Keep getting ill after baby!

[Newmum0624]

I’ve always had a very robust immune system and used to get ill once a year max - that would be a little cold at most.

Since having DD in June I have been ill (quite poorly each time) 4 times in the last 3 months. Currently sat with a temperature, body aches, a cough and chills. I don’t want to waste the GPs time but just feel increasingly pathetic. DD has been ill twice, neither time as bad as me, and DH once. I had four rounds of antibiotics after DD (longer dose each time) for my episiotomy and was on Fluconazole for nipple thrush for about 2.5 months. Not sure how much that would impact my immune system.

Is this normal postpartum? Even at 6 months PP?

I’m not sure if it’s normal but I’d say I’m pretty similar! My baby is 8 months old and I very rarely used to feel really poorly, same as you I’d maybe get 1/2 colds a year but would never really feel particularly unwell, just a sniffle, pre-baby I last was really unwell with cold/flu 5 years ago. I have caught what feels like every single bug going this year and so has my daughter. I assumed it was probably just the fact I’m more tired, probably not eating as well/drinking as much water as I used to, and I can’t really rest! Like pre-baby if I had a cold I’d come home from work and put my feet up, drink plenty of water, eat a good meal, have a bath and early night for a solid 10 hours sleep. I can’t do that now, I’ve got a baby to look after all day, I’m up and down with her through the night, so I had put it down to that!

Plus had sort of put it down to baby groups, baby catching things & then passing them onto me.

I'd say it was pretty normal although you can help by taking a good daily vitamin and mineral supplement.