Please tell me your experiences with this. LO quickly started to slowly wean (that does make sense in my head), and I think my hormones are going crazy. My skin is like a 14 year old's, AF has been threatening a return for months and now all of those symptoms are gone, and I'm super moody. Is this normal?
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My LO weaned over a two month period, and I thought I was going crazy. Super emotional (depressed and anxious), acne returned, felt crampy, bloated and got AF. Now, a month and a half later, I'm feeling more normal (but still a bit down).
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Definitely. I can relate to all that.
About a month ago, a physician spoke to my mom's group about women's health, and said after weaning, it takes 5-7 MONTHS before hormones are back to normal. Given how things have been since weaning started, I'd say that's about right.
ETA: NOT to say that I've been a hormonal mess since then. It's just that things haven't been quite as predictable, but my cycles and symptoms are slowly getting back to the way they were.
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I felt so much anxiety and depression. I didn't know that it was normal until I Googled it. Going back on the pill saved me! I guess I needed those hormones? I don't know but I felt like a different person 1.5 weeks after starting the pill again.
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@jackieomy: @red_seattle: @Andrea: Thank you! No one had told me about this side of weaning, so I'm glad to hear I'm not crazy!
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@Weagle and @Andrea: Joanna at Cup of Jo blogged about her experience of weaning and depression; check it out:
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@Weagle: I know right? I kept saying that, too, why does no one tell you? I will check out the blog, thanks!
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