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PP hormones changing...different after boys vs girls?

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So after each baby my hormones have kinda gone wacky around 3-4 months PP (we call it "pregnancy withdrawal" ). The most it really ever amounted to after my girls, though, was losing my hair and some breakouts, though with DD1 I also spotted a tiny bit for a day at 4 months. But this time I am having MAJOR issues, namely hot flashes that make me nauseous, I had 2 days of spotting (which I was horrified about, I'm nursing 3 kids and would at least like to make it as long or longer than 7 months, which is the longest I've ever gone even tandeming), losing my hair, headaches, breaking out, and my temps are still erratic but in a slightly higher range than with the girls at this point. The only two differences this time are that I am finally overcoming candida issues I've dealt with for at least the last year and a half (and I attribute the headaches to this), but also that I had a boy this time. Is it possible that having carried a boy is making the difference? Anyone else experienced this?
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I have no idea, but both of my pregnancies & post partum periods were TOTALLY different and I have 2 girls.
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I had 2 dd's and my pp time was pretty much the same with both but with dd2 I did have a couple of long cycles but I started getting my period back at the same time as dd1 (at about 8 weeks pp, and yes I exclusively bf) but with ds my cycles are totally wonky and I have awful pms symptoms every cycle and I also seem to still have hair falling out everywhere.

It's funny everyone told me that boys were more "difficult" and I never imagined they would be right...but he was my worst pg, most difficult birth and my worst pp period! I guess they were right!
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