like when your nipples get stimulated do you ever feel like sadness for no reason? im just starting to lactate, my baby hasnt come yet, and i get wierd thick milky stuff so i clean it out all the time and when i clean it out i always start feeling a little sad or like idk just upset for NO reason!
i have heard that sometimes this happens to women
October 13th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Ya, I feel like that sometimes. The closest that I can describe it is just hopeless. I had really bad Post Partum depression with my first two and am just refusing to let it take hold with this one. When ever I feel like that I just take a deep breath and distract myself, either by getting on the computer or watching a funny tv show. I don’t watch anything tear jerky or scary right now, because I just don’t want to go down that road…once you go there it is hell trying to get back.
To answer your question: It is normal, just don’t let yourself dwell on it. Keep yourself busy. If I am bf then I watch tv and if I am pumping I get on the computer, anything to keep my mind uplifted. If I don’t then I start getting the questions in my head like ‘what is this all for’ … ‘will the baby have a happy life’ … ‘ I should be doing more to make older kids happy’ … then I also always feel drained like I just need to sleep, not from being tired, but almost like there is no point to being awake… that is why with this baby I keep myself busy and uplifted!!!
Hang in there!!! And be careful with ppd meds, I remember with my second son they put me on some and told me it was safe for him while breast feeding, I opted not to risk it and stopped bf and lo and behold, 7 yrs later they are coming out saying there were all these bad affects on babies whose moms were taking this drug while breast feeding!!! Thank the Lord I stopped bf so he didn’t get any. Now, been there done that and I don’t believe that meds are the answer. Just keeping a positive outlook can do a world of good!!
I hope this helped some!!! Smile!!! And be happy. Those feelings of hopelessness pass soon.
Good Luck!!
October 13th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
It happened to me with my first pregnancy I think it was just a hormonal surge or whatever, plus I didn’t really expect to lactate before baby came, so it kind of made me feel like I was wasting nutrients for my baby