Coping with baby blues - why did no-one tell me?

'I wasn't prepared for the emotional affect giving birth was going to have on me.' Nicola shares the struggles she had after having her baby. What do you wish someone had told you? We'd love you to share your thoughts below.

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[ursularose]

It's crazy what your hormones can do. You've done amazing. I didn't feel blue afterwards, but I remember crying at EVERY song that came on the radio... what a mess! Everything was emosh!

[ambermcivor]

I'm going through this right now. My daughter is 12 days old and it just hit me like a ton of bricks and especially as she's my last baby. I hope this goes away soon so I can just enjoy the early days. 😮‍💨

[AlexGladwin]

I felt like this a little bit too after the buzz of the birth went down just like you. I wasn't sure how long it was going to last at the time, but thankfully it was just a couple of days like you. xx

[Kateplus_x]

Yes, I remember feeling tearful over the smallest things. Crazy hormones!x

[RaisingEmilyx]

I feel so grateful that I didn't experience this, because of my history with depression and the antenatal depression I had during pregnancy, they put me on anti depressants which I started taking as soon as I gave birth. They slowed the hormone change so my body could adjust slowly and it didn't have such a massive 'wham' effect on my depression or moods. That's how the midwife at the time explained it. I do feel like I missed major mummy moments & experiences cause of it tho x

[riaclark_x]

I feel incredibly lucky that I didn't feel anything like this but I know so many people that have and felt terribly alarmed by it. Well done for letting others know that they aren't alone lovely xoxo

[DearBeautiful]

Those hormones post birth make you so crazy. I wouldn't go so far as to say I felt "blue" but I did a lot of spontaneous crying in the days after my first was born... and I didn't even know why I was crying most of the time. x

[kayleightaylor]

This is what I’m going through right now. I love my baby Finn with all my heart but omg I am a mess right now

[Staceyleighfromthesoul]

Nor me, I felt like an emotional wreck! I felt like I was crazy, no one warned me x

[AnnaAnna-ge]

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