

With the right amount of rest, reassurance and understanding from your family and friends, you will soon start to feel better (APNI 2016). The baby blues should lift without the need for treatment (NHS 2018). The baby blues are not an illness, and usually last for just a few days (NHS 2018). But try not to worry, as things will get better, and quite quickly, too. How long will the baby blues last?At the moment, it may be hard to imagine a time when you won’t feel like this. You may find visits from family and friends stressful and tiring (APNI 2016). You are likely to be exhausted, but you may not be able to get a good night’s sleep or a decent nap during the day, even when your sleeping baby allows it (APNI 2016). You may feel a huge anticlimax after the birth. You may be struggling to breastfeed and feel uncertain about how to care for your newborn baby (APNI 2016).


Your body has some major adjustments to make, which may include coming down from the adrenaline high that you felt when your baby was born. What causes the baby blues?The baby blues are thought to be linked to hormonal changes that happen during the week after giving birth (APNI 2016, NHS 2018).
