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I am EXAUSTED!  

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I feel like I am never going to have a moment to recharge my batterys ever again!

I am so tired, my baby is nursing 2-3 times a night, combined with my anxiety about my 2 yr old waking up-which she has been every night at least once. She is a bear to get back to sleep too. It takes AT LEAST an hour. (longer if I bring her in my bed.) I am so tempted to just let her cry. I know it sounds horrible but I am so so so so so so so tired! Sometimes my heart just pounds while I try and go to sleep and I wake up heart pounding because I am scared for my 2 yr old to wake up.

My dh doesnt wake up right away so her crying wakes me up every time. And then I lay there wondering if he is comforting her, or just letting her cio....(He is comforting her usually, but he takes forever to be woken up.)

On top of that, I cant get out of the house to recharge. There is always a "learning curve" when we add to our family and my dh is just too scared to be alone with all 3 kids-especially when one of them is nursing.

Ugh....someone tell me it gets easier!

I dont know if I am going to get depressed or not but i am scared to take my suplliments because its alot of extra iron and I dont want my babys belly to hurt. So I have been slacking BIG TIME.

Its also hard to get a free moment to take all my suppliments 2-3 times a day because someone always needs me.

I am taking (or rather-I should be taking) 6 st jons wort, floradix (2x) prenatal, and calcium/magnesium.

I think I want to overhaul the whole thing and start with something new.

I still have placenta in my freezer but everytime Ilook at it I throw up in my mouth so I guess I am not that desperate yet.
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Hey, Jenny. I'm new to this forum PPD, but thought I'd send some hugs your way. It's hard to be tired all the time. How old is your infant? Mine's 8 mos and she's my third as well. My three yr old still wakes a few times each night, too.
Could your Dp watch the older two for you sometime? I don't leave my nursing babies much (esp in the evenings, ever) but the other two are fair game!
Anyway, I guess I'm just saying, "I hear ya!" I've got my placenta in the freezer as well. Some days it doesn't look too bad...
I am rereading The Mood Cure and The DIet Cure by Ross. They may be helpful...
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I felt much better when i started taking fish oil. (1200mg EPA)
I also take a b-complex, EPO, 5-htp and a good multi vitamin. It has helped. I hope you are feeling better mama
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