Head over heels vs hormones

[mummy2_1]

So my little boy is soon t be three, an my little girl is 3 weeks old. I'm elated still. On cloud nine. My little boy couldn't have reacted better to his little sister coming home. I didn't think I could possibly.love him anymore but some how I do. I also worried how I would feel with sharing my time between the two and I didn't bond with my lb straight away when he was born so that was weighing me down abit too. But my heart has doubled in size and I am loving being a mummy of two.
I am so so so lucky. My babies are amazing.

My only hiccup is occasionally, I feel the over whelming need to break down and cry. Not just a few tears I want to sob, over nothing. I feel so sad and upaet when I get this. I usually go to our room to either wait for the feeling to pass or give in and have a good cry. There's no real reason behind it. I feel very happy most of the time, and am coping with being at home with the kids while oh is at wrk. We get plenty done during the day. We always manage to get organised dressed and leave the house. I don't know what to do to stop the crying episodes. Is it just hormones??

Anyone experience something similar, how long should I expect it to last??

 

[Amygdala]

Your baby is only 3 weeks old, I'm sure it's just a mix of hormones and sleep deprivation. Don't worry about it too much, just be kind to yourself! It sounds like you know to look out for symptoms of postnatal depression but if you feel you're coping well (and getting dressed and out the house with a 3 year old and a 3 week old sounds like coping to me) and are happy a lot between crying fits, I'm sure it'll get better soon enough. I had a lot of tears, happy and overwhelmed, for about 6 weeks with both of my kids.

 

[mummy2_1]

Thank u for ur reply. I do remember crying when my lb was born, I got a comb stuck in my hair and broke down in tears. Just the quickness it turns on.

 

[hanni]

It is 100% the hormones. It's perfectly normal!
I cried at everything all the time and didn't know why until Dominic was about 3 months old.