First trimester - draining

[Moomoo3]

I feel pretty awful saying this as I'm the first to admit I do have it easy. As in oh brings in a good income working mon-fri so I only work 2x nightshifts a week sat and sun. Our 3 year old goes to nursery 3 days a week so I stay awake long enough for the school run Monday morning then go home to sleep the shifts off. Oh is a chef so I don't even cook most of the time. Housework on a tuesday, shopping or decorating on a Wednesday - see easy life.

So why do I feel worse this time round than I did with DD? I feel absolutely drained so weak and want to sleep ALL the time. I never have energy and even doing what I normally do on a Tuesday or Wednesday is a struggle. I feel so crappy. Oh is tired after long shifts and I'm just not great company. I've got awful nausea but no actual sickness which I wish I'd just be sick so I'd feel better. Dd is not one to entertain herself and play, which has always been fine as I love our days together. We do a picnic and park on Thursday and swimming on a Friday and maybe visit the family.

Not really any point in this post but does anyone else feel just rubbish in first trimester? I'm 9 weeks tomorrow so a long way to go yet. I'm sure I didn't feel this awful with dd and in those days I worked full time so was doing a lot more than I am now. This time is defo different. I know it'll all be worth it, any tips on how to get energy up and feel abit better?

Yes I absolutely do - I'm still working a full time office job which currently isn't particularly busy; however - twice in the last week I've had to drive home in the early afternoon and sleep under the guise of appointments/BD meetings because I feel ridiculously zapped. I also have the constant nausea with no actual sickness (maybe it's linked with fatigue??)

It's almost as if I feel that my essential body processes are shutting down I'm that tired? Does that make sense?

I felt so, so awful this time around. It was a real shock as while I felt rough with my first, it was nothing in comparison to this.

I was totally floored by fatigue and headaches, and had actually quite debilitating nausea but without much physical sickness to the point where I spent hours in bed each day unable to do anything else. Was very lucky my partner was off work to look after our 15 month old.

I felt like I was just in survival mode and just put everything else on the back burner. The baby ate pouches, we ate easy cook stuff, housework was abandoned. I didn’t even do that when he was first born!

14 weeks now and feeling so much better. Crippling nausea is gone, fatigue has eased off so I can function. Hang in there!

It absolutely does make sense and although I'm sorry you are feeling this way I'm glad I am not alone. I was on the verge of making an appointment to check this is all normal. Wheres the 'glow' people say you get when pregnant? Lol. So far I feel like this and have broke out in terrible acne. Not feeling it atall, roll on second trimester!

8 weeks here first pregnancy and I was not prepared to feel this bad I'm that tired I can't even be bothered to talk! I have my booking in apt next week and then it will be countdown to my scan and I'm hoping those weeks will fly by and I'll feel better 🤞🏼🤞🏼 hope everyone feel better soon it's exhausting

Thanks ladies nice to feel I'm not alone! I know all pregnancies are different but this one sure has knocked me for six. Lamdroid I know what you mean about just being in survival mode. That's how I feel right now. Roll on the next few weeks! And congrats to you all hope we all feel better soon lol XX

Sparkles they're doing my booking in appointment quite late I thought, Not till 8th Oct so I'll be 10 weeks then. Ah well shorter wait for the 12week scan hopefully XX

I've been the same - 12 weeks today and feeling infinitely better! I think it's harder second time because you can't catch up by sleeping all weekend etc. But at 9 weeks I felt like the tiredness was never ending - hold on on there!

Don't feel bad for being tired! I'm 4 weeks into my pregnancy and I keep falling asleep too. I work from home part time but am getting another voluntary part time job soon (it's lined up and I'm just waiting for a start date). I have no idea how exhausting it is for you ladies being 8/10 weeks (I can only imagine) but they do say the second trimester does get easier and you're a lot closer to it than me :)

I'm 9 weeks too, second baby, and I feel exactly the same. Today I've also developed sciatica type pain which is adding to the nausea and fatigue!

Just here to show solidarity! Really really hope we all feel better soon

My booking appointment was also more like 10 weeks, but meant I didn’t have to go back for one of the blood tests so a good thing despite the longer wait!