Community Posts, Tips & Support on Menopause

Honest, unfiltered, and in real-time: what women like you are talking about. Peanut group chats, support, and posts on Menopause.

Miss my Angels

Today of all days hit me harder than most,After 6 angels possibly 7th...... When I walked into Walmart to go grocery shopping for abit ....passing the baby Area has usual my heart drops knowing I won't have my own blood my own child to put in the cart to make those cute baby noises or say Mama Can I pick toy? Has sl...

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I don't know how to feel anymore!!@

Just got home from my OB doctor..... Their worried either I had another miscarriage or since I hadn't had period for awhile that it was heavy flow.((their way to saying they know)) So I am getting ulstround and pep smear done and set it up with the surgeon to get my tubes removed I was holding tears back thinking I ...

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Balance

I will be 50 in November. I have noticed my balance keeps getting worse. Anyone else?

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Dates

Are you still going to try eating 6 dates to try to soften the cervix or can we not eat them with GD?

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Second period this month

I am 39, will be 40 in a few months. Over the last year or so my cycles have changed in length. coming closer together snd now a bit further apart. Ranging from 21-34. This month however has been a record. on day 11 of my cycle i started to bleed and was worried something was wrong and have gone on to have another ...

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Hormones? Help..

I feel like ever since I had my twins in February I am sweating and have the worst B.O. I’ve tried multiple deodorants and at this point I’m not sure what to do. I asked my doctor and she said it could be my thyroid but my blood work came back perfect. Help please, any advice for deodorants, armpit detox, anything a...

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Question🤧

Hi ladies i have a question: so im 11 wks and ive noticed that during nighttime i feel more depressed and down🥺 i know that my hormones are going crazy in general, but i start to feel this decrease in endorphins and dopamine (i hope im using the right terms) towards nightfall. Is anyone else experiencing this or…

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No period yet

I’m 3 months pp and still had no period I can currently pumping n partly BF I’ve been test but they have come back negative any idea to why it hasn’t come back yet or it is normal

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Hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease

Does anyone else in this group have this? I’m feeling a little lost and don’t know where to turn to

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Hot flushes

Anyone else roasting ALL the time since having baby?? Is it hormones? I'm constantly having hot flushes!

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Night sweats!

I don’t know if it’s the heat, but I’ve had the worst night sweats over the last couple of nights and ended up coming on my period this morning (I don’t track anymore as I’ve got the Mirena coil) - just wondered if anyone else has had the same 6 months pp?

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Night sweats… the pp joy no one warns you of

I’m 11 days pp and a serious nightly sweaty Betty! I’m destroying 2 pairs of jammies a night and having to sleep on a towel halfway through the night to stay sort of dry 🙈🙈 please tell me I’m not the only one?! And please tell me when this joyful side effect will end 😅😅 (Cute baby pic included below… because…

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59 Day Cycle

Hi, Just wondering how long people's cycles can get with PCOS. Mine usually range from 33-40 days but this month I am currently on cycle day 59! I am currently testing negative but have no symptoms of my period arriving anytime soon. So frustrating! Any advice would be much appreciated 🙂

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Hormone info

On the 23 my progesterone was 21 and now it is 7. Im thinking that means it did not take this cycle. Would anyone have any insight to confirm or a similar experience?

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Sharing about a self kit test for perimenopause

Hi everyone On payday Wednesday I took a We Test Bio Fsh Perimenopause Rapid Test Midstream Test Kit from TerryWhite since I had symptoms and it showed up saying i have perimenopause in its results within 3 minutes. Today I’m getting a blood test done with the same test included along with a few extras test.

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. No period

6 months pp. still no period.

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Light periods

I have always been super lucky (or so I thought!) having light and short periods (talking 2 days), and I don’t suffer with horrendous cramps or anything just fairly standard period pains. I get super painful boobs from about 2DPO until my period has finished… and all I have read as that this could be hormone imbalan...

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Faint line

I swear there's a line there but it's a real squinter.... I'm 15 DPO, day before my period is due. Shouldn't this be darker?? 😩 I've had a few chemicals in the past and I just want this to be the one that sticks 🌈 ❤️ 🙏

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How to handle period on holidays

I hate to wearing tampons, always have my whole life but more so since having a baby! We go to Europe soon and am due to have my period once while beachside. Any tips on how to deal with this?! 🫠🫠

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Diy Pens

Just sharing some crafts

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