>I haven't been to this list in years! Like 7 or 8! Wow. I've gotten
>married and had 2 kids in that time, which brings me to my question...
>After the birth of my daughter in Sept. 2000, My voice went wacko -
>breathy and skipping out and lower in pitch - I sounded like a boy
>going through puberty! I knwo this was due to the prego hormones, but
>7 months later things are a little better, but not much. My phonation
>doesn't skip out as much , but my voice still fatigues easily and I
>used to be soprano, now I'm a tenor! Seriously! I can comfortably
>sing in the octave below middle c and lower! and I don't have
>anything much above an a or b above middle c.
>
>Here's the thing, I only sing what I guess would be called
>recreationally now - I sing in church and in choirs, etc, but that
>doesn't make it any less frustrating. I am clasically trained with a
>Bmus (which seems ages ago now) and I'm afraid to start in on
>vocalises and such for fear of damaging anything because everything
>is so out of wack.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm going to talk with my doctor
>this week and perhaps ask to see a laryngologist. Am I just impatient
>in thinking this should be at least starting to clear up by now? Has
>this happened to anyone else? I'd really appreciate any feedback!
>
>Sarah
>
Are you by any chance still nursing? I didn't have anywhere near the
problems that you're having, but my voice didn't really settle back
in to its "normal" feel until a couple of months after weaning. And I
kept a lower note or two. Gotta love those hormones!
Edna (now the proud owner of a baritone A)
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