Is it normal to be extremely tried at 11 weeks. Sleeping 12 hours, needing naps, putting my self to bed 6-7pm

[Nikki037297]

I’m 11 weeks and I’m so tired Iv been going to bed at 6-7pm and I’m asleep by 7:30pm. Up at 8am needing a nap before 2pm, having an hour or so nap then ready for bed by 6-7pm again. It’s been going on over a week now but I wasn’t this tired earlier on. I am on iron tablets as my iron is low they said

If you are anaemic then you will feel tired especially if you are pregnant. Once your levels rise you will feel less tired.

Yes, I suggest getting signed off my the GP for a couple of weeks.

I remember sleeping loads with my second pregnancy.
Especially during the first trimester.
I used to have an afternoon nap as well. All was well.
Mention it to your midwife /GP though.

My sleeping patterns were similar at your stage. Didn't start sleeping less until 13/14 weeks, and then the progress was slow.

At 19 weeks I still get the occasional day where I nap non stop and sleep at night if I've had a busy day that day or day before. Especially on first day off after week of work.

Once I started sleeping less I took a few days off to catch up on the sleep I still needed and fix the neglected house up. It helped reset me I think. Then again it's still not unusual for me to sleep at six after a day of work.

High iron levels here, but I did always need a little more sleep than most prepregnancy.

Wait til number 2 and you have a toddler to wrangle during these hours 🤣 😴

Yeah, I was fucking exhausted for the whole of the first trimester and beyond. I remember coming home from work crawling into my PJs on and going straight to bed.

Yes it was normal for me.

Yes was normal for me

Oh yes. I can still remember the exhaustion I felt at that stage, I had to leave work early to go home to bed one day! Weirdly, at just gone 12 weeks I felt great.

It was like that for me but it did get better, I felt really good in the 2nd trimester

Oh yes! Completely normal! I remember sitting with my head on my desk at approx 10 weeks pregnant trying desperately not to fall asleep in a pool of drool! I couldn't work out why people hadn't worked out I was pregnant as I was exhausted to my bones and had shockingly bad skin, all I did for a few weeks was work (trying desperately not to fall asleep!), eat and sleep, it improved at about week 14

Absolutely normal - I remember in my first trimester I felt so tired coming home one day I sat in the floor of the dirty crowded train and fell asleep. DP thought I was seriously ill or something.

I found a bit more energy in the 2nd trimester!

I think everyone else has answered this 😂 but yes the first trimester is exhausting. Rest rest rest

Normal for me

Yep so normal. I used to feel like I’d just shut down. Like it wasn’t normal tiredness where it would be gradual, I would just suddenly feel exhausted, need to sleep, and be asleep like a switch had been turned off. Just in the first trimester both times.

Yes. First trimester exhaustion was a killer for me. I'd rather have had morning sickness as at least you get sympathy. "I'm really tired." doesn't get the same understanding from others.

Only in one pregnancy. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which can be dangerous in pregnancy. I'd check with the GP in case. Other pregnancies I was tired, but not 12 hours sleep a night tired.