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18wks with No2 and sooo tired...

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xenabelly · 30/08/2006 22:05

I'm a bit worried about myself, I'm 18wks pregnant with baby no 2 (No 1 is 2.5yrs and into terrible twos). I've got over the sickness now but not got over the ridiculous tiredness like I've been drugged! I just want to sleep sleep sleep all the time and the slightest thing wears me out!

I work part time (18hrs a week) but my job isn't stressful, I have LOADS of support with 2 fabulous sets of grandparents on hand anytime and a wonderful husband who does loads with No 1.

I feel really pathetic and lazy but sometimes I feel sick and dizzy I'm so tired. The midwife at the hospital (at 16wk check) said not to worry everyones different and she doesn't think I'm anemic (sp?) or anything it's all just normal pregnancy stuff.

I can't remember if I felt like this with No 1.

Anyone else feel like this or are you all bursting with energy in the 2nd trimester?

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Nemo1977 · 30/08/2006 22:11

felt like this when having dd and am now having third and am extremely exhausted. I am going to ask consultant to check thyroid although I know will be told its due to having a 2.10yr old,8mth old and being 20wks pg.

Elibean · 30/08/2006 22:37

I'm 25 weeks with #2, and have not burst with energy at all this time around....don't think I was that energetic with #1, but it didn't show up as much IYSWIM. I could rest, I could put my feet up in the evenings, I could choose when I did things I had to do - this time I can't.

I've had times of feeling exhausted, other times of feeling just ok, but no energy bursts. Occasionally I go ustairs on hands and knees, at the end of the day - last time I don't remember doing that till the very end! But, if you feel really bad, its worth getting some blood tests done IMO....I have one friend who was so tired, then her hair started to fall out, and it turned out she had a vitamin B12 deficiency - anaemia isn't the only possible cause of excess exhaustion.

100Vicki · 31/08/2006 12:55

I'm 20weeks pg with #2, I have a ds who is 16months old. I have been exhausted right from the start of this pregnancy and although I'm grateful that I haven't suffered too much with sickness, this tiredness is awful. I know a lot of it is to do with running around after ds all day.

I must admit that my dh has been a Godsend in the last 4 months. He works full-time and yet he'll come home, get the tea, put ds to bed and carry on with the housework. I don't know what I would have done without him! Anyway, I'm hoping to perk up a bit soon - can't remember what being wide awake feels like!!

Coriander73 · 31/08/2006 15:11

Ooohh...I'm 38 weeks pg & have a DD who will turn two on Monday!! I can honestly say it's been one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.....it's not as if you can put your feet up as & when as the first child demands attention..in all manner of ways! As for the energy, I've had zilch energy this pg compared to the first. Much much harder I'm afraid..What I would say is that it sounds like you have an amazing support network so make the most of it as much as you can..!! Good luck

Olihan · 31/08/2006 15:23

Yep, me too. I'm 23wks with #3 (ds is 2.8, dd is 12 mths) and I just cannot shake off that tiredness. There is definitely no blooming going on here!! I was the same with dd. I think it's mainly because you just don't get the time to rest that you had 1st time - unless you have LOADS of money and can employ a nanny, chef, cleaner, gardener, personal shopper, etc. If you're really worried it's worth asking them to check your thyroid and iron levels but otherwise you just get used to it .

LeBe · 31/08/2006 15:24

I have felt completley drained from about 12weeks on, didnt feel great in the second trimester and at 31 weeks now i still am really tired and cant wait to leave work, ive been told its totally normal and some suffer worse than others.

You arent pathetic or lazy, all i can recommend is sleep as much as you can when possible. x

shhhh · 31/08/2006 16:23

Another tired one here.!! I'm 18 weeks with dc2 and dd is 15 months and from 5 weeks I have felt sick and tired. I'm still the same now...The sickess has dropped off a little but I am still exhaused.

I hate weekends becuase it means running around seeing friends/family and the next day I'm exhaused. I have also had hen night, weddings etc to attend so not the best of times.!

DH doesn't get in from work until around 7/8pm so it's up to me to do everything..!

Hey ho..I was hoping to get that "bloom" and surge of enery everyone talks about but looks like I may not this time..!!

I just try and get dd to sleep mid morning, afternoon and she is in bed for around 7.30pm. Then I sleep when she does.! Even just to sit down is enough.! In fact my home is now so so so very quiet..!!!! Ahhhhhh. lovely.!!

Gwu · 31/08/2006 17:31

Blooming in the second trimester - I think that's utter b**locks. I think it means that one feels mildly less crap than in the first trimester. Blooming is stretching the adjective.

I'm very exhausted too. I'm at 17 weeks and sometimes still feel sick. It's lack of time to rest and lack of time to eat properly. I look after ds full time. When I was pregnant with him, I worked full time which was a far dossier option.

Shhh, why are you doing so much? Can't you cut down a bit on the socialising or maybe socialise at a time of day when you're less exhausted?

liquidclocks · 31/08/2006 17:36

I'm 36 wks and DS is 22 months - I've been so much more tired in this pg - I think you can easily underestimate how much energy it takes to look after a toddler.

Have you had you iron levels checked recently properly with a blood test - someone saying they don't 'think' you're anaemic isn't very reassuring. My iron levels have hovered around 10.5 sice my 2nd trimester and since I've been taking iron I've felt much better. For a boost you can buy spatone from boots/health shops which is anatuural mineral water rich in iron - lots of people on our september thread have taken it and found it helpful.

Hope the pg goes well!

shhhh · 01/09/2006 14:56

gwu touchy subject!! Hopefully things on the socialising front have quiented down so that should be a good thing. We have another wedding in Oct but tbh I have told dh that I can't be arsed..sounds awful but it means I will be like a house, sober and playing mum while everyone else drinks around me. Sorry but not my idea of fun. Told dh I would rather go away for the weekend.

It's also a sore subject about visiting inlaws iykwim. DH insists we go every weekend no matter what we have been up to BUT I see this as our time as a family esp as some days dh doesn't see dd due to work. Like talking to a brick wall.
Yeah yeah dh can take dd alone BUT there have been recent issues with my inlaws and myself and I feel I HAVE to be there and also it means less time I spend with dh .
But who am I to raise my concerns...

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