Arghhhh, so exhausted and run down!

[Rocklover]

I am taking iron supplements, but still feel extremely tired (nausea not helping) and I can't seem to muster up any energy today.

I have promised dp and dd we can go to Dartmoor today as we stayed in yesterday as I felt rubbish. I am now trying to motivate myself to get going, but feeling a bit shivery and "off", wonder if I have a virus coming.

I really wish I could write a positive post, but I am just feeling pants at the moment. Really looking forward to my 20 wk scan next Wed and happy to feel the baby wriggling around more and more, but I am just desperate to begin enjoying this pregnancy!

So sorry for moaning yet again, it's just good to get things off my chest as I am sure dp is sick of my whinging by now lol.

How is everyone else feeling at the half way stage btw? Hope you're all doing well!

Hi there,

I can really sympathise. I am now 29 weeks, but have felt rubbish all the way through - anti sickness tabs have helped me cope, but still feel sick all the time and tired. Unfortunately for me things haven't improved, but with any luck you'll be lucky and just wake up one morning feeling better :)

I have struggled with feeling useless and pathetic and I am bored of my own moaning. I am trying to be a bit gentler on myself now but it is natural to feel down when you are feeling tired and ill a lot. Try not to be too hard on yourself and take it as easy as you need to. It is hard not to feel guilty about letting your partner down or not being able to do stuff - but you are the one carrying the baby! Perhaps you can comprimise with short trips to nearby nice places for fresh air, and let him treat you to a cake or something after if you fancy it!

Hope you feel better soon

We have been doing very short trips locally, and to be fair, dp is being great about it all. The trouble is, he doesn't drive and we live in a very small Devonshire town, so we have to drive to get anywhere. Therefore I feel responsible for getting them out of the house and dd is watching far too many films (not that she's complaining lol).

Dartmoor is only 1/2 hr away, but I will just sit in the car whilst they go and have fun as I am not in any fit state to be climbing hills and tors. I actually just want to go back to bloody bed and sleep, not that i'll be able to as I still need to pee alot. I also need to order some more anti sickness pills and I am worried that the gp will refuse me this time :(.

Why is pregnancy so bloody difficult?

Hi rock sorry to hear you are feeling pants. If you go to dartmoor today could you find yourself a comfy warm cafe to drink tea and eat cake in and let DP and DD go climbing and trekking up hills. You and I are about the same point of pg, I think, cos I got my 20 wk scan a week on tues. I don't think the docs can refuse you meds if you are still poorly that would be really bad practice. Is it a male doc? If so I'd go in and cry lots (something I'm finding v easy to do atm) cos that usually works lol.

Take care of yourself and keep us posted on your progress and your scan x

Thanks MissCKitty, my surgery are really good to be honest and have so far just renewed the prescription when I have phoned/emailed, no questions asked. But obviously just a tad worried they will not be happy as I am at the 20 weeks mark. However, I am only on Avomine, which I know is a fairly mild medication, which I feel is why they have been so liberal with it.

Still at home as dp has only just got up and dd is watching Star Wars, so it looks like it will have to be somewhere other than Dartmoor as dp is cooking a roast later and I need to get dd to bed a decent hour as she has school tomorrow.

I really am looking forward to this baby (probably my last as I am 36), but just can't wait to feel better.

Why don't you sneak upstairs and go back to bed while DD is distracted lol. If DP is cooking your roast you can have a nice nap and then do absolutley nothing for the rest of the day. That is what sundays are for. My DP has cooked me a full english this morning and now I can barely move lol.

Am so excited for my baby too cos was told last year it was unlikely to happen naturally for me.

Have you had any bump movements yet?

Well, I wanted to get dd out of the house because we had a movie day yesterday, but she has point blank refused to go out today saying she is too tired (yeah right). I don't mind staying in, but feel like a complete crap mother for allowing her to watch a zillion films in 2 days!

She usually loves going out and we went to a toy shop and the park last Sun, Plymouth on Mon, Library on Tues and swimming on Thurs, still can't help feeling guilty for this weekend though. Dp is off for a walk by himself as he is bored and he will cook when he gets back, I have decided there are no more films for the rest of the week and I will get her out after school if it kills me!

I have just started having movements in the last 2 weeks or so, they are starting to get quite frequent, although still quite light at the moment. It's very exciting . Congratulations on your pregnancy btw, you must be ecstatic getting pg naturally.

If she is happy to chill out with a film, take advantage of it!! You sound like a fab mom who spends loads of quality time with her. How old is she? She prob has just guessed you need a chill out day today. Snuggle up on the sofa and enjoy.

It was a real shock tbh, XH and I tried for 2 years and resigned ourselves to it not happening. New DP and I talked about it and he said well lets just see what happens and lo and behold within 3 months we conceive. I was in shock for days lol

Started getting tiny bubble like sensations last week but last night the movements were so strong that even DP could feel them!!

Have a nice realaxing day x

She's 5 and very excited about getting a sibling, of course she wants a girl lol. We are going to find out the sex next week, so she will have plenty of time to get used to things if it turns out to be a boy.

That's great that you got pg so quickly with your new dp (it was about 3 months for us too, dp is also a new partner; dd took 9 months to conceive with my exh), maybe you were both just very relaxed about it, that always seems to do the trick.

Whatever the reason, I'm very pleased for you. :)

Thanx hon, we are really excited. Gonna find out the sex at our scan too. The control freak in me needs to know lol!!
My niece is 5 too and she is over the moon. Apparently she wants a girl and every time she and my sis are out in town she picks things up, like pink wellies and teddies etc, and says 'The baby will love this mommy' Kids are so cute. Can't wait to have my own now.

Well have a lovely day, speak soon xx

rocklover btw if your GP is funny about prescibing you avomine you know you can get it over the counter at the chemists without presciption anyway??

missckitty I'm the same - I'm 16 weeks tomoroow and have been feeling just terrible. I'm due back at work this week for the first time since getting pg but I can barely manage a 2 hr trip out and need the rest of the day tp rest/recover - just how will I manage to teach without collapsing I'm really not sure. I'm going to see my GP tomorrow as I'm not sure if I'm up to it but feel like a wingey old pg woman who should be able to keep going. I'm also really scared at talking to work if I can't go back this week as I think they will be less than sympathetic.... I feel like I could moan non stop at the moment.