Postpartum Fatigue

[Anonymous]

OP, i have kids the same ages and while I’m tired, I’m not existentially so. It does sound like something is going on. I did have anemia during both pregnancies, and I felt the way you described. An iron supplement helped me immensely, and my iron levels were back up to normal by the time I gave birth both times. To maintain it, I try to be sure to eat tons of leafy greens and have increased my meat consumption.

[Anonymous]

Get iron checked and don’t hesitate to do an infusion if it’s low it’s worth the $.

[Anonymous]

Took me about 6 months of getting 8 hours of sleep a night before I felt better. And my kids were STTN by 3 months. Some people just need more sleep than others. I had gotten to the point where it wasn't safe for me to drive because it affected me so much.

But yes, low iron, low vitamin D and vitamin b can do this too.

[Anonymous]

Get a B12 shot too.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks everyone for weighing in. Blood work revealed I am “critically” low in Vitamin D and slightly anemic; no issues with thyroid (although they did not run the full panel). Am on a healthy dose of OTC Vit D, Vitamin C-Iron, and K2. Will give it a month to so and see if that helps, otherwise I’ll ask for additional tests to be run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone for weighing in. Blood work revealed I am “critically” low in Vitamin D and slightly anemic; no issues with thyroid (although they did not run the full panel). Am on a healthy dose of OTC Vit D, Vitamin C-Iron, and K2. Will give it a month to so and see if that helps, otherwise I’ll ask for additional tests to be run.

If that doesn’t help, have them run a full thyroid panel.