At the risk of sounding like an armchair psychiatrist, I suggest that you first ask yourself: am I having trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep, or am I waking too early (without the baby waking me up). Am I feeling hopeless about my life? Am I having a hard time experiencing the good and pleasurable things in my life? Am I eating enough? Too much? Am I worrying way more than usual? Am I obsessing about things that I have no cause to obsess about? What is the pattern of my mood swings? Do I feel good in the morning and worse throughout the day? Or just bad all day? What would I like to be feeling and doing at this period of my life? I suggest that you have a good conversation about these things with someone you trust. I also suggest that you accept that having a young infant is stressful, and weaning that infant can feel like a loss...these are normal feelings and to be expected.

In the absence of any serious depressive symptoms, some self-care and some mild exercise would be a good idea. Maybe there is a gym in your area where you can bring the baby, if you are a gym person. Make a contract with yourself to go to the gym three times a week or walk with the baby every day. Reward your efforts with an occasional massage (or just go get one anyway). A massage therapist who understands post-partum issues may be helpful as well.

Good luck and good health.