the baby blues

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the baby blues

a feeling of sadness that some women experience after they have given birth to a baby According to this article, as many as 60% of women suffer from the baby blues.

See cry like a baby, throw the baby out with the bath water, wet the baby's head

See also: baby, blues

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A woman with PPD may have feelings similar to the baby blues -- sadness, despair, anxiety, irritability -- but she feels them much more strongly than she would with the baby blues. Get Information on Postpartum Depression by Peter Sams / Health, general community Women who are used to being in control, having things mapped out and being emotionally stable can't make any sense of the baby blues and it's important for them to realise that they should pass after a few days. Baby's made her so tearful; Ask the Doc by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) THE sudden change in hormone levels after childbirth is thought to be a principal cause of the baby blues and postnatal depression. Health Zone: Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus Today: Postnatal ... by The Mirror (London, England)			That's news to me That's one for the books That's rich! that's show business That's the spirit! That's the stuff! That's the ticket! That's the way it goes That's the way the ball bounces That's the way the cookie crumbles That's too much! That's what I say that's why thaw out the [child, etc.] from hell the [first etc.] rung on the ladder the ABCs of the advantage of The age of miracles is past the air the alma mater the almighty dollar the answer to prayers the apple of eye the avant-garde the baby blues the balance of power the ball is in court the balloon goes up the bane of life the bare bones the battle lines are drawn the battle of the sexes the be-all and end-all the beau monde the beauty of the beginning of the end the best of both worlds the best of British the best of friends must part the best of the best the best of the lot the best thing since sliced bread the better part of the Bible Belt the big daddy the big picture the big time The bigger they are, the harder they fall The bird has flown the birds and the bees			The Aviation Industry Superannuation Trust The Awakening The Awakening The Awakening (disambiguation) The Awakening (disambiguation) The Awakening (episode) The Awakening (episode) The Award Winning Virginia The Awareness of Social Inference Test The Awesome Power Of A Fully Operational Mothership The AWK The Awkward Squad The Ax The Axis The Axis The Axis The Axis The Axis The axis of evil The axis of evil The Azoic The Azoic The Azoic The Azores The Azores The Aztec ways The Aztec ways The Aztecs The Aztecs The Baader-Meinhof Gang the baby blues The baby dangling incident The Baby Lone Riot The Babylon Project The Babylonian Captivity The Babylonian Captivity The Bachelor The Back Door The Back Door The Back Door The Back Horn the back of mind the back of mind the back of mind the back of mind The Back Room the backroom boys The Backs The Backs The Backs The Backs The backstretch The Bad Crowd The Bad Guy The Bad Guy The Bad Lands The Badlands The Badlands The Badminton High Pants Gang The Bahá'í Association For the Arts The Bahamas

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