How do I get dad to understand?

Question

My son is 5 days old today. Me and his dad can't really get a long more then a couple hours lately . Normally when we argue it ends with me cry really bad. How can I get him to understand it's my hormones from having the baby. He just thinks I'm doing it to make him look like the bad guy. It really sucks because I cry over the littlest things lately and I do plan on talking to my doctor at my 6 week check up.

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Call your doctor before the 6 week checkup. He can put you on progesterone, which is a hormone that can balance you back out. During pregnancy, we had high levels of it, and after birth, it just crashes! So, it may help you to be on it before 6 weeks. My doctor just talked to me on the phone, and I didn't even have to go in to the office.

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I would have him educate himself on postpartum depression, as well as the hormonal changes that women go through during and after pregnancy.

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It's normal! I cried every day the week after I had my son! Hormones are so crazy after you have a baby. You just need to talk to him about how you're feeling and you're doing the right thing by planning on talking to your doctor about it. Good luck!! It gets easier :)

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Why wait??? 
Call the doc and let them know what you're experiencing. It's normal!!! But Don't wait because you and your family can feel better once you talk to your doc.

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I talked to my husband before I had our daughter about what happens after you have a baby. The hormones. The crazy. The bleeding. The depression that can happen. So that when it came time he knew and didn't think it was just an excuse. Maybe sometime when you're calm talk to him about post Partum depression. What is and what isn't. That the hormones are normal. But if it goes on for a certain amount of time, to help you talk to your doctors. Make it seem like you need his help to help recognize. It might help him realize that all the stuff you go through is normal.

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Hope you two and talk and work through what ever makes both of you upset. Also seek help from a doctor.

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I cried every day for 10 days. Still cry pretty often (16 days pp), but it's getting better. Sometimes it was just looking at my son's beautiful face that did me in. Other times I felt completely overwhelmed by the weight of parenthood. Other times, it was completely random and not indicative of my actual feelings. My husband had/has a hard time understanding, but he's trying. We are definitely fighting more often and over silly/small things. For now we're just chalking it up to sleep deprivation and stress. Hope things even out soon.

How do I get dad to understand?

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