First Trimester Agony :(

[RosieJones31]

I am currently a mature student and training again at university and absolutely struggling with everything.

This is my first child and everyday since week 5 has been an uphill battle. Is anyone else having this experience? I'm coming to the end of my 10th week of pregnancy and every day I wake up feeling completely sick (without actually being sick). I eat something straight away and then have to eat about every 2 hours otherwise i'm a complete write off and have to lie down.

I've felt so down and depressed and have had really low mood and negative thoughts. I'm really tearful every few days and just having a really awful time. This lockdown is adding to the loneliness and isolation and I just feel like a mess.

Can't cook, can't eat any vegetables, can't do any chores and struggling to do work. This pregnancy feels so so hard and I feel so guilty for feeling so fed up as I am so happy to be having a child with my husband, but I just can't bare how I feel right now. I am hoping and praying that in a few weeks in the second trimester I start to feel better.

Help, similar stories and advice much appreciated

Yup sounds the same as me, nearly 12 weeks now and seems every second day is good or bad, it's tough going. Have 2dc and wasn't this nauseous on either of them, it's relentless.

I know how you feel OP, it really is like living in hell when you feel like that! I was the same and have never felt so ill in my life, as dramatic as that sounds!! Most people start to see improvement from 12-14 weeks onwards so you should be feeling better soon. Mine was a gradual improvement from about 18 weeks onwards.

My main advice is to get some anti sickness tablets from your GP. I stupidly waited until I was about 14 weeks to do this and wish I'd called sooner! Cyclizine was the one I had. If I am lucky enough to have more babies in future I'll be asking for cyclizine as soon as I start to feel sick.

And of course, eating every hour helps a bit too, and rest as much as you can :)

Hope you feel better soon!!

I really feel for you and relate to your post so much. I am around 13 weeks pregnant and have been feeling horrid since week 6.

Like you I feel sick every day , from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep.. I even wake up in the night feeling sick. I am rarely sick but feel it all day . I also have to eat 1-2 hours otherwise I can't function and am retching. ( I have put on 8 pound :( )

I have a 2 year old to look after and I also work 12.5 hour shifts luckily only 2 per week. I just feel like I'm letting everyone down. Zero sex life. Bare minimum in the house achieved . Not arranging any social meet ups as I feel too ill. I go to bed every night after my partner puts my son to bed and I just lie there feel sick. I swear I can smell horrid smells that my partner can't . It's horrible .

I hope this gets better for us soon no advice really other than to eat and listen to your body. Drink plenty. Speak to your midwife if you feel really low. I believe I feel down due to circumstances not depression. Just wanted to say I do no how you feel it's so hard . In my first pregnant I was more active and well from around month 5.

I also take anti sickness tablets but they don't help much ( on my 3rd lot) I spose they help in the sense I'm not vomiting but the feeling is there all the time.

Thank you so much for your posts, sometimes i feel all alone with this madness so the solidarity helps a lot.

@Lovely27Anti sickness tablets- ok i'm going to try this. I need the help im so blimmin sick of feeling so sick!!!!

@nyomihu you are not letting anyone down at all! Being pregnant can be an absolute NIGHTMARE!

@Garman Hang in there!!!

Gosh I was so optimistic to want 3/4 children - at this rate i feel so put off :(