NE1 have the winter blues already?

I know it's not winter yet, but I really feel like the winter blues are settling in early this year for me. It started when the weather got colder and gloomier looking outside. Then we had a few really warm days and today is warm but really dark and gloomy out. It's really bumming me out and I get the winter blues so bad that it stinks to have it starting already.

Oh I get them and it has started, I am trying really hard this year not to let it happen, but being a huge mountain of a pregnant woman it is hard........

I don't have the winter blues, but I am so cold today and it's so windy that I'm grouchy

Well I'm not pregnant hun, but I know these SEVERAL extra pounds I put back on and not being able to fit into my clothes again is not mixing well with my winter blues.

I actually "wake up" at this time. It's different down here in the tropics. We look forward to this time of year so that we can actually go outside! Granted, it's still in the upper 80s, but that's a MAJOR improvement for us.

Hmm, so what do you mean? What's the weather like there the rest of the year that makes this time your "wake-up" time?

ETA: Oh wait do you mean it's finally not 100 degrees and so it's more enjoyable to be outside now? Ah I can see that - see we are starting to have to be indoors more now - sucks!

This post has been edited by coasterqueen on Oct 17 2007, 12:04 PM

Well I'm not pregnant hun, but I know these SEVERAL extra pounds I put back on and not being able to fit into my clothes again is not mixing well with my winter blues.

I am a little afraid to have a winter baby - with Jack (June) it was great, we walked everyday etc etc.......this time it will be 40 below!!!!!

I think I need to to live in the tropics!!!!

Exactly. We don't go outside in the summer, just like you guys don't go outside in the winter. It gets really depressing.

Exactly. We don't go outside in the summer, just like you guys don't go outside in the winter. It gets really depressing.

I'm the same way Amy its great for us.. summer is depressing because its SO hot is scary to take your kids out for very long now we can actually go and enjoy the park and go for walks...

I'm sorry Karen that you are getting the winter blues I don't mean to sound nosey or like I'm trying to give advice but have you heard anything about light therapy?

the cold and darkness suck. it's been rainy here too, so that makes it worse for me. hopefully it's a short winter.

Well I'm not pregnant hun, but I know these SEVERAL extra pounds I put back on and not being able to fit into my clothes again is not mixing well with my winter blues.

I am a little afraid to have a winter baby - with Jack (June) it was great, we walked everyday etc etc.......this time it will be 40 below!!!!!

I hate to tell you this Jen - but the December baby after the June baby really stinks - Olivia is June, Dylan is December - Olivia - no PPD, Dylan - PPD, Olivia - fun bday parties outside - who cares how many you invite, Dylan - stressing big time on what to do for his 1st bday - too close to XMas, too much money so close to XMas, you name it - love my boy dearly but his Daddy could have done a better job with his sperm placement (sorry if that TMI for this forum but it really is all HIS fault )

I get the winter blues, but it hasn't set in yet... probably because we are having such nice weather here. It feels more like summer than it does fall. I heard there were some cold days when we were on vacation, but it we had record-breaking high temps where we were so I guess the warm weather is following us.

Same as Amy, I'm so much more alive in the winter. It gives me so much energy. Unless we have several gloomy days in a row. But most of the time the sun is shining here in the winter and it's beautiful out.

The past couple of days were pretty gloomy/rainy and I started feeling yucky. I really can't imagine having it all the time.

Got em about a week ago. It sets in when I have to put my flip-flops away until April.

We haven't had too cold of weather yet, but it's starting to come in, you can feel the crispness in the air today. It's a bit nippy. I get the winter blues bad I hate the wintertime, I'd much rather be outdoors in the sunlight enjoying the rays. Our summers can get relaly hot but our springs and falls are sooo nice.