Baby blues

Hi, I'm two weeks in with my new born and I love him so much but I'm having serious baby blues (made Midwife and GP aware) but I can't stop crying at nothing and feeling overwhelmed and broken and like I'm never going to feel normal again and I just really need to hear some positive stories from people who have been here and came out the other side please? When looking on tiktok I'm only seeing negatives and I think some positives would really help me. I feel like the baby blues are robbing me of this time I'll never get back

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It is SO normal at this point. I felt very weepy until about the 4 week mark. A mix of feeling lonely, trapped, but also so much love for this little thing I’d made that I couldn’t quite believe it.
I was listening to songs and crying because I felt like the lyrics finally meant something 😂 (I sometimes still cry at those songs…)
I’m now 13.5 weeks in and feel totally fine and am just really enjoying the experience.
The chances are it will pass, but if things start feeling worse or carry on until your 6-8 week check, defo let your doctor know it’s not eased up.

Thank you for this! I can't wait to start feeling myself again

I cried for the first 3/4 weeks. I’m 6 1/2 weeks in and this has stopped. My partner used to just look at me and I’d cry! X

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