Tiredness

[Izzyw1983]

I'm 15 weeks pregnant and sometimes fall asleep in front of the tv... my mum always gets annoyed and complains at me saying there must me something wrong cos it's not due to pregnancy as she was never tired with any of her children. How she remembers 35- 40 years ago is amazing as she can't remember what she had for dinner 2 nights ago lol
Is she right?

I would say she is half and half! Early pregnancy is exhausting and you are bound to be tired as your body is doing so much work! Saying that... at 15 weeks, you are into the second trimester which means you often have more energy. Wouldn’t hurt popping to the doctors/ midwife for a wee blood test - extreme tiredness can be a sign of anemia or low iron stores. I had this in both my pregnancies and needed a iron supplement.

Also mums always have to pass comments - they can’t help it! She is likely just worried about you x

I'm also in my second trimester and a lot more tired than I was in my first!Not what people usually experience but I'm just exhausted these past couple of weeks.

Lol she just gets annoyed with me if I fall asleep but if she does it it's ok cos she's 63 lol
Its not that I fall asleep often... it's my day off and we have been to the gym and shopping...Sat down to watch a film and fell asleep near the end.

I was SUPER tired in my first, slightly less but still pretty damn tired in my second & third. It massively depends on the person, external circumstances and diet so dont fret.

Thank you... I will be just glad when I live alone lol then I can do what I want and not have to worry.

Ignore comments about how tired you should or shouldn't be. Everyone said to me "if you can't cope with the 2nd trimester you'll never cope with the third".

Well, I can say I'm 36 weeks now and feel the most energetic I have since before I was pregnant. I'm not that tired and I feel great.

I felt flipping shattered and awful for the whole of the 1st and 2nd trimester.

Every pregnancy is different, don't let anyone put you down.

I'm 20 weeks and I've been shattered ever since week 3. Absolutely knackered.

I noticed I was quite tired between week 6 and week 12 with the feeling sick ...( I've always felt tired if I feel sick...right from childhood) and I do work 12 hour shifts with 1 hour break.... so just thought it was that mixed with the heat lol
I checked the temp at work and it showed 33.4 °c
I've also felt abit rubbish cos the father has left and been very nasty since...
But in December I'm certain I will feel great meeting my miracle baby haha. (Was told for the last 10 years I couldn't have children)

I slept for most of my pregnancy. I was constantly wrecked.

Everyone is different. Are you rushed off your feet and busy all day? In which case it sounds pretty normal to me!

To be honest, I’d say it’s the heat as much as anything.

I’ve been fine since about 12 weeks, iron levels are great and no issues, but this last week or so (will be 17 weeks tomorrow) I’ve been falling asleep on the sofa again.

It’s so bloody warm that I just can’t help myself!

Yes I work for the NHS....I work on the wards and A&E.... I'm glad it's not just me then haha

I was like this, daily, until 18 weeks when they said I had low iron. I then took the tablets and i’m much better now at 29 weeks. However the heat and being uncomfortably large have made me sleepy again. You honestly can’t win x