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Has having children made you more emotional?

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 12/03/2009 23:13

Since having DS 6 mths ago I feel like my emotions have been opened up- everything touches me now whereas before I could have turned a blind eye.

I find myself crying at sad stories in the newspaper so much so that I avoid reading them now and I can relate so much more easily and have so much more empathy with people because I just think 'they were a baby like my DS once' !

Is this normal and does everyone feel this way? I hope I'm not confusing it with depression?

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Lizzylou · 12/03/2009 23:14

Gawd yes, I cry at loads more now, mainly because I can empathise more.

southeastastra · 12/03/2009 23:15

it's only the start, enjoy the ride..

theDreadPiratePerArdua · 12/03/2009 23:16

Yes. Hell yes. Only just regaining my snarky outlook healthy cynicism 5 years on...

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 12/03/2009 23:17

Really??? It gets worse?

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southeastastra · 12/03/2009 23:23

hmm his face sort of sums it up

Lazycow · 12/03/2009 23:23

No bot really but I think was unusually empathic before having ds, or at least I assume I was given the number of people who say they are more sensitive/have more empathy after having children. I'd say I'm probably average now compared to other parents.

mrsmaidamess · 12/03/2009 23:24

I cry at charity adverts on the telly. But not ones with dogs in.

wheeshtyergibberish · 12/03/2009 23:29

Good grief yes. I cry at EVERYTHING now, whether happy or sad and all levels in between.

The girls bought the wii highschool musical 3 singalong game today and i tried to sing one of the songs (yeah big saddo) and gave up because was getting all emotional. Whyyyy?

Hate watching anything on the telly with the family around me because they all sit watching my face to see who can be the first one to announce with glee that I am blubbing...

Am usually hysterical by the end of an episode of X Factor

womblingfree · 13/03/2009 00:11

gibberish - Thank God it's not just me that gets emotional at HSM songs! Think it's just a reminder of all the opportunity and hope and freedom tyou have at that age getting the better of me.

Am def more emotional generally though. Saw a bit of 'Sophie's Choice' when DD was 3 months old, and got so upset my mum thought she was going to have to give me a slap!

gibbberish · 13/03/2009 00:30

lol wombling. That's a relief

I really embarassed myself recenty. Lost my mobile and couldnt find it anywhere. Had left it at dds dance class and didnt know. Thought it had gone forever. Fortunately about 2 wks later the caretaker found it, managed to find a charger and recharge it then called my home no. I was so grateful I bought him a box of chocs then went round to pick it up. Rang the doorbell, he opened it with the phone in hand and I proceeded to start blubbing and could only shove the chocs at him because couldnt talk through the racking sobs. Poor man handed me the phone speechlessly. I took the phone and bolted off down the road in horror and shame. I possibly need therapy

thumbwitch · 13/03/2009 00:31

Definitely. Complete wreck now at the most trivial things. Can't get anywhere near big emotional things, far too overwhelming.

cory · 13/03/2009 08:00

The effect wears off after a while. I was certainly more emotional for the first couple of years but now find I am back more or less to where I was.

Portofino · 13/03/2009 08:12

I couldn't even watch the news when dd was first born. Every car accident/war/dreadful happening seemed to take on a whole new dimension. I'm not so bad now, but I still get upset more easily. I'll be blubbling through Comic Relief tonight I know.

BeautyandtheBreast · 13/03/2009 08:30

Oh yes! cry at everything now - comic relief is a never ending tear fest.

PadDad · 13/03/2009 08:35

When I was about 9 or so, a 1-year-old fell face-down into my parents' pond.

So after a moment or two to check he wasn't swimming, I leant in and pulled him out.

He'd inhaled a fair bit of water but was OK.

At the time, I couldn't really understand why the adults were praising me so much. I hadn't DONE very much.

Now my DD is that age I think about that little boy A LOT, and it sends chills down my spine to think I could've easily left him a few more moments.

gibbberish · 13/03/2009 09:24

But cory, my youngest is now 8yo

psst paddad... d'you think you've maybe got the wrong thread?

thumbwitch · 13/03/2009 09:28

no no gibbberish - I think he's just being very male about the emotional thing!!

Hassled · 13/03/2009 09:28

Yes, way more emotion and also way more fear. Pre children (which admittedly was a very long time ago) I had no fear of heights or speed - now I have real issues with those. And I cry at the drop of a hat.

mloo · 13/03/2009 09:29

Yes, according to a book I read pregnancy hormones change your brain forever, makes you more empathetic.

gibbberish · 13/03/2009 09:32

kokokok thumbwitch

(stikk on the kaptop, can you tekk? )

LadyBee · 13/03/2009 09:33

I don't think it can be just pregnancy hormones though, my DP is just as much of a sook as I have become since having DS. We now sit and blub together at anything that makes us think about how fragile and splendid and scary and wonderful life with DS is.

LadyBee · 13/03/2009 09:34

move your hand slightly to the right please gibberish

MrsMattie · 13/03/2009 09:37

Yes.

I am extremely emotional in the first few months after giving birth, certainly, and on the whole, a lot' softer' since having my first child 4 yrs ago.

Sobbed so much over Jade Goody thing on TV last night that DH turned off the telly and sent me to bed

gibbberish · 13/03/2009 09:38

I woukd kady bee but the llll key has been kost and is far too difficukt to try to use it...

thumbwitch · 13/03/2009 09:41

pmsk gibberish! - have joined in in sympathy - nothing wrong with my 'L' key - also, have just noticed red nose day smileys and felt the need to use one!

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