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Hello!
I had the baby blues too. What really helped me was getting in the habit of taking the baby for a walk. The light exercise and sunshine help. The first few times DH had to drag me out of the house because I just wanted to sit on the couch and cry but it got better. I don't have any advice for the crotch pain sorry.

Don't worry hon, I felt the same way:) DH took 3 weeks off and changed the first 20 diapers and gave him his first bath and I still just sat there freaked out and feeling hopeless. I actually remember getting severe anxiety when I knew he was going back to work. I remember sitting there doing that PPD sheet check list and thinking "Omg, I think I've got PPD!". Turns out it wasn't, I was just a new mom with zero baby experience (even though we planned it) and zero sleep and zero milk production. As soon as the milk picked up my little guy was much happier and it helped huge that I was finally able to sleep and function. I hope it gets better for you soon! As for the tender crotch issue, use a LOT of espsom salt in that squirt bottle. It helped speed up my healing big time. I got into a routine, when I squirt all the salty water from the bottle, I filled it right back up and threw a bunch of salt in it so when I needed it again the salt was already dissolved. Hope tha

You are absolutely not alone.. lots of new mothers go through that emotional/hormonal stage. You will be fine and will be like I am eventually- laughing at myself now knowing how crazy I felt :) I always tell my friends that are getting ready to have kids to just be ready for that stage... and everyone handles it a little differently. It does go away but if it doesn't go away in the next week or two.. don't forget to mention it to your doctor so that they can assess you for Post-partum depression. There are things that they can do to help you with that too if it goes on for extended periods of time. :) Congrats on your new little girl!!

Thank you for your answer. A glad to know this wont last forever and that I am not alone.i go to the dr. This week so I will check with him in the tearing and getting something for the pain. Zhe already gave my hydrocodone but that makes me sick to my stomach and makes me tired so I don't want to feel terrible when I take care of my DD.

I was the exact same way when I had my DD. I cried every day at around 11am (that is when I finally got to lay down for a nap and my hubby took over) I remember crying at realization of my loss of independance and that now I would not be able to just pick up and do whatever I wanted to anymore. Silly I know but that is just what always seemed to get me crying. I know now that it was hormones and it took about 2 weeks or so for my feelings/emotions to stop being so overwhelming. I was also breastfeeding which meant that most of the childcare fell to me because I was the only one that could really feed her so that overwhelmed me too. I wasn't able to pump so having others help me feed wasn't an option. But it definitely got better and I will know better this time around what to expect emotions-wise. As far as the tearing... I think you should call your doctor and let them know how painful it still so that they can either recheck it or prescribe something to help you.!