I have a 2 year old and as a teen my periods were pretty bad to start with, they eased as I got older, but since have my daughter they’ve been the worst. It’s not that they’re heavy bcos if anything they’re lighter, but the symptoms which I never used to get are BAD!

Around my period I get a few spots which seem to last for weeks, never had skin probs before! I get awful headaches which last for days. Constipated as hell. I bloat to the point I look 6 months gone. I pretty much feel so depressed and like life is terrible in the 10 days before my period. Is this normal?

Not only that but around ovulation I’ve also been getting symptoms, the few days I start and before I get low back pain, spots, headaches, diarrhoea and nausea.

I never used to feel this bad it seems over the last year things have gotten worse! Anyone else experience anything similar?

Its pretty much taking up the whole month!