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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

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so tired cant belive this us normal

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heraldgerald · 22/05/2014 16:06

Just that really at 9 weeks. Need 10 hours a night, at least, or falling asleep at desk or wheel nearly. Can't make a full day through work without total exhaustion. Is this normal ???

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eurochick · 22/05/2014 16:09

Yep, but it passes.

redandchecker · 22/05/2014 16:10

Yes it is horrible and strange you will feel much better in the second trimester

Everard · 22/05/2014 16:11

Yes it can be. And it doesn't necessarily pass. I don't remember being too bad with my first, but with subsequent pregnancies, I couldn't get through the day without a nap every afternoon - right up to the birth (and beyond!)

Thurlow · 22/05/2014 16:14

Sounds about right! I used to get home at just after 6, have a nap for an hour or so, get up and pretend to eat, be in bed by 9, and sleep through until gone 7 - and was still utterly exhausted!

It generally does pass, but it's worth keeping an eye on your iron levels as it's easy to get anaemic and that can make you exhausted too. But I have to say you don't sound outside the normal 9 week exhaustion, most people I know found 9-10w the worst point for that.

thereisnoeleventeen · 22/05/2014 16:20

I've found that there is nothing like early pregnancy tiredness, I've had to nap at some point in the day every time. I found it eased up in the second trimester.

mummybare · 22/05/2014 16:22

Your body is building a human - it's bound to take it out of you!

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heraldgerald · 22/05/2014 16:26

Thanks guys- reassuring to know I'm not abnormal. I will check my iron levels.

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redandchecker · 22/05/2014 16:36

I used to sleep 11 hours in the first trimester then be more than ready for bed by 1pm. My dad invited us out to dinner and I was worried about driving home I was so tired. My midwife said my iron levels were amazing, so yep, definitely just a normal side effect!

flipflopsonfifthavenue · 22/05/2014 16:42

mine was so bad that if I hadn't known I was pregnany I'd have thought I was dying

LizLimone · 22/05/2014 17:20

Yep, it's normal in the first trimester. It feels the same as fighting off a bad flu, this constant dragging leaden feeling. And just like a flu you can't really fight through it, you just need to sleep when you can.

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heraldgerald · 22/05/2014 17:26

Lol flip flop that's what I thought!!

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heraldgerald · 22/05/2014 17:27

Yes constant weird dragging feeling that I feel like I should snap out of but cant!

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heraldgerald · 22/05/2014 17:28

I'm feeling less tiered for knowing I'm not in fact dying thank you people

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doodledotmum · 22/05/2014 17:30

Every one I know was the same. One friend took to having naps in the ladies toilet at work !!!

ruth1104 · 22/05/2014 17:30

Yeah I second the flu like feeling, mine comes in waves (19 weeks now) and sometimes I'll be fine for a while. A friend of mine had a good way of thinking about it though, it just means the baby's busy using up your energy to grow that bit more! It is going somewhere!

Pregnantagain7 · 22/05/2014 18:10

As everyone has said totally normal I found weeks 9-10 the hardest by 12 weeks I was starting to feel a bit more normal. flipflop that made me laugh so true I really would have thought the same :)

Missingcaffeine · 22/05/2014 20:32

Yep. I'm 22 weeks now, and the exhaustion and need for loads of sleep lasted until 18 weeks for me, but started feeling better from 10 weeks. I still don't have my usual energy and still need more sleep than pre-pregnancy - but I can 'survive' on normal amounts of sleep now - just about. It definitely gets easier, 8-9 weeks was the worst for me, having said that, I'm still waiting for this second trimester 'feeling great' that people talk about!

Bumpforme2014 · 22/05/2014 20:57

Oh my flipflop that had me laughing out loud, it's sooooo true I remember thinking this is what it's like when your dying. Never experienced exhaustion like it and was such shock as no one told me to expect it. Felt less tired by week 15 and completely back to normal energy levels now am 19 weeks it's great.

Woodl3s · 22/05/2014 21:00

I'm 10 weeks, and have felt the extreme tiredness sine around 5 weeks. I'm now finding that I need to have a nap of I'm on a late shift, as I only finish at 10pm and can't keep y eyes open otherwise.
On my days off, I'm just lying around, watching tv and doing as little as possible.
My fiancé didnt really believe me at the beginning, he thought I was putting it on and 'milking' it. But now he realises that I am actually this tired.
I also read somewhere that your body is doing more work/using more energy whilst you're resting, than a 'normal' persons is during exercising.

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heraldgerald · 22/05/2014 21:12

I just heave about the house, groaning and doing no house work. I can't get my head round the fact I'm genuinely tired and not just being lazy. it feels like my bones have dissolved and I'm all limp. Ghastly

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Redling · 22/05/2014 21:33

I used to crawl up the stairs after work fully coated and booted and lie on the bed. My husband would come in and take my outerwear off. And I'd stay in bed all weekend. Used to get really fractious like a child if friends tried to maker stay out past 8pm! God knows how women do it when they already have a child, practice at sleep depravation?! I'm feeling very energetic at 28 weeks by comparison!

KitKat1985 · 22/05/2014 21:37

I used to go to bed at 8pm most nights in my first trimester. Was sometimes so tired I could barely move come the evening. It's hard, but it does pass eventually.

Rita1003 · 22/05/2014 22:10

I thought I was almost dead. I could not believe I was still inhaling and exhaling given the exhaustion. I went to bed at about 6pm every night like a zombie. And although everyone told me it was normal I thought I was a weird statistic and I was actually metamorphisising into a slug. Once I set off in my car to collect a present from a shop. I returned without it. When my partner questioned why I answered with the following,"I got to a roundabout and the thought of taking a right turn on the wheel exhausted me so I came back home." I went out of a restaurant for fresh air - never returned. I was found sitting upright in the car asleep. I am still working on finding the figurative language to accurately portray the fatigue to the unknowing.

Standinginline · 22/05/2014 22:20

With both my pregnancies the tiredness improved in the second trimester ,and when I reached my third I actually had more energy than when I wasn't pregnant !! It does improve :)

Gennz · 22/05/2014 22:58

The peak of my first trimester tiredness I got home from work, went straight to bed at 6.30pm, slept through til 8am, and then took that day off work because I was so exhausted I could barely stand up. I've felt better after flying NZ - UK straight through in economy class. I'm 12 + 5 now and the tiredness is much more manageable thank god.

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