Anyone else had these symptoms?

[KimmyF]

Okay a bit of background, during pregnancy i was hot all the time which weird for me esepcially at night cos im usually cold. in the hospital i was sleeping in a singlet and my boxers as i was sooooo hot, this continued when i got hom, but i began having sweats, like waking up so sweaty i would have to change my pjs but i felt cold. this has been happening at least three nights a week since coming home fro having DS in april last year. In summer i just assumed it was due the heat wave, but last week after a particularly bad week of it i made a comment to my mum who said go the dr. i am still BF and have not had AF siince having DS

So i've just come from there and they did a blood test, she thinks i might have low estrogen levels, and said i should have resumed AF by now and then she mentioned menopause.... WTF.... I am 26 there is no history of early menopause in my family.

So my question is has anyone else experienced this and what did it end up being?
Thanks Kim

[Snowy Love]

I'm actually cold all the time, so can't help with that (I blame it on lower than average blood pressure), but I wanted to say I didn't get AF till DS was 19 months so don't worry too much about that.

[Jaycee]

I can't help with your hot symptoms but I also didn't get AF back until just after DS turned 1!
Hope the test results come back with some good news for you!

[mrsmac]

I didn't get AF back until a month after stopping BF even when DS was 14 months old.
DH got really bad night sweats when he had a broken leg, something baout calcium leeching into his system?

[Mother Goose]

Yup - I had bad night sweats for about 6 months after having DD. Never saw anyone and it resolved on its own...

[KimmyF]

Thanks for all your replies much appreciated guess i have to wait and see what the test says!

[amberj]

I had lots of night-sweats after having DS, very much like you describe. Mine did resolve themselves much quicker than yours, but then I only BF for 6 weeks so my hormones might have gone back to "normal" before yours. It sounds hormonal, but menopause sounds a bit drastic! I sure hope its just hormones being out of whack after pregnancy- good luck on the tests!

[KimmyF]

Thanks amberj yeah i agree when the dr said it i almost fell off my chair, i'm sure it was just a passing comment, but it did freak me out a little
Thanks for your reply

[~Kim~]

have you had your thyroid tested? I was like that and I had really low levels....

[Nai]

Yep - I had the night sweats with both girls and was told that it was hormonal. It did stop sooner than yours. Maye your hormones are still a bit out of wack. Perhaps go to a naturopath and they might be able to help get them back in balance.