could it be TOM?

babyblake11
babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
so.. today i went to the gym and had to stop half way through workout as i didnt feel well enough... i just thought that i needed to eat. i was having cramps on my walk home as well. and tonight i decided to go for another run and i had to stop 3/4 the way through due to the same cramps. i have also been bloated... feeling a bit fat and yuck.. hating my usually firm stomach.. i havnt gotten it for about 6 months because of post pregnancy and breastfeeding and such, do you think this is it coming back? i hate to think its affecting my workouts, especially because i really enjoy them... :(

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  • udallmom101
    udallmom101 Posts: 564 Member
    I find that when TOM is visiting the first couple of days I don't really have the energy to make it through all my workout without stopping. I never went six months without a period except when I was pregnant. When breastfeeding I still had my period. I would probably be a little suspicious and maybe go to my doctor if it persisted.
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    Its very likely that it would do that. Your body has months of periods to beat you up for. :( This will REALLY sap your energy.
  • babyblake11
    babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
    hahaha yeah not looking forward tot his... and to the above comment, doctors say its quite normal for your period to not come back til 6 months post pregnancy or post breastfeeding, so if it doesnt come in 3 months i would start to worry... although im quite sure this is it, i feel like im having contractions! my period was NEVER like this before, shows how much your body changes through pregnancy and getting fit. got i hate this fat feeling though, im doing ab exercises because i hate how bloated i am right now...
  • momma3sweetgirls
    momma3sweetgirls Posts: 743 Member
    A lot of times, periods are never quite the same after having children. Often they are heavier and come with different and/or stronger symptoms. If you're no longer breastfeeding, generally you'll get your period about a month after stopping if you haven't gotten it while breastfeeding. With my second child, I was breastfed for 10 months and got my period back at 5 months. With the other kids, it was a month or so after stopping nursing.

    Only time will tell if what you're feeling is what you think it is!!
  • Maff87
    Maff87 Posts: 39
    What does TOM stand for? :embarassed:
  • Emagali74
    Emagali74 Posts: 132 Member
    What does TOM stand for? :embarassed:

    Time of the month, ie your period........
  • Maff87
    Maff87 Posts: 39
    ah knew it was to do with periods, durrr haha! Never heard that expression before
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