Has Anyone Experienced During and After Pregnancy ( Manly /Low ) of the Voice ?

It sounds like you have a hormonal imbalance. You need to see an endocrinologist for testing and treatment.

NaeB

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When I was pregnant with our first son, my voice so LOW that I was mistaken for a man over the phone. People would call for my husband and I would "i'm his wife, can I help you?" and they would say "ooohhhh"...

When I was pregnant with girls (lost all three) my voice got REALLY high, my nails grew, my eye lashes grew and my hair grew....

My was I pregnant with my youngest son? Same again - DEEP voice...

My voice changed back to "normal" about 3 to 6 months later.

Go to your Primary Care Physician and an endocrinologist to get some blood work done. Get your hormones tests, thyroid and don't stop until you get answers.

ETA - you can still sing to your child. PAHLEASE. Get off your pity pot. It's YOUR voice - doesn't matter if it's high or low. Don't stop singing because YOU feel uncomfortable. THIS YOUR VOICE TO YOUR CHILD....get over it. Get the answers you want -but in the mean time - do NOT stop because you don't "feel" right singing with a lower voice,.

I'm not sure it's wise to assume that this condition was related to the pregnancy.

Have you considered talking to a neurologist or an ear/nose/throat doctor? I'm sorry your ob/gyn appeared not to care, but it's likely not his specialty at all. I think, before you let this go on for any longer, you should consult the right type of specialist.

I'm sure it's hard not to sing as well as you used to, but babies don't really care too much - they react to the closeness and the love. Before you spend any more time losing confidence, take a positive step to finding some answers. There are plenty of women with sexy deep voices, but if you aren't happy (and I can understand why you are not, since this was a huge change from where you were before), get help. There are procedures, medications and exercises - you just have to find out the cause and then work with a voice specialist to choose what's best.

My voice was "deep" for all four of my pregnancies. I sang to my boys no matter what "range" my voice was. Please stop stressing over being able to sing to your child with a deep voice. Do you not realize your child recognizes YOUR voice, no matter how low or high?

You need to see an endocrinologist to have your hormones checked out.
You need to get a new OB/GYN.

Plenty of women have "deep" voices. Please seek out a counselor to find out if you have post- partum depression as well as hormonal imbalance.

Voice changes happen during pregnancy.
The hormones and fluid retention and compressed lungs all take their toll.
But it usually goes away again several months after giving birth.
Hair loss after birth happens to everyone.
While you were pregnant your hair seems fantastic but you stop shedding the hair we normally shed on a daily basis.
When pregnancy ends - all those hairs we should have lost suddenly catch up and fall out.
It seems like a lot but it all evens out eventually.
Feeling all alone sounds like postpartum depression and can also be hormone related.
Moms sing, hum, whistle - it doesn't always sound good - but it doesn't have to - your baby loves it anyway no matter what you sound like.

If your voice is still having issues and you still have other hormone related issues it might be time to see an endocrinologist and see what is going on with your hormones.

You have something wrong in your body. Not related to pregnancy. You were pregnant and something happened but if it was related to pregnancy it would have changed back after you gave birth.

Like morning sickness. While you're pregnant you can have that. If you're still puking and nauseous every day and you're not pregnant it's not morning sickness.

The singer from Frozen, Kristen Bell, had to redo some of her songs after her pregnancy because her voice lowered - so some of that is due to being pregnant, although I think it should resume back to normal afterwards. Some of that is hormonal, some of that is from being congested (fluid retention). Women can sound quite husky during pregnancy.

If your voice hasn't returned to normal not sure that would be a OBGYN thing. It's likely it's not that he does't care so much as that's not his area. I would think hormones may be an endocrinologist's specialty. Or ENT for throat.

As for hair loss, pretty standard after pregnancy. I felt I lost half my hair. My friend swears she is going bald but it takes a while for things to adjust. Sometimes hair changes are permanent - a friend of mine says her hair became curly after her baby. Again, hair loss can be hormonal - hormone tests can tell you all this.

Have you had hormone tests? You say you want answers - I get it. I think testing your hormones will give you your answers. I have had basic hormone tests - estrogen etc. My regular physician was able to order those but I also have seen an endocrinologist for something else - they will do a full assessment. Start there. Best to you. I would not let this affect singing to your child. It's unfortunate this has affected your self esteem to this degree, for three years. I would act now. Good luck.

you can sing lullabies to 'your young' (??) even if your voice is 'manly.' babies like their parents' voices. they're not simon cowell.

if your ob/gyn 'didn't care' about your issues, how about a GP? an ear/nose/throat doctor? an allergist?

a counselor is also not a bad idea. i'm concerned that your baby is now 3, and you've lost all confidence and feel all alone.

please reach out and get some help, hon.
khairete
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This is hormonal. You need to see a hormone specialist. Women who have suffered from cancer and have had chemo/radiation sometimes have had this happen as well.

After getting some testing done, it would help you to get an evaluation with a vocal coach. You need a vocal coach who has studied this and works with voice issues, like vocal nodes. Ask the doctor to help you find someone. Take your report with you.

Also, if you haven't seen an ENT, you should. The ENT can look at your vocal chords and see what kind of damage there is.