Honest mom stories about how mothers are surviving perimenopause. Let’s talk about the reality of perimenopause for moms and all the lessons learned from this midlife hormonal shift during perimenopause.
I felt like I wasn’t even living in my own body and I also felt like no one else in my friends group was going through this. What was wrong with me? After some intense bloodwork, things were confirmed: I was most certainly in early perimenopause – in my 30’s.
I believe in signs. The inconsistent periods, the major mood swings, and the strangest one—I couldn’t tolerate my husband’s “yummy noises” while eating. I may have noticed these markers, but with my brain fog I promptly forgot them. Perimenopause had arrived.