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
GreetKHRAY:T (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
UrhoOOR-hoFinnish
MarshaMAHR-shəEnglish
Alexiaə-LEK-see-ə (English)French, English (Modern)
Teodozjate-aw-DAW-zyahPolish
Udo (2)-Western African, Igbo