How on earth can I shake off the tiredness?

[LadyOfWaffle]

I know it's normal to be tired in pregnancy etc. but it's getting really bad ATM - I have to lie down nearly every hour, and do everything in tiny stages. I really need to do some painting but it's taken me about an hour to 1) get back up and put on my painting clothes, lie down again for 10 odd minutes, get DS into his painting clothes, lie down again, move 1 sofa, lie down again... theres no way I can drum up energy if that makes sense, it's like I am 100% empty. Just cried because I can't muster anything up to get a paintbrush and paint the tinyest patches on the wall, or move the sofa and TV back. Even if I leave that, in a few hours I have to somehow make DSs dinner, do his bath and get him ready for bed which is really easy but it's a mountain for me ATM, DH has got me things like new potatoes instead of normal so have nothing to peel etc. but it's hell. Anyway, really waffling on now moaning, all I wanted to ask was how on earth can I shake it off? Even though I have no appetite I have been making myself eat so the fuel is going in so to speak... thanks x

LoW Where have you been?!

Frannyandzooey posted on here feeling like this recently - she has started taking spatone I noticed and said it made a big difference

(hugs) and come back to the antenatal thread - tis very busy!

I try but this is going to sound really naff but I am so tired I can't keep track and I give up and go and lie down... Let me go get a glass of water and pop in (really not joking) I'll get DH onto the Spatone buying, thanks

Get DH to pick up some ready meals at the same time! I'm 28 weeks and starting to get tired. I batch cook when I have the energy (and ingredients!) so I can get summat out the freezer when I am knackered. Hoping to build up a freezer full of meals for a couple of weeks after the birth.

Try accupuncture - have been doing some research on the web, and tiredness is one of the pg symptoms it's supposed to relieved. A friend of mine used it in her 2nd pg and said she wasn't nearly as tired as in her first, even though this time she was running around after a toddler. She had it once a month until her DS was 3 months and said she noticed a difference in her energy levels when she stopped going. I'm going to give it a go, as this pg is really knackering me!

I'm 22 weeks and the same - my eyes just want to close all the time, and I really miss Red Bull!

I'm taking Pregnacare tablets every day, so my iron levels should be fine, right?

Go to the Dr and get iron pills.
If you are anaemic you need something strong to get your stores back to normal