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Morgan is 4 Months Old
Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I
mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. What gives? -- ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the FREE Monthly Weightloss Challenge http://tinyurl.com/33uk7 ---Recent Pictures of Morgan born 3.24.04 |
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"Carol Ann" wrote in message news:H2UMc.166944$JR4.84027@attbi_s54... Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. What gives? Welcome to motherhood! My mother claims that I will feel tired until my kids are all in college. |
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Carol Ann wrote:
Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. What gives? It could be related to the change in hormones. Your hormones start to revert back to normal around 3-4 months post partum. -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://ca.geocities.com/bironmonger/ Please excuse the quality. It is under construction and I am still learning. :-) "To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains." ~ Mary Pettibone Poole |
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LOL.........I was just thinking today that my back hurts and my legs
too.....and to think, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!!! =91=91terrible two's=92=92.....lol.......and I wanted MORE? LOL.... I cant believe she is 4 months.....WoW! Chloe is 10 weeks....Today...( Sunday ) http://www.growingfamily.com/webnurs...ID=3D9T8S0V9F= 5G |
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Carol Ann wrote:
Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. What gives? I'd ask your dr. for a regular hormone workup. A lot of changes occur in pregnancy, and postpartum you can show some hormone problems, like thyroid. It is a common time for problems like that to happen. Also make sure you are taking your vitamins, esp. your calcium, magnesium & vit.d. B vitamins too for energy. |
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On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, Shena Delian O'Brien wrote:
Carol Ann wrote: Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. Also make sure you are taking your vitamins, esp. your calcium, magnesium & vit.d. B vitamins too for energy. And iron. I was slightly anemic back around the six month of pregnancy, and even now, if I miss a day or two of iron pills, I'm dead meat. Also: DON'T FORGET to take basic care of yourself. If you need a nap while she naps, NAP. And make sure to eat good foods throughout the day. And drink plenty of water and beverages -- my back and joints ache when I'm dehydrated. |
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Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. Carol Ann, I completely empathize. I have never had back pain ever before, and my back totally hurts and is very stiff. I am sore all over, back, neck, shoulders. I am dead tired too. I don't think I am suffering from postpartum depression, but I AM starting to sort of have a problem with needing to take care of some of MY needs. But......Rachel is a perfect, wonderful baby. I couldn't ask for a sweeter baby, difficulties and all. I know Morgan is wonderful too and that you are thrilled with her. One day we will reap the Mommy benefits!! Hang in there! Jill |
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Carol Ann wrote:
Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. What gives? Pay very close attention to your posture when you hold her. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror once and I was sort of thrusting out my hips when I held the baby up to my shoulder, which I did a lot. Once I made a conscious effort to straighten up my back felt much better. My arms and upper back just eventually strengthened up and quit hurting. I nearly launched Luke the first couple weeks adjusting to carrying such a small baby. It hardly felt possible that I had so much trouble carrying Hunter around at first. My ankles and wrists hurt a long time post-partum. Some of the wrist stuff was carrying the baby I think but the ankle thing must have been hormonal. It was the worst with Luke. It sounds odd but it finally went away when I weaned him so I think the two things were connected. For the exhaustion. Be sure and take vitamins and eat as well as you can. It seems counter - intuitive but even a small amount of exercise might help. It helped me sleep better, especially with #1 because I was adjusting to all the broken sleep with him. I was more used to it with Luke...or probably more used to functioning with the exhaustion :-(. At any rate, if you aren't feeling better in a couple of months, consult with your doctor. Also, exhaustion can cause symptoms of depression. Maintaining good health, taking vitamins, eating well, and making sleep a priority will help with that. However, if you feel that the exhaustion is a symptom of depression, then you need to treat the depression first. If that is the case, you should make an appointment with your doctor right away. -- Nikki |
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Carol Ann wrote:
Morgan just turned 4 months old. I am exhausted. I am not talking tired, I mean real bone deep exhaustion. My lower back hurts and my feet ache. What gives? I know Carol Ann I have exactly the same thing and Alexandra is 4 mo as well. I agree with the ladies that it is hormone related. However I found some relaxation techniques that work wonders for my lower back. It's the Petrone method with the stress balls. It's absolutely fantastic. I think you can do a quick search on the web and you can buy the booklet with the 2 balls. You can do it whenever you have time. I learnt some moves that I do when I am reading in bed and they allow me to sleep at night. I hope you can get relief soon. Love Nicky |
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Sounds like you need a babysitter so you can get a good night's sleep. I
know how you feel. I didn't actually know I could be that tired until I had a baby. My remedy is to occasionally have Nolan stay with Grandma so I can go home and sleep ALL night. Hope you feel more rested soon! Wendy |
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