Post pregnancy changes and symptoms

Re: Post pregnancy changes and symptoms

• amtaka

  January 2011

  Leah will be 8 months on Friday.  I had the hair loss, fatigue, memory loss, and irritability.  The hair loss finally let up a bit a few weeks ago.  I think I'm stuck with the fatigue until she learns to STTN.  I do try to nap when she does when I can and find myself going to bed earlier just because I can't keep my eyes open.  The memory loss and irritability seem to have picked up in the past few weeks.  (DH seems to be the main recipient of the irritability.)   

  I hear you when you say you're not depressed and running on adrenaline.  I'm not depressed either.  And the adrenaline feeling is what keeps me going sometimes. I will admit though, it's nice when Leah goes to bed at night and everything for that night is done and I can sit down and feel my body relax for a bit.

  I don't have any suggestions on what helps.  I'm just taking it one day at a time.  Watching Leah grow and learning all kinds of new things helps.  Or the hugs, and smiles, and laughs help too.  Hang in there.  This mommyhood thing takes some getting used to. 

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• Puckchick07 member

  January 2011

  Are you making sure you're getting proper nutrition? I think when we have a new baby - and I can only imagine how busy you must be working full-time also - we tend to forget to keep ourselves healthy since the focus is on the baby. I did have the hair loss until about 8/9 month post-partum, but the soft nails, anxiety, irritability could be a nutritional deficiency. Also, if you drink a lot of caffeine that can also cause anxiety/irritability. But, you're body has just gone through a lot. Take time to rest..not everything has to be done straight away.

  And definitely take extra Vitamin D. It's been proven to boost the immune system.

  Good luck!

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• peeper72

  January 2011

  There was a huge adjustment period - physically, mentally, emotionally. I'm not really sure what was happening or when it stopped...all I know is that I felt like I had to keep going. I'm a year and a half into the working/parenting gig and I think it's the hardest thing I've ever done. 

  The one thing I have had to learn to do that was hard was to simply ask for help from my husband, grandparents, the nanny...It doesn't always work out but it has helped. We get vegetables delivered, I order from diapers.com and soap.com a lot. The other thing is that I've started letting go of having a perfectly clean house, a booming career, and a bustling social life - it's not bad, just different now. Instead I focus on the thing that is most important to me: spending time with my daughter and documenting it like crazy so that I don't forget and so that one day she knows what fun we had together. 

  Everything will equalize eventually, promise :-)

  

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• Piranha54

  January 2011

  I agree with everything the pp have said.  As far as being too busy to be depressed and running on adrenaline - that was the exact feeling I had when I sought treatment for depression a few years ago.  Exactly how I would describe my life at the time.  You may want to talk to your primary care doc just to be on the safe side.  GL

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• Peppernut

  January 2011

  The hair loss should clear up, and the hair is about the same as the nails, at least it was with me.

  How's your exercise level?  I know there's no TIME, but it might help with the mood swings... There are some good, short workouts that you might be able to squeeze in.

  I'm 42, almost 43, and I am totally with you on the memory loss (mommy brain) and spare tire.   

  You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

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