Go for walks. Make it a goal to get out of the house and spend time with people who are supportive. Feel free to tell people it's not a good time to come visit, especially if you are tired. Remember, it's OK to cry if you feel the need. Having a baby is one of the greatest joys in life.
Many women expect to be happy for days on end.
Yet some soon realize it's not always that way. There are a lot of unexpected changes that come along once you have the added responsibility of taking care of a newborn. This includes brief feelings of sadness, weeping, anxiety, impaired concentration or irritability. The symptoms peak within the fourth or fifth day after delivery, which is when there is a maximum change in hormones, explains Cliff Deveny, M.D., from Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio. The placenta during pregnancy is putting out really high doses of estrogen, progesterone and steroids.