Question about being Emotional?

Sorry wasn't sure what to put for the topic!

I have been feeling very emotional lately when hearing/reading about babies being and being taken to newborn intensive care. My little girl who is now 9 months old was (unexpectedly) whisked away to NICU when she was born.

I know it's normal being emotional, but it gets so bad that I can bawl my eyes out for a few minutes and gets rather embarrasing when I'm face to face with someone.

Could it be something underlying or am I just a very emotional person? lol

Thanks in advance

My daughter has a congenital heart condition. I was fine with dealing with it at the time and all the surgery but 6 months on I had an emotional period and I got really angry about it all for a while. I think it is normal to have a delayed experience and I have spoken to other who have experienced it too. I am ok now as it was 7 years ago and she is a healthy 14 year old now but whenever someone else starts going thru a similar experience to us I well up and get emotional.    

Well, I haven't got to the nine-month mark yet, but so far, I'm waaay more emotional than I was pre-baby, mostly because I'm constantly tired. In my case, not so much with the touching stories, but I just can't handle conflict now without tears it seems. I feel like a bit of a chook about it

So I'd say it's pretty normal even with your regular birth, and the fact that you had some unexpected dramas makes it even more so. I wouldn't stress, just go with it, have a cry if you need to.

What you're going through is really normal. I'm the same as Kiwi2 - had a son suddenly diagnosed with a heart condition, had urgent surgery ..... I have self-diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder. It's recognised to be common among parents who go through a major health scare with children. In my case, I was an absolute mess about 2 weeks after getting home from hospital, and then again about 3 months later. Luckily the nurse specialist had warned me about it. I also hate going to the heart ward, which we do every 6-12 months, and get incredibly tearful when I look through the photos. We also had a health scare with #2 the other day and both DH and I were in tears as we left the hospital.

It's an intense experience you go through and I think it affects you in ways you don't realise till later.   You can get information and support throught Trauma and Birth Support - you may find that talking to other parents who have been through a similar thing might be reassuring.