Our lovely baby girl was born four months ago, and everything was wonderful for the first two weeks. Since then, however, my partner has been weepy nearly all the time. She says she’s permanently exhausted, even though the birth was straightforward and the doctors and midwives have all said she has recovered well.
My sister says it sounds like she’s got the baby blues and that it will gradually fade. But she’s not improving and bursts into tears at the slightest thing. READ MORE: Cork woman Kathleen Allen unveils the dark secrets behind her millionaire lifestyle READ MORE: Woman shares the shocking story of her cryptic pregnancy: 'I thought it was a hernia' She spends a lot of time in bed, sometimes only getting up to visit the loo and feed the baby.
She also keeps saying ‘sorry’ all the time, though what she needs be sorry about I don’t know — our daughter is healthy and beautiful. I am doing all I can to help around the house and with the baby. I also try to cheer her up with flowers etc, but nothing is working.
I keep telling her that she should see her doctor, but she just shrugs this off, saying she is fine. She’s clearly not fine, and I don’t know what to do for the best. JENNIFER SAYS: THIS COULD BE POST-NATAL DEPRESSION Your partner many have recovered well physically, but something is very wrong with her emotionally.
Your sister could be right, but ‘baby blues’ is typically a short-lived phase that starts shortly after a baby a born. These mood .