i’m back in the classroom after my maternity leave, and honestly, the pumping
so that phrase “it’s not adding up” is the key part, because the stress from that kind of constant logistical puzzle is a direct physiological input, not just a scheduling problem. It’s a massive confounder that often gets missed.
People will try to fix fatigue or a weight stall by adjusting a dose or a hormone, when the real variable is the cortisol from broken sleep and a work situation exactly like this one. The body doesn’t really distinguish between sources of chronic stress, and it’s an input that’s hard to track but has real effects.