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Zero energy at 8 weeks second pregnancy with a toddler

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Rubberyduck · 09/06/2019 12:01

Any suggestions how to improve this please i feel like I am bring a rubbish mum I spend all day just needing to sit/lay down from tiredness. I obviously cant as much because I have an almost 2 year old. But it means weekends (when DH is home) and nap times I am floored. I just pretty much lay on the couch. Its got me down as I know i am not interacting or being as fun with DS as much the past few weeks

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user1471549213 · 09/06/2019 12:06

Not much help as I'm in the same boat but please don't feel guilty. Your toddler will be fine as long as you are supervising and feeding them they will survive the next few weeks. And in a couple of weeks you will be feeling much better. Congrats on your pregnancy.

yellowgreenbluepurple · 09/06/2019 12:08

I'm 27 weeks now and have felt the same all the way through this pregnancy ☹️ Much harder this time with a toddler around.

sarahg216 · 09/06/2019 12:24

Hello nearly 8 weeks here and the past 2 weekends have been mainly lying around or sleeping, I feel your pain! It’s like (at the moment) I have enough energy to work and do basics for my dd but nothing else.
Hoping that I will get some energy back after 12 weeks.
It’s kind of rubbish when you can’t even tell people why you are missing things or if you do some don’t get it anyway cos they were full of energy all of their pregnancy!
Glad I’m not alone!

Gettingonabitnow · 09/06/2019 12:43

This is exactly me - you are not alone!

DinoGreen · 09/06/2019 12:59

Same 😥 I’m also 8 weeks and feeling so exhausted, I’ve got no patience for poor DS who is a very lively and demanding 3 year old who recently dropped his naps 😱 we are currently having “quiet time” in lieu of a nap i.e. he’s in front of the TV so I can have half an hour’s peace.

troppibambini · 09/06/2019 13:13

It's so so hard.
When I 8 weeks with my fourth dc I had a 5 month old, a 3 year old and an 8 year old and I look back now and don't know how I survived.
I used to try and do something in the morning with them playgrounds were good as I could let the 3 year old run free and prop the baby somewhere will I had a drink and sat down.
Soft play was ok as they had a fenced in bit so I could sit and they could play.
I didn't feel so bad for CBeebies time in the afternoon if I'd got out in the morning
If it any consolation I found it much easier with a newborn rather than being pregnant!!

troppibambini · 09/06/2019 13:13

Playgroups not playgrounds!

Baloonphobia · 09/06/2019 13:16

My DD got very familiar with Ceebeebies when I was pregnant with no. 2. She survived.
I found that the tiredness was at its worst around 8 weeks. After 12 it wasn't so bad.

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Rubberyduck · 09/06/2019 13:56

Thanks, its good to know I am atleast not alone. I work part time so have 2 days a week with DS which are now my HARDEST days. I just want to lay and feel sorry for myself it's quite pathetic.

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loutyre · 09/06/2019 14:08

Reading @Rubberyduck words made me think I had written it myself. I'm 8 weeks and can't pick myself up off the sofa. I condition my hair in coconut oil once a week and it's currently been lathered in it since Thursday because I can't bring myself to wash and dry my crazy hair. I haven't put make up on for 2 weeks and we have had take away several times in the last 2 weeks because I can't seem to stand at the Hob/cooker long enough. My toddler is running around and luckily she is a daddies girl and daddy is fantastic with her but I feel so guilty just laying here. I relied heavily on caffeine before pregnancy and it's taking its toll on me. I am absolutely exhausted!

DinoGreen · 09/06/2019 15:52

A 30 minute nap while DH played with DS in the garden did me a lot of good. Really hoping the exhaustion improves soon. Hay fever and the tail end of a cold aren’t helping!

BillyAndTheSillies · 09/06/2019 15:55

22 weeks pregnant with a three year old....exhausted and tearful.
Unfortunately I haven't had any of the second trimester energy I had first time around.
My son spends a lot of time watching TV but my husband has got really good at taking the hint when I'm exhausted and taking him out to the park and has picked up most of the chores that I'd usually do.
Be kind to yourself, it's tough and I'm hoping you feel better soon.

HarryHarry · 09/06/2019 17:37

22 weeks pregnant with a 14 month old. He has been screaming his head off every couple of hours for weeks. He just wants to be carried all the time (and not in the baby carrier, only in my arms) so I’m utterly exhausted. I haven’t slept for more than 40 minutes at a time since I-don’t-know-when. Before I got pregnant and started to show, he was the easiest baby in the world. Now he seems to be acting up in response to the impending arrival of his sister. Please kill me

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