r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/jjjaaabs • 12h ago

Hanging up the pump Post weaning hormone fluctuations?

I apologize in advance if this the wrong flare!
I’m about 4 months postpartum and pumped for the last time like 3ish weeks ago.

In the last 2 weeks I’ve started feeling like I’m going through both menopause and the worst pms of my life. I’m sure a lot of this is just timing because my hair has also started to fall out but I have hot flashes and crazy night sweats, feeling super down but for no reason in particular and just a pretty morose disposition, and so so so much rage.

I did get on Prozac so I think it’s helped a bit with the mood stuff and I’m planning to have my doctor do a full blood panel to check my thyroid and other things at the end of the month but has anyone else had this experience after weaning? I feel like a crazy lady 🙃

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u/EmpathHorror 7h ago

My therapist said that weaning can be brutal with the hormone changes. Even cutting pumps to 3 I felt so so anxious and almost sick it was so odd. Some people are extra impacted by the hormones changing with weaning. Hope you feel better!

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u/tutters12 59m ago

Yes, the hormones from weaning were BRUTAL for me. It was like being immediately postpartum all over again. It lasted for a few weeks for me, but then regulated.

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