Am 31 weeks with DC2, and have had to give in and take the day off work because I'm just so tired. Have spent the day lying in bed and am only now starting to feel marginally better! It's so frustrating as I'm normally really active and like to get stuff done.
My job involves sitting all day long, but involves a lot of mental effort and I'm struggling to get anything useful done. A lot of the time I'm so tired that I can't really think straight! Am not that short of sleep either - DH is doing a lot of looking after DC1 (who is 2) while I lie in, and I can't remember the last time I stayed up past 10pm. Have stupidly agreed to work to 37 weeks, but I'm wondering about changing that.
Iron levels are fine, though I'm borderline for GD (raised sugar levels but still under the thresholds for diagnosis). Midwife says it's just one of those things you have to put up with when pregnant.
Anyone else suffering?
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Third trimester exhaustion
javabean · 09/05/2013 16:14
Me too, I'm constantly tired an like you in bed before 10pm (usually about 8.30pm lol) I have a mentally tiring job too and find it uncomfy sitting down all day an struggle concentrating. This is my 1st DC so don't have a little one to run around after when I get home. I'm lucky enough to be finishing work next Friday as Iv got to use my 30 days holiday before my mat leave starts so ill have 6weeks to just sleep 
just been to see the midwife an she said that all my iron levels etc are really good it's just tiredness that comes with the 3rd trimester.
i too am exhausted and in bed by 8 most nights. i dont remember being this tired previously - but back then i wasnt a sahm with a sleep averse 5 and 2 yo to run about after 
. its not going to get better any time soon is it?!
dinky 5? what a lovely lie-in 
. have been waking during the night too, mostly through trying to get comfy / needing a wee / needing gaviscon / being pushed out of bed by DD. considering a stint on the sofa in case it helps...
well javabean one started school in sept so its only one at home really so not that bad (until july - eek). but have to say whilst the idea of staying at home and having no childcare costs was appealing, in lots of ways working was a lot easier and less tiring - though not sure how that works. and you get paid too 
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i admire those that work and have DCs to juggle - logistically i just dont know how i would do it!
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