Moms with newborns - anyone else moody as H E L L?

Honestly - i can't stand myself these days. DS is 7 weeks old and I am so moody!

I'm fine one minute and biting the head off of DH the next - I kind of feel bad for him. I also cry at the drop of the hat - WHEN are these hormones going to level out????

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becareful with that!!! I was like that and actually at one point in target told DH i hated him. The look in his eyes still haunts me.! Try and take it easy. That is the best advice I can give. Let DH take DC for a little and go get a mani/pedi, or something that will relax you.

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We're all hormonal right after birth and been through a lot. Totally normal to feel this way, but as the above poster said... get some time to yourself and let DH help. Got get a mani/pedi. Plan a night out for dinner just the two of you in a week or so when you're ready and have a family member watch DC. It'll get better.

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DS is over 4 months, and I still get like that. It's hormones, exhaustion, and sometimes getting pi$$ed off at DH.

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it took like 4 months for my hormones to level off and I stopped crying at EVERYTHING. In hindsight, I probably had a touch of PPD though.

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Thanks ladies - I can't wait to even out - everything seems to annoy me lately

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yes! i think its a combination of hormones and sleep deprivation.

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I was honestly a nightmare for the first 4 months after DD was born...I seriously think I could have had fire coming out of my mouth at times....those damn hormones!!

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It was only recently (with the past couple of months) that DH told me it was nice to have "ME" back. That he had almost forgotten how I was prior to us starting to TTC. DD is now 9 months old, so I would say it was around the 6 month mark he said that.

My poor DH had such a double whammy because I was on fertilty meds for a long time before conceiving DD so those did a number on my hormones. Then my pregnancy hormones and then my post pregnancy hormones.

I was seriously a monster after having DD!

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I was very moody after DD I rememebr just being really angry DH could do nothing right thsi went on til about 5 months PP

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OMG YES!!!!! I have such a short fuse these days. I feel like every little thing is tugging at my last nerve. I feel so badly for DH - he is trying to make me see the humor in the situations. I wish my hormones would get back in check.

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im not moody...my DH is just an A$$!!! ugh...yeah i am more moody than normal, but DS is only 3 weeks old and im not getting a lot of sleeping. but DH could help a little more!

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I feel that way too from the hormones and exhaustion. I am 9 weeks PP and I cry at the drop of a hat and have such a short fuse! I can't wait till it levels out

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9.5 weeks PP & I can tell you that I can still cry at the drop of a hat. I feel terrible for DH bc I bite his head off at a moments notice & then I am all nicey nice within 5...These hormones are brutal!

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I think I was the first 2.5 months....and now I feel much better

but DH still pizzes me off at times...but I think that's normal

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Yes! Everyone and everything bothers me.

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I'm definitely right there with ya. I hope it levels out soon. I'm tired of feeling crummy and crying over nothing.

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Just so you know it takes up to a year for everything to go back to normal

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I felt like that on and off for probably up to 8 or 9 months! When I had a more sane moment, I tried to remember to apologize and say something nice. Poor DH, I feel like as soon as I was back to myself, I was preggo all over and now I'm a raging
witch all over again! I told him to get used to it at least until next June