EXTREME exhaustion, nausea, feeling weak

[jessc87]

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this but I just wanted some advice.

I'm 8 weeks and 1day pregnant with my second & im feeling absolutely rotten. I'm suffering with bad nausea (all day) but no actual sickness. I had this with my first but no where near as bad. I can't stand the smell of ANYTHING, I feel like I want to put plugs in my nose 😂 I know the nausea and smell thing is totally normal but what's really getting me down is the extreme exhaustion and weakness. I literally feel like I can't do anything during the day, everything just makes me feel awful, hoovering, putting stuff away, having a shower!! Everything feels like such hard work and all I want to do is lie down! I feel rotten! I also have dull nagging headaches with it. I've spoken to my midwife and she just says it's normal 😕 it really doesn't feel normal though! I'm off work at the moment and all I do is nap or lie down in the day, and then I'm going to bed at 9pm. I always think il feel better the next day but I don't. It's getting me down. I feel lazy!! I'm not the type of person to sit around and do nothing! I just want to know if anyone else has felt like this in the early stages?

Sorry if I sound dramatic I just feel like I can't express how bad I feel 😞

Jess xx

Oh my goodness! So many people feeling the same way! I didn't realise it affected so many people! I hope it passes for you all too. It's a rotten feeling :( I've got a lot of annoying pregnant friends as well that keep boasting about how great they feel which winds me up! It's good to hear the non glamorous side of it though so I know I'm not going mad! Does anyone know if there are any side affects to cylazine and is it 100% safe for baby or does it carry any risks? Xxx

I've been there and I feel for you, it is truly awful and it feels like no one really understands. I have no advice, I just slept as much as possible and tried not to feel bad about leaving my DP with all the chores. I'm coming up to 20weeks and finally feel like the worst has passed!

*needs a new word for feel

Also, I am having a boy!

Yeah, it really is awful. How women have done this for many thousands of years is beyond me! I don't feel glowing or radiant. My boobs feel like balloons that have been blown up to explosion point, the relaxin is giving me constant back ache and cramping, the nausea is not only awful because I feel like I'm on the edge of having an exorcist moment (brushing my teeth was all it took to set it off this morning) but also because it's utterly debilitating to my ability to focus on anything - I nearly even missed my own bus stop on the way home today. There is literally not one thing I am enjoying about pregnancy 😪.. sorry you gals are having such a rough deal too. It's one big endurance race, and I for one am looking forward to crossing that finish line! Xx

Oh, and as for cyclizine - it's what they prescribe for severe morning sickness. My doc told me that they haven't observed any ill effects on the development of baby, but also that there are no studies that can confirm it because ethically they can't use pregnant women in a study.. I come from a biomedical science / cancer cell biology background, so I'm not worried myself about taking it, but I think it's a personal choice and only you can decide if it's right for you xx

No advice but solidarity... I'm 9 + 3 and feel terrible! Nausea and complete exhaustion. I am sure it wasn't this bad with DC1! Although I suppose everything is slightly harder with an 18 month old running around this time. I hope you feel better soon!