I have had the baby blues both times with my babies the night that I left hospital (which was day 1 with DD and day 2 with DS). I think I just found it overwhelming that all of the excitement of the baby arriving and everyone meeting them was over and I had to learn to look after them and adjust life to meet the needs of my new baby.

I think I also found it difficult because I am a social person and like having people around and I found that people come to meet the baby and then steer clear for a couple of weeks. People were also very surprised if I ever left the house in those early weeks . . . but I needed to get out and see the the world was still turning. I was also too tired to have lots of visitors, especially after DD and that bummed me out a bit as well.

With DD my baby blues lasted about a week. With DS they only lasted a day. I found giving myself things to look forward to with DS helped to get me out of it a bit. I also had adjusted to the idea of being a mummy by the time DS was born and did not feel so out of my depth. I think I was also a bit shell shocked from labour after DD. I knew more of what to expect with DS . . . even as far as the baby blues go.