Elana RoumellMed School For Moms · Naturopathic Doctor

Why You’re Still Exhausted After 8 Hours of Sleep #momlife #hormonehealth

Name: Why You’re Still Exhausted After 8 Hours of Sleep #momlife #hormonehealth
Uploaded: 2025-10-30T07:00:20+00:00
Duration: 51 s
Channel: Elana Roumell
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker— a mother and health content creator— addresses mothers who feel chronically exhausted despite getting a full eight…

30 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker— a mother and health content creator— addresses mothers who feel chronically exhausted despite getting a full eight hours of sleep. She distinguishes between understandable fatigue caused by frequent night‑time awakenings with a newborn and persistent exhaustion that signals an underlying health issue. Citing a message from a member of her “Dr. Mom” community, she notes that even with adequate sleep, regular exercise, good nutrition, and reliance on caffeine, some mothers remain unusually tired, which she says is not normal. She urges viewers to consider medical causes such as thyroid dysfunction, low iron, or other nutrient deficiencies, and recommends they request appropriate lab tests. She points viewers to the video captions for a curated list of recommended tests and resources, encouraging proactive health checks rather than accepting exhaustion as an inevitable part of motherhood.

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Hey mama, if you're constantly tired even with 8 hours of sleep, this is not normal. This is not just motherhood. Now, if you have a newborn at home like I do and you have a lot of interrupted sleep, yes, you can be tired. That is normal. But I had a Dr. Mom member message me the other day just saying how she's getting 8 hours of sleep, prioritizing exercise and eating well, yet she's still exhausted and she's still relying on caffeine just to get by. This is not normal. This is not okay. This is when you want to look for underlying issues. Could it be thyroid issue? Could it be iron levels that are too low, could be nutrient deficiencies. Don't just settle for thinking that motherhood just equals exhaustion because that is not necessarily the case. Now again, if you got a little baby and you're waking up a lot like I am, exhaustion could be, uh, could be understandable, but not just normal motherhood, okay? So please go ask for the test. Read the captions below. These are some of my favorites.