleep however I still have periods of feeling really low. I'm realy happy and have nothing to worry about yet I often feel depressed. It seems to come over me like a wave, I'll cry for a bit and then feel better. I'm not sure whether it will pass or if I need to speak to a doctor. I don't get it every day but it does happen a few times in a week.

lla-sorry to hear you are feeling down.It may be worth speaking to your gp/nurse/hv about this im no expert but it think its quite normal.I still have very down days and my ds is 31 mths!Have you told anybody else how your feeling?

yes my husband knows but he feels concerned that he can't help me. I feel a bit sorry for him because he's so lovely and I'm probably making him worry

hello lla well worth talking to GP or HV, please make an appointment. Perhaps many women feel like this after they've had babies, but if the sadness is starting to really dig into your life, a GP could probably help. I had PND and had the waves of sadness exactly as you describe them. I remember feeling fine, and daring to hope that I was out of the dark cloud and then suddenly it would descend again, often for no reason. Once I got diagnosed, I imediately felt better -- not saying you've got it, I can't possibly tell, but better safe than sorry

my health visitor is visiting this afternoon, I might mention it. It's strange but I feel like I'm scared to mention it, almost as if it's a sign I can't cope - which rationally I know isn't true.

How did you get on with the hv?

I chickened out and didn't say anything. I was very close to saying something but couldn't get it out. I'm going to see how this weekend goes and then maybe go to the doctors next week.Thanks for checking on me, it's nice to speak to someone about it, I haven't mentioned it to my friends yet.

be brave and talk about it .There is nothing to be ashamed of have any of your friends got children if they have they can probably remember feeling like you do.Please have a chat with your hv/gp dont bottle up all the feelings.
When i feel a bad day is here i make sure i get out and about.Just not being at home with the same 4 walls can make a difference.Keep in touch if you want.I'm usually on here most days at sometime if you want a chat.

If you're going to see your HV again soon, why not copy out your initial post and hand it to her? Might be easier. Don't bottle it up. Keep posting.