Feeling down in early pregnancy

[Turningamumagain]

I am pregnant with my 3rd child but there is a 10 year gap between this one and my youngest. So I feel like everything is different. I was only young with my other two so it was a breeze. This time I feel exhausted all the time but every time I nap I feel so sluggish and sick afterwards for the rest of the day I’m now scared to nap. The tiredness, nausea and lack of appetite is really getting me down. I feel like my partner doesn’t have a clue how I’m feeling. I’m 9 weeks + 2. I want to be excited but feel like I’m just in a bubble on my own and no one is sharing it with me. Does anyone else feel like this?

Hi OP! I'm 10 + 2 and I feel exactly the same way - there is no one to be excited with me. I am also so sick at the moment, to the point where I haven't been able to go for a walk for 3 weeks because I feel terrible every time I move.

I had a miscarriage earlier this year, after taking sickness meds. The Dr assured me this was just a coincidence, but I'm waiting until the 2nd trimester to take anything just in case (I know I'm being ridiculous...)

I'm sorry you are feeling rubbish. Are you able to camp out on the sofa with a good book / binging Netflix for a week or so? I really suffered week 9 but have been feeling a lot less queasy in week 10.

First trimester is shit. Nearly past it. Try to eat bland things. I kept digestives with me at all times and nibbled one any time I felt nausea coming on, or when I woke up in the night, straight after a nap. Did wonders for keeping the nausea at bay.

The nausea can make you feel very depressed. Nothing is fun or exciting when you feel sick! I always feel very envious of those who don't suffer from it. Hopefully it will pass soon and you will feel more positive.

Urgh it is shit isn't it! I used to love digestives but can't eat them any more as they give me horrific acid.

@Turningamumagain hello OP. This time last year I found out I was having baby 3. My oldest was 9 and my youngest 7 (now 8 and 10). My baby boy is 4 months old. It was the hardest 9 months I have ever known with WFH, homeschooling not seeing friends, unexpected baby, sickness and exhaustion (My good the sickness!).

I couldn't be less happy about having a baby and everytime someone talked about it or said congratulations I wanted to shoot myself.

Fast forward to him being born and he is honestly a little beacon of hope and a little Prince to his older sisters. Though we joke how old we will be when he is 10 and his oldest sister will be 20! He is very much loved.

It's a long road, just hang in there. Get ready meals and get as much help as possible and rest as much as possible. The sickness will pass

Thank you all for your responses. I am new to mumsnet it’s nice to hear from people in the same boat. I am gluten free so that’s making it even harder with my appetite as a lot of the foods I fancy or things like digestives that are good to nibble on aren’t always as easy to find or do they taste as good. Although I was shocked at first about finding out I was pregnant again after 10 years I am now really excited and have gone straight back into mummy mode, but my partner (this is his first child) to say he was the one that wanted a baby he doesn’t really talk about it or seem excited which gets me down as I want to share it with him. Hopefully when we have had the first scan it will feel more real to him.