Is it 'normal' to feel like this or is it depression?

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I have been feeling low now for over a month, sometimes im ok other times i feel close to tears and fed up.
I have 2 DC's under 2, i gave up work which was my decision, to be a stay at home mum but its not what i expected. i dont feel as happy as i thought i would.
I feel moody nearly all the time, hardly ever have anything to say about anything, i am jealous of dh as he still has 'a life' at work, i have put on tons of weight and my confidence is rock bottom. i joined a slimming club last year and lost over a stone but got fed up and left, i tend to comfort eat, i quite often have feelings of dread, like a sickness feeling deep inside but dont know why i feel like this. When i go to bed i often lay there thinking the most stupid of things about life and get myself into a state, then the day after im anoyed with myself for thinking daft things.
i get to go to mums and tots once a week then other times we go to the shops, its hard with them so young, i just want feel happy and full of life but i dont.
Do most mums feel like this and if so will it pass or is it something more?
thanks for reading.

A lot of what you are saying is familiar but you should discuss it with your gp as you may need ad's to help you through this time. Things will get brighter for you I promise.

It could be depression but a lot depends on hour personality to begin with imo. It is easy, being a sahm, to get into a bit of an indoors rut. I know it's hassle with dcs, especially 2 under 2 , but try forcing yourself to go out at least 3 times a week, even just a walk to the shops, and see how you feel. I sometimes get a bit down and don't feel like doing much, but if I've arranged to meet a friend for coffee I always feel better afterwards, even if I was dreading going out to start with. HTH x

PS Normal to think about all sorts at night when you can't sleep, don't be too hard on yourself.

your not hour

You sound just like me

thanks for your replys, sometimes i think i am just feeling sorry for myself and try and snap out of it but its still there the day after. Maybe i do need to get out more and do more things, i do try but feel so envious of other mums when they look so happy and my days just feel so mundane and miserable.

So what do you do NAB to make yourself feel better or does this feeling eventually go?

I really do understand how you feel I am a Mum of one lovely 5 month old girl but lately I have been depressed being at home alot and very lonely. I don't have any family and no friends with children so I feel in a rut I am going to try and find some classes but I don't drive.

I have been on ADs for a long time and will be for a while longer I am sure.

I am full of hormones and emotions.

Struggle with life tbh never mind being a mum and housewife.

I am taking everything a minute at a time atm and holding on to every bit of progress I make.

Are you sleeping OK? I know you have 2 small children but can you sleep when you get a chance?

Changing working life for SAHM life can be a shock to the system. Kids are demanding and you shouldn't feel that staying at home is a bed of roses - it is hard work and you can feel isolated looking after young children..

Can you get out once a week to do a night class? Get dad to take care of the children for at least 1/2 a day at the weekend to give you some time for yourself.

This sounds like me too. ds 16 months, dd 1.5 months. I havent been out of the house with out my dp since October 2007. just cant do it. if you still can go out do so - before you lose the ability!

Thanks for your replies, nope i am not sleeping well at all, have posted a thread in sleep topic titled nights are unbearable!! in short they are both getting very clingy and want mummy all the time (exhausting for me).
i do like going out for walks and stuff but not in the rain/snow.
Listening to some of your replies i dont think its that serious, yet, as long as i keep on top of myself and dont let myself get too down, easier said than done but im havin a ok day today.