34 weeks and peculiar early pregnancy sensation has reared its head again

[lolianja]

I discovered I was pregnant at about 5 weeks gone and not long after that the tiredness begun. Hardly any sickness, just this ceaseless feeling of being about to drift off to sleep. I was permanently slipping into a doze at the dinner table, on the bus etc etc. Psychology, too, was this strange and unshakable feeling that left me unable to mentally connect my (admittedly mild) symptoms and the fact that I had a small human being inside me. All sounds like a load of waffle but it's so bloody difficult to explain.

Anyway, as I say - it cropped up around the 6 weeks mark and only lasted about 6 weeks. If that. Now, somewhat bizarrely, I have 6 weeks to go and it's all begun again. The mild nausea, the "gentile" tiredness that has me permanently dropping peacefully off to sleep upright (as opposed to the puffy, heavy, sweaty I've-just-run-an-uphill-marathon tiredness I'm apparently supposed to be feeling at this point).

Anybody experienced anything at all similar or have any idea what may be behind it? Not overtly concerned, just curious I guess.

Thanks in advance guys.

Gahhh, "gentile" should read "genteel" and "Psychology" should read "Psychologically". Oops.

To be honest, its third trimester knackeredness (we all get it) as your body is working extra hard pumping all that extra blood, hauling around all that weight and you also have tonnes of hormones still rushing around your body. I get it too (now 35.5 weeks with no 2). Best thing to do is try and dial things down a notch, eat little and often (to keep blood sugar levels up - helps fend off the tiredness and heartburn in late pregnancy) and try and get early nights and once the dreaded third trimester night time insomnia strikes (again v common) try and sneak in day time naps if you can...

Good luck