I'm in my first trimester - until the scan, it'll be hard to say exactly how far along due to an anomaly bleed I had since my last period.
I had persistent nausea a couple of months ago that lasted a few weeks and was bearable.
Over the last week I've been practically bed-bound by a fatigue and general acheiness like nothing I've ever known. It feels like I've been drugged with a sedative. The aches and pains make it difficult to sleep at night, I'm desperate for a massage to relieve the pain but have been told I can't until the second trimester because of the bleed. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like sitting around so I'm finding all of this quite hard to take.
This is my first pregnancy. Instead of feeling exciting I feel incredibly daunted at the prospect of feeling like this for another god-knows-how-long. I've never been a kid-person and this preys on my mind too - sometimes I tell myself I'll change and it'll be great, other times I have panic attacks about whether I'm meant to be a mother at all. I've been signed off work but feel so worried that this could go on indefinitely. My partner meanwhile is thrilled at the news and has been an absolute star doing everything round the house and getting me everything and anything I could need, for which I am incredibly grateful.
Is it normal to be stuck in bed like this? How long does it last? And is there anything I can do to feel better? Warm baths help the pain but I can't stay in there forever :(