Weaning, hormones, and placenta tincture

I've nursed 4 kids for a grand total of 60 months, and I never noticed the hormonal fluctuations that come with weaning. I blame this on thyroid dysfunction when my first was forcibly weaned at 4 months, and my next two were weaned while I was in my first trimester.

This time, I'm not dealing with thyroid problems, and I'm not pregnant; so now that my 26 month old has decided that he is through with the momma milk, I get to experience the joy that is hormonal flux. It took me a couple days to realize what is going on, but I opted to try the tincture that I had crafted from some of my placenta powder.

First off, my symptoms:

• Extreme fatigue. Like to the point of no matter how much I slept I needed more. I probably could have slept a week!
• Feeling faint. A bit of a hot flash then a rush like I was spinning with out the vertigo.  Not fun.
• Irritability. You know, the sobbing mess followed by fits of unadulterated rage. Fun stuff these hormones.

So then the tincture came into play.  I cant say that I'm out of the hormonal soup yet, its been five days since I last nursed and I still have some milk, but I have noticed a difference when I do take it.

For instance, this morning I was feeling particularly weak, within seconds of taking the tincture I felt more energy. After a half hour, and some much needed breakfast, I feel fine.

So the moral of my story, placentas are awesome and not just for baby in utero or moms in the immediate postpartum, the implications on mom's overall well being are astounding!  Placenta for the win!