Hi leanne So happy u done this video brought tear 2 eye i really had bad day 2 day at work anxiety mood terrible more and more expected 2 do just lost it when came home . Only calms me when i plant in garden .Hopin 2 get help soon after other issues medical sorted x
Oh sweetheart I’m so sorry that you had a bad day, it’s really tough some days huh but the one thing that really helped me was knowing I wasn’t the only one. Here if you need anything 🙏🏼😘❤️
Thank you, thank you, thank you for normalising something that should be Normal and spoken about about more . It's because of watching your first ever video about the menopause that made me think that yes I needed to see my GP about my symptoms and I got the help that I needed and now I shout it from the rooftops for all to hear . We should never have to struggle in silence. We are a sisterhood and should always work together to help each other out when we can so THANK YOU again. You do not realise quite how much you are doing to help women so keep up the good work and thank you.
Your granddaughters are adorable! You are so right that menopause is not a subject of conversation. There are so many changes in our body when the menses cease. Not only physically but emotionally. Proper therapy for both are very important to age gracefully. It is a time that spouses, partners need to be aware and help with the adjustment. Grieving is also something to think about. We do lose our identity physically and emotionally and we will grieve who we once were and try to accept who we are presently.
Thank you so much 😊 Yes most definitely, I had to come to terms with the fact that I was never going to be the same again. Sharing helps loads though, just know that you’re not alone I hope you’re doing well 🙏🏼😘❤️
Thank you Leanne, beautifully said and agree with everything you talked about,it was you that gave me the confidence to see my doctor and start HRT, love your videos, much love to you and your lovely family xx
Hi Leanne. Your cat is hysterical 😂, it is literally every single time you vlog 😂. That jumper is glorious…I know how much you love it too. I’ve just got in from work, am knackered so my teens can fend for themselves for dinner tonight. I’m going to sit on my backside and watch this ❤
Hi Leanne great to c u great video just what I needed I am really having problems at the moment again I had the coil in for five years and the gel I was ok till they took it out put me on utrogestan 2 a day and 4 pumps I have had a period every month for 4 months now told me got to have the coil back in I am 62 in may and still not sorted so u r doing fine it can only get better for u good luck with it all hope u have a amazing time with the grandchildren they wonderful that’s what keeps me going having my 4 grandchildren love them so much take care c u soon u k 🌈💕💐
Hi lovely, a really fab vlog so happy your HRT is working and helping you 🙌🏻 and your vlog will really inspire those who are struggling like I was when I first came across your channel. You are a warrior, and a true avocado (wanted so say advocate but my spell checker went with avocado 😂) advocate for women like us, who struggle to understand symptoms and not knowing what to do. Thank you for helping me and so many others! love you to bits our peri menopause avocado 🙏🏻💋
Thank you so much for talking about perimenopause. I'm 46, had my oldest son at 23 so maybe their is some correlation to age at motherhood and onset of perimenopause. I've been struggling a lot in the last 6 months with so many symptoms. Weight gain, bloating/constipation, mood swings, fatigue etc... And I still have two young children, I'm so guilty ridden that they have an old mom that is struggling to keep it together 🥺. I know I'm not alone in this but I want to make it better for them.
Bless you. Don’t ever feel guilty, you are exactly who God intended you to be for your family. These hormones are wild and literally affect everything, so until we get them balanced/replaced we can’t possibly be 100% We put far too much pressure on ourselves, we need to allow ourselves a little grace. I definitely think that they could be a link somewhere but I also don’t think that it’s early for perimenopause. You will be in my prayers (my inbox is always open ❤️) 🙏🏼😘❤️
I've got a doctor's appointment today to discuss HRT. I never wanted to go on it, but I'm still, after 20 years, suffering with what could be symptoms of the menopause. I was 38 when my menopause started. I assumed I'd suffer for a few years and then be completely fine! It's only now that I've been talking with friends and colleagues, and listening to people such as yourself, that I'm suddenly realising it doesn't necessarily get better with time... that your body is still being depleted of those vital hormones. I didn't realise that all the aches and pains, the fatigue and the poor sleep could all be down to loss of oestrogen. I feel like I have the body of an 80 year old. I've been thinking for the longest time that I've got Fibromyalgia and I just need to get on with it. I've been back and for the doctors for years with symptoms of pain and chronic fatigue, feeling like a hypochondriac at times, and no one has ever said it could be the menopause causing it. I was diagnosed with depression in the very beginning, as my mood swings were unreal, then after years of tests to rule other things out I was told I probably had Fibromyalgia! I've only become aware in the last month that are body identical hormones, and having now read up on them I feel happier to try HRT. I'm just hoping this doctor I'm seeing today will prescribe them for me. I'm so fed up with feeling drained and exhausted and having no energy to do anything. Anyway thanks for bringing awareness to the subject Leanne. It's really important. Some of us, and I'm talking about me here, have been blinkered or have been misled by professionals. And I agree with you it should be part of their training. Women make up 51% of the population in the UK, according to the 2021 census, and as you rightly say it's going to affect every single one of us. Let's hope things start to improve xx 🙏🏻💖
Oh Tina how did you get on? Yes I’m on body identical HRT, I was the same, heard so many stories and was adamant I wanted to be natural but after researching I realised what it actually is and does. It’s such a shame that we have to fight so hard especially when every woman goes through it. Hopefully things will improve So many women get put on antidepressants and get misdiagnosed but I genuinely think it’s because they don’t know enough about perimenopause for them to even put two and two together. I really hope that your appointment went well sweetheart 🙏🏼😘❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones it did go well. The doctor was so lovely, and he actually specialises in gynaecology. He asked if he could keep the notes I'd made of all my symptoms. I went fully prepared lol 😄 He said he liked it when patients were proactive about their own health. He seemed very impressed that I'd done some research of my own before going to see him. He is happy to prescribe the HRT I want, but I need to check my blood pressure at home over the course of the next week as it was very high when he checked it today. He just wanted to make sure it's not consistently high before prescribing the HRT. So I do feel a lot more positive after my appointment today xx 🥰
@@tinahaydon5790 oh that’s fantastic! I’m so pleased that it went well. The doctor I saw was the same about me going prepared, I was worried that it would insult them but actually you only get 10 mins so it saves so much time. I’m so proud of you! I know how much courage it took for you to have done this. 😘❤️🙏🏼
Thank you so much Leanne for doing this update, I'm glad to hear of your improvements since having HRT 🤗🤗🤗 The key thing I took from your update was the importance of communicating with your husband/partner, along with seeking help from an empathetic & women's health aware GP, whilst I was in perimenopause I struggled alone with all the symptoms (whether that be through embarrassment or fear of acknowledging the change in my body, I don't really know, probably both) I suffered to the point of feeling I was going mad & my relationship with my husband hit a terrible low. Thankfully through opening up to myself, my husband & others, HRT & giving myself grace I have come through it, many of the symptoms gone (Sorry still get brain fog 😕) Hopefully I can now just grow old gracefully 😉 Oh my goodness, how darling are your two Granddaughters 😍 & the delight of having Hot Dogs, bless them both 🤗🙏💕xx
Most definitely, I think when you realise that things have to change and most likely permanently you have to push aside the embarrassment etc and just open up (so difficult) I’m so glad that you got through it with your husband 🥰 They are so adorable bless them 🙏🏼😘❤️
Hi Leanne 👋 hello Bella 🐈 , I'm pleased to hear your perimenopause has settled slightly .Good news . Your right every woman is different . I had an hysterectomy in my 30s now in my 50s and I really did suffer afterwards. The devil possessed ,😈 . Your grand babies are adorable ,🥰 , hope you all had a really great weekend . I had my son when I was 17 so a young mum just like you , wouldn't change him for the world , my daughter when I was 25 but I did have alot of problems , but I adore my children and of course my little granddaughter x ❤ . Take care ❤⚘❤ xx
@@mrs_leanne_jones its good to know we are not alone and can share our experiences with one another , some others may be having the or had the exact same . 💕 I'm not too bad , hospital today a specialised hospital not local so a very long day . But I'm doing ok thankyou and yourself ? X ❤
Im 43 this year and ive been struggling for few yrs but everytime i go it gets put stright down to my fibroids or my fybro my mum started pri menopause at 40 they dismissed her said it was her hormones she actually was pregnant with my brother my nan her mum was 40 primenopause and got pregnant and excatly the same 40 primenopause and got pregnant so im convinced with all 3 starting at 40 im same apart from skipping the pregnancy part 😂 i also started family young at 17 xx
Oh sweetheart it’s so frustrating when they do that, check out the balance website and print off or jot down some information and guidelines to take to your next appointment, don’t let them fob you off. Oh wow that’s incredible! How amazing, it seems that’s a common thing in your family then. It will be you next 😘🙏🏼❤️
@@lisarobinson4066 oh sweetheart 😢 be kind to yourself and make sure you give yourself time. Grief is a whole process and unfortunately you can’t skip a stage. It’s the love you feel having nowhere to go yet. I’m always here and I’m praying 🙏🏼 please remember as painful and overwhelming as this feels, it’s “normal” it shows how much we love one another. 😘❤️🙏🏼
At 41 im am defiantly getting some of these symptoms, thank you for talking about it xx
Bless you sweetheart always here 😘🙏🏼❤️
Hi leanne
So happy u done this video brought tear 2 eye i really had bad day 2 day at work anxiety mood terrible more and more expected 2 do just lost it when came home . Only calms me when i plant in garden .Hopin 2 get help soon after other issues medical sorted x
Oh sweetheart I’m so sorry that you had a bad day, it’s really tough some days huh but the one thing that really helped me was knowing I wasn’t the only one. Here if you need anything 🙏🏼😘❤️
Thank you, thank you, thank you for normalising something that should be Normal and spoken about about more . It's because of watching your first ever video about the menopause that made me think that yes I needed to see my GP about my symptoms and I got the help that I needed and now I shout it from the rooftops for all to hear .
We should never have to struggle in silence. We are a sisterhood and should always work together to help each other out when we can so THANK YOU again.
You do not realise quite how much you are doing to help women so keep up the good work and thank you.
Wow! Thank you so much 😊 honestly this has made my day 🥰 thank 🙏🏼😘❤️
Anytime, I meant every word x
Ps your grand babies are the cutest 😍
@@weekendvibesalwaysplease1710 thank you
Ahh yes they are so adorable 🥰
Your granddaughters are adorable! You are so right that menopause is not a subject of conversation. There are so many changes in our body when the menses cease. Not only physically but emotionally. Proper therapy for both are very important to age gracefully. It is a time that spouses, partners need to be aware and help with the adjustment. Grieving is also something to think about. We do lose our identity physically and emotionally and we will grieve who we once were and try to accept who we are presently.
Thank you so much 😊
Yes most definitely, I had to come to terms with the fact that I was never going to be the same again. Sharing helps loads though, just know that you’re not alone
I hope you’re doing well 🙏🏼😘❤️
I think you're wonderful 💖
Oh bless you that’s such a lovely thing to say 🙏🏼😘❤️
Thank you Leanne, beautifully said and agree with everything you talked about,it was you that gave me the confidence to see my doctor and start HRT, love your videos, much love to you and your lovely family xx
Oh sweetheart that has made my day! Bless you, thank you so much 🙏🏼😘❤️
Hi Leanne. Your cat is hysterical 😂, it is literally every single time you vlog 😂. That jumper is glorious…I know how much you love it too. I’ve just got in from work, am knackered so my teens can fend for themselves for dinner tonight. I’m going to sit on my backside and watch this ❤
She is definitely that 🤦🏼♀️🤣
Thanks lovely
Oh definitely, put your feet up sweetheart 🙏🏼😘❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones ❤️
Hi Leanne great to c u great video just what I needed I am really having problems at the moment again I had the coil in for five years and the gel I was ok till they took it out put me on utrogestan 2 a day and 4 pumps I have had a period every month for 4 months now told me got to have the coil back in I am 62 in may and still not sorted so u r doing fine it can only get better for u good luck with it all hope u have a amazing time with the grandchildren they wonderful that’s what keeps me going having my 4 grandchildren love them so much take care c u soon u k 🌈💕💐
Oh Jackie that’s terrible I’m so sorry, bless you 😘🙏🏼❤️
Hi lovely, a really fab vlog so happy your HRT is working and helping you 🙌🏻 and your vlog will really inspire those who are struggling like I was when I first came across your channel. You are a warrior, and a true avocado (wanted so say advocate but my spell checker went with avocado 😂) advocate for women like us, who struggle to understand symptoms and not knowing what to do. Thank you for helping me and so many others! love you to bits our peri menopause avocado 🙏🏻💋
You are too kind bless you
Avocado 🥑 🤣
It honestly makes my day thank you sweetheart 🙏🏼😘❤️
Hi Leanne, watching this and thought it was my cat 😂 xx
Oh so you also have a demanding little diva 🐈 🤣
Thank you so much for talking about perimenopause. I'm 46, had my oldest son at 23 so maybe their is some correlation to age at motherhood and onset of perimenopause. I've been struggling a lot in the last 6 months with so many symptoms. Weight gain, bloating/constipation, mood swings, fatigue etc... And I still have two young children, I'm so guilty ridden that they have an old mom that is struggling to keep it together 🥺. I know I'm not alone in this but I want to make it better for them.
Bless you. Don’t ever feel guilty, you are exactly who God intended you to be for your family. These hormones are wild and literally affect everything, so until we get them balanced/replaced we can’t possibly be 100%
We put far too much pressure on ourselves, we need to allow ourselves a little grace.
I definitely think that they could be a link somewhere but I also don’t think that it’s early for perimenopause.
You will be in my prayers (my inbox is always open ❤️)
🙏🏼😘❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones thank you for your kind and encouraging words Leanne ❤️
Ps worrying about Nan (our iris) has anyone heard from her? 😢 xx
Not since my pj drawer video, I don’t have any contact info unfortunately
Praying everything is okay 🙏🏼❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones me too 😢🙏 hope you are ok nan 🙏🙏 xxx
Leanne you are so right, GPs are absolutely clueless (imo) xxx
Yep and it really isn’t acceptable is it. They need to do better really
I hope you are doing well lovely 🙏🏼😘❤️
I've got a doctor's appointment today to discuss HRT. I never wanted to go on it, but I'm still, after 20 years, suffering with what could be symptoms of the menopause. I was 38 when my menopause started. I assumed I'd suffer for a few years and then be completely fine! It's only now that I've been talking with friends and colleagues, and listening to people such as yourself, that I'm suddenly realising it doesn't necessarily get better with time... that your body is still being depleted of those vital hormones. I didn't realise that all the aches and pains, the fatigue and the poor sleep could all be down to loss of oestrogen. I feel like I have the body of an 80 year old. I've been thinking for the longest time that I've got Fibromyalgia and I just need to get on with it. I've been back and for the doctors for years with symptoms of pain and chronic fatigue, feeling like a hypochondriac at times, and no one has ever said it could be the menopause causing it. I was diagnosed with depression in the very beginning, as my mood swings were unreal, then after years of tests to rule other things out I was told I probably had Fibromyalgia!
I've only become aware in the last month that are body identical hormones, and having now read up on them I feel happier to try HRT. I'm just hoping this doctor I'm seeing today will prescribe them for me. I'm so fed up with feeling drained and exhausted and having no energy to do anything.
Anyway thanks for bringing awareness to the subject Leanne. It's really important. Some of us, and I'm talking about me here, have been blinkered or have been misled by professionals. And I agree with you it should be part of their training. Women make up 51% of the population in the UK, according to the 2021 census, and as you rightly say it's going to affect every single one of us. Let's hope things start to improve xx 🙏🏻💖
Oh Tina how did you get on?
Yes I’m on body identical HRT, I was the same, heard so many stories and was adamant I wanted to be natural but after researching I realised what it actually is and does.
It’s such a shame that we have to fight so hard especially when every woman goes through it.
Hopefully things will improve
So many women get put on antidepressants and get misdiagnosed but I genuinely think it’s because they don’t know enough about perimenopause for them to even put two and two together.
I really hope that your appointment went well sweetheart 🙏🏼😘❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones it did go well. The doctor was so lovely, and he actually specialises in gynaecology. He asked if he could keep the notes I'd made of all my symptoms. I went fully prepared lol 😄 He said he liked it when patients were proactive about their own health. He seemed very impressed that I'd done some research of my own before going to see him. He is happy to prescribe the HRT I want, but I need to check my blood pressure at home over the course of the next week as it was very high when he checked it today. He just wanted to make sure it's not consistently high before prescribing the HRT. So I do feel a lot more positive after my appointment today xx 🥰
@@tinahaydon5790 oh that’s fantastic! I’m so pleased that it went well.
The doctor I saw was the same about me going prepared, I was worried that it would insult them but actually you only get 10 mins so it saves so much time.
I’m so proud of you! I know how much courage it took for you to have done this. 😘❤️🙏🏼
@@mrs_leanne_jones Aww thank you so much Leanne xx 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you so much Leanne for doing this update, I'm glad to hear of your improvements since having HRT 🤗🤗🤗 The key thing I took from your update was the importance of communicating with your husband/partner, along with seeking help from an empathetic & women's health aware GP, whilst I was in perimenopause I struggled alone with all the symptoms (whether that be through embarrassment or fear of acknowledging the change in my body, I don't really know, probably both) I suffered to the point of feeling I was going mad & my relationship with my husband hit a terrible low. Thankfully through opening up to myself, my husband & others, HRT & giving myself grace I have come through it, many of the symptoms gone (Sorry still get brain fog 😕) Hopefully I can now just grow old gracefully 😉 Oh my goodness, how darling are your two Granddaughters 😍 & the delight of having Hot Dogs, bless them both 🤗🙏💕xx
Most definitely, I think when you realise that things have to change and most likely permanently you have to push aside the embarrassment etc and just open up (so difficult)
I’m so glad that you got through it with your husband 🥰
They are so adorable bless them 🙏🏼😘❤️
Hi Leanne 👋 hello Bella 🐈 , I'm pleased to hear your perimenopause has settled slightly .Good news . Your right every woman is different . I had an hysterectomy in my 30s now in my 50s and I really did suffer afterwards. The devil possessed ,😈 . Your grand babies are adorable ,🥰 , hope you all had a really great weekend . I had my son when I was 17 so a young mum just like you , wouldn't change him for the world , my daughter when I was 25 but I did have alot of problems , but I adore my children and of course my little granddaughter x ❤ . Take care ❤⚘❤ xx
Bless you
Yeah I wonder if there is a link
It’s just nice to know that we’re not alone hey
Hope you’re doing well lovely 🙏🏼😘❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones its good to know we are not alone and can share our experiences with one another , some others may be having the or had the exact same . 💕 I'm not too bad , hospital today a specialised hospital not local so a very long day . But I'm doing ok thankyou and yourself ? X ❤
@@amandaheaney5647 oh bless you sweetheart
You are honestly such an inspiration, always so positive 😘🙏🏼❤️
@@mrs_leanne_jones ❤❤🙏❤
Hi Amanda hope you are ok 🙏 have you heard from iris? Xxx
I ment also my aunty started at 40 and got pregnant so thats 3 blood female relatives it cant be a coincidence xx
Im 43 this year and ive been struggling for few yrs but everytime i go it gets put stright down to my fibroids or my fybro my mum started pri menopause at 40 they dismissed her said it was her hormones she actually was pregnant with my brother my nan her mum was 40 primenopause and got pregnant and excatly the same 40 primenopause and got pregnant so im convinced with all 3 starting at 40 im same apart from skipping the pregnancy part 😂 i also started family young at 17 xx
Oh sweetheart it’s so frustrating when they do that, check out the balance website and print off or jot down some information and guidelines to take to your next appointment, don’t let them fob you off.
Oh wow that’s incredible! How amazing, it seems that’s a common thing in your family then. It will be you next 😘🙏🏼❤️
Hope you are ok
How are you doing sweetheart? Xxx
My friend pass away
@@lisarobinson4066 oh sweetheart 😢 I am so very sorry 😢 bless you ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Thank you and not to good
@@lisarobinson4066 oh sweetheart 😢 be kind to yourself and make sure you give yourself time. Grief is a whole process and unfortunately you can’t skip a stage. It’s the love you feel having nowhere to go yet. I’m always here and I’m praying 🙏🏼 please remember as painful and overwhelming as this feels, it’s “normal” it shows how much we love one another. 😘❤️🙏🏼