Hey mommas, I don’t know about you my friend, however mood swings , mood swings, mood swings, and easily irritated or agitated is real for me right now. Post weaning depression is a term used to describe feelings of sadness. Although symptoms may vary momma to momma, if you feel any symptoms of sadness or anxiety, irritation post weaning, it may be in relation to hormonal fluctuations. As for me, I tend to be irritated easily or one thing can throw my entire mood off for the day and then some. This sometimes can happen if you suffered anxiety, depression, or any feelings of sadness while pregnant. This PWD happened shortly after we fully weaned, and my body overloaded with hormones. I wasn’t myself and becoming withdrawn from my daily activities, and becoming detached and doing just enough, I had no idea what was wrong with me. Sometimes needing space from everyone including my baby ( I utilize my village), or sometimes wanting to be around nobody except him and his super cuddles to get me in a better mood and to charge my heart from his, is what it sometimes feels like. Literally hormones can affect everything, moods all the way to taste. This all depends on extremity of your hormone imbalance. During pregnancy i had a lot of anxiety, over-thinker, and worried. I was in my own head about a lot. Those feelings carried over after breastfeeding. From March 4th, 2021 to July of 2023, We ended our journey. My state homeostatic was interrupted since June 2020, and I also immediately breastfed for a long period. To help with my severe hormonal imbalance, I drank an herbal tea blend to improve mood, take black cohosh daily for heat flashes, and once a week I do a detox bath. This holistic route has honestly helped me with my PWD. I’ve experienced less irritability, relieving pain from inside out some heat and maybe a pain killer IF NEEDED, and my severe mood swings. I’ve been experiencing this for a while,Hey mommas chime in, were you aware of POST WEANING DEPRESSION? Do you think you were affected after breast feeding? Please share your thoughts and experiences! 

For more information and support visit links:

https://www.choosingtherapy.com/post-weaning-depression/



https://www.bellybelly.com.au/breastfeeding/weaning-and-depression-post-weaning-depression/

https://www.mom365.com/mom/health-and-fitness/how-to-manage-post-weaning-depression?m=1