Advice on fatigue desperately needed

[GreyAndCopper]

I'm really struggling with fatigue. I'm 26 + 5 and it's been really bad especially the past three weeks. I take 5mg folic acid and pregnacare, but nothing seems to help and I'm starting to feel really down about it because I feel so lazy. Today I slept until 1pm, I went to bed last night at 12am so I slept for 13 hours. Other nights I will go to sleep at 10:30pm and still sleep in. I wake up from a deep sleep and get breakfast but then straight away I'm falling back asleep in bed til ridiculous hours. I've taken the last two weeks off work because I'm a journalist and my concentration and motivation has gone out of the window and I just can't keep up the quality of work that is expected of me. This is also putting pressure on me because I feel like I'm letting my work down and due to taking time off previously my average hours are 3 x a week so I'm only getting three days sick pay minus tax. I have a second job which is easier for me but I'm of course not allowed to do that while off sick.

Just now I had a bath and I lay down to wash my hair and I felt dizzy and like I was going to pass out. Now I'm upstairs and I have absolutely no motivation to dry it I just want to sleep.

Any advice on what I can do, or has anyone experienced this? Everyone said the second trimester would be easier but I haven't felt that at all. I could sleep for the next three months.

If you're feeling dizzy I think you should speak to your midwife and /or gp. Also if they've done/do blood tests ask to see the results yourself - I've been fobbed off before with "they're all fine" when actually some things are too low.

In the meantime I'd start taking iron supplements - I take spatone liquid (the apple flavour one) and feel like it's helping with my (first trimester) fategue. The packet says to take a double dose if you're pregnant.

The feeling dizzy, the brain fog and crushing fatigue all sound like anaemia. Go to the Drs tomorrow and get tested before you start taking iron supplements so they can get an idea of your levels.
Then after that, up your iron intake via food, an iron supplement and spatone if you prefer although it's not great for severe anaemia. If you do try spatone as above take two sachets and take with orange juice to aid absorption.
Hope you feel brighter soon. x