sooooo tired - any ideas anyone?

[motherpeculiar]

I'm 7 weeks pg with no.2

I am absolutely exhausted, especially on the afternoons. This is very difficult when I am at work and trying to catch up on tonnes of stuff after a two week break.

I remember this from last time. And I know it will end. But how do I get through it until it passes?

I'm likely to fall asleep at my desk any moment now, which won't look at all good.

Anyone got any tips? I'll try anything....

Hi mp, I've just reached the end of this bit - now 16 weeks. Found it a real struggle, so I do sympathise. No great suggestions - what I did was to rest pretty much all the time I wasn't at work. This has been possible because a) I'm pg with no 1, and b) my dh is lovely and hasn't minded doing everything. Hope you feel better soon.

I remember this well. Am in later stages now so getting tired again, but it's a bit easier as everyone expects you to be once you are big.

Can you work at home at all? Even one day a week? I found that I could at least slope off to bed when I was really tired and could just go with my need to sleep a bit more. Just being at work desperately trying to keep my eyes open really didn't help.

Good luck and congratulations!!

motherpeculiar - it's horrendous isn't it. I'm at 11 weeks with no2, and still battling with round the clock sickness and total exhaustion. This is by far the worst bit of pregnancy in my experience.

I've found I just have to crawl off to bed at 8.30pm. Also dp cooks supper every night (and I repay the favour by eating about 3 spoonfuls - poor chap!).

Also on my days off with dd (aged 2) I scaled back drastically what I would attempt with her - and thought of lots of fairly sedentary relaxed home-based activities. I've been very lucky because dp has been on school hols through most of this.

Wish I had a magic remedy for you - perhaps a time machine to whizz into the second trimester!

Chocolate?

Have you told your boss? Any chance of a late start or an early finish?

Peppermint tea - not to drink, just to inhale! I'm sure there are other aromatherapy oils that are supposed to wake you up - does anyone know?

Keep going for little walks.

I'm 12 weeks and the same.
Fine the morning (well after 9am) and then on the afternoon i'm shattered.
The only thing i find is to give in and lie down (hard to do in the office ....or running round after 3 year old), or try to do something to take your mind off it, or have one of your rationed strong coffees!!!

BTW, yesterday i said to dd, 'Oh i'm just gonna lie down for a sec darlin cause i feel a bit sick', she put a pillow under my head (on settee), and brought me a doll and said " lie down mammy and i'll take your tempta(temperature) and sit next to you to calm you down!!"

Bless her, another one like that please

Angeliz - that's so sweet! Motherpeculiar - I felt like this too this time last summer. I often went straight to bed after work (boring I know) and it does get better I promise. Going for a walk and getting some fresh air in my lunch hour helped me too.

mp - only got obvious stuff really like trying to rest when you can, putting dinner in slow cooker so when you get in from work you don't have to cook and can just sleep on the sofa?!

It should pass around 12 wks. I was so exhausted but feel fine now at 25 wks. If you need to sleep, then you should (easier said than done, I know). Ds watched a bit more telly than usual whilst I dozed on the sofa. If you are at wor arent employers meant to provide a rest area?

Motherpeculiar, you poor love. All I can say is really, really make the most of the middle trimester because the third is just as tiresome!
I basically wrote off the evenings when I was in the early stages, and went to be at 7pm when I had to. I had no social life and DH hardly saw me, but I was planning our wedding at the same time (at 11 weeks), so when I wasn't working or planning I was sleeping. Not as easy to do if you already have a little one though.
Hang in there, and if necessary slope off to the car lunch time to have a kip. Eat little and often and stick a post it on your screen saying "IT WILL END!"

The only consolation second time round is you know it WILL pass. I genuinely doubted it, first time round.