Just feeling sooooo rotten - please help/sympathise!

[JessieEssex]

I'm 6+5 with DC2 and feeling dreadful. I haven't had a good night's sleep for three weeks or so - I have been waking up for about 2 hours in the middle of the night, every night. I feel sick as a dog all the time, and I have a cold which is making me ache all over. DD is 19mo (and has the cold as well) so I don't get a chance to take it easy during the day. I'm so tired that I can't see straight - everything has a kind of shimmer to it and I keep dropping stuff.
I know that many people feel a lot worse than this, but the thought of another 33 weeks to go is making me feel a bit desperate...
Please offer advice / sympathy / tell me to get a grip
Ta x

Oh, poor you issimma. It really is rubbish isn't it? For some reason I thought the second time round would be a breeze!

I really feel for you both! I felt shocking for the first three months, luckily I didnt have a toddler to run around after but work was very busy at the time and there were days that I felt on the verge of tears with it all. All I can say is that for most of us, the sickness does pass - thankfully! Mine lifted amost overnight in my 12th week and I have never been more grateful in my life. No one warned me just how rubbish I would feel at the start. I just had the worse queasiness all day, from waking till sleeping. Its rubbish isnt it?!

Sympathise completely I honestly do not know how I survived the first trimester I felt so awful. At least for me it is my first baby so no other dc to look after. I set myself small milestones like counting off to my booking in appointment and then to the 12 week scan I did not think past that. Try and look after yourself as much ad you can. For me as soon as I hit 12 weeks I felt so much better and really enjoyed my 2nd trimester so hopefully the same will happen for you.

Thanks all. I did have the sickness with my first pregnancy but not accompanied with earth shattering knackeredness - I could pretty much cope with it when I felt otherwise OK. The sickness did end at about 13 weeks so fingers crossed it's the same this time.

My DD is adorable but this morning I felt on the verge of shouting at her just for being her usual noisy self. Not good. I managed not to and instead listened to her shout her way through "Happy Birthday Dear Horsey" for the 100th time with a forced smile on my face.

Massive sympathy and huge admiration too. I'm now 14 weeks with my first, and just coming out the other side of the early pregnancy hell. I cannot comprehend how you cope when you have a toddler too, so you have my utter admiration. It will get better. I got pills from the Drs for the sickness. And have some

Thanks for the ! Bring on 12 weeks...

Keep going!!!

I know how you feel. I am 15+2 and have felt like I am dying since week 6. I don't know when I'll feel better, but at least in another 6 months I'll have a baby

I know, I keep thinking that too. Also when my DD puts her finger in my belly button and says 'baby in there!' it makes it all worthwhile too... :)

Ok ladies - I've been thru this and I'm on the other side. I've got 19 months between mine. I was very poorly and had a few blood transfusions with my second and I felt like a terriable mother. We moved house (into an old grotty dirty needs alot of work doing to it home) when I was 8 months pregnant. I needed to get the house ready for a bew born and for a child, I was shattered, I ended up sticking cbbies on and feeding her whatever she wanted for a few weeks. I felt awful but a month later when Isaac was born and everything sorted itself I realised I'd given her the best present ever. She had a sibling, and she had forgotten the few weeks where mummy was just too exhausted to play. Now we're 7 months later. The children are best friends and don't like to be apart. I'm full of life again, got a good routine and can play all day. It's only a short peroid of time ladies - I'm not saying get a grip - pregnancy is bloody hard work but there's not long left now, soon you will bring a baby into the world - whats more amazing than that?

Thanks Rae you're absolutely right - I can't wait to give DD a sibling. Just the reality check I needed!