Very Tired Now

[cassa333]

Since having children I have be come a very poor sleeper. It started with having to get up for twins copious amounts of time when they were babies and has just progressed from there.

So now twelve and a half years later I often don't sleep at all and can go a couple of days with just a couple of catnaps. It cantake a couple of hours to get to sleep and then wake two or three times in the night, sometimes unable to drop off again.

In the grand scheme of things this hasn't been too much of a problem. I have always got up ready to go and not been tired, can function normally and got through the days pretty much as usual.

However since I had an iron infusion at the hospital last week (15th Aug) I have been constantly tired and find it hard to get going in the morning and that is with going to bed earlier than I would normally and sleeping through.

Is it pure coincidence or would it be the iron that has made me more tired?

Thanks

[Mamyalynne]

Tiredness following an infusion is quite common and should lift soon - then you'll feel the benefits.

[cassa333]

That sounds good to me.

TBH if it carried on like this I would prefer to be ironles sand not tired lol

[Sqad]

\\\Is it pure coincidence or would it be the iron that has made me more tired? \\

I would have thought that you would be LESS tired 10days after an iron infusion......"bright eyed and bushy tailed."

I think that having the kids has taken it out of you and you are sloe to recover.

[cassa333]

Hi again,

Just as tired as last week. In fact possibly more so. Which seems odd to me as I have at least managed to sleep through the night most nights. Only two sleepless nights in the last two weeks but tired as hell.

[Mamyalynne]

No harm in going back to GP and mentioning this Cassa.

[cassa333]

I think I will make an appointment. That will take three weeks just to get a routine one lol