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Did 3 months postpartum hit anyone else like a tonne of bricks?

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ThisGoldTiger · 19/01/2026 09:13

The first few weeks after birth I was hormonal but following that I've felt surprisingly very good. I didn't feel like an absolute zombie as I had expected I would do, obviously tired, but nothing compared to 3rd trimester level of tiredness. I felt mentally very level and positive.

Then bam, a few weeks ago at pretty much to the day 3 months postpartum, I suddenly felt super hormonal, to the bone type knackered, irritable, emotional and the mere existence of my partner winds me up 😂 now on my 4th period since birth which has really hit me too. My appetite is insatiable and I'm just longing for a night where I can sleep all the way through. My baby wakes up twice during the night, settles very quickly afterwards and is generally a happy, chilled baby, but I just feel so exhausted mentally all of a sudden.

I know it can take months and months for hormones to level out but I find it so interesting that I felt good and pretty 'normal' for so long, then for some reason the 3 month mark brought about a huge shift. Has anybody else experienced this? If so, when did you feel yourself coming out of the fog a bit again?

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Hellothere89 · 19/01/2026 09:19

Yes! Apparently between weeks 10-14 your adrenaline drops and so your body realises how tired you actually are! I had it with my first DC and I’m currently 16 weeks postpartum and feeling the same again (started at 13 weeks). It does get better but months 3-4 were definitely the hardest for me.

ThisGoldTiger · 19/01/2026 09:48

Hellothere89 · 19/01/2026 09:19

Yes! Apparently between weeks 10-14 your adrenaline drops and so your body realises how tired you actually are! I had it with my first DC and I’m currently 16 weeks postpartum and feeling the same again (started at 13 weeks). It does get better but months 3-4 were definitely the hardest for me.

Wow I wasn't aware of that but it makes complete sense! I wish this sort of thing was mentioned and talked about more, kind of feel like since having the baby you're just left to fend for yourself and none of this information is out there really. Thanks for your reply!

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