Menopause

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Anyone else?

I don't know if this is PMDD signs. I am undiagnosed but keep seeing signs and symptoms within myself lately. I feel like I am just trying to survive each day. There is only around 1/2 weeks each month I feel okay. The rest of the time I am stressed, mind racing, overthinking outbursts of crying, impatient... the li...

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Wanting to learn crochet

Hey I'm wanting to learn crochet and hoping there would be some lovely ladies willing to help a girl out. I'm wanting to do little animals xx

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Hormone change?

I’m almost 5 months pp and wondering if anyone else is or has experienced a significant hormone shift at around this mark? I’m still breastfeeding and haven’t introduced foods yet. I’ve noticed a different body odor when I sweat and I feel like I’m always so hot and sweating. I’m assuming it’s hormones but just wond...

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Hot flushes

Anyone else getting hot flushes regularly in both the day and night? I keep breaking out in sweats throughout the day and at night I'm hardly using my duvet! Is this normal lol x

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9 months hormones

Do hormones surge again or something 9 months postpartum? I feel like I'm going nuts with these symptoms lol

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Step 2: What’s stopping you?

My memorabilia organizing project is taking up too much space in a room that will be needed for upcoming family visits and holidays. I did NOT want to get started on this now…instead I wanted to go to the spa. However, as I may be traveling soon this means working on my project over the weekend. I just don’t know ho...

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Hot flashes

I am really struggling energy wise today and having a lot of hot flashes. I’m on iron tablets and my levels are okay now. I’m normally a cold person so to have these flashes is unusual! Is anyone else experiencing these hot flashes?

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Why is the control line not dark? 😔

3 days left for periods.

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Thoughts?

A bit surprised by this as I’ve just had a TFMR and no period yet. But could this be back to back pregnancies?

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Irregular period 4 months pp

Hi. I got my period back at 2 months pp and usually I have super regular cycles. I then also got it at 3 months pp as regular as it usually is. But at 4 months pp it just seems to have vanished again (currently 10 days late). I am formula feeding and nothing significant has changed in my lifestyle between month 3 an...

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Period

Anyone elses second period late? Im currently 5 days late😢

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Question

Anyone dealt with low estrogen issues?

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Emosh

Anyone else just like really emotional and hormonal I’m 38+3 and just want to ball my eyes out at any giving moment and if it’s not that I’m angry

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Brain Fog

Hi mamas I’m not worried 😟 my brain/memory seems to have got soo bad.i can’t remember important dates,I struggle with remembering lots of things,I recently had about 3 interviews as I wanted to change my job when I go back to work in all the interviews I did horribly bad I was struggling with remembering details…

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Night sweats

How long did everyone have night sweats for? I’m two months PP and I still wake up sweating

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Do you have sex on your period?

I have my period half the time (comes every 2 weeks, lasts for 7 days). Doctor can't fix it. Husband refuses to have sex with me. I want to see how common that is.

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