So like I said in previous posts, I actually had a colonoscopy/endoscopy done. They went in from both sides, shook hands in the middle and came out with - NOTHING! My insides were glorious. Well, that's great, but what the hell was going on with this nervous stomach. Looking back on this time, I was also a sleep deprived, nourishment deprived, exercise deprived shell of a human being. I was a new mother. Oh wait - and what else is there - the dreaded H word - HORMONES! Oh yes ladies (and gents, if you're reading) Hormones. Oh yeah, that was a kicker. I had not read and no one had told me to what degree your hormones go all wonky after you birth a tiny human. And also, it takes up to a year for your hormones to settle back to where they are normal. Not to mention, after having the tiny person, your old normal is not your new normal. You've got to be kidding. Oh no, my friend, I am not. No wonder so many of us lose our s#$! after having tiny persons.
Now add on top of that, we're probably not eating the best either. We are eating whatever we can grab at the time, and honestly, a granola bar or a little cup of yogurt or a bag of chips is not gonna nourish us for several hours. Now be honest with yourselves, how many were just eating processed crap all the time cause it was the quickest. Yeah, I know, it me too...cause it tastes so freakin' good. I'm not gonna sit here and tell you to eat raw or eat clean or whatever, but our nutrition does play a role in how we feel. The more processed the ickier we feel. Chemicals and whatnot. The cleaner we eat, the better we feel. Trust me, I'm still working on it. I love my processed food and my Burger King Original Chicken sandwiches. But trying to eat cleaner, better, whatever you want to call it can help the body work a bit better.
Exercise...yup, I know...it's a killer and they tell you not to do much, especially after a C-section. Now, I didn't have one of those (or two of those) but I also didn't exercise after my first daughter. Unless you count, getting up to go to the kitchen to get the aforementioned chips. Just walking is great right after the baby is born. Walk walk walk. Up and down the street. I don't need to dwell on exercise - you're smart people - you know what it is. Now go do it...just a 5 minutes a day. Then maybe 5 minutes 2 times a day. If you want tiny workouts, I'm not a guru, but I'll put some things in if you're interested. Just post in the notes and I'll be happy to
Back to the hormones...guess what! It's 8 years later and the proverbial s$%! has hit the fan again. What the hell was happening. Oh you guessed it...hormones. Turns out once you hit 30, your hormones naturally decrease. Slowly but surely. So gradually that sometimes we miss it. Well, after years of dealing and research and doctors, I'm so hyper-aware of my body, it might be a curse. So, yeah, hormones. Wicked little buggers. So i had tests run with my OB/GYN, and they fell in the normal range..oh yeah, did I mention the normal range was between 0-500!! Yup, not kidding. Well, 350 might be great for you, but feel terrible for me. So here we go...hormone treatments. As natural as possible. And I learned progesterone is the anti-estrogen. So, that's fun too for during your cycle. So now we have to figure out where my hormone levels are good for me. And I asked nicely if she could put a bit of testosterone in there too, I thought my husband would appreciate a bit of a rise in my libido - since I don't have one. So, it's been a journey. I track my cycle and how i'm feeling that day in a small calendar book. I have the days of my cycle written out and then just "anxious", "good", "anxious in AM". And then I add if I needed my little helper, Xanax, and how much I took that day. Once you can start seeing where you fall and what days in the cycle, it makes it easier to assess and warn others if a bad day is gonna rear it's ugly head.
Now the article goes on about certain diseases...Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism...those two...guess what...involve hormones. Now, i'm not a doctor, so I don't know exactly which ones, but I do know, from family history, that this is true. So, to the article people...thank you, but duh...and please don't give us anything else to stress about...
~B
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