Tired all the Time

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Hi, I am new to this forum. I had my baby by emergency c section 5 weeks ago. I am finding the transition to being a Mom extremely draining and I am tired all the time. I get adequate sleep a night as my husband is nice enough to take the night shift with feeding. We have to feed him every 3 hours because he needs to gain weight and was premature. I don't understand why I am so tired. I currently take Zoloft as an antidepressant just because I thought it was depression, but it isn't making anything better I don't feel like. I don't work and my only responsibilities are to take care of our baby and house work. I also take a multi-vitamin when I remember to take it. Some days I forget. The baby is very fussy and cries most of the time, so I am not happy about that. We wanted this child for so very long and now I am still unhappy. I told my husband that having a baby would solve my unhappiness, so I am let down that I still feed bad. Any advice?

 

[Andypanda6570]

I am so sorry you are feeling this way..i think you should test your thyroid, that was my problem.. I knew it wasn't depression, but I knew something was wrong..I have been on synthroid for 10 years now..A simple blood test is all that is needed.. Good luck, feel better

 

[jd83]

I would also suggest getting some blood work to rule out a deficiency. I was really low in iron post partum, and it made me really tired all the time until I got it under control with the right dosage supplement. I have a good friend who was really low in vitamin B, and it made her really tired, too. So something as simple as just needing a supplemental vitamin could be the answer, but you'd need blood work to figure out if that's the case.