47 for last?! Wow! Natural/ART? Inquiringly minds want to know

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Anonymous wrote:Having kids at a majorly AMA, I never got used to sleeping through the night. For me, guilt, red wine and chocolate keep me going.

Can you elaborate? How majorly AMA? Is having a second at 41 a bad idea if i struggle with fatigue already?

38 for first, 47 for last. No, not a bad idea. My kids definitely keep me young and being older.

I exercise HARD 5-6 times per week. Hasn't really affected me much, since I was always a light sleeper. Being in great shape has helped me get through this stage so far. Having teenagers is tougher than menoupause. And having a 50-something year old DH is the worst -- they are grumpy all the time.

Regular exercise 5-6 xs per week, cardio and weight training and reduce your simple carb intake. When I don't exercise/workout less than 4xs per week and go easy on the carbs, my energy level is drastically reduced.

I have joked that I am living proof that God didn't quite intend for moms to have menopause and preschoolers at same time....but I survive. Just have to keep laughing and pushing through -- try hard when at work to concentrate all energy I have on most strategic things to do & when home, try to look deeply into DC's eyes & play with abandon too!

Anonymous wrote:Having kids at a majorly AMA, I never got used to sleeping through the night. For me, guilt, red wine and chocolate keep me going.

Can you elaborate? How majorly AMA? Is having a second at 41 a bad idea if i struggle with fatigue already?

Before a chronic illness arose, I slept when possible, lowered house keeping standards, got DH to do more around the house, cut the unimportant 'stuff' that was taking time and/or energy that I no longer had.

If you're trying to be super-mom, wife, worker, neighbor, daughter, friend, etc. then you'll never get enough rest.

Good luck!

Having kids at a majorly AMA, I never got used to sleeping through the night. For me, guilt, red wine and chocolate keep me going.

Crank up the air conditioning and put a box fan by your side of the bed.

Ambien. Don't take it ever night. And don't need it to fall asleep. But it is an asbolute godsend when I wake up in the middle of the night (usually when one of my three kids under 6 wakt me up), I fall right back asleep. Without it, I am up the rest of night.

Anonymous wrote:How do you find the energy to deal?

Caffeine. And lots of bottled water. And chocolate covered espresso beans.

How do you find the energy to deal? After waking at least once/night with a hot flash- frequently twice- I barely feel rested enough to take care of myself, let alone make major decisions at work and care for a family! I am so curious about other women of a certain age ... ?