Pregnancy turning me into a Hermit.

[Writerwannabe83]

Just another moan - it feels like all I do is moan about being pregnant

I'm 9 weeks today and my social life over the last 3-4 weeks has slowly disappeared into nothing as I just don't have the energy to do anything or see anyone. If I am in a social situation it all just feels so forced and I feel shattered and irritated as all I want to do is go home and crawl into bed. I was supposed to go and visit my best friend last night (she has recently had a baby) and I was kind of dreading it because of how tired I felt and so my heart lifted when I knocked on the door and nobody answered - she had forgotten I was going round!! YAY!!! I went home and went to bed instead.

This morning I didn't get out of bed until gone midday and even that was an effort. I'm meant to be seeing my sister today but I'm ignoring the phone calls because I can't find the energy to leave the house.

Me and Hubby have got tickets to go and see Jimmy Carr tonight, who I absolutely love and our seats are 5 rows back from the stage!!!! I have been looking forward to it for AGES but the thought of going is filling me dread because everything just feels like too much effort.

Is anybody else a Hermit?
I need to know that it's normal and that I'm not just being a miserable cow

9 weeks for me was the peak of exhaustion. I felt a bit better after 14 weeks and much better from 20weeks onwards.

Yes a 9 week hermit too. In addition to not wanting to leave the house, I look like a zombie and am fairly convinced I will scare people if I do leave!

i felt exhausted like that in the early stages im now 30 weeks and exhaustion has hit me again i do have 2 other dc to look after though lol i try grab a nap in the day if im not to busy it will pass

@ NWMM

I empathise!! looking like a zombie makes my job a total NIGHTMARE!! I work with a Health Visiting Team so I spend my days visiting families in their home and like you, I worry that I scare them with my feel like shit appearance I spend half my day in the staff toilets reapplying my make-up so I might at least look a little human and professional to the people who open the door to me

I'm not sure how successful I am though
Most days I just want to fall asleep at my desk by 2pm

I have three giant lumps/spots that look as if they're not going to come to a head until I give birth. My hair is a nest. And I'm convinced my breath stinks despite almost constant tooth brushing as it tastes like a sewer!

Also a 9 week hermit here!! Only left the house a couple if times this week - I've got no energy, feel like crap and also feel so guilty as my dh is doing so much for me.
I'm desperately hoping that I start to feel better soon & sending u feel better wishes as well.

Oh and I've started craving mars bars - I don't really like them usually - but now I love them!!!

I was shattered in the first few months, but made myself do stuff even if it meant scaring children with the way I looked!

Try to keep doing stuff, and then go to sleep smiling :)

Hubby just came home during a break in his Cricket game and found me fast asleep. He woke me up and I felt rough as hell. He thought we shouldn't go tonight as I'm clearly not up for it but I told him NO! I'm forcing myself to go out, I need to feel human again, plus it will be nice to spend some time with the husband which doesn't involve me just falling asleep on him! I have to be ready to leave at 6.30pm so although that still leaves me 2 hours, it still seems impossible

I did my back in somehow at around 9 weeks to the point where I could hardly walk. Was enforced to lie down for 2 weeks straight and tbh I didn't even mind! Luckily it got better but at the time it was about all I was good for anyway.

How did you get on last night anyway?

Last night was BRILLIANT!

We were dead centre and only 3 rows back from the front of the stage. It was just fantastic and I'm so glad I forced myself to go. Needless to say I fell asleep in the car on the way back and didn't manage to get out of bed until almost 12pm today

Sorry to hear about your back, that sounds painful!! At least you managed to get lots of much needed rest!

I feel like I have a little bit of energy today, I might actually try and tackle some of the housework x

Good to hear! Go easy on the housework haha! x

This was me a year or so ago. Since the birth of dc4, I feel so much better and social life better than ever. Moan away.

I did the bare minimum amount of housework I could but still enough to make me feel like I have achieved something

Now I'm watching the Eastenders omnibus whilst munching my way through a huge bag of Chocolate Buttons that my hubby just bought me

I'm 20 weeks and STILL exhausted and feeling sick everyday. Going to be on my own for next few days and wondering if I'll have the energy to go the shop. I may be living off plain pasta!

ASDA Home Delivery!!!!!

Glad you dragged your self out!

Joining the zombie club, I've been too sick to do anything. We've cancelled a holiday, and the poor dog has been having the (usually term time) dog walker...

I'm now 13 weeks, hoping it will start to get better soon!!

I felt like I was just existing ... Going to work coming home sleeping, rolling out of bed going to work and so on! I look like shit!! My mother in law didn't know I was pregnant and kindly pointed out "oh naomi put some lippy on what's wrong with u" my mother l knew and kindly popped into my room "erm u putting a bit of make up on today I am, stick a bit on" the cheek eh!!! I was falling asleep at work at about 1pm every day had a few days off to catch up on sleep I slept on and off for 3 days started iron tablets and I'm starting to feel a bit more energetic at 16 weeks!! Still had a nap yesterday tho! Got low iron and I don't know if it's the tablets working or it's mentally xxx

glad its not just me...so tired all the tim1 have wimped out on so many things already...looking forward to the growing and glowing stages!!

We are a pathetic bunch aren't we

I'm feeling very sorry for myself today. I have got an awful headache, I'm exhausted and nausea is taking its toll!! I'm lying on my sofa, curled up underneath my duvet and eating chocolate. I hate feeling like this.

I don't even feel tired but I completely go into myself when I'm pregnant. I was pregnant before and it happened to fall over a very cold winter, there were many days where I didn't even leave the house and I was quite happy with that!

I was supposed to go out tonight but I simply can't face being sociable. I'd rather stay in and read or watch tv. Don't feel bad about it! Make the most of it.

I'm 6w5 & feel the same. Already cancelled 2 nights out as too tired to leave the house & had to phone in sick to work yesterday as exhausted. Just hoping it stops after the first trimester!