What do you do for energy?

SareBear30

Specifically, when pg and trying to avoid caffeine. I'm so sleepy after lunch and really missing my coffee in the morning.

This could be me:

angelaggie

Extra B vitamins. My doctor recommended them in the beginning. Worked pretty well but 3rd tri nope. 

misjenn

Vitamin B and Iron. I also snacked on high protein/high iron foods and it seemed to work. I would eat cheese and crackers a lot. And every once in a while drink a cup of coffee or coke it's really ok.

Temp13436125005166

I was going to say B12 too :-) I found out I was defecient and taking it has given me a lot more energy. Also cutting out sugar and reducing grains has helped a lot too.

angelaggie

You can have caffeine but I understand if you want to avoid it. You can have anything less than 200mg a day I think... Too tired to google ha. Anyway you could try half decaf and caf coffee 

Mrs.Froggianna

Is there somewhere that you could do a 30 min. power nap during your lunch hour?  I feel SO refreshed after doing my hypnobabies scripts (which are ~30 mins), and that's about the best thing I can equate them to--a power nap.

AustinBride06

Watching this post myself since I'm TTC and this is my work schedule for next week (I'm a little scared of the crazy hours... though you night-shift and newborn-mom ladies would probably laugh at me):

M - fly to NY in AM, work until 6pm

T -  work 6pm-3am

W - work 12pm-9pm

Th - work 6pm-3am

F - work 12pm-9pm

S - work 9am to 6pm

S - fly home at 9am 

FireChiefsBride

AustinBride06:

Watching this post myself since I'm TTC and this is my work schedule for next week (I'm a little scared of the crazy hours... though you night-shift and newborn-mom ladies would probably laugh at me):

M - fly to NY in AM, work until 6pm

T -  work 6pm-3am

W - work 12pm-9pm

Th - work 6pm-3am

F - work 12pm-9pm

S - work 9am to 6pm

S - fly home at 9am 

Keep a baggie of nuts (I prefer almonds) and water with you all the time. When I work crazy hours = big events + school, that's my only saving grace. 

Jess.O

All pp have had great advice.  I just wanted to say that when I upped my calorie intake and my protein intake in first tri, it really helped me a lot.  I don't mean to go crazy with calories or anything but I was just eating my normal meals and that wasn't enough.  When I started eating more (and more protein - 80 g per day is what they told me) it really helped.  

SareBear30

Sorry I posted and ran. I've been taking a supplemental B combo but only in the morning. Maybe I should break it in half and have half in the afternoon.

I think I can have 300 mg of caffeine, but it's a slippery slope for me, so I'm trying to avoid it entirely. I'm a caffeine junkie.

I do have a couch in my office, I might start cutting my lunch in half and napping. I think it's also partially just a fact of pregnancy. I've just never needed naps like this and not been able to pound coffee then take a melatonin and muscle relaxer later to go to bed. I miss my drugs!