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I'm soooo tired

baileyrayvalentinebaileyrayvalentine
in November 2011 Moms

It feels like once I hit the third tri, I was hit with the fatigue machine that plagued me in the first tri.  After my glucose test, it turns out that I'm anemic and I'm now on prescription iron pills, so I've only been taking them for a week or so.  Is the anemia to blame for this icky sleepiness or is this just one of the lovely side effects of regular pregnancy?  I'm not working at the moment so I'm lucky that I don't technically have to go anywhere, but I also feel like a lazy slug.
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  • bmcaprabmcapra
    I am not sure if it due to the low iron (which I also have) but I am right there with you. I feel like I cannot even function at work.
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  • inrut4djinrut4dj
    I am slowing down too and my iron is fine. I think my fatigue is related to the fact that I just don't sleep well at night.
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  • crs1225crs1225
    I think it's normal, I'm exhausted. Around 3:00 every afternoon it's like I suddenly have narcolepsy... I can BARELY keep my eyes open.
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  • mrsL80mrsL80

    I also have low iron but I think that the fatigue is more related to the fact that I'm sleeping horribly at night...I can't get comfortable, and when I finally do, I have to get up to use the bathroom.

     ...although I am holding out hope that the longer I'm on the iron supplements, the less tired I'll be!!

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  • authorofdreamzauthorofdreamz member
    I think it may be both. I have been taking iron supplements for about a week now and I've noticed that I have a bit more energy then before. Some exhaustion is normal though. I mean pregnancy is putting our bodies through a lot and that is bound to take a toll.
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  • LEB2009LEB2009

    imageinrut4dj:
    I am slowing down too and my iron is fine. I think my fatigue is related to the fact that I just don't sleep well at night.

    If I didn't get a little nap after dinner (about 1/2 hour or an hour) I wouldn't function!

    Between not sleeping well at night and the belly weight I'm exhausted.

    Best of luck to you!

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  • adri77adri77 member
    It is most likely a combo of the 3.....low iron, 3rd tri, and not doing anything.  I think you need longer than 1 week to rebuild iron loss.  I find, the less active I am, the more tired and sluggish I feel.  I'll be sooo excited to have to kids go stay with grandma overnight, and then I sit around and do NOTHING which feels wonderful and exhausting all at the same time!!!  I end up forcing myself to go out and run errands or clean etc. b/c I can't stand feeling so sluggish and lazy.
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  • Jing22Jing22 member
    Ditto!  I feel so tired I'm dizzy sometimes.  I try to get up and walk around though when the waves of exhaustion hit.



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