Feeling sooo run down..

I am feeling so tired. I don't really feel like I should feel this tired. My DH is extremely helpful at night and I usually get to sleep from about 10:30pm-4:30am which is much more than most of you ladies get. I also both work and watch the babies a couple days a week (I work from home) but I do have a couple days where I have a nanny here.

I just don't feel like I should be as tired as I am ... does it just catch up with you or should I maybe make a trip to the dr.? I keep thinking goodness help me if I am preggo again.

Jack and Lily are 4.5 months old - does this sound like how you ladies feel or should I get checked out? I know being tired can be a sign of ppd also. Sometimes I think that it is listening to Lily scream herself to sleep for 20minutes before each nap that is wearing me out too.

I am still exersizing and loving my kids and cooking dinner and doing the things I like to do, I am just sort of bone weary and I do cry sometimes. DH and I are finally taking a little vaca together on Thursday and my parents are coming into town to watch the kids for the weekend. Maybe I will feel better when I get back.

I just really don't feel like I should be THIS tired.

Thanks,
Amy

 

Amy -

I feel your pain! I too am overly exhausted. Unlike yours, my DH is no help at night and I'm the one getting up with them in the middle of the night. I'm working full-time again and having to commute 2 days/week. I feel so run down and can barely function during the day. I wish I could be at home with them again because I would get catnaps in during the day but I don't have that luxury anymore. Maybe that is why you are feeling more tired than you did before. Did you start feeling this around the time you went back to work?

I don't think I have ppd, I think I'm just tired. I wouldn't say you don't though. If you are concerned, you should talk to your doctor about it and get their opinion. It never hurts to talk to a professional.

Good luck!

 

Right there with you. The past couple of weeks have been draining for me too. My girls are almost 9 mos. and Natalie is still getting up 2-3 times a night. Work full time and me and the girls Dad are seperated, so I do everything on my own. He sees the girls on Sundays and they get riled up so Sun - Mon evenings are hard on me. A mini vacation will do you wonders!!!! It's just what you need I'm sure. If you think you are suffering PPD - talk to your Dr. - he may be able to tell you if that's what it is or just lack of sleep. It's amazing how lack of sleep will affect every aspect of our lives. have a great vacation - enjoy yourself and get pampered!!!!!! You DESERVE it!!!

 

This is what I am talking about - all of these pp's have reason to be completely exhausted. Here I sit right now and my DH got up with the babies until 4:30am and I did not have to up there until then. Even then I only had to feed DS once at 5:30 and then just lay there until 7am when DD woke. My nanny came at 9am and my cleaning lady is even here. Sure, I completely help the nanny with the babies when they are awake but it is only half the job I usually do when I am alone. My parents are coming tomorrow night to watch the babies and we are leaving for vaca. on Thursday... WHAT THE HECK AM I COMPLAINING ABOUT...AND...WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH ME?

And sure, my DD and DS are high maintenence (sp?) but so what, they are healthy healthy thriving little creatures.

Amy

 

I might ask the doctor to check your thyroid -- pregnancy can really throw it out of whack. Or, you could also just be coming down with something....

I get a lot of sleep, too, but at the end of each day, I feel so run down, like I just physically can't move anymore. It's HARD work taking care of two babies all day, every day....definitely wears me out.

 

I am always tired and my kids are finally sleeping at night. I would get your thyroid checked like a pp said and maybe your iron is low?? Never hurts to see a Dr. about ppd and other health issues. Hopefully a break from all of the daily ins and outs will be just what you need.

 

My sister, who has a baby one week older than my twins, has also just told me that she is still on her prenatal. I have to admit I do not take any vitamins and stopped my prenatal when I stopped breast feeding. I am going to call the dr. and see if I cannot get a visit. I also just took a pregnancy test which I am waiting for the result of although I am pretty sure it will be neg.

Amy

 

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I also just took a pregnancy test which I am waiting for the result of although I am pretty sure it will be neg.

Amy



Wow, that would be a lot of work if you were pregnant again. I couldn't even imagine! Keep us posted!

 

I am still taking a prenatal vitamin (just because its a good multi vitamin) and mine are 10 mo old. I think that is definitely a good idea to start with.

 

one line - not pregnant - which is good because I might have run away and never come back (just kidding).

Amy

 

are you breastfeeding? I've found it's completely draining me and I seriously can not function without my prenatal and an extra iron pill. Even then I'm so tired. I'm in bed by 9:30pm and sleep until 5:30 so I really can't complain! When I have my period (like right now) I am just miserable I'm so exhausted!! I know how you feel!

maybe try getting your thyroid checked. pregnancy really screws with our bodies!

 

At 4.5 months I was always exhausted. In fact I'm STILL always exhausted!! Even now I often try to catch a nap when they do and I'm still totally ready to go to bed by 10pm. I can't believe you are exercising on top of everything. Good for you!!! I still feel like I have no energy to exercise and my girls are 18 months old. However, in my own defense, we are pretty much on our own and have never had anyone babysit our girls since they were born because we have no family around and don't feel comfortable leaving them with anyone else.

I think what you are feeling is totally normal. Hormones are still adjusting back to normal and you're a mother of twins and by the sound of it, still doing everything you were doing before twins plus taking care of twins and working. My goodness, you SHOULD be exhausted! But, it never hurts to just get yourself checked out. I actually went to see my dr. a few months ago because I was still so exhausted. Everything checked out fine but you never know. Your blood cell count could be low (anemia) or possibly pg??? Keep us posted and I hope you get back to your old self soon.