dee.

life is short, get to the point.

[‏ً @itsnwts]

After childbirth, a woman’s hormones don’t just “drop”... they plummet. Within the first 24–72 hours after delivery, estrogen and progesterone fall dramatically from their peak pregnancy levels to near pre-pregnancy levels. It’s one of the most abrupt hormonal shifts the human body goes through.

During pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone are extremely elevated. Once the placenta is delivered, those hormones decline rapidly, signaling the body to stop sustaining pregnancy and begin milk production. At the same time, prolactin rises to support lactation, oxytocin surges to help the uterus contract, and the uterus begins shrinking back to its original size... a process that takes weeks. Postpartum bleeding (lochia) can last 4–6 weeks as the body heals.

This intense hormonal shift is one major reason many women experience mood swings, tearfulness, irritability, or the “baby blues” in the first days after birth. For some, the changes can contribute to postpartum depression or anxiety.

All of this happens while she’s recovering physically, often sleep-deprived, and caring for a newborn around the clock. So yes... if she doesn’t feel like herself right away, that’s not weakness. That’s biology.

[dee. @deaxdee]

call my phone and say you need me baby

[dee. @deaxdee]

I need a salmon bowl 🤏🏾

[regan kelly @midwestern_baby]

i’m actually saving that for marriage

[dee. @deaxdee]

my parents house got melatonin in it.

[dee. @deaxdee]

my brother and my dad team playing each other on Thanksgiving is the perfect script.

[dee. @deaxdee]

I had a dream my job shut down today

[dee. @deaxdee]

I’m overstimulated

[shayla @callmeMaharani]

when you’ve cried enough times to finally go numb.

[dee. @deaxdee]

I just want to bury myself in blankets this weekend.

[kat @districtshields]

“if it weren’t for the baby” https://t.co/E0oxoXW7Qk

[dee. @deaxdee]

I just tried to buy a pop socket for my kindle. $40??!?!! Lmao they use to be $8

[dee. @deaxdee]

that 27 got me acclimated quick bc this 37 felt toasty today 😭

[dee. @deaxdee]

I love people that can full on make me belly laugh 🤭

[dee. @deaxdee]

hunger games ass country

[dee. @deaxdee]

omg I just had the sweetest patient 🥹🥹🥹 I want to put her in my pocket.

[hayden starfighter✨ @rotsoka]

HE WON (im not from new york)

[dee. @deaxdee]

@ayeekayy_ I got you 😆

[dee. @deaxdee]

I want Waffle House

[Jóse Valentine, Ed.D. @DrJoseValentine]

It’s about to be dark at 4pm.

[dee. @deaxdee]

I’ve never had to work night shift on daylight savings.. they pay you for the extra hour right 👀