Intro/Exhaustion and Working

KateC1029

Hi Everyone! This is my first post. I am about 11 weeks along and due on January 14th. This is my first pregnancy and I am VERY excited! I have read some of the other posts about exhaustion and I'm glad I am not alone! How does everyone deal with working full time and being sooo tired and/or nauseas??

sesigs

Welcome and congrats! I am also a first time mom! Working while dealing with this exhaustion is pretty brutal. Luckily my nausea has calmed down but when I was dealing with that at work I found eating saltines and drinking ginger ale helped me the most. I try my best to get LOTS of sleep at night but lately I have to get up 2-3 times a night to pee so that really cuts into quality rest time. Everyone I've talked to tells me that it gets better in 2nd tri so FX for that! 

kprater88

right there with you. I get tired at random times, then m/s at other times and its not so great dealing with those things when working full time. I drink plenty of water as a general rule. to help my nausia I'll get a sprite and sip that thru the day and it helps. the exhaustion unfortunately only thing I can think of is getting up frequently if you have a desk job. keeps you from falling asleep at yur desk. and im not drinking caffiene anymore so if i need a serious boost I'll get a candy bar or something for the sugar rush. Try and get thru it, I know you can! Everyone says after the first trimester it'll all get better! So thats my goal is to just get thru this trimester

Binksmarie

I just posted something very similar to this on the February 2013 board this morning. This is my first pregnancy and I also work full time. The main issue I am having is morning sickness! It is so hard to deal with it especially when nobody here really knows so I feel like I'm on my own. It's even hard for me to choke down water which I normally drink tons of. I usually have to lightly flavor it or get carbonated.

Kie310

Caffine & powering through. You have to do what you have to do.

jnthurston

Its tough - Weeks 5-7 were brutal with m/s and exhaustion! Luckily I can work from home if I need and my supervisor was awesome! I am back at work now but struggling to make it through the day, no caffeine for me! I take naps during my lunch break

nallsl

I almost fell asleep today at work while students were presenting their speeches for a major grade! I had to stand up and walk around a bit. I also teach theatre, so when we get back for the regular school year my work hours will be from 7:30 - 6pm! I don't know how I will manage, but I have to, so I will!

CocoR04

It's really hard to work with m/s and fatigue... I can't concentrate since I feel so bad.  Also, getting sick in a busy public women's restroom is NOT fun!  I'm craving privacy and alone time, but I get none of that at work.  I wish I had some advice to share about what's helped me deal with the nausea, but I don't.  Every day is different!