STMs: were you more exhausted during third trimester or...

firsttimemamabeare · August 2015

Were you more exhausted during the third trimester or in the first few months after baby was born? I'm exhausted right now at 36 weeks and have no energy just curious if this will be my life for the next 6 months or if I'll get some pep back in my step a few weeks after birth???

BeachBabe22 · August 2015

I was definitely way more exhausted after baby was here. Third trimester was a breeze compared to the first few weeks. My daughter is almost three and still not sleeping through the night. Her first year of life she was up every few hours every single night.

jabeauty90 · August 2015

I was a zombie the first week after DD#1, DD#2 wasn't too bad but third trimester with this pregnancy is pretty bad. I can only imagine what I'll feel like when LO arrives.

rebeccabloomwood · August 2015

There is no exhaustion like newborn exhaustion. I was definitely a zombie for a few weeks.

stormypetrel · August 2015

Idk. For me it was kind of a wash. At least with a newborn I was not going to work and could relax/nap around the clock, even if you're on a more 24 hour schedule. And I could actually get comfortable. The first 2ish weeks were very hard because you're also still recovering, but overall, it was easier than I expected and I don't think I was more tired than I am now. I think it's highly dependent on your baby though. I know I was lucky.

thinkpink101 · August 2015

After the baby for sure! I'm not sleeping well now because I have to pee and I'm uncomfortable, but after the baby I was in way more pain for quite some time and I was getting up with the baby every couple of hours.

surprisepkg31 · August 2015

This is scary as I am 36 weeks and I get hit with major fatigue waves and I even sleep well!!! I slept like 9hrs last night and just got this wave of feeling super tired and almost nauseated. I need to take a shower and it just sounds like so much work. It's so ridiculous! I was this way if not worse in 1st trimester so this is scaring me as far as how I will feel after birth. Yikes!

WDDCH · August 2015

The adrenaline rush after birth keeps me going the first several days. We cosleep/bedshare so that minimizes how much I'm actually awake at night. Baby stirs which makes me stir, change diaper, give boob and we're both back to sleep with nary a whimper. I've woken up many a time with baby still latched on a couple hours later,ha ha.

Yeah I still get tired but I think PP is easier in that regard.

PregNancyClark · August 2015

I was way more deliriously tired before my first child was actually born. The pregnancy kicked my butt. I was out cold as soon as I sat down like every single night after work. I don't think I saw one entire show or movie the whole nine months. Couldn't stay awake! The baby was a lot of work but we enjoyed him so much and I clearly remember putting him down to sleep and watching SNL or having a cuddle with my husband. He did have a particularly bad night waking habit from 4months (when we moved him to his room) until about 11 months (when we finally got him sleeping through the night.) this time we are planning to room with baby for a longer time period in order to skip that whole drama!

jkjdd · August 2015

I was more exhausted in my 3rd trimester and I had a baby who never slept.

Bat_Ish_Crazy · August 2015

It's a totally different kind of exhaustion. Newborn exhaustion is in a league of its own. Truly. Nothing compares.

BUT, it's a mental exhaustion. You can't function at 100%.

3rd Tri exhaustion is more physical. I get a lot of my physical strength back quickly after DD1 was born. I might not have had much in the way of brain cells, but I had my body back.

ForeverEverAfter · August 2015

I was way more tired in third tri. I couldn't sleep, and was miserable all the time. With a newborn I could feed her and we'd both get some sleep. She slept by our bed for 8 months, so I didn't even have to put my feet on the floor. Sometimes I couldn't even remember in the morning if I'd been woken up-I'd have to check to see how many diapers I'd used

Boobopgirl · August 2015

I had such bad anxiety in my last trimester and it was so draining that the newborn stage was truly a relief. I was even up every 2 hours to nurse, then bottle feed, then pump for DD but I was just so relieved to have her in my arms that I wasn't even worried about not getting sleep.

TracyYoung819 · August 2015

Thank you for this information. I have had such terrible sleep this entire pregnancy. Truly restful sleep is hit and miss and I have surprised myself with how good of a mood I can be in despite the previous night's lack of sleep.

Since people feel the need to ask I always say I'm excited for the baby to be here because even though sleep well be in shorter and fewer increments I KNOW I'll sleep better than I do now. Of course I always get "let's hope!" or some unsupportive response. (I'm so glad they have an idea of how bad I've slept during my pregnancy.)

Anyway your input gives some credibility to my notion that I'll sleep better post pregnancy even tho its shorter.

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