I Let Go of Myself After Giving Birth?

Question by Jacquelyn: I let go of myself after giving birth?
okay so here’s a little detail about me. I am 22 year old female. I currently weigh 220Lbs and I am 5ft 6in tall (b4 I had kids I was 135) I work 3 12.5 hrs shifts a week overnight and one 3-7 hr shift a week dayshift. I am a mother of two boy 6 months and girl 2 years old. I average 3-6 hours a sleep a night/day. I am not terribly unhealthy, but I am unhealthy. I feel weaker, my immune system is lower, and I am a whole lot lazier. All this started after giving birth to my first child. I mean I completely let go of myself, and I really need to get me back.

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Answer by Pretty Maggie Money Eyes
You need to start getting at least 6 hours of sleep per night. Lack of sleep will make you feel like crap during the day and you metabolism will be very slow. You will continue to pack on the pounds. Get tested for diabetes. Cut junk food out of your diet.

Answer by Mrs. Miller
Lack of sleep and an unhealthy diet could mimick signs of depression, or you could actually have postnatal depression. If you’re worried about it, you should see your doc.

First, you need 7 hours of sleep each night.
Second, you need to have “me time”. This involves one or two hours at least twice a week without the kids, doing whatever you want to do (and not the washing or grocery shopping). If you relax by window shopping, then so be it. I have 3 kids of my own and postnatal depression. My “me time” is swimming or gym classes.
Third, you need to do moderate exercise at least twice a week. Go for a walk, ride a bike, take the kids to the park and actually play with them. Take the kids to the swimming pool. Go to yoga.

As a mum of 2, you’re already pretty tired just by looking after the kids. Add that much work, and you’re probably knackered. Multi-vitamins help, but you do need more sleep.

Going back to what I said before, all your ‘habits’ are symptoms of depression. I was totally surprised when I found out I had it. I got lazy, I didn’t have any energy to do anything, was tired all the time, and I felt weaker too. They were my only symptoms, but now I think about it there was a lot more going on.
I scoffed at people who mentioned I could have it and it turned out they were right, so you may scoff at me, but it may just be worth your while to talk to your doc. Don’t tell her “Oh, I’ve got depression”, just say what you told us, you’re weaker, immune system is lower, you’re lazy, She’ll make her own conclusions.

Then again, you could have a vitamin D deficiency, Iron deficiency, low blood pressure, or hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism and Vitamin D deficiency generally go hand in hand, so if you’ve got one, you probably have the other.

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