Emotional Mommy

Hello,
I used to call my self tough and now I'm a mushy, crying, emotional, sentimental fool most of the time. My son's 2 1/2 and I find I can't watch scary movies like another lady and watching the information on Iraq and other countries makes my heart ache. If you have any sort of bad thoughts or are depressed, please see a doctor, but otherwise I think we've joined the ranks of motherhood. Xander's first 3 word sentence made me ball. 3 years ago I would have made fun of myself. The joys of motherhood :)

K.

It is much easier for me to cry now that I'm a mom. I also can't watch scary movies. I think being a mom makes you more empathetic too. I don't know what your weeping is response to - but I used to be a pretty tough cookie, now I'm much more emotional. My kids are four and eleven! I've been through depression, and it's not depression (for me anyway). It's just purely being an emotional person.

Hi C. :) Well, that depends on what you're getting "emotional" about. I have a tendency to be more emotional now that I'm a mommy for sure. Just because I think being a mommy softens your heart so much that you're touched by more things. If you're nursing, and you haven't had your period yet, it may well be physiological and hormonal. Even so, it might be hormonal yet. You might just be transitioning back to your normal levels. If you're concerned, I'd check with your doctor just to make sure. Good luck, NO WEEPING! :) ((hugs))

If you are really concerned, i'd talk with you doctor. Sometimes post-partum depression doesn't happen right away and it's not always obvious as to what it is. Postpartum depression can manifest at anytime during the 1st year and sometimes during the 2nd year. It can be very mild to very severe. Your doctor can recommend a thearpist to at least talk to you. You don't have to "feel" depressed to have it. Weepiness is a sympton of PPD.

And I do think that once you have little ones yourself you become more aware of "the emotion of Life". You subconciously (consciously too) have the knowledge of how lucky we are to have children--sometimes i think it's the brain trying to remind us of the pain/trouble we go through to get them. I could be watching the news about a child that somethings happened to and find a lump welling up.

If you have drastically changed your social outings with friends, you could be reacting to not having that, especially if it was something you really found energy from. Even though children can be wonderful, we still need those adult times.

You might think it's for no reason, but look at what you were just doing or thinking, our minds have funny ways of connecting things sometimes and doing one action might remind us of another w/o realizing it. Maybe you feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment. Take a deep breath, relax. Good luck.

I would definitly rule out PPD first. I have found that with each child that I have had, I got more and more emotional. All the time. I cry at the drop of a hat, and then I am fine. I wish I could figure out what was wrong with me... :) I think that you should talk to your doctor more indepth. My doctor always wants to say it is "depression", but I find that to be a bunch of hooey. I am not depressed. I am just raising 5 kids ages 2-9. That is enough to make anyone want to break down and cry for no reason at all. (Kidding) I will keep you in my prayers. Sometimes it is just hard being a mommy and your hormones are in deed on overload. Take it one day at a time, and try to make time for you. Take a nice hot bubble bath at night, and remember that you aren't just a "mommy". Hard to do, Believe me I know... but do it anyways. Good luck!!!

C.,

I too, am like you with the fact that I'm pretty laid back about things. After having my son who is now 4 months old I found myself crying often and just not happy with anything. I just didn't feel "right" with the world. I called my doctor and after talking with her she decided I had postpardum depressiong, which I thought I would have right after birth, not 3 months later. She did say for some women it comes later.
She put me on Sertraline, a form of Zoluf. I have to admit, I'm was not one to believe in taking medication for depression, I have always believed it was just in a persons head, that I could just shake this and get over it. I too, felt as if I wasn't depressed so I didn't think I really needed anything. I told my husband over and over that I don't feel depressed, I just didn't feel right. After taking this for the past month I have to say I feel much better and am sleeping much better at night. You may want to talk to your doctor about it. I cried the entire time I was in the doctors office and I don't know how many times I told her that I didn't believe in depression and that one would have to take medication. My doctor assured me that it is normal and that it was nothing to be imbarressed or ashamed of. I feel much better today and things are back to normal, I feel "right with the world" again. I hope you get to feeling better.

I understand. I have three kids, youngest is eighteen months and I'm only twenty three. But like that other post expresses, maybe you should see a doctor. I was so sad and down and touchy before I found out that I had depression. I didn't think that that was what I had. Your hormones may not have gone back to there normal state, most likely not anyways. If that's not it, maybe you're just stressed out! Accept help when it's offered and don't be afriad to call someone up and tell them hey I NEED some ME time! Or maybe ask them to do the dishes or make dinner or something. Kids are stressful!

Things have changed for you. It's a big adjustment and it may take time for you to get used to how different your life is now. Also, I suffered from post-partum depression and I didn't really feel depressed but I cried more easily, got mad more easily and felt irritable. I'd keep track of your symtoms and see if there is a pattern to them or if something situational is causing the emotional outbursts. Good Luck and enjoy your new baby!!!!

I think it would benefit you to see a doctor. It has been rough on me alot more lately, but I think most of it was because my youngest has just turned a year old, and we are expecting another baby the end of march. I was around six months along when I found out and it was a hard one to swallow. We have a blended family and this will be number five all together. I tried my hardest to stay away from medication while pregnant, and survived the last two. but I have made everyone in my home, including myself misserable for the past six-seven months. So I guess what I am saying is maybe you need some sort of medication to help you cope. Sometimes that helps a great deal. Well if you ever need someone to talk to, feel free to send me a line. I'm a good listener. Good luck,
Chris

now that im a mom i tend to be more emotional than i used to be and im also more protective of them as well.iwould talk to a doctor to see what they have to say,when i talked to my doctor they told me to keep a journal and that helps me. i get a five star 5 subject notebook and all i write in that is my thoughts and that helps me a lot. ive kept a journal since 7th grade when my grandma died and i dont know what i would do with out it.