Anyone else have NO energy?

USArmyWifeToBe · May 2010

I have been feeling this way for about a couple weeks, I just can't get motivated to do anything. I am soo tired & only feel like laying on the couch or sleeping. Am I the only one?

MamaStef0810 · May 2010

Nope. I took a nap under my desk for 20 minutes during my lunch hour. That'll hold me until about 3:45.

Fletch9181 · May 2010

Nope...same here! I took a sick day from work today because I felt like I was running on empty. I needed a day to veg out!

mama_cito95 · May 2010

Yes, I find myself taking naps on the couch all the time: when I get home from work, after dinner, in the afternoons on the weekends. If I could take naps at work, I'd probably nap at work, too.

aswinney · May 2010

USArmyWifeToBe:
I have been feeling this way for about a couple weeks, I just can't get motivated to do anything. I am soo tired & only feel like laying on the couch or sleeping. Am I the only one?

*raising haind*

I feel so badly for my DH. He is doing way more than he should have to. It seems like as soon as I come home from work, I have to take a nap. And even if I try not to, I'll fall asleep while I'm working on dinner or folding laundry.

He is such a sweetheart though, and when I get to feeling like "a bad wife" for not being able to keep the house as clean, or cook as much, etc - he reminds me that I just need to "take care of his baby, and he'll manage everything else"...I know - I'm so lucky Smile

princesscm99 · May 2010

You're definitely not alone. Vacuuming right now seems like something that may kill me.

I have so much respect for women who work outside the home and/or have other LOs to take care of.

I got laid off just before we started TTC a year ago, and never went back to work. I'm still exhausted just doing things around the house and taking care of a puppy, so you all are my heroes!

JWIllinois · May 2010

I am only in my fourth week and I am constantly sleepy. All I want to do at work is sleep. It's really a struggle everyday.. I am hoping later in my pregnancy this sleepiness will go away? who knows!

ValVail67 · May 2010

aswinney:
I feel so badly for my DH. He is doing way more than he should have to. It seems like as soon as I come home from work, I have to take a nap. And even if I try not to, I'll fall asleep while I'm working on dinner or folding laundry.
He is such a sweetheart though, and when I get to feeling like "a bad wife" for not being able to keep the house as clean, or cook as much, etc - he reminds me that I just need to "take care of his baby, and he'll manage everything else"...I know - I'm so lucky

I'm this lucky too Smile . DH has been picking up so much of my slack at home with cooking, taking care of DS, etc. I love it, but I do feel guilty often.

As for the OP, I think pretty much all of us growing a baby (or babies) inside of us are exhausted right now, & will continue to be for the remainder of the first tri. I did discover though that working out (or even going for a little walk) really does help bring up the energy level. I know it seems nearly impossible to be able to workout any when you're so exhausted, but I can almost promise you that if you force yourself to do a little something you'll feel a little better.

CFH79 · May 2010

You are not alone!!!

I am starting to get my morning energy back--it's not so hard to get out of bed in the morning. But I'm still exhausted by 3:00 or 4:00. I won't get home until 10:00 tonight because of a social thing. I'm going to have fun, but I will be SO tired!

hotmama82 · May 2010

Oooh, ooh, me too! I am so unbelievable tired and really, really want a nap! I've been staying up too late lately (9pm - Confused

) so I'm apparently not getting enough sleep.

USArmyWifeToBe · May 2010

ValVail67:
aswinney:
I feel so badly for my DH. He is doing way more than he should have to. It seems like as soon as I come home from work, I have to take a nap. And even if I try not to, I'll fall asleep while I'm working on dinner or folding laundry.
He is such a sweetheart though, and when I get to feeling like "a bad wife" for not being able to keep the house as clean, or cook as much, etc - he reminds me that I just need to "take care of his baby, and he'll manage everything else"...I know - I'm so lucky

I'm this lucky too . DH has been picking up so much of my slack at home with cooking, taking care of DS, etc. I love it, but I do feel guilty often.

As for the OP, I think pretty much all of us growing a baby (or babies) inside of us are exhausted right now, & will continue to be for the remainder of the first tri. I did discover though that working out (or even going for a little walk) really does help bring up the energy level. I know it seems nearly impossible to be able to workout any when you're so exhausted, but I can almost promise you that if you force yourself to do a little something you'll feel a little better.

My husband is the same & I don't even work. I seriously struggle to get little house hold things done. He kinda gets mad whenI do stuff because he wants me to just rest all the time. He's soo busy at work (he's in the Army) & has to get up at like 4 am somedays & doesn't get home till like 6 pm. I guess because its made me feel this way for so long & I am starting to feel like a bad wife. I guess I just had goals for today & I am not even able to do anything. But I know this will be worth it, I try to tell myself this everyday...I am sooo happy no matter how tired or crappy I can feel.

TCsbride · May 2010

I cannot wait for my second trimester energy to return. I'm know for being ridiculous about all the things I manage to get done. Normally, I stay up at least 4 hours after putting the kids to bed just working on things around the house, sewing, planning birthday parties....whatever. Now I can barely PUT the kids to bed. With my first, I came home every singloe night, showered, and went straight to bed. Even last time it was easy just falling asleep on the couch while DH took care of DS. But season wise, this is bad timing because DH works about 80 hrs a week, and with two kids to take care, I'm dying. I've literally fallen asleep at my desk at least 4 times.

sokmonkee3517 · May 2010

It takes a lot of energy to make another human being!! Ever give blood? Don't feel so hot afterwards because your body has to work to make new blood to replace it...we are almost doubling our blood supply to support this little one! Nap on ladies!!

mhwofford · May 2010

I was fine until today and can really feel it kicking in... And we're getting a puppy this weekend so the next few weeks will be rough! Hopefully this pup likes snuggling and naps!! Smile

*kendrick* · May 2010

Me! It has been several days in a row that I am almost in tears because I have so much to do but am too tired or nauseated to do it.

jessrenee11 · May 2010

today was the first day that I had some energy. I have tried to get as much done around the house as I can, before I crash. DH has a hockey game at 11 tonight and wants me to come...um Ill see if i will even be awake at 8

ashnm15 · May 2010

I had to talk myself into getting up and getting into work today. I am exhausted. Yesterday afterwork I took an hour nap, ate dinner, watched about an hours worth of TV and then crashed. I feel like I have been sleep walking through the day. Come on 2nd tri!

superMiller · May 2010

MamaStef0810:
Nope. I took a nap under my desk for 20 minutes during my lunch hour. That'll hold me until about 3:45.

Um, this cracked me up! YES! I have no energy. I am currently working a job where I make my own hours. BIG mistake! I have done NOTHING this past week. I feel so bad. DH is being so sweet about it but I know deep down inside he thinks I'm a bum. I keep telling myself it will pass at the end of the 1st trimester. We'll see.

murpho73 · May 2010

OMG!!!! I told my husband that I really feel like a big LOSER!!! I couldn't even muster enough energy to blow my nose the other night.. so sniffed all night long!!! HAH!

jmmiller28 · May 2010

Oh man oh man! I am coming up on my 13th week and still feel like a zombie most days. I usually go to bed at 8 PM and get up around 6 AM....that's a whoppin' 10 hours of sleep my otherwise normal self would have been happy with. But that is not enough. I wake up feeling like I JUST fell asleep. It reminds me of finals week in college.....going on the 3rd night of 2 hours of sleep. Except it never ends! I nap in my car at noon. I bring a pillow and a blanket and I have an SUV that has a complete fold-down rear seat. I fold that sucker down like a bed, set my cell-phone alarm, and have a co-worker page me after an hour. I usually wake up really groggy and somewhat regretful of my decision, but KNOW that it totally gets me through the day. Then, I am home at 5 and on the couch until it's time to go to bed. It's the craziest symptom to me because I have always been a "get up and go" kinda person. I run 5-6 miles most days of the week and have a busy on-the-go job that I loved keeping up with. Now I'm just happy if I was conscious for a quarter of the day!

abovewedding · May 2010

I'm so exhausted all I can do it sit, or sleep. My husband actually sent over a cleaning service today to clean our place because I'm too tired and it was getting pretty bad. He was very sweet though and said 'you are working hard! You just keep growing that baby'. I love him.

That said, I hope my energy pick up again soon because theres' so much I want to do around here.

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