Not HG but bad 1st trimester & off work - anyone else fed up after only a few weeks? [blush]

[lizzibt]

Hi all,
OK so I know I should count my blessings because I'm pretty sure I don't have HG. But I am suffering from low level nausea, extremely tired, struggling to eat much (although one pitta bread and hummus plus a banana today! Whoop!) and I'm so bored at home!!
I am 8 weeks today and this is our first. We are ridiculously excited but after more than two weeks off work I'm feeling like a failure. Plus all the posts about tiredness say things like 'so tired when I get home from work ' and it just makes me feel a failure for not feeling able to work. Anyone else feeling the guilt too? Anyone else a bit overwhelmed by it all? Hope I'm not alone!

Hi I am almost 11 weeks and been suffering with sickness and nausea for weeks now been off work for a month so far. Its my first too and I felt such a wimp not able to cope but I saw my doctor and after telling me I wasn't and that nausea is horrible to deal with and to just take one day at as time I felt better and that I wasn't totally useless. I have tablets which help a little but some days its hard to even get out of bed.
I totally feel the same as you

Hi I am almost 11 weeks and been suffering with sickness and nausea for weeks now been off work for a month so far. Its my first too and I felt such a wimp not able to cope but I saw my doctor and after telling me I wasn't and that nausea is horrible to deal with and to just take one day at as time I felt better and that I wasn't totally useless. I have tablets which help a little but some days its hard to even get out of bed.
I totally feel the same as you

Hi I am almost 11 weeks and been suffering with sickness and nausea for weeks now been off work for a month so far. Its my first too and I felt such a wimp not able to cope but I saw my doctor and after telling me I wasn't and that nausea is horrible to deal with and to just take one day at as time I felt better and that I wasn't totally useless. I have tablets which help a little but some days its hard to even get out of bed.
I totally feel the same as you

I'm 34 weeks and since 7 weeks I've managed about 5 at work.

I've been in hospital with HG but mainly just been ill- simple as. Very anaemic and constant feeling of "seasickness". Unable to eat much.

I understand the guilt and boredom but you're not alone. On maternity leave now and seriously relieved!

What do you do for a job OP? In my opinion some jobs are harder to do than others whilst pregnant. I'm a secondary teacher and it's hard graft- standing up and long hours. Hard to do when sick and tired. It's not like sitting at a desk.

Hi cath, thanks lovely to hear from others in same boat! yeah my doc has been nice about it too and happy to sign me off but I'm finding it hard to shake the guilt of not either working or doing chores. When I'm sat down I'm ok but as soon as I stand up I'm useless.
Dizzy - oh gosh you poor thing! I can't wait till I can see the end, although I know then I'll be knackered too at least everyone will expect it more then and I will have a bump then baby I can point at! My job is a desk job, accountant, but still very stressful and requires a lot of concentration which is just impossible with the nausea and tiredness. My guilt is not helped by the fact that before I got pregnant I knew lots of pg people at work who dragged themselves in anyway - often running off to puke in the loos, or needing a lie down from faintness - who went on and on about soldiering through. We all knew they weren't really there in terms of pulling equal weight and it seems silly but I can't see the point of putting myself through the charade for the point of just being there, although 90% useless. I feel like I can justify my absence but still feeling really bad about it! :s I'm a mess!