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Any advice for serious tiredness?

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AutumnLady · 03/04/2008 12:50

Hi
I am at 16 weeks now and only found out last week so it's all new to me, but am very happy and excited! I just wondered if anyone had any advice for getting over the extreme tiredness I have? I feel really under the weather, not poorly just v v tired and kind of in a little world of my own. I am assuming that this is normal and I'm just being silly but any advice gratefully accepted

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throckenholt · 03/04/2008 12:52

perfectly normal - and the remedy is sleep !

LadyOfWaffle · 03/04/2008 12:54

Rest really... and making sure you eat little and often though the day, and drink plenty.

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AutumnLady · 03/04/2008 13:06

Thanks guys, i thought I may just be a bit silly in thinking I can carry on all day and evening without tiredness and am not used to this waking up in the middle of the night for the loo thing! I feel a bit of a pig eating often but that's something I have to get my head round.
Thanks for the support

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Buckets · 03/04/2008 13:41

If you're working, sign yourslf off for a few days and work on getting some naps, fruit and veg and lots of water.

onepieceoflollipop · 03/04/2008 13:44

Have you been checked for anaemia? (usually you get checked at least once during pg, if you are slightly anaemic the tiredness is horrendous)

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AutumnLady · 03/04/2008 14:42

Haven't been checked yet but have first scan tomorrow so I assume they will do blood tests and things then?

Buckets - thanks for that, I am actually having the week after next off which I am totally looking forward to!

Thanks everyone for supporting me it means a lot

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bluejelly · 03/04/2008 14:48

afternoon naps

bluejelly · 03/04/2008 14:48

and iron tablets

Buckets · 03/04/2008 16:09

When I was pg with my first I worked out that with flexi time and annual leave I could take every Wednesday afternoon off until maternity leave (wasn't planning any holidays anyway.) It really helped handle the 1st trimester fatigue and morning sickness, then I found an afternoon aquanatal class when my energy levels improved.
BTW Prunes dipped in dark chocolate are much nicer than iron tablets .

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AutumnLady · 07/04/2008 15:31

thank you all for the advice, I really appreciate it

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beforesunrise · 07/04/2008 16:45

floradix- just in case you are a bit anaemic, and def to prevent becoming anaemic!

pippapot · 07/04/2008 16:51

I had severe tiredness during my pregnancies. I found it so hard to get through the day. I would take quick naps, just five minutes or so would do the trick.

AHLH · 07/04/2008 18:07

Ask your boss if you can work from home a week, if you have that kind of job. And indeed that kind of boss. Not commuting saves loads of tiredness.

vicsta · 07/04/2008 19:24

Don't want to patronise, but SLEEP. Whenever you can. If not, just rest. Give up all household chores and see if you can take a couple of days off work. I took 3 days off last week, (v. tired, sore back, sore hips, sleeping badly at night) and did absolutely nothing except walk back & forth to the fridge (didn't even do that when DP got home from work). Feel 100% better now and have accepted that I MUST slow down. Think I was in a bit of denial beforehand! Take it easy.

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AutumnLady · 07/04/2008 22:32

thanks everyone, It's so nice to get such a positive response.

thanks vicsta and you're not patronising! I don't sleep very well and I think that I am getting my head around the fact that I can't just carry on as before and perhaps my hubby needs to learn this from my doctor or mw (when I have an appointment) so that he can start doing more around the house. I just took for granted the fact that I can or could do everything but now need some help. I don't think he really understands what this tiredness is like!!

beforesunrise can you get that iron supplement in health food shops?

you guys are great - thanks!

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pinkspottywellies · 07/04/2008 22:37

I went through a couple of phases of feeling like that - so tired I could've cried. I used to get home from work and lie on the sofa wondering how on earth I was going to get dinner made. I would have just gone to bed but the thought of not having dinner was even worse! I found Lucozade an absolute miracle! Congratulations on your pg and I hope the tiredness passes soon.

cheerfulvicky · 08/04/2008 13:18

I know how you feel, lovey. I'm still pretty tired all the time (or, tire easily when I do feel okay) and I'm 21 weeks!
I'd second the Floradix recommendation, and yes you can get it in health food shops. You might also consider SpaTone, a natural iron supplement in sachet form that you put into your orange juice and gulp down. It tastes a bit 'tinny' but works really well. Lucozade is a lifesaver too, but then I've always loved it...

But more than all that, an understanding partner and lots of naps - if you can - will help loads

Congrats, by the way!

Vicky
xx

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AutumnLady · 08/04/2008 14:25

Think I'm going to have to work harder on the understanding husband issue! Bless him, he does care but i don't think he realises that being pg makes you tired! He'll only think that it's an issue when I'm the size of a house and that's way down the line

I'm going to go get some of that supplement you recommended cheerfulvicky as it's easier for me to dilute it and drink rather than take tablets. I do feel better for having a weekend of doing nothing and some early nights, a lot to be said for simple rest

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popsycal · 08/04/2008 14:31

Back to front lie ins.
Basically early nights But it makes me feel like I am having a treat to call it this rather than a naughty child being sent to bed early

Febes · 08/04/2008 14:37

My DH didn't really get how tiring and hard PG is even though he is lovely and supportive. I just let things slide (housework, cooking etc) for a few months. It got better but was pretty tired all the way through. I went to bed for a few hours every afternoon after work and some days just stayed there-was comfy.
Congratulations BTW x

cheerfulvicky · 08/04/2008 15:39

AutumnLady, I know what you mean about the DH. I don't think anyone can understand the crushing tiredness that pregnancy brings, you just have to keep telling them as they might forget

I heard somewhere that the body absorbs liquid iron supplements easier than tablets, not sure if that is right. But if you don't like tablets then SpaTone and Floradix are probably both good, as they're both in liquid form.

karmannlass · 05/05/2009 20:04

I have just read this thread and chosen to go off for a back-to-front lie in! Night night xxx

Trikken · 05/05/2009 20:47

just wondering if there is any risks in tsking Spatone or Floradix? I too have chronic tiredness but dont kno whether to check with gp before trying this. x

staylucky · 05/05/2009 20:49

Naps rock. I've done them ALL the way through to press and once I finish work they're getting longer hehe x

There was a sleep scientist on Chris Evans' radio show tonight and she said that a 5-20 minute nap is 100% the best way to boost energy levels plus it's what we are designed for.

Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! x

Trikken · 07/05/2009 15:32

id love to sleep but with a very active three yr old running round that wont be happening any time soon. Lucozade it is then.

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