Done having kids and sad....

Waffle33

Anyone else done having kids and feeling a little depressed about it? I’m 4 days postpartum, and everyday I feel more and more emotional about the fact that we’re done having kids (we have 3). I definitely didn’t enjoy being pregnant, and childbirth is so painful and intense, but that high you get after you give birth is basically impossible to top, in my opinion. There’s just nothing quite like that feeling of immense relief and joy when your baby is finally out and in your arms. You feel like you can run ten marathons, and for me I ride that high for a few days after. But now it’s starting to fade, and I’ve cried a few times when I realize that I’ll never experience that again. And everyday my boy grows older it hits me that I’ll never have a newborn again. Don’t get me wrong, I am DONE having kids. It’s definitely final, but I am sad about it. I remember talking to my mom years ago and she said that she had 5 children because she loved the initial postpartum and newborn phase so much, and she was very depressed when she got her tubes tied. I never understood it before, but now I do! Anyone else in the same boat? 😭😭