time post here,
So I have 3 kids, DS (5) DD (4) and DS (1), and ever since I had my youngest son, I feel like I'm going crazy. I stopped BF around 2 months ago, but my moods have absolutely tanked. Horrible mood swings, no energy to do anything, I don't really eat, I barely sleep, I take no pride in my appearance anymore, I just feel a bit numb?? Don't get me wrong, some days are definitely better than others, but for the most part, I just don't feel like myself.
Life is pretty repetitive. I don't have friends, so it's just me and my husband when he's not working. I haven't had a single day or night away from the kids in 4 years. Nobody is capable of looking after them all at once.
I hate the fact that I'm not the wife or mum I want to be, but I can't seem to pull myself out of feeling like this.
I should also mention that I have an underactive thyroid, and I was sterilised a year ago. The doctor did blood tests, and I don't have anemia, which is what I thought might be the problem. I have a whole other range of symptoms though, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, exema flare ups, headaches ect. (Is it all just hormone related)??
Life is really chaotic just now. My oldest son is due surgery, my daughter is currently in and out of hospital, and my youngest still doesn't sleep through the night.
Anyway, my question is, is all of this just hormones? Stress? Or is it something else? I feel like I'm going insane. And I don't know what to do.