Fatigue and exhaustion worried

[Annie96x]

So for past these few weeks now I have been experiencing really bad fatigue and just pure exhaustion. I can’t seem to wake myself up and feel tired all day and feeling abit weak. So I went to see the doctor and he ordered me a blood test. Everything came back normal apart from a Low white blood count so he’s going to redo it next week. I’ve made the mistake my googling what it could mean and it’s came up with worrying things like cancer. My 1 year old daughter is not sleeping very well at the moment and will get up at random times like 2am til 6am then on some days I need to be up at 7 for work so it’s been really tough. I don’t know if that’s the reason behind me being totally washed out or there’s something else going on! Has anybody experienced the same thing with being a mum and having really bad fatigue even when you’ve had rest? Thanks for reading x

What was your ferritin count? The NHS ranges are IMO too broad and you can be feeling the effect of low iron even if you’re not anaemic by their definition. Other things to look at are B12 and vitamin D.

Broken sleep will definitely be having an effect. I remember being shattered when my daughter went through a period of regular wake-ups.

@2BarbieOrNot2Barbie hi thank you for your reply. My ferritin levels are normal also my b12 is normal. Yeah I just can’t seem to get right. My partner has done a few nights with her now so I have managed to get some sleep but doesn’t seem to be helping. Just want to feel normal again!

It might take some catching up if you are really shattered. How much sleep are you getting now? Do you wake up when your partner gets up? How long before you go back to sleep? Even if you’re not getting up, if your sleep is disrupted it might not be helping.

One thing we did which helped was for me to go to bed really early when my DD tended not to wake. So I was in bed by 9 and usually got a good stretch till at least 1. Those 4 uninterrupted hours really helped.