8 weeks pregnant - really struggling

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Hi ladies,

This is just a poor me post I guess. But any tips would be great.

I'm 8 weeks today and in short, feel horrendous. I haven't actually been sick but the feeling is always there. I'd describe it as feeling constantly hungover. The tiredness is never ending, I pass out at 9 but then wake up in the middle of the night to pee and can't fall back to sleep. Then my son wakes us up at 6 and I feel like I'm paralysed to the bed! On top of that I'm so bloated, it's uncomfortable. Oh and I'm crying at anything and everything.

God what a moaner. I think its partly down to my first pregnancy being so easy, I didn't even feel pregnant and was convinced I'd lost it by the time we went for a scan.

Does anyone have any tricks on how to ease some of these symptoms? I'm drinking so much water and going to bed early.

I’m 11 weeks with my third and am also feeling very poor me! I have been sleeping so much and feeling so sick. I did call the gp and get prescribed Cyclizine for the nausea which has been a life saver. I even asked the midwife if my bloods were normal as I felt so dreadful and she said they were and that I would feel awful until the placenta took over which I think is about 12-14 weeks.

Rest as much as you can is the only advice I can give and remember this first bit is dreadful but not too long!

I'm 7 weeks and just feel constantly dreadful. I took Monday off work for a long weekend and spent all of it doing nothing as I felt so nauseous. I can't even scroll through Instagram as seeing pictures of food makes me feel ill. So many foods are just off my list now.

On the plus side with the pandemic it's super easy to hide these symptoms as the only person I'm seeing is my DH. I don't know how I would have coped in an office all day.

Sorry this is mostly me joining in the rant rather than being helpful!

I feel your pain OP. I’m 8 weeks tomorrow and can barely get out of bed. I get up, do an hour of work then go and lay down for an hour. Gets me through the working day and I have no idea what I would have done had I been at work.
I too have horrendous nausea, I just want it to go away as it’s making me ever so sad.
Anyway hope you feel better OP.

Around 9 weeks is the worst nausea for most of us who experience pregnancy nausea. It does get better.

I went to bed with a banana that I ate in the morning BEFORE getting up. Also, try to keep grazing on crackers or whatever works for you. The nausea didn't go away for me by eating but it did get a bit less. Carbs worked best for me.

And remember: it will pass.

Ask your gp for cyclazine. It has really helped my nausea.

When I was pregnant with dd, I was horribly sick until 24 weeks. I'm now 12 weeks pregnant and it's been different- more constant nausea with not much being sick. I'd say this time round is more unpleasant, as I'd feel better after being sick.

I agree with pp, have a snack by your bed that eat before you even get out of bed.

Get some travel sickness bands for your wrist, and nibble on ginger biscuits, this was a godsend during my pregnancy

8 weeks and could have written your post. Second pregnancy and I have sole care of 3yo DD 2 days a week. I feel awful! Sorry, no tips

It does help to know others are experiencing the same sorry ladies. It’s working that really does me over as it’s three days and then the other two days I have my DS. I’m going to get some ginger biscuits and also have the fruit by bed for the mornings. Tbh I’d rather just throw up instead of constantly feeling like I’m upside down on a rollercoaster

I was like this, it felt like it went on forever but I am 18 weeks now and a normal person again other than growing a bump. It will end OP just hang on in there. Take it easy, don't put stress on yourself trying to do everything, do the minimum until you feel better. My DD age 1, spent several weeks playing on bedroom floor with me lying in bed during the day. She coped. All back to normal now