extreme fatigue, when will it go?

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i am only 5 weeks, and basically for the last week all i do is sleep, when will it stop? don't think it was that bad with my previous pregnancy..

The tiredness was worst with my second, I think it eventually started going around the 8 weeks mark.

Congratulations on the pregnancy

When they leave home? Still waiting, 8 years on

OMG, I spent most of my pregnancy half woman-half couch!!

I found the trick was to succumb when you can then you don't get completely 'stand-up-sleeping' tired (I did this a few times

Make sure your iron levels are up, that you are obviously eating okay (slow release carbs when possible) and try not to give into the urge to eat more sugary snacks as you just get bigger dips later(I always want to snack on sweet things when I am tired).

I am 12 weeks and still soooo tired. Doctor signed me off work last week because i am literally falling asleep on the job - it was also making me feel really overwhelmed and tearful. I have also stopped all sugary snacks because i get so tired about 30 mins after. It is miserable because before pregnancy i was really active - i am hoping it will go any day now

It is so awful, can hardly mumsnet these days

about 19 years from now

smamfa and missjennypenny

36 weeks and still waiting

Mine eased off this time for about 2 weeks bwteen week 16 & 18 and now is back with a vengence. didn't get up till noon yesterday, had a nap between 2 & 4, had to get up then to look after boys, went to bed at 10 and got up at 9.30 this morning and am totally exhausted and need to pack as goin on holiday. yikes. DOn't think it's gonna lift this time.

(1st pg it wore off at about 16 weeks, then okish till half way through 3rd trimester)

this time around (my 3rd) i only had a brief few weeks late 2nd trimester when iw asn't tired. I am now 33 weeks and EXHAUSTED and spend most of the day trying to stay awake!!

I do have 2 others to look after though so its trickier to rest properly even at night.

It really is horrendous, isn't it? Mine lasted until about 10 weeks, but I think if you are working - especially full time, you feel it more.(I finished work at 12 weeks - was working full time as a teaching assistant and my contract came to an end, felt great as soon as I stopped working!) I just had to come in and nap after work - not much fun for ds, but I had to sleep.
I would recommend that you nap whenever you can, (not after 4pm if you can help it though, as it can disturb your night time sleep) eat well - keeping away from sugary things, take follic acid/antenatal supplement and drink loads of water as being dehydrated can make you more tired.
It is horrible, but it does pass - for some women it's quicker than others. And if it is any consolation I found the tiredness phase in both my pregnancys a hell of a lot worse than the sleep deprived early weeks with a newborn! (Just a different kind of tired somehow!) Good luck and I hope it gets better for you soon.

I dunno, I worked ft in 1st pg up to end (teacher) did have to have 1 week off sick with extreme tirednesss, but otherwise the momentum of the day and things to occupy mind also helped a lot. If you're working eg in office you can possibly work slower/ if all else fails have sick leave. If you're at home with a toddler/ 3 kids there's no escape! But at end of the day, if you have this extreme tirdeness, you fel crap no matter where you are and it's just a Q of hoping it'll pass/ do your best to cope with it and keep your eye on the 40 week target. One day at a time.

I think looking forward and thinking I'l going to feel this shit for another xxx weeks is a big downer. Just take each day as it comes and get through it best you can (says she who's been moaning her tits off about exhaustion for last xx weeks and dreading another 20 weeks of it, hmm. must remember my own advice)