Postpartum Hormones & Mood: Anxiety, Depression, and the "Not Myself" Feeling
If you feel unlike yourself after birth — wired, worried, numb, or overwhelmed — there may be a hormonal and nervous-system component, and you deserve support.
Baby blues vs. postpartum depression vs. postpartum anxiety
Baby blues: tearful, irritable, improves within ~2 weeks
Postpartum depression: persistent low mood, loss of interest, hopelessness
Postpartum anxiety: racing thoughts, panic, intrusive worries, insomnia