Hormones

Started Taking dried ginger, saffron and dark chocolate with cashew milk as a drink and feeling like myself xo

Umm I’m not sure coping is the right word, but making sure I talk it out with friends makes a huge difference! That and living off redbull 🤣

Ngl I am struggling a bit, baby girl is 3 weeks old and I am finding quite a bit of it all hard

I feel like I can't cope. Floods of tears every day, stressed out of my mind.

Little one is three weeks old and it's been a ride. I know it's only temporary but it feels relentless at the moment.

@Georgia oh lovely if there’s anything you’d like to talk about my messages are always open it’s nice to know it’s not just me and I feel as though it’s not spoken about enough women go through so much when having a baby and people don’t appreciate it 🫶🏻

@Mishy keep going mama it’s definitely hard and the hormones are crazy but we got this if you ever need to talk my messages are always open 🫶🏻 xx

@Beth ohh Beth I’m so sorry your feeling this way my hormones are through the roof! It’s actually crazy but remember the hormones with calm down eventually and there’s so many other women struggling with there emotions You’ve got this here if you ever need a chat 🫶🏻xxx

@Callie it’s definitely tricky and it’s not spoken about enough but remember who you’re doing it for ! Always a message away if you need to talk 🫶🏻 xx

@Marilyn this is wonderful! So glad your feeling a little more your self again 🫶🏻 xx

I'm struggling, very overwhelmed

Giving and sending love to everyone here. The days are long and the years are short. You can do it momma

@ED93 please feel free To send me a message it’s very tough hormones are up and down I completely get it mama keep going ! I’m just a message away if you need anything at all we all got this girlies 🫶🏻🩵 xx

I am massively struggling... tears most days and the sunset/sundown scaries are real ... I love my little girl, she was very much wanted but I feel like such a failure for not being "happy" I am anxious about everything... whether she is OK, leaving the house, my partner returning to work.... I know this will pass but the lack of structure and routine is absolutely crippling me. Even the mental health team can't really help... apart from saying i am doing a good job and this won't be forever. I don't want to wish the newborn days away but I am finding it tough x

4 weeks PP and haven’t cried since Friday.. so that’s a major win for me 🙈

@Ashley oh lovely remember your not alone there are plenty of women who are in the same boat your definitely not a failure remember your body has been through so much your still recovering and your hormones are everywhere it’s going to take time for things to go feel normal again but I can promise you your absolutely smashing it you keep going and that’s amazing ! Nights are hard days are long and that’s okay for them to feel that way your whole life has changed everything has changed but it will get easier 100%! Your not alone please messsge me if you need anything at all 🩵🫶🏻 x

@Chloe you’ve got this mama please please message if you need anything 🫶🏻🩵 x

My hormones were awful late pregnancy, my mood was really low and I had no enthusiasm for anything. Since having baby I’m starting to feel myself again. I have days where I’m overwhelmed and hormonal but it’s mostly when I’m really tired. Making sure I sleep when I get chance has been so important. That and realising the days where I just need to slow down and do as little as possible x

@Ashley What you describe feels like exactly what I'm experiencing too. Crying every day. Stressed and no real opportunity to destress because of baby's demands. I love my boy, he's very wanted, but I've got into a situation where I'm at peak stress and I'm not getting any real space or time to resolve it. I also feel like the mental health team are not helping very much - they try to reassure me it's temporary, but they don't seem to understand that what I actually need is proper breaks, anti-panic techniques that work, and actual counselling (they in fact told me that I couldn't have counselling until I was "more stable", which did my head in because I clearly need support NOW). Wish I could tell you I've found the answer, but just posting in solidarity I guess.

Totally relate to everything everyone is saying on here, it’s such a hard time and I didn’t expect to be struggling as much as I am. I’m a student mental health nurse and one too our lecturers give us before going on placement is if we get too stressed and anxious splash our faces with really cold water. 1 it will wake us tired mamas up, and 2 it can help us calm down (google it for the science behind it😂). We are all doing amazing and the newborn trenches will be over soon🥺

Same as most here😅 I love him but it is relentless and constant! Hopefully out of the newborn trenches soon and it gets better 😩 I’ve found going outside and around people helps but you can’t do that all the time and breastfeeding is really taking its toll on me

@Beth are you managing to sleep in the day? I just can't sleep when she sleeps... particularly if it's just me and her. Even when my partner is here, she's just so bloody noisy with her grunts and snorts!! Im having to go to bed at 7pm and take a sleeping tablet to get me to have at least a few hours before the night feeds kick in. I don't want to wish this previous time away but I could kinda do with more sleep right now xx

@Ashley No, I can't manage to sleep in the day. My husband takes part of the night but I'm still not getting that much - I tried to go to bed early tonight in order to make up a couple of extra hours, but you know what? I've woken up two hours early - after having gone to bed two hours early! Now I'm lying awake cursing, feeling sick at every minute that ticks by and trying desperately to do breathing exercises to try to fall back asleep.