Baby Blues… or Not?

    I have been gazing in to Lil’ Girlie’s eyes, smelling her (ahh… the new baby smell!), watching her smiles, thinking about how blessed and undeserved I am to have this precious little girl. Thinking about her and how she will grow up too quickly. Does it make me tear up and feel deeply in my soul? Of course it does. Does it make me feel all emotional? Yes, absolutely.
    As I sat thinking about how emotional I was getting, coupled with the fact that my midwife had asked me last week if I was dealing with any Blues or anything, I thought about how I was feeling.  It occurred to me that this feeling is a blessing. That God has put something into new mothers to safeguard them and their families against the horrible things that can and have happened when we women experience feelings of the blues and allow feelings and sorrow to consume them. Is it hormones? Most definitely, I’m sure. Can we avoid it? Well, unless there is something blatantly wrong physiologically, I believe we can.
    Most of what goes on in our lives, physically and emotionally, can be controlled when we are healthy. That means we must be healthy spiritually, emotionally and physically. We must nourish and nurture our relationship with the One True God. We must bring our emotions under the authority of Jesus Christ, as the Bible tells us to do. However, we cannot do this if we are not healthy, rested and desiring it. Sometimes, when we have a new Babe and so much to do, it’s easy to get into the self-focused mode… focusing on all that we have done or are doing.
    I believe God gave us as women nurturing, loving, gentle motherhood to combat feelings that may contribute to or arise from the Baby Blues. I have truly been emotional lately. I can cry for a good reason, but not a necessary one. I am not worried about anything bad happening, because I sit here, thanking God for all He has given me, one who does not deserve it. He has put a feeling of longing for this Precious One in me. A deep joy and love as I spend time with her, as I get up 3-4 times a night some nights to nurse her. Her helplessness… knowing He has placed her in my care. It is overwhelming only to a point of feeling a great responsibility and love for her.
    You know I advocate taking supplements and eating organic (or as healthy as you can!). When you have a new Baby, it is a must that you rest up and eat right. You must do this if you want to have enough milk to feed the New Little One. Let someone else do the dishes and the laundry. Snuggle that little Babe. Take time to do something you want to do anyway… love on those children, young and old.
Read your Bible. Read a book. Read them your Bible. Read them a book. Write a letter. Draw. Blog. Just relax, because that Babe needs you healthy, as do your hubby and other children.
    Here is a comment I received on my blog today, however coincidentally, as I typed up part of this post the other day!

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If you are concerned about Baby Blues or Post-Partum Depression, you can read about it HERE. 
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