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Body temperature - anyone else experienced this?

SlobinaSlobina
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So, I have always been a cold-natured person.  DH teased me that I was a cadaver, because I was so cold all the time.  That changed with being pregnant, as it does with everyone.  I became hot.  All.the.time.  And I thought it would dissipate after I had Ruby.

It has gone away some, but she is 6 months old now, and I'm still significantly warmer than I was before.  I used to be that person that constantly had pants on in the summer, because my office felt cold, and now I am warm enough to wear dresses in the office (with no leggings or tights).  

Has anyone had this change of body temperature?  I would LOVE if it was permanent, because it was really annoying being cold all the time.  But I'm also wondering if I'm still warm due to nursing, and it will go away when I stop nursing.  Thoughts?

Amy

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  • libbyannlibbyann member

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    I would wake up in the middle of the nights with my sheets absolutely soaked with sweat for about a year and a half after he was born (well after he was weaned).  It eventually went away. 

    Yep, this. I'm back to being an ice cube now.

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    Are you breastfeeding?  My thermostat stayed on high until after I weaned...
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  • JayandJackJayandJack member
    I'm soooo jealous! I never got away from being an ice cube Crying. 9 months pregnant in August and I still kept a jacket around me all the time. I was only ever comfortable outside when it was 100 degrees.
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  • carlinlpcarlinlp member
    It could possibly be related to thyroid function which would make sense with all the hormone changes. I am cold all the time, I just went on thyroid meds and was told I'll know when to cut back bc I will get to where I am hot all the time.


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  • brideonjuly8brideonjuly8 member

    imagekpowersw:
    Are you breastfeeding?  My thermostat stayed on high until after I weaned...

    This for me.  If I was engorged I was burning up.

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  • mrslaquintamrslaquinta
    I am just now (like in the last two months) getting back to my normal, cold-natured self.  Atalie is 15 months old, for reference, and I never went back to normal between Kennedy and Atalie.  I am definitely not enjoying having to always wear a sweater when I'm in my house again... 
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  • ShernRichShernRich member
    Yes, it's normal.  I would always be sooo hot and my DH would be freezing. About 5 months after DD was born, I had to turn the AC down a few degrees, realizing it was really cold in the house lol.  It's hormones;
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  • SaraLouiseBride08SaraLouiseBride08

    Why did y'all not tell me about this?! LOL

    At my 6 weeks post pardem appointment, I asked my doctor pretty much what Slobina said ... I used to be cold all the time. Since giving birth, I'm a nasty sweat machine. I'm changing our sheets two or three times a week! It was even more often in the beginning.

    My doctor said that my estrogen is low (especially low since I'm BFing) and as long as it's low, I'll feel like this. I have noticed some improvement, but not much. My doc said it starts to get better after 6 months, or when the baby stops BFing as often, but that it's a while, around a year, before you feel completely back to normal.

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