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How are you combating your baby blues?

HawaiiBrideGrmHawaiiBrideGrm
in Babies: 0 - 3 Months

It's hit me but is not so bad this time around. I was pretty rock bottom with DD#1, although I think the fact that she had to be medicated for acid reflux (she cried nonstop) and that BFing wasn't going so hot, made for a bad combo. My lil guy this time is a champion BFer and he sleeps a lot and doesn't give me such a hard time;)

I try to spend as much time outdoors as possible. I know being cooped up in the house makes my blues worse.

What have you found that helps you? Thanks for sharing:)

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Re: How are you combating your baby blues?

  • DiananisaacDiananisaac

    What has helped me is getting out of the house and talking to family and friends everyday. Getting out is hard right now though...my dr doesn't recommend me taking her out for 6 wks so it's only been out to family's houses. My first 2 weeks were REALLY hard though and I felt so guilty for feeling the way I was feeling. I never knew how hard taking care of a newborn was going to be!

     Just this last week my baby blues have gotten so much better....I was starting to think PPD but now not so much.

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  • Anna&MattAnna&Matt member
    We try to go out every day even if it's just a walk. But I have ppd so I'm mostly waiting for the zoloft to kick in.
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  • duchessII81duchessII81
    And to show how different it is for everyone... Avoiding very many visitors has been key for me. I felt a lot of pressure to let people come over and with trying to get/stay on a pumping schedule due to bf probs, the very idea of having people over would send me into a meltdown early on. Luckily, my husband has had no prob passing along my "not today" to his family when they ask to come over. Being able to claim these first couple of weeks as "us time" has been great.
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  • woolgatheredwoolgathered
    Having my DH home on paternity leave for the first month really helped, as well as visitors. Also having so much support to continue breastfeeding, especially when I felt like I was just dying from it.
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