6 weeks postpartum my thyroid levels went crazy. I was diagnosed with hashimotos after it went from hyper to extremely hypo. But something was still off. My heart would race and I would feel dizzy evertime I stood/ stand up. I figured this out on my own and was diagnosed with POTS. My daughter is 6 months old now but being a Mom and struggling with this is the hardest thing ever. So thankful she's more independent now and I don't have to stand and hold her for hours a day. That was when my symptoms were the worst.. she wouldn't let me sit she would just cry and want me to sway her while standing. Pots symptoms are the worst! I run up the stairs sometimes and my heart feels like its going to explode. I get afraid I am going to faint sometimes when I pick her up, but I always stay close to something if I needed to set her down. I have yet to actually faint but I get extremely close on a daily basis. Hugs
I am so sorry that you had to go through so much with a little one too. I can relate to all of this. It does get easier as they get more independent that’s for sure. Knowing your limits and listening to your body can do your anxiety wonders. Also I wear a Fitbit to track my heart rate which is extremely helpful because you can understand even more. For example I tend to pass out with my heart is above 110 for longer than 10 minutes. Highly recommend.
Thank you for sharing some of your experiences! I'm feeling sick all the time and I'm suspecting Pots, and since I became unwell already for 2 years, I'm always thinking about how am I gonna have a family in a few years if I'm like this... so I wanted to see how other people deal with it, so I really appriciate the encouraging words!
🤣 damn I thought this was gonna help. I don’t have a support system. I have tried. Everyone is wrapped up in their own shit. I’ve reached out to friends and gotten nothing back. Finding good friends is HARD. I’m autistic. I’m not a lot of peoples’ “cup of tea”. I have the biggest heart and will give you the shirt off my back but no one asks and I find out about crises after the fact (even though I say I’m always available).. I have always wanted the kind of relationship you are describing. I’ve never had it. Also, a lot of my friends work. I need help during the day and they are working themselves. So the friends I do have just aren’t physically available. So mane do a video on how you made friends? Where did you find them? Did you initiate? How did you cultivate those relationships? I always think I’m open and friendly in new situations but because I’m autistic, maybe I’m doing it wrong? I primer on making friends would be super helpful. 🤣
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6 weeks postpartum my thyroid levels went crazy. I was diagnosed with hashimotos after it went from hyper to extremely hypo. But something was still off. My heart would race and I would feel dizzy evertime I stood/ stand up. I figured this out on my own and was diagnosed with POTS. My daughter is 6 months old now but being a Mom and struggling with this is the hardest thing ever. So thankful she's more independent now and I don't have to stand and hold her for hours a day. That was when my symptoms were the worst.. she wouldn't let me sit she would just cry and want me to sway her while standing. Pots symptoms are the worst! I run up the stairs sometimes and my heart feels like its going to explode. I get afraid I am going to faint sometimes when I pick her up, but I always stay close to something if I needed to set her down. I have yet to actually faint but I get extremely close on a daily basis. Hugs
I am so sorry that you had to go through so much with a little one too. I can relate to all of this. It does get easier as they get more independent that’s for sure. Knowing your limits and listening to your body can do your anxiety wonders. Also I wear a Fitbit to track my heart rate which is extremely helpful because you can understand even more. For example I tend to pass out with my heart is above 110 for longer than 10 minutes. Highly recommend.
Thank you for sharing some of your experiences! I'm feeling sick all the time and I'm suspecting Pots, and since I became unwell already for 2 years, I'm always thinking about how am I gonna have a family in a few years if I'm like this... so I wanted to see how other people deal with it, so I really appriciate the encouraging words!
🤣 damn I thought this was gonna help.
I don’t have a support system. I have tried. Everyone is wrapped up in their own shit. I’ve reached out to friends and gotten nothing back.
Finding good friends is HARD. I’m autistic. I’m not a lot of peoples’ “cup of tea”. I have the biggest heart and will give you the shirt off my back but no one asks and I find out about crises after the fact (even though I say I’m always available).. I have always wanted the kind of relationship you are describing. I’ve never had it.
Also, a lot of my friends work. I need help during the day and they are working themselves. So the friends I do have just aren’t physically available.
So mane do a video on how you made friends? Where did you find them? Did you initiate? How did you cultivate those relationships?
I always think I’m open and friendly in new situations but because I’m autistic, maybe I’m doing it wrong?
I primer on making friends would be super helpful. 🤣