Why am I still so hormonal??

JillRock96 · January 2009

I just watched last night's Desperate Housewives, and I sobbed (literally!) for a good 20 minutes. What is wrong with me? Shouldn't my hormones be back to normal by now (I'm not BFing and have already had a PP period)? DH keeps joking that I'm pg -- fat chance of that!

Mommies, how long did the crazy PP hormones last?

howleyshell · January 2009

The super bad hormones seemed to improve around 1 month.

I still had pretty bad swings until each of them started STTN.

And... I learned that I was still really not quite myself until I weaned each of them.

So - improvement in stages for me.

FaithRocks · January 2009

Obviously, I have no idea how to answer your question but I wanted to say that I'm sorry you're feeling so hormonal

JillRock96 · January 2009

FaithRocks:
Obviously, I have no idea how to answer your question but I wanted to say that I'm sorry you're feeling so hormonal

Aww, thanks Kelly! It's not hormonal in a sad kind of way (thank goodness), but just in a way where everything seems to affect me more than normal (both highs and lows) -- does that make sense?

Thanks Howleyshell -- hopefully it'll start to get better soon.

howleyshell · January 2009

How many consecutive hours of sleep are you getting right now?

Around 2 months it was still max 4 or 5 for me. More often than not it was 3.

Sleep deprivation really hits you more than you realize. You kinda get used to it and you function ok but it can still really jack with your emotions.

I cry easier and I'm much quicker to anger until the baby starts STTN.

For me the sleep thing is a big turning point. Once I'm consistenly getting 4-5 hour blocks of sleep I'm a different person!

Hang in there. You will feel like yourself again!

yankee42 · January 2009

i can still be like this, way worse than prepreg...i cry almost once a day..but not usually sad cries...i look at the boys and cry, cry during commercials, etc.

i know its worse when i have pms..but it seems like it goes on a lot..i guess lack of sleep could be doing it to me ?

Sami8468 · January 2009

I am too. Most of the time I'm ok but there are times I just want to cry about some pretty silly things! I agree about the sleep deprivation thing but I think that I will never be back to "normal."

kristinamh6 · January 2009

Hey Jill! I guess I'm supposed to be hormonal, but I watched Desperate Housewives last night and I cried throughout the entire thing too. It was just a very touching episode. Sorry I don't have any advice for you, but I hope you get back to normal soon.

ssbeke · January 2009

I don't know when it will go away, but your def not alone!!! I still cry at the drop of a hat!!

JillRock96 · January 2009

I'm sure it could have to do with sleep. I get enough sleep, but it is interrupted sleep. Well, at least I'm not alone.

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