Hormones?

I was pretty good I’m 3.5 pp and I’m having some depression and I don’t know why it’s now coming on😭

I was so chill and fine. Last week my period started ( 2nd time after birth) i felt rage, crying, doubting husband, wanting to escape and all shit. When period gone boom im normal person again. Idk maybe period hormones messing up again or something like that? Idk why our ladies body makes us bear everything while men chill n say we are tired 😝😝😝

@Anza maybe mine is coming I still haven't gotten mine! I need it to stop

@Elaina Holbrook right like why so late I. The game? I get so worked up and mad I just cry and shut down for hours till I fall asleep

PPD and PPA can show up anytime up to a year after birth. They say it usually shows up between birth to 3 months. But hormone regulation is a mess, too. I was at my very worst 18 months after my first was born. It progressively got worse from birth on. And at 18 months, I finally got on medication because I couldn't do it anymore. If you are worried you should definitely talk to your doctor. Medication isn't the best choice for everyone, but for me, it was. This postpartum has been night and day different from my first.

@Bailey I know I hate it some days but we got this mama❤️

@Danielle if it doesn't get better I'm definitely considering. I have some anti anxiety meds they gave me but haven't felt like I've needed anything until now. Maybe the anxiety is turning into anger? I'm not sure. Mental health is so hard to navigate.

Are you overwhelmed? Touched out? It’s so easy to put everyone’s needs before your own. Otherwise this is the time I’ve always felt my anxiety/mental health problems ramp up again. I think it’s the time when things are trying to stabilize but still taking time. I think of it when I was on depo, getting off took 9 months to regulate my hormones, so I’m assuming it’s a similar process! With my first I wanna say it was around 6-8 months where I started to feel normal!

@Dayna a little bit of everything. I'm a stay at home mom and have 2 kiddos that I watch and by the end of the day when my fiancé wants a hug it makes me want to crawl out of my skin. So definitely sick of talking and being touched by the end of the day. I really think I need to schedule some alone time that isn't grocery shopping...... I just get bad mom guilt.

@Elaina Holbrook same😪😪 I thought I’m not gonna have it

@Bailey I literally force my kids on my fiancé and leave or lock myself in the room. I wouldn’t function otherwise and I can tell when I’m too overwhelmed and had no time that day

@Dayna I feel like my brain stop functioning at night , like even when I’m on my phone I’m drained lol I even feel looking at myself in the mirror 😅 I felt so good the first 2 months and it hit me at the third month