Coping with morning sickness and fatigue in the early stages!

[nutella81]

Hello all

I was wondering if anyone has felt like I do or whether I am a bit of a wet blanket. Normally I am quite a healthy and energetic person, so never normally get sick or feel ill. I am now 7 weeks pregnant am constantly shattered, and am fed up of feeling like I want to be sick 24 hours a day (as I am so not used to feeling this way).

I slept for 10.5 hours last night, and just had a two hour sleep this afternoon. Still feeling sick now and just feeling a bit down.

I work full time and am doing a long distance study course too, and finding it soo hard to do everything. I may take some days off work, but then will have to lie about the reason until I have my scan.

Anyone else felt a bit overwhelmed? I feel guilty as I should be exstatic that I am pregnant :(

Thanks x

I felt exactly like that at that stage. If I went upstairs for anything, I'd catch sight of my bed, think how inviting it looked, just for a little lie down, then wake up 2 hours later. Unbelievable tiredness! Apparently it's all the building work your body is doing. Just a shame that you have nothing to show for it until a few months down the line.

My first 3 months were like a permanent bad hangover, with side order of short temper. And I had evening sickness, which confused everyone who said 'Ooh - I thought people only got sick in the mornings'. Grrrr....

It'll pass - you'll soon be into a new lot of weird symptoms. ;)

crikey i could have written this myself. i am about 6-7 weeks and delighted to be pregnant. i also am not normally ill, even when i am i can do the things i need to, but at the minute i just can't face it. i am not quite full time, but am starting a long distance course in january, and am seriously panicking about how i will cope - i hope by then i will have hit the 2nd trimester bloom by then - although i never did with dd and i am 7 years older this time. in addition, i am not sleeping very well already. no words of advice i'm afraid but just wanted you to know you're not alone

HUGE sympathies to you OP and broccolitrees. I spent the first trimester a sick, weepy, exhausted mess and it was horrible- made worse by the fact that I convinced myself that all other pregnant women coped better than me! I also felt guilty for feeling unattached and almost a bit resentful of the pregnancy

Anyway, I'm 17 weeks now and feel great, I'm really enjoying my pregnancy and excited about my growing bump so try to keep faith that it will pass

Thanks all for your replies - it's really nice to know that it is normal to feel this way.

My mum called shortly after my post (mum's intuition hey), and after a bit of a cry to her she made me feel a lot better. She had it too, but it went after the first trimester and she said it didn't put her off having me (the second one!), lol.

I'm really looking forward to this 'blooming' stage - hopefully I may be lucky and get it in time for Christmas day! Otherwise, it'll be a small portion!! x

Aw you poor love, you have every single ounce of my sympathy. I could've written this a few weeks ago too, I never get ill and am always full of beans and dealing with such sickness and fatigue was very very difficult. I'm still suffering a bit but it's easing off...the same will happen to you soon I'm sure. I couldn't find one food that helped - it changed every day! - but make sure you get enough sleep. I did a big travel mission when I was 6 weeks and it wiped me out for days, I had three days of puking and keeping nothing down and I was so utterly miserable. Just rest up and try to take it easy whenever you can. And don't feel bad about not enjoying this bit, I felt terrible for moaning about my 'happy circumstances' but it's all relative. We can't all be glowing earth mothers 100% of the time!

Feel better and keep looking forward to Xmas - plenty of time to put your feet up and get spolit rotten!

Hi, I'm about 7 weeks gone now and feel just the same! I go to sleep around 8pm and waking up at 7am is a nightmare, and I'm very lethargic, with a tummy that 'floats' all day long. The only thing that makes it go away or a while is a piece of toast with cheese. Lol, I know sounds weird! Just wanted to let you know, you not alone in this. :)

I used to get up at 6.45, out of the house at 7.30am
Back home from work at 17.00
Slept for 2 hours, dh would wake me for dinner
Ate dinner and had a shower
Back to sleep at 21.00, then start all over again

It should pass, just hold onto that thought!