PPD or baby blues?

How do you tell the difference? It's been 3 weeks since I had LO, and I'm still feeling down a lot throughout the day. I cry a lot, my appetite has changed, I can't sleep, and I really just feel like I'm going crazy sometimes   When or should I mention it to my doctor? Will it go away on it's own?

You mainly seem overwhelmed but you could mention it to your dr about the feeling down & loss of appetite to see what they could do. Sounds like baby blues but it could turn into PPD

i sometimes feel like im overwhelmed and that my SO pays more attention to the baby now then to me ... and i know shes important but its completely changed now... i also feel like no matter what i do rock her hold her feed her burp her change her give her all the attention she still cries and as soon as my man holds her she stops... makes me feel like a bad mom .. i also miss the feeling of her kicking me and being pregnant. i dont seem as happy as i was when i was pregnant any one know what im going through ?

<blockquote><b>Quoting ~The Lunar Flower~:</b>" You mainly seem overwhelmed but you could mention it to your dr about the feeling down & loss of appetite to see what they could do. Sounds like baby blues but it could turn into PPD"</blockquote>




I felt like this till DS was 4 months old. I cried over everything, blamed myself for everything. I think I was walking a fine line between baby blues and ppd.
But I didn't mention it to my dr, I was scared and also didn't want them to say I needed meds. You could see if it gets better first if you want or mention it.
Don't be afraid like I was, I was stupid lol. I also talked to my mom about it (she has counseled ppl before and has taken some classes BUT she isn't an official therapist or anything). Talking to her did help a lot and she helped me work through it. Maybe you could talk to someone?
Good luck and I hope you start to feel better.

Quoting Jenna+1:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~The Lunar Flower~:</b>" You mainly seem overwhelmed but you ... [snip!] ... help a lot and she helped me work through it. Maybe you could talk to someone? Good luck and I hope you start to feel better."

I'm reluctant to talk to my doctor too.. I feel like I would look like a crazy person :/ I haven't said anything to my SO yet, because he doesn't understand stuff like this.. He just thinks I'm being overly emotional about everything. And I don't think my mom went through it either so I don't know. I'm going to wait and see if it's any better by my 6 week appointment. If not I might say something. Because it's starting to affect my everyday life  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Lillian'sMommy12:</b>" I'm reluctant to talk to my doctor too.. I feel like I would look like a crazy person :/ I haven't said ... [snip!] ... if it's any better by my 6 week appointment. If not I might say something. Because it's starting to affect my everyday life  "</blockquote>




Yeah my mom never went through it, so she told me to give her a day. She did some research about it than talked me through it. I didn't tell DH either but he knew something was up cause every now and then I'd be crying and go "I don't want anymore babies! One baby is already too many."
Lol I was a nut case more than half the time. It can get really overwhelming and even confusing when you have all these emotions for what seems like no reason. I would just cry out if no where. My brother asked my mom if I was having a psychotic break   (my mom didn't tell me he asked that till like a month ago at dinner when we were all laughing about how emo I was)