To please beg tonight

[looondonn]

Please please help with some tips/ advice

Had a baby 11 months ago

Pmt since the birth has been horrendous

In agony today

I look so bloated people think I am pregnant again
Please any one share tips or advice

I don't know what to do
Don't want to use pill /coil right now
I don't eat sugar
Am three stone overweight
Please help

Do you eat a lot of salt? caffeine? Could you manage any exercise?

I would probably see your doctor if it's extreme.

Thanks for reply
I walk 30-60 mins most days
I drink a lot of tea
No booze

No sugar

Been to doctor he put me on pill I don't want to be on pill

What else can I do? Supplements ??

I know being three stone overweight prob contributes to this also

Get your iron levels checked, start taking evening primrose oil daily and vit B12.
Stress can also cause bloating, make sure you spend 5 mins deep breathing daily, add a teaspoon of sugar to boiled water and lay off bread and white carbs.

Thank you all

I think my weight is not helping

Been a terrible year also
Ex tried to murder me
Had to leave my home etc

I'm not sure you should be in agony with PMT. That doesn't sound right at all.

I'd return to the Docs if I were you and ask for some diet/exercise advice too while you're there.

Most MNetters mean well but honestly you're going to get inundated with all sorts of weird and whacky diet advice, when the best thing you can do is cut down on portion size, eat healthily and drink lots of water.

30-60 minutes walking (whilst extremely good for you) isn't what I'd call meaningful exercise, but many on here think it is because they're quite car reliant, whereas I don't drive so that's just everyday walking to me.

Sorry you're suffering

I would say try to reduce bread/carbs - I have always found that these bloat me terribly.

Also, if you fry any foods, switch to grilling/baking as oil can affect some people.

Some people swear by peppermint tea or lemon in hot water - not a fan myself but might be worth a try.

I suffer really bad OP, to the point I pass out in pain. Best thing I've done is cut out caffeine including tea, cut out alcohol and even cheese. As soon as I cut those out the pains narrowed by a lot. I also drink plenty of water and try and eat little and often of fruit/veg and fish. It honestly makes such a big difference. Also a gynaecology nurse suggested I took buscopan for the cramps and I actually call them little miracle workers now. It says start with 1 and then take 2 if no difference and I do usually end up having to take the two but then they're amazing. I was advised also to stay away from ibruprofen and tablets in the same thing as them as they can caus worse stomach pains. I hope you're ok op sending you hot water bottle gentle squeezes x

Thanks so much guys

What about Angus cactus?
Any good

I run also and there are days I walk 2 hours
So not bad

Def will be glad to shift the three stone :(

Thank you so much!!!

Keep posting please

Yes to Buscopan, really helped me too. Maybe ask GP if there's any point in blood tests? Maybe not, but if you have some new imbalance? I know it's common to have thyroid problems after children.

Very interesting thank you all

Natural remedies ??

Gosh I look about 6 months pregnant
It is very sad !!

Hi,
If the reason you don’t want the pill or the coil is because of the hormones in them, then look into having the copper coil. I have this (my daughter is 9 months) and it doesn’t contain any hormones at all, it lasts for ten years and the only side effect I’ve noticed is slightly heavier periods but very easily managed.
I never had PMT until after the birth of my last (I have three children) but since then I feel like I’m losing the bloody plot every month with pmt (I have raging anger, over emotional, over eating, spots etc) I have found that keeping note of the date I’m due on and being very aware in the run up to my period I can control my emotions better.
Sorry for rambling on but I really empathise with your post 🙈.
I also think that you can ‘lose yourself’ a bit after having a baby and basically forget to look after yourself (because you’re an amazing mum!) This might sound ridiculous but one night I put the baby in another room and blasted my favourite tunes out and let loose haha I felt loads better after! Xx

Blonde87

Thank you !!!

Yes a lady at home did mention this to me

Will chat with doctor

Gosh no one warned me that a)
Pmt could be this bad and errrrm b)
I would put on three flipping stone !! Aghhhhh
I blame the trauma in fairness
Just feel hard done by tonight

Evening primrose
If you can afford it see a nutritionist or read up

Sorry I forgot to say - my doctor put me on the pill which I HATED and it made me feel like shite just the same as you. They never once told me about the copper coil, I had to research myself. When I finally went and asked my gp for the copper coil they told me it was a five month waiting list! 😡 So I went to my local sexual health clinic and they did it for me there and then I bother ( I did tell them it was an emergency as you can have the copper coil up to five days after unprotected sex and it acts like the pill....)
Do you have any friends or family nearby? Is it your baby’s dad who tried to murder you? My eldest is six now and I could honestly have written your post word for word six years ago. Things WILL get better I promise

High dose Vit B6 can help.

Yes my family are around
They help when they can

Yes he tried to kill me

Had some threads on here
Got some good advice

Thanks again

If you are not dating at present (and safe from the likelihood of this abusive man forcing you to have sex you don't want), skip the contraception for a while. Time enough to worry about that when you are ready to date again.

What @ReanimatedSGB said! Do NOT carry on taking the pill if possible, it will be making you feel a million times worse x

@looondonn

Sorry you've had a hard year

They may be trying you on the progesterone only pill which as well as a contraceptive can also reduce period symptoms or even stop your periods.
It's the first thing they try, or other contraceptives that work in a similar way. Afterwards they will try NSAIDs such as mefenamic acid or naproxen, sometimes alongside dihydracodeine or codeine.
If that doesn't help they would refer you to gynaecology for investigations.

Is there a reason you don't want to take the pill?

That is fascinating !!!

It helped a little
But do not want to be on contraception

Want to get out of this
Is actually hell

I would say it meets criteria for pmdd

Also a good women's multivitamin will have some extracts that may help.

Occasionally they prescribe antidepressants for PMT also

There's lots of different issues here aren't there? Have you tried to delegate them at all?

Agonising pain at PMT was the first sign for me that I had endometriosis. Contraception is commonly prescribed to try and suppress symptoms.

Get yourself to the GP rather than guess at things with strangers x

I am going to go to GP

I am not guessing at things to be fair !!!!!!!!

I am wondering what has helped others