General feeling of "weakness"

[CupidStunt24]

Hi,

I have two children. 2.5 and 6m. Since the birth of my second, I feel so weak all the time. I mean this in a physical sense, as in core strength etc. Since the later part of my pregnancy, I do not have the physical strength to put my eldest in his car seat, I am unable to hold him up at arms length to put him in without "plonking" him in the seat and it feeling a bit like I'm throwing him (I'm absolutely not throwing him with intention). At the end of the day, it's a real struggle carrying them up the stairs for bedtime, by the time I get to the top I feel like I could physically just collapse at the top. I get to the point where I dread taking them out, as once I've lifted carseat into the car, both children in and all back out again, I just feel done! My back aches all the time (I think this is because my core muscles are weak and I don't hold myself properly), knees and ankles feel f**ked after walking with them in the double buggy for a length of time. It's having a bit of an effect mentally as I just can't be bothered. Is this a thing? What can I do about this!? I know I need to do some form of core work, but have no idea where to start, so many contraindications because of diastasis recti which I think I have a bit of. I'm tired of being tired and I really feel like I shouldn't be struggling so much! Why do I feel so physically knackered at 30 years old!?

First thing I'd do is to see a female GP and ask them to do a blood test and refer you for physio. I don't think you have to put up with feeling like this at all.

Is there any possibility that you might have a bit of PND too? Sometimes that can manifest as physical tiredness.

I second iron levels. Mine were very low after cs and heavy periods.

Hi @CupidStunt24
I would check iron levels too.
There is Spirulina powder and Chorella powder in Holland and Barrett, full of iron and other vitamins. Hope you feel better xx

Thank you all for your replies! Sorry, I didn't realise I'd had replies, for some reason I didn't get notifications. It looks at though I may need to make a GP appt then to check a few things. I don't think it's PND, I had a bit of PND/PNA when I had my first and I don't feel like I did then, this feels more the other way around, my physical "weakness" (it's the only way I can really describe it) is making me feel like I can't be bothered to do things, as opposed to feeling like that in general like I did the first time round. Even sitting on the floor to change their nappies feels like such an effort, hurts my back, I almost feel winded when I then get up. Thank you so much for your help, I will try to get a GP appointment.