the baby blues



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GaeGAYEnglish (Rare)
Selenesə-LEE-nee (English)Greek Mythology, Greek
Aris (2)-Dutch
CitraCHEET-rahIndonesian
Henye-Yiddish
Varya-Russian