first trimester tiredness

[efmc]

oh.my.god.

the only symptoms i've been having (i'm 7 weeks pg) is sore boobs, tummy twinges (sometimes dull like period cramps, sometimes sharp like a stitch) and TIREDNESS!!!!!

nearly fell asleep in my meeting this afternoon!

the morning's i'm not too bad, but the afteroons... OHMYGOD!

have you got any tips to help me with this? haven't been to th gym in 3 weeks, and really want to get back there

thanks for any advice you can offer xxxxx

[3sEnough]

Sleep when you can - give in - totally!!!!lol

[Pixiefish]

put your feet up in the evenings and go to bed as early as you can. It will pass BUT I was falling asleep about 8pm for the first 3 or 4 months

[efmc]

LOL! they might not like me going to my car for a snooze mid meeting though 3sEnough!!

[3sEnough]

....no perhaps not!

[efmc]

thanks for that pixiefish... hubbie's getting worried that i'm going to become slothlike, he say's if ur this bad now, what will u be like later... but i heard u get a second wind... is this right (i HOPE SO! pleaeeeease tell me that's right!)

[beansprout]

Second trimester is much better. The first one is the worst in many ways as you feel awful but can't really announce it.

I wanted to fall asleep in a meeting this afternoon and just kept talking in a bid to keep myself awake!! Lucky old colleagues!!

[efmc]

ha ha beansprout!!! how far along are you then?

i can't wait to hit 3 months then people will (hopefully) agree to meet me in the mornings!!

[Pixiefish]

It does get better once the first trimester is past although atm you probably can't see it

[Nbg]

I'm perpetually tired and in my second trimester at 16 weeks!

I fear sitting down now because all I do is nod off.

[efmc]

oh no nbg!!!

that's not what i want to hear!!!!

[Nbg]

lol, sorry.

I do have a 3 yr old and a 9 month old so they might have something to do with it.

[beansprout]

Am 6+4 so still have a few weeks to go. Having a toddler and working is NOT helping! It was so much easier last time....

[fruitful]

Presumably you get a lunch break when you could go for a snooze in your car?

Parked, obviously...

And forget the gym. Its not like you're going to get to the gym once the baby is born, may as well give up now... (exercise is overrated. Sleep, on the other hand, is to be treasured)

[Naetha]

If you're tired, its for a reason - your body is working seriously hard at the moment, so if you feel tired and can, then take a rest.

I'm not so bad now (10+6) but at 6/7 weeks I was like a zombie. It got to the point where (I'd already told my boss by this point) I'd take a long lunch every day, drive my car to the local park and have 3/4 of an hour's kip. It really made a difference, and made me human again!

[lyrabelacqua]

I used to get waves of absolute exhaustion, like I'd been drugged, and I'd be half asleep at my desk, which meant I made lots of silly mistakes.
It should pass though.