Do you have a fibromyalsia specialist? Somebody I love (my mom) has fibro, and as it happens, a dear friend of mine is a specialist, and through the years has been able to help her to find the "stuff" that helps her to be less achy and less exhausted in day to day life (when she is under stress, though, typically all bets are off!). Two things that help my mom are exercise (yes, it gets worse for the first ten days or so but then she has HUGE improvement) and deep sleep. For exercise, she just walks. I know that my friend suggests swimming, because it is gentle on the body...but my mom almost drowned three times the summer she turned fourteen, so she doesn't swim. They tried to give her zoloft (first) and paxil (when zoloft didn't work) to regulate her pain response and her sleep, but they didn't work. In the end, what DOES seem to work, though, is St. John's Pleasant Thoughts (a muti-supplement that has vitamns, minerals, herbs, and fatty acids) daily with a liquid cal/mag at night before bed and some nights, calms forte as well. When she sleeps well, she is just overall better off. The nice thing about the St Johns Wort is that it is safe when breastfeeding, and helps both with pain and sleep. Also, type A personalities tend to have fibro the most, and the St. Johns seems to make her a tiny bit less type A.
I mentioned all that because if you haven't tried those things, they may help you to have more energy and less pain. And I know...when are you supposed to exercise with a six month old and a full time job? My mom walks on her lunch hour when she can't walk any other time during her day.
Also, I agree, I would find ways to make your life easier. Don't ask permission, instead, tell him that if you are to have more energy at the end of the week, you need to make changes throughout the week. Hire a homeschooling teen to do the housework if you don't already have somebody helping you with that, a grandma from the local church or senior center as a mother's helper in the evening. Find out what shopping, meal planning, and/or meal prep he can do when he is home...what childcare does HE do when he is home?
Have you talked to a LLL Leader about the drugs they want to put you on? I'd suggest having somebody look the drugs up in Hale, rather than depending on the pediatrician for the okay. True, there are drugs that control bi-polar that CAN have an impact on the baby through breastmilk, but there are also similar drugs (listed as alternatives in Hale) that can be taken with significantly less of an impact. I'd check that out if you think it might help and the St John's doesn't work or isnt an option for you.
I mentioned all that because if you haven't tried those things, they may help you to have more energy and less pain. And I know...when are you supposed to exercise with a six month old and a full time job? My mom walks on her lunch hour when she can't walk any other time during her day.
Also, I agree, I would find ways to make your life easier. Don't ask permission, instead, tell him that if you are to have more energy at the end of the week, you need to make changes throughout the week. Hire a homeschooling teen to do the housework if you don't already have somebody helping you with that, a grandma from the local church or senior center as a mother's helper in the evening. Find out what shopping, meal planning, and/or meal prep he can do when he is home...what childcare does HE do when he is home?
Have you talked to a LLL Leader about the drugs they want to put you on? I'd suggest having somebody look the drugs up in Hale, rather than depending on the pediatrician for the okay. True, there are drugs that control bi-polar that CAN have an impact on the baby through breastmilk, but there are also similar drugs (listed as alternatives in Hale) that can be taken with significantly less of an impact. I'd check that out if you think it might help and the St John's doesn't work or isnt an option for you.
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