Baby blues.... thought they'd have passed by now

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My baby boy is 2 weeks old tomorrow and for the last 3 days I've been fighting the urge to cry constantly.

I love my little boy don't get me wrong. But I guess I didn't realise how hard things would be emotionally. I'm am emotional person anyway so expected a bit of the baby blues but didn't think they'd last this long.

It's a mixture of feeling overwhelmed, sleep deprived, missing the bit of freedom I had of my old life and adapting to the new normal. Plus still not feeling like my body is my own.

My partner has been brilliant and extremely helpful/supportive so I also feel guilty for feeling this way. I feel like I'm putting more on him than I should and making him feel like he's not doing enough, when he most certainly is. I've just been really struggling for the past few days.

I know people say the baby blues lasts for a couple of weeks. Will it just be like a switch and I'll feel better tomorrow or will it take longer to ease off? Please tell me it passes and quickly lol. I hate feeling like this.

Ahhhh sending love. Mama of a 9 month old here! Takes a while to feel like you again but it does happen. Those first few weeks are brutal, hormones, tired, bleeding the list goes on! Just try and be kind to yourself, feel all the feels, don’t feel bad about anything - you just grew a human and gave birth! All will get better soon

You’re allowed to struggle and ask for help xxx

Give your self some time ! That's not long at all, i remember thinking 'what have I doneee' at week 5. It soon ends.

Thanks for the replies ladies. I'm trying to be kind to myself. Definitely feeling all the feels at the moment. Just feels like it's never ending right now

Baby blues can pass after a couple of weeks but for some people it can last a lot longer and turn into PND. I would ask for support from your GP if you feel that you need extra help.

Please mention it to your HV or MW.
Then they are aware and can monitor it and GP could review at 6 weeks check if not before.
I didn't and suffered with PND for over a year before I finally reached out for support, and I hate the thought of anyone else feeling that way and not reaching out.
Hopefully it passes but if not you've made the first ans hardest step speaking up about how your feeling.
Women with babies or who are pregnant get fast tracked for therapy type support too if you go down that route.