Getting sick all the time

Hi Cali

I haven't read all the replies, but in case it hasn't been said...

Apart from the obvious (sleep deprivation) and if your baby goes into playgroups or daycare etc. there's also the aspect of low iron.

I had low iron in pregnancy and it continued while I was breastfeeding because baby takes a lot of your stores. I would recommend getting a blood test for your iron levels. If they are low you are more prone to infections. I stopped taking my iron tablets around the time of baby's birth and I had one infection after another: a post-op infection, mastitis, suture line infection (had a c-section), urinary tract infection (I think can't really remember it's a blur!)

Sorry I only just checked back on this thread. I find healtheries are a good brand to trust most of my vitamins are healtheries ones. I forgot to say Ive also been taking zinc mostly for hormone balance but it may be helping in other ways too. If you don't want to take a million pills I would look at a women's multivitamin that has got zinc, iron, b vitamins etc there is a healtheries one that has those things I took it when TTC. There's also a new elevit multi for women who have children, I haven't tried it but it's supposed to have the things women need when they are busy with children.

Probiotics probiotics probiotics hehehe :) Inner health plus or Go Healthy brand

Edited by wiggly_jiggly

caliandjack wrote: No there's no one to help at 3am with an unsettled DD. Only me.

ah yes,I remember those days with my eldest back when I was a single mum,and I always felt sick too.

But now im married,have a husband to help out with the unsettled baby,and I still get sick easily...maybe its just babies in general,they suck the health out of us