Why does food put me in a coma??

Bernadette5

Every single time I eat lunch I just want to go to sleep!!!!! Does this happen to anyone?

monlyn9

Me! But I have always been like that, not just while pregnant.

jenns123

I just said the same thing to my co-worker.  After I eat lunch I am always ready for a nap.  I am just looking forward to frozen yogurt snack at 2 that will wake me up!

Bernadette5

jenns123:

I just said the same thing to my co-worker.  After I eat lunch I am always ready for a nap.  I am just looking forward to frozen yogurt snack at 2 that will wake me up!

Yeah I was thinking about grabbing a soda and hoping that will wake me up a little. But I want to wait till a little later too. I wish I had some Rita's right now! That would be perfect!!

melly918

Yes! It's like first tri for me all over again. I'm napping on my couch during lunch break (I have a private office) and I have to set my Blackberry alarm or I will sleep all afternoon. I really conk out quickly.

dan&jon11/11/06

YES EVERYDAY!!!!!!!

KristensMom314

Me!  I think it's just that time of day when I crash.

BuddhaKitty

Whew, glad I'm not the only one.  I can barely lift my head after lunch... it's a hell of a struggle and then I have about 4 more hours to go at work!

Yelena1281

It's actually a pretty common occurance (hence the not-so productive afternoon meetings)

After you ingest food... a lot of the blood rushes to your stomach and intestines to absorb the nutrients...making you sleepy... it's a primative way of conserving energy and storing nutrients...