They call it the blues
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Baby blues is a temporary mild postpartum distress experienced by mothers that occurs between two days and two weeks after child delivery. It is a phenomenon characterized by impatience, oversensitivity, lack of feeling towards the baby and unexplained crying, among other symptoms.
Publication Name: American Baby
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0044-7544
Year: 1997
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New-mom moods
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New mothers experience various emotions after child birth. One is postpartum blues or depression which occur in 50 to 80% of women which is most likely caused by the drop in estrogen and progesterone after childbirth. Lack of sleep may also cause irritability.
Publication Name: American Baby
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0044-7544
Year: 1999
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Me, a mommy? It took me nine months to have a baby - several more to become a mother
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Most mothers will eventually accept motherhood and feel its unique joys inspite of some initial apprehension. Although not all women have maternal instincts, all women are born with the capacity to love and nurture.
Publication Name: American Baby
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0044-7544
Year: 1997
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