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It didn't take a psychic to predict that Britney Spears' postpartum adjustment period would be bumpy, but we're still surprised that tales of Britney's wildly fluctuating hormone levels and Kevin Federline's decreasing levels of interest have already hit the glossies. It's all there but the faint sounds of "Everybody Dance Now":

The buzz is that Spears has been moody since giving birth to her son. “Brit’s mood has been up and down since she came home,” a Spears family friend told Life & Style Weekly. “She’s been crying through the smiles,” adds the friend. Spears’ rep insists that she is doing fine.

Spears is reportedly worried about getting back her once-svelte figure, and is concerned that her cesarean scar won’t heal completely. There’s also a report that hubby Kevin Federline almost forgot the couple’s September 18 anniversary — but made it up to her by buying a sapphire “mother’s ring.”

We hate to be this cynical before we drain that second cup of coffee, but Spears' people certainly realize that "Crying through the new baby smiles" is the new hotness, worth at least triple the publicity of a five-page US Weekly tour of L'il Cheeto's nursery. Bein' a mom is totally hard, y'all!