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Crazy hormones??

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 July 2012 - 13:38

Hello ladies would be interested to know if any of you have experienced something similar? I gave birth 7 weeks ago 3 days after giving birth I felt "different" it was like something had changed in me - felt quite emotional and continually worried about what might happen to my new baby. This seemed to coincide with my milk coming in. Every time I breastfed I had this weird feeling in my stomach almost like when you do an exam. Anyway it has been like this on and off for the last few weeks. A week ago I had to give up breastfeeding due to having to take medicine for an infection I got. Again the hormones seemed to go crazy and I felt so low this last week. Today I feel like I'm returning to "normal" again. Has anyone else gone through this? Is it breastfeeding related? Will I feel fully human again once my milk has dried up and how long does this normally take? I have seen the doctor and they tell me I need to be patient and wait for my hormones to calm down. I am also being tested for my thyroid function as I had issues with that during pregnancy. Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for your thoughts.

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 02 July 2012 - 14:05
I do not know enough about this but could it be a mild post natal depression which is common and often not diagnosed in women? Sounds "crazy" but also perfectly normal as the body has been through a massive massive change. Its the biggest one since puberty which we had much longer to adjust to. Hugs to you . Lxx
 
 

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