FTM struggling

I was not prepared for how hard the baby blues would hit me! I would say for me to it was really challenging for the first 2 weeks , I would cry pretty much every single day. It then started to slowly get better and I would say hormones settled around week 3, I would sometimes still feel emotional but some of it is also just sleep deprivation and looking after a newborn being objectively hard 😅 don’t really have any tips, I just had to ride it out, but for me it helped to remind myself that it was temporary. If you are able to leave the baby with your partner or someone and go even for a short walk that might help too, just some time entirely to yourself.

Hey 🩷 I also struggled massively with baby blues for about the first 2 weeks I cried multiple times a day, I actually started writing down why I was crying incase I felt it got worse and needed support (family history of pp depression). I’m now 4 weeks pp and feel a million times better than I did in those first 2 weeks, there are still some tough patches though!
You’re not alone, it will hopefully pass and things will get easier. Hormones are powerful crazy things! Get outside (even just stand in the garden for 5 mins) drink and eat plenty - don’t restrict yourself, sleep when you can don’t worry about sleep routines etc - and get loads of cuddles with your baby ☺️

Please look after your needs first then your baby food , drinks shower . Get as much help as you can . I was like this with my first because actually the massive hit in the face of suddenly having all this responsibility , no time, barely knowing what you’re doing is HARD! Get out and about as much as you can this time will pass . And if you’re still struggling in a couple weeks reach out to a health visitor or gp

I felt the same around the same time. It was a shock to the system. Especially since I also had high blood pressure around the same time, so I felt like a wreck. We're 3 weeks in now and feeling much better. Figuring out some semblance of a routine and ways to get more sleep around the new pattern definitely helped. I was shocked at how tired I got within just a few short days 😪 But settling into a routine helps, as well as figuring out how and when to best rest around the baby's sleep/eat pattern. Also, don't forget to eat well to keep up with the calorie needs of your body. Seek help if the symptoms persist.

Thanks ladies, it’s reassuring to know that hopefully it should lift a little in a week or 2. It was such a hard crash down like I’ve never experienced before. This aside, I do have a history of depression and anxiety and it was comparable to some of the worst days I’ve ever had so it was a bit scary feeling so down and blue and isolated. Have you had a visit from the health visitor yet? Did you find them a source of support?

Yes. My health visitor was really lovely and went through the whole red book with me, taking the time to make it all make sense, including asking a few mental wellbeing questions at the end. Hope you get a good one too 🙏