I can't stand feeling so lousy!

[Writerwannabe83]

I just need to have a big, irrational rant because of how stupidly fed up I feel!

I'm 8 weeks pregnant today and I feel like my body has no idea what it is doing or what it wants. I keep waking up really early, full of energy and then come midday I'm good for nothing. I'm fed up of feeling so exhausted. I'm lying in bed now after having had a 3 hour nap, but I still feel just as tired as I did earlier. I get these sensations of ravenous hunger but then when I go to eat I feel like I'm going to be sick. I have drank nothing but water for the last 6 days because the thought of anything else makes me heave. I have a constant headache too

I hate having to pretend to everyone that I'm my usual Super Duper self when all I want to do is hide away at home and ever see anyone. Work is my only respite as they know I'm pregnant, which means it doesn't matter how sh*t I look or how much I moan!

I think I need to get my scan pictures out to remind myself why my foul mood and general crap-ness is worth it

Aww poor you. I know how you feel though - I'm 6wks and feel like shite. Dizzy and nauseous most the time, horrendous trapped and not so trapped wind from both ends, so bloated I look 5months gone, and absolutely knackered.

Not that my 23mo cares

Hopefully things will settle down when the placenta takes over at 9/10wks or so...

Writer you have taken the words straight out of my mouth!!!! I too am 8 weeks and feel crap. I got up this morning after all of about 4/5 hours sleep, felt crap. Done my usual morning things, but whilst in the shower had horrendous sickness. I'm sure it's the heat that sets it off

I'm trying to force feed myself, not that I'm enjoying it. Any task is a big effort. I was fine up until an hour or so ago but now all I want to do is sit or go to sleep. Dh doesn't understand how much it knackers you out I think. As with you, I've hardly told anyone so having to put on a brave face and make up excuses is becoming a bit of a ball ache

I'm with you all too!!! It's a blessing I know but jesus I feel like i have a continuous, unrelenting hangover. I'm 10wks so am praying it subsides a lot soon.

Me too! 7 weeks and feeling shite.

I'm 11 weeks and felt exactly the same but it suddenly got better 2 weeks ago. So just remember it will get better!

I thought things were getting better yesterday as I indulged in managing to eat a bit more of a proper meal and a homemade crumble afterwards soon paid for it this morning though

I am 22+4 weeks and still feel nauseous pretty much every day. Some are worse than others, ranging from truly dire to very manageable, but it's almost always there. I cannot believe it, my midwife initially said it would go away around 12-14 weeks, but if anything it's worse and now she says it probably won't go away at all (helpful!).

I have tried everything but am now worried because I am really off food and want to make sure the baby gets what it needs. I am forcing myself to eat meals, and my diet is healthy but it's making me so miserable!!! To reassure you though, most of my friends have had sickness / nausea which has resolved by their 12 week scan, more or less. Also, I have to be grateful I'm not actually sick that often at all, so the baby must be getting enough food. Aaaaah!!! Just trying really hard to stay positive :-)

One if my best friends whose a midwife suggested these anti sickness bands which are initially used for travel sickness but they can be used for morning sickness/nausea too! I don't normally believe in that sort of rubbish but unless its psychological they do work

Emma I was sick all the way through inu first pregnancy, so you have my sympathies. I kept being told it would stop at 12/14/16/20 weeks. Then they have up!

I lost 5 stone in that pregnancy (I was v overweight and had a shocking midwife and a nasty GP who both basically said I was too fat anyway, so no one did anything).

I lived off one or two slices of dry bread a day, but ds was fine, no ill effects at all so don't worry, they baby takes everything it needs from you.

*gave up

I feel like this too, also 8weeks. Dizzy, permanently nauseous, weak, unbelievably exhausted. I slept til 10 this morning, then from 2-4 and I'm off to bed now. I don't sleep brilliantly, lots of tossing and turning, and everytime I wake the nausea kicks in. I feel like my body is completely broken. And there's nothing I can do but moan...

I hear you. 8+2 today, three other DC 6 and under. Obviously it's the summer holidays. I'm in survival mode, if I get through the day and the children are all still in one piece it's a success. My nausea is improving a little the last few days but I swear my fatigue is increasing.

Mood not helped by DH complaining about the house being a tip all the time when he gets home 7ish after work. Oh for him to live in my body for 24 hours. I've told him how crap I feel but he just can't imagine it! I think he thinks that as I was the one who wanted this baby (he does too, definitely not an oops after the long journey we had to get here!) then I should just somehow put up with it. Except, as you all know, it isn't exactly something you can just shake off!! It's a 24/7 proposition and it is getting old.

Sounds awful Crispy!

Anyone going through early pregnancy and has other toddlers and young children to look after deserves a medal!!!

So glad it's not just me (misery loves company )

I'm currently staying at my mum's as I struggled to look after DS by myself while DH left for work really early and came home around 11. Thank God for my mum as she even drove all the way up north to pick us up to save me the bother. it's definitely helped a lot!

I feel your pain ladies - it is absolutely awful feeling so wretched constantly. I'm 16 weeks now and it does get better. I still feel a bit crap but can definitely cope a lot better and feel 100 times better than those early weeks. I know it's so hard to believe when you're experiencing it but it will ease off. The most important thing I found was to rest as much as I could. Tiredness just made it so much worse.

Also I had acupuncture which really helped me to feel better. Was still nauseous but the exhaustion was less and I stopped feeling that awful constantly hungover type feeling - might be worth giving it a go.