Tiredness in pregnancy

[Pigwig]

Hi everyone,after a year of trying to concieve and 1 miscarraige during that time, I am delighted to now be 17 weeks pregnant. I know we all get tired but what's normal and what's not? I thought that after about 14 weeks I should be feeling good and have some more energy but I am quite the opposite. I have just spend 10 days in bed with complete fatigue/exhaustion. I had my iron levels checked and they are fine so that's not the reason. I can cope with tiredness but excessive fatigue is getting me down, this is the sort of tiredness where I literally can't move/function. Has anyone else experienced anything like this??

Hurrah and congratulations!

I was totally knackered for a lot of my first pregnancy. It did get a bit better at your sort of stage, but I wonder whether one of the things that is knocking you out is the relief from the stress? Tiring stuff, stress. Even more tiring when you can finally relax.

I'm now nearly 16 weeks and constantly exhausted I'm still waiting for this magical blooming time, my hairs terrible and my back covered in spots, the worst it's been since I came off the pill. Most weekends I'm sleeping 15 hours a day! Have to keep getting up and walking around the office to stop me falling asleep at my desk.

I used to sleep all w/e with my 1st preganancy and that lasted until about 25 weeks - my bf was really fed-up and kept trying to make me do thnings like go for a walk, but I couldn't. This time I am trying to keep more active, do excersise about four times a week and its helping a little. I still need to go to bed earlier than normal and have afternoon naps as often as I can. No advice really, but if yu can face it try some excerise and see if that helps. Difficult I know! Good luck.

During the first 13 weeks i was completely exhausted - felt like i was tired every minute of every day.

Now at 19+2 i generally have more energy and don't feel as tired but i can fall asleep in a flash. On saturday i went up to bed, dp shouted up that he was watching the last round of the boxing (3 minutes) and by the time he came up i was sparko

Tell me about it!
I'm okay in the morning but by lunchtime I can't function.
It doesn't help that my 7mth old has started to wake at 2am to play, and my 5yr old has got a sore throat, so wakes me at midnight for a cuddle.
I'm only 11 weeks, so I'm hoping for an energy surge myself - I'm getting fed up of going to bed by 9pm.

Totally agree. I was so tired 1st pg that I had a sleep virtually every day. This time I have more or less so far - apart from today, and I'm about to go to bed!

I answered a media request a few weeks ago about pg tiredness for Prima Baby - so there should be an article coming up soon.

Thanks for all the messages, I am now back on my feet and although my first week back at work was completely exhausting I am functioning a bit better now. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from myself. But Cazzybabs I am trying to get a bit more exercise as you advised. I'll keep you posted.