Did Having Kids Make Your ADHD Worse? · Thriving ADHD Mompreneurs

Did Having Kids Make Your ADHD Worse?

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Inside, there's a Quick Win Activity. I invite you to reflect on this with me:

👉 WHICH SEASON OF YOUR LIFE DID YOUR ADHD GET WORSE?

Some examples are shown in the screenshot below.

For me, it was right after I graduated from college...

When I landed my first “big” job managing over 200 people.

Even though I had been juggling two jobs since I was 16 to pay for school...

Nothing prepared me for the executive load of being "the boss."

Suddenly, my ADHD brain couldn’t keep up.

The demands on my executive function felt endless, and my coping mechanisms before weren't working anymore.

I cried almost every night, not understanding why I was struggling so much.

I felt hopeless.

I went into deep depression.

That’s when I saw a psychiatrist…

And got diagnosed with ADHD (and depression as my comorbidity).

I’ve managed it since then—but the next season that hit me even harder?

Motherhood. 😖

This is a vulnerable topic, but I feel it's essential to share our stories...

My ADHD symptoms became unmanageable again when I had kids.

Pregnancy hormones.

No meds while pregnant or breastfeeding.

Postpartum dips.

And—my son? He only slept two hours at a time until he was two years old. (Yes, you read that right.😢)

Trying to “keep it together” as a working mom with sleep deprivation, hormonal rollercoasters, and a growing mental load pushed my ADHD into catastrophe!

I wasn't sure if I'd survive. 💔

But here’s what I want to say clearly:

👉 Kids can make ADHD symptoms worse.

And it’s okay to admit that.

That doesn’t mean it’s our fault.

It doesn't mean it’s their fault.

And it definitely doesn’t mean you’re a bad parent.

It’s just INFORMATION...

About our brains in a particular season of life, not a moral failure.

And when we treat it as information, we can do something about it.

For me, that looked like: