calling experienced mums, just wondering?...........

[georgethecat]

How long did it take your hormones to return to normal after giving birth? in other words when did you start to feel sane again?

About 6 weeks to be honest - it's a huge learning curve first time and you and your partner are tired and stress - but that first smile lifts the cloud.

It varied by child. The mad-hormonal-burst-into-tears-97-times-a-day stage was much more pronounced after the birth of my first child than my second. It got better after a few weeks and was a gradual process. After my second it wasn't such a big deal in the first place and didn't seem to last as long.

I think it is hard to tell sometimes where hormones leave off and utter exhaustion begins too....

That is so variable. With dc2 it took me months to lose that fuzzy headed feeling and settle into a routine. With dc1 it was a few weeks, there was just me, her and her dad and no pressure to do anything but care for her.
The quicker I felt more like myself the sooner i felt like sex as well

A few weeks with DD1 months and months and months with DS! For me was closely linked with the amount of regular sleep I was getting. If anyone offers up help or to give you a break TAKE IT!! x x x

Far longer - well over 8 weeks with first. After birth of second I was back writing dissertation after 2 weeks and at college again at 4 weeks (with mum in background looking after dd between feeds)

Would not like to repeat the first few months after irs birth again though :(

First birth - sorry too many

DS2 is 6 months and tbh I don't feel entirely sane yet.

Am massively sleep deprived though due to him and DS1 tag-teaming their nightwaking.

I always felt sane even when I was going crazy.

Thanks ladies, just looking forward to settled hormones again :) fed up of being a hormone fruit loop:) o and to drinking wine again, dont make me jealous eaglewings ;)

I remember 3 weeks after DS1 I saw our cat walk down the garden path- this made me blubb as if someone had died ??? This was obviously my hormones.... I also wanted at 6 weeks after to leave the house and go and live in the woods for the summer. So I would say it lasts for a good 6 weeks !