I'm coming up to 24 weeks with DC1 and am getting fairly down about how rubbish I'm feeling. Throughout the 1st trimester I was really tired and kept catching bugs and everyone- friends, family, dr, nurse, midwife- all said, you'll feel wonderful in the 2nd trimester. I've been waiting for this so-called 'bloom' which everyone old me about when I'd have my energy back and stop feeling so horrendous the whole time but it just keeps getting worse. I am utterly exhausted the entire time, I keep picking up bugs, I'm irritable and grouchy and feeling really down (although whether this is a symptom on its own or because of the rest of them I don't know) and I'm getting more annoyed with all the people telling me I should be feeling great at the moment. All I want to do is crawl into bed and stay there. Up until now my boss has been really understanding but I can see she is starting to get pissed off. I've had blood tests etc which all have come back clear and I'm just feeling really sorry for myself. Is it just me not getting the 2nd trimester bloom or have others felt like this? Did it get any better at any point before LO comes along?