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Postpartum Mood Support
Feel Like Yourself Again
Feel Like Yourself Again
A breastfeeding-safe saffron supplement to help ease anxiety,
tears and anger.
$24.99$49.99Autumn Sale - 50% off
Studied in New Moms
No Drowsiness
Calmer Evenings
Back to You in Weeks
No Hormones
2 Capsules a Day
The
Science Behind Saffron
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"One minute I was happy and two seconds later I was in a terrible mood. I'd stay up all night and wake my husband at 2am to talk. We fought at least once a day. Six weeks into Bye bye blues I feel like myself again. The crying every day stopped."
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"One minute I was happy and two seconds later I was in a terrible mood. I'd stay up all night and wake my husband at 2am to talk. We fought at least once a day. Six weeks into Bye bye blues I feel like myself again. The crying every day stopped."
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Description
Not yourself since the baby. Not sad, exactly. Just not you. You're not broken. You're tired, lonely and upside down, and that's allowed. Nobody here is telling you you have PPD.
Bye Bye Blues is for that. For the days you cry, the nights you can't sleep, and the weeks it isn't getting better. Missing your old life doesn't mean you don't love your baby.
Four ingredients. Two capsules with breakfast. Saffron at 30 mg, the exact dose two postpartum trials used. Lemon balm, magnesium bisglycinate and vitamin D3 alongside it. Nothing you'd have to stop while breastfeeding. Nothing to prove to anyone.
Just you, working your way back.
The science behind saffron: the hormone crash
For nine months your placenta ran your hormones like a factory: more estrogen and progesterone than your body will ever make again. They were doing quiet work the whole time. They help keep serotonin, the brain chemical that holds your mood steady, working, partly by keeping MAO-A, the enzyme that breaks serotonin down, on a leash. Within days of the birth, the placenta is gone and both hormones drop to almost nothing. If you breastfeed, they stay low. The leash comes off, and MAO-A breaks your serotonin down faster, on no sleep, often low on vitamin D.
That's the hormone crash. It isn't a character flaw. It's chemistry.
Everyone says it gets better. They're right, eventually, because your body finds its balance again over months. "It's normal" doesn't put anything back in the meantime, and no supplement replaces a night's sleep. Bye Bye Blues is for the meantime: it helps you settle in the sleep you can get, and holds your mood up on the nights you can't.
Saffron's active compounds, crocin and safranal, help
keep serotonin working in the brain, and ours is
standardized to 75% crocin. That's the mechanism the
trials were testing when 30 mg of saffron matched a
prescription antidepressant over six weeks in new
mothers, and beat placebo over eight weeks in
breastfeeding mothers. It steadies your mood without
sedating you or flattening you out.
Saffron does the lifting. The other three clear what stops that lift from landing. Lemon balm quiets the on-edge feeling. Magnesium bisglycinate helps you settle after the night feed. Vitamin D3 tops up what most new moms run low on.
Nothing was wrong with you. It was the hormone crash, and nobody told you. Four ingredients. One job. Feel like yourself again.
When Will I See Results
Many moms notice something a little lighter in the first week. Settling faster after the feed. Nights that don't feel quite as anxious. That's what moms tell us first.
Weeks two to four is where the fog starts to lift. Fewer tears out of nowhere. Less anger. A bit more of you in the room.
By weeks eight to twelve, the steadiness holds. Not coming and going. Just steady. You feel like yourself again.
Week one is a feeling. The full picture takes twelve weeks. That's what we promise. Feeling like yourself again takes weeks, not days.
What's in it
Saffron 30 mg: the mood lift. The trial dose, standardized to 75% crocin.
Lemon balm 300 mg: the unwind. Calming, not sedating. You'll still hear the baby.
Magnesium 120 mg bisglycinate: the sleep one. The form that calms instead of upsetting your stomach.
Vitamin D3 2,000 IU: the one you're probably low on. And if you nurse, the baby draws it from you.
No hormones. No stimulants. No melatonin. No iron. No herbs you'd have to stop while breastfeeding. Vegan capsule, rice flour, nothing else.
Shipping & Guarantee
Ships from the US. Free shipping on all bundles.
60 days. Full refund. Keep the bottle. If you don't feel more like yourself, email us and we'll refund every cent. No forms, no hassle, no questions asked.
Refills ship every month. Stop or cancel anytime.
What Other Moms Are Saying
"I had severe anxiety, insomnia, and I felt nothing, and it all got worse at about 12 weeks postpartum when my partner and I were getting ready to go back to work. I even had a strong village and plenty of support from my mom and my mother-in-law. My baby was happy and healthy and slept reasonably well. I still needed help. Bye bye blues was the help. By week four I was myself at work again."
"I thought I was doing okay until anyone asked me a question about myself and I burst into tears. A month into Bye bye blues I found out everyone around me had been on eggshells waiting for me to snap at them. I'm profoundly happy now."
"I cried a lot. I grieved my old life. I was desperate to feel connected to my baby. I'd never taken anything before but I was so low and numb I would have tried anything. Inside the first two weeks something lifted, and it kept lifting. I'm actually enjoying motherhood now and I feel so connected to my son."
"I didn't want a prescription. I found Bye bye blues instead. The sundown scaries made every evening a cliff. It didn't change who I was. It just quieted the fear enough that I could breathe again and start to feel like myself. By week four the evenings were just evenings."
"I put the bottle by my wife's coffee without saying anything. She rolled her eyes at me. Fair enough. Six weeks later my mother asked me what changed and I said I didn't know what she meant. She said: your wife seems happier. That's all I needed to hear."
FEEL LIKE YOURSELF AGAIN
Clinically studied saffron, safe while breastfeeding, so the mornings feel like mornings again.
FEEL LIKE YOURSELF AGAIN
Clinically studied saffron, safe while breastfeeding,
so the mornings feel like mornings again.
CLINICALLY STUDIED
The Mood Support the Research Actually Tested
Published trials in new mothers. Not just testimonials.
How it works
Lifting the mood, not sedating it.
Saffron's active compounds, crocin and safranal, help keep serotonin working. Steadier, not sedated. Not forcing anything. Not flattening anything.
Mood
Serotonin steadier, the small things stop
tipping you
Calm
The on-edge-at-night feeling settles
Sleep
back down after the feed instead of lying
there
Four ingredients. Nothing else.
Everything a new mom's mood needs. Nothing it doesn't. You may already take two of these.
Clinically studied saffron, three supporting ingredients, every batch third-party tested for purity and potency. No hormones, no stimulants, no melatonin.
Four things the crash takes.
Four things saffron holds up.
Four things the crash takes. Four things saffron holds up.
Clinically studied saffron helps keep your serotonin working after the crash. Three more ingredients clear what stops that lift from landing. You stay yourself, just steadier.
Calms the swings
Saffron helps keep serotonin working, so the small stuff stops tipping you over. Fewer tears out of nowhere. Less anger.
Eases the anxious,
overwhelmed days
Quiets a nervous system that never fully settles between wakings, so you feel steady, not constantly anxious.
Keeps you you
Works with your own mood chemistry, not against it. No numbing. No flat feeling. Just you, steadier.
Settles you back to sleep
after the feed
Eases the after-feed alertness so your body can stand down. You go back down. You actually rest in the time you have.
A Natural Way to Get Your Happy Self Back
Same mood results as traditional solutions, without the numbness, the sleepless nights, or the mom guilt.
Bye Bye Blues Postpartum Mood Support
Other Mood Meds
Lifts Postpartum Mood
✅ Clinically Proven
✅ Clinically Proven
Calms the Anxious, Angry Days
✅ Calm without sedation
✅ Calms moms down, with side effects
Safety While Breastfeeding
✅ Saffron studied in breastfeeding mothers
❌ Passes into breast milk, effects on baby not fully known
Sleep Quality Impact
✅ Improves sleep quality
❌ Can cause insomnia
Feeling Like Yourself
✅ No numbing, no flat feeling
❌ Nearly half report feeling numb
Addiction & Dependency
✅ Non-habit-forming. Stop anytime
❌ Risk of dependency & withdrawal
The Research Behind Calmer, Happier Moms
Clinical studies show saffron helps new moms lift their mood and steady their emotions, naturally:
96%
of breastfeeding moms on saffron reached remission in 8 weeks (43% on placebo).
66%
had a full response to saffron, compared with 6% on placebo.
25%
fewer insomnia symptoms after 4 weeks of saffron (9% on placebo).
70%
reached full remission from anxiety in 15 days with lemon balm.
Clinically studied saffron gives a new mom the steady lift she needs to feel like herself again, without the numbing side effects of prescription meds.
What to expect
Your Transformation Timeline
What changes and when, week by week.
Week 1
First signs of calmer mornings. The 3am feed doesn’t leave you lying there anxious. You’re not waking up already dreading the day.
Week 2
Someone says something, and it’s not “are you okay?” The day stops feeling overwhelming. You’re enjoying the baby instead of just surviving. Present for the smiles.
Week 2–3
The anger starts fading. 5pm doesn’t end in tears. Bedtime isn’t a battle. You’re back on the couch with your husband once the baby’s down.
Month 2
This is who you’ve been the whole time. Feeling like yourself again. Handling a bad night without falling apart. You stop bracing for the worst.
Naturopath. Mom. Founder.
"I trained as a naturopath and I still spent week three crying in the bathroom while my baby slept. When I went back to the research asking why nothing had worked, the answer was the dose: 30 mg, the amount the postpartum trials used. Every ingredient in here is one I'd hand a breastfeeding mother without a second thought."
Carol Swanson, ND
More moms. Different weeks.
★★★★★
"I waited seven months before I tried anything. How I suffered needlessly. Two weeks into Bye bye blues I had my first day without tears and started to feel excited about things again. Don't be me."
★★★★★
"I have twins, four months in. It's hard. Extremely hard. Things got much better once I started this. Bye bye blues turned the noise down on all the noise."
★★★★★
"I white-knuckled it with our first and struggled so much. This time I had Bye bye blues on the counter the day we got home. The difference has been night and day. I'm able to actually enjoy being a parent and soak in the moments rather than spiraling."
★★★★★
"Irritability is what made me realize something was off. I knew it was irrational and disproportionate. I kept a lot of it in and was ashamed of what came out at times. He didn't deserve the hostility. By week five on Bye bye blues, he and I are doing much better."
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Questions Moms Ask
Everything a new mom needs to know before she starts.
How do I take it?
Two capsules with breakfast, same time every day.
That's it. It stacks cleanly on any prenatal. No
timing gap needed, no special instructions. Just two
capsules, same routine, every morning.
Are there any side effects?
Saffron at 30 mg was well tolerated in both trials.
The most common reason it bothers anyone is taking it
on an empty stomach, so take it with food. If anything
feels off, email us.
Is it safe while breastfeeding?
Yes. It was
the first question Carol asked when she formulated it,
and every ingredient was chosen so the answer stays
yes.
The saffron dose, 30 mg, is the exact dose studied in breastfeeding mothers in a published double-blind trial. Nothing in this bottle is something you'd have to stop while breastfeeding. No hormones, no stimulants, no herbs that could affect your milk supply. A naturopath would hand this to a breastfeeding mother without a second thought. That was the rule.
The saffron dose, 30 mg, is the exact dose studied in breastfeeding mothers in a published double-blind trial. Nothing in this bottle is something you'd have to stop while breastfeeding. No hormones, no stimulants, no herbs that could affect your milk supply. A naturopath would hand this to a breastfeeding mother without a second thought. That was the rule.
Will this replace my medication?
No. Bye Bye
Blues is not an antidepressant and it's not a
treatment for depression. Don't stop anything your
prescriber has given you. These are different tools
and this one doesn't replace care you're already
receiving.
Can I take it with my current medication?
Ask your prescriber first and show them the label.
Four ingredients, all listed, nothing hidden. Most
prescribers will have what they need to answer you
quickly.
What's not in it?
No hormones. No stimulants. No melatonin. No iron. No
St. John's Wort. No herbs that clash with
breastfeeding. Vegan capsule, rice flour, nothing
else. The full ingredient list is on the label and
it's short on purpose.
I'm not depressed. I just don't feel like me. Is this
for me?
That's exactly who it's for.
Not the darkest version of postpartum. The crying-every-day version. The can't-sleep-when-the-baby-sleeps version. The months-in-and-it-isn't-going-away version. If you're functioning but not yourself, this was built for you.
If your feelings are heavy, constant or frightening, or if you have any thought of harming yourself or the baby, please talk to your doctor. Bye Bye Blues is not a replacement for that conversation.
Not the darkest version of postpartum. The crying-every-day version. The can't-sleep-when-the-baby-sleeps version. The months-in-and-it-isn't-going-away version. If you're functioning but not yourself, this was built for you.
If your feelings are heavy, constant or frightening, or if you have any thought of harming yourself or the baby, please talk to your doctor. Bye Bye Blues is not a replacement for that conversation.
Will it make me numb, like the pill I was offered?
That's the fear most moms name first, and it's a fair
one.
Here's what the trial found: new mothers on 30 mg saffron improved as much as those on a prescription antidepressant (fluoxetine). No difference in results. No difference in side effects. You won't be numbed. You'll still feel it all. Just steadier. Nothing in this bottle is a sedative. Nothing in it flattens you. The goal is more of you in the room. Not less of you.
Here's what the trial found: new mothers on 30 mg saffron improved as much as those on a prescription antidepressant (fluoxetine). No difference in results. No difference in side effects. You won't be numbed. You'll still feel it all. Just steadier. Nothing in this bottle is a sedative. Nothing in it flattens you. The goal is more of you in the room. Not less of you.
Will it make me drowsy? I have to hear the baby.
Calming and sedating aren't the same thing. Lemon balm
quiets the on-edge feeling. It doesn't knock you out.
You'll still hear the baby.
How fast will I notice something?
Many moms notice something lighter in the first week.
Settling faster after the feed. Nights that feel a
little less anxious. That's what moms tell us first.
Weeks two to four the fog starts to lift. Less anger, more of you back.
By weeks eight to twelve, the steadiness holds. You feel like yourself again.
Weeks two to four the fog starts to lift. Less anger, more of you back.
By weeks eight to twelve, the steadiness holds. You feel like yourself again.
How do I know if it's working?
The signs are quieter than you'd expect. Fewer tears.
Less anger. Settling back down after the feed instead
of lying there for two hours. A morning that doesn't
start with dread. The dread at sundown lifting.
Laughing at something and meaning it. Noticing that
you meant it.
You probably won't have a dramatic moment. You'll just realise one day that it's been a while since the last bad one.
You probably won't have a dramatic moment. You'll just realise one day that it's been a while since the last bad one.
How long do I take it? Do I have to stay on it?
Twelve weeks, every day. That's what the timeline is
built on.
After that, reassess. Some moms keep going. Some stop and feel fine. Stop anytime. Nothing to taper, nothing to wean off. The subscription ships every month and stops anytime, no calls, no forms, no hassle.
After that, reassess. Some moms keep going. Some stop and feel fine. Stop anytime. Nothing to taper, nothing to wean off. The subscription ships every month and stops anytime, no calls, no forms, no hassle.
Why not just my prenatal? Can I take both?
Yes, take both.
A prenatal is built for the baby. The iron, the folate, the iodine, all of it is chosen for what the baby needs to develop. Your mood was never on that ingredient list. It wasn't supposed to be. That's a different job, and this is the product built to do it.
A prenatal is built for the baby. The iron, the folate, the iodine, all of it is chosen for what the baby needs to develop. Your mood was never on that ingredient list. It wasn't supposed to be. That's a different job, and this is the product built to do it.
I'm still pregnant. Can I start now?
Not yet. Bye
Bye Blues is not for use during pregnancy.
Order now if you want it waiting. Start the day you get home from the hospital. Having it ready is the whole point.
Order now if you want it waiting. Start the day you get home from the hospital. Having it ready is the whole point.
I'm months in. Is it too late?
No. The
hormone crash is where it starts, but the fog can hang
on for months, and many moms hit a second dip around
four months and again around eight. The dose works the
same whenever you start.
Why does it cost more than my prenatal?
Because it's built differently.
The saffron is standardized stigma extract at 30 mg and 75% crocin, the trial dose, not a trace amount in a proprietary blend. The magnesium is bisglycinate, the form that actually calms instead of upsetting your stomach. Every ingredient is third-party tested. The dose is the one the research used, not the cheapest one that fits on a label.
And there's a 60-day full refund if you don't feel more like yourself. The prenatal doesn't come with that.
The saffron is standardized stigma extract at 30 mg and 75% crocin, the trial dose, not a trace amount in a proprietary blend. The magnesium is bisglycinate, the form that actually calms instead of upsetting your stomach. Every ingredient is third-party tested. The dose is the one the research used, not the cheapest one that fits on a label.
And there's a 60-day full refund if you don't feel more like yourself. The prenatal doesn't come with that.
What if it doesn't work? What does the guarantee cover?
60 days. Full refund. Keep the bottle.
Give it two real months, every day. If you don't feel more like yourself by then, email us and we'll refund every cent. No forms, no explanations, no hassle.
Give it two real months, every day. If you don't feel more like yourself by then, email us and we'll refund every cent. No forms, no explanations, no hassle.
My doctor or my partner wants to know more. What do I
tell them?
Point them here. The two trials are cited on this page
with full author names and journal references. The
dose is 30 mg standardized saffron stigma extract, 75%
crocin, the exact dose used in both studies. The full
ingredient list is on the label and it's four
ingredients long.
If they want to read the research themselves: Kashani L et al., Pharmacopsychiatry 2017;50(2):64-68 and Tabeshpour J et al., Phytomedicine 2017;36:145-152. Both are in new and breastfeeding mothers specifically.
If they want to read the research themselves: Kashani L et al., Pharmacopsychiatry 2017;50(2):64-68 and Tabeshpour J et al., Phytomedicine 2017;36:145-152. Both are in new and breastfeeding mothers specifically.