Can we talk 1st tri fatigue?

TheTamedShrew · January 2016

I know we have a symptoms thread, but I wanted to ask specifically how everyone's energy levels have been? I guess after 2.5 years you have sufficient amnesia about what it feels like to be pregnant. I am so exhausted. I feel queasy until about noon, have a little burst of moderate energy for a couple of hours, and then I crash again some time between 2-4. Then I have another bit of energy from about 5 until I put DD to bed, and then I just want to couch it until bedtime. I know I am farther along then most of the board (6w3d), but I don't remember feeling this tired this early. Maybe it's because I stay home now and am within the proximity of my couch more often. I tend to just stare at it longingly as I pass by it all day. I try to make play time with DD happen near the couch, but let's be honest, I don't actually get to relax on it until she's asleep (she stopped taking naps a year ago). Occasionally I can relax if I let her watch Sofia or Daniel Tiger, but I would feel too guilty if I let her watch more than 2 episodes in a row.

Anyone else tired all day? What are you doing to cope?

Sporty1216 · January 2016

So tired. I am mostly just trying to push through, like you, but I also do things like let my LO take an hour-long bath so he is contained and entertained and all I have to is sit next to the tub and make sure he stays safe! So far exhaustion is my main symptom. If MS gets bad, etc. and I'm this exhausted and I got back to teaching next week, it's gonna get real interesting!

zrain · January 2016

I've been doing physical therapy for 3.5 hours every morning, so when I get home I'm exhausted. I try to get a few things done around the house and pace myself with several breaks, but my productivity has definitely plummeted. I've been taking a nap in the afternoon and then going to bed at 8-9pm. This is my first pregnancy and I don't have any other kids to keep up with, so I imagine it must be a lot harder to deal with the fatigue with a little one. I'm sorry I don't have any advice, but know that you are not alone!!

mom2adoodle · January 2016

So. Tired.

nwshay · January 2016

I feel like I've only slept a few hours a night every single day and it's awful.

mommytimesfour · January 2016

I've been feeling a little extra tired lately, but nothing compared to my last pregnancy. I remember being exhausted every day, no matter how much sleep I got.

Beegey33 · January 2016

Yes very very tired. I was not like this with DD. I could nap multiple times a day!

RedMar · January 2016

Oh man, yes. I've been feeling it for a couple weeks now and was one of the first symptoms of me knowing I was pregnant.
Because DH worked, today consisted of me laying on the kitchen floor while Thomas and Percy kept crashing into my legs.
I also did some time on the couch (13.4 seconds) until DS threw his b-ball down the stairs and I immediately got up to get it (gate was there, but didn't trust his temptation to not try to get it andplusalso, he'd just squeal at the ball until it magically came back to him). This soon became a fun game, so I had to turn it over to the kitchen area once again.
There are places to play upstairs and downstairs, but I also hurt my back and didn't want to be carrying him all over creation. I let him play until about 1245 and then we went up for him to take his nap. We read books and I rocked him for awhile, but it wasn't until 3:00 that he finally fell asleep

. I watched him through the monitor (thank God for those things) have an hour long conversation with his stuffed turtle, blanket and forefinger. I went in to check on him again and he had pooped. So I kept my fingers crossed the clean diap would help him sleep-he finally passed out. At the time I was laying down in our room and had to hold in my sneeze (which ended up being a sniss) cuz if I didn't, we'd be back to square one.
I would've stuck him in front of the TV for 5 mins if he enjoyed it in the slightest. He's still young (19m) yet to be allowed to watch it anyway. So to answer your question, don't feel guilty about an episode or 2 of Sofia if it gives you the chance to rest! Especially since naps are non-existent for her! When did she stop taking them? He's obviously trying to put up a good fight against them!

jmp1981 · January 2016

Soooo tired!! I am 6w2d and I don't remember being this tired so early either. I was lucky enough to take a nap today while DD watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse beside me. I don't sleep well at night as it is, so by the time I get home from work and get everything done for the night I am exhausted.

camichael84 · January 2016

I've been exhausted, too. I was fatigued with DD, but I know it didn't start this early. (I'm about 4.5 weeks.) I used to stay up pretty late, and now I'm crashing as soon as DD is asleep, napping when she does, and still feeling tired.

dlebari · January 2016

Knackered does not even cover it. I am so tired I feel like I could sleep for weeks!
And been sleeping between 8-14 hours at a time and still waking up tired.
Been late for work 3 times this past week (unheard of for me) that I'm worried they'll start to figure it out!

eazybreezy225 · January 2016

Sounds like we are on the same wave length! I always crash around 1-3 in the afternoon.
My husband is really supportive and helpful, however he gives me a hard time for being so tired. All I have to say about it is, "are YOU using your body to grow another person's body?... yeah, so sthu."

mrsevyrew · January 2016

So so very tired. I used to stay up until around 12, or 1:00am regularly then get up when DH goes to work. Now, I'm in bed asleep by 10:30 and up with him. And I have to take a nap at 2:30. Almost every day, on the dot, 2:30 comes around and down I go. I nap for about an hour, then I'm semi good to go for the rest of the day. So so tired.

foxxytwt · January 2016

So tired. This time last pregnancy we had just moved and I was job searching so I napped a lot. Almost every day this week I have collapsed in bed to nap as soon as I put DS in the crib for his

sunshinern96 · January 2016

I am exhausted!! I do not remember feeling this way at all with DS! I barely make it to his nap at 1 and I fall asleep as soon as he is out! I also am a nurse part time and my 12 hour shift Friday was soo hard! I was completely exhausted by the early afternoon. Hoping this will ease up in the 2nd tri!

estellegetty · January 2016

I have never been this tired in my life. I teach 2nd grade and every day this week I have run home fifteen minutes after dismissing my students which is unheard of for me. I'm usually there til 5:30-6 plannig/prepping, emailing parents, putting up displays etc, but now I run home to my bed! I took a nap every day from 4-5 and then was in bed at 8:45pm-6:30am! I have no clue how you guys do it with a baby/toddler already...you are all superwomen!

MojieJo · January 2016

I'm so tired all day. I wake up and want to go back to bed within a couple of hours. Late at night (midnight to around 3 AM), I get a little burst of energy and end up staying up late and then sleeping in until afternoon. I'd prefer to sleep more normal hours, but it's just not happening. I normally have a weird sleep schedule and pregnancy is just making it weirder.

I've been taking an hour long nap in the middle of the day just to get by. It'd never work if I wasn't at home all day or had any other children, so I don't know what I'd do if I had a job outside the house or wasn't a FTM. Major admiration to the ladies who are actually getting things done...unlike me.

izzetoot · January 2016

Right there with you. I do not remember being this tired with the first and I know it partly has to do with my DS. Also because he's teething

so is getting up at least once a night around 3. I took 3 breaks today while cleaning the kitchen. Wash dishes... play puzzles on the floor... sweep floor... bumity bump... unload dish washer... watch a movie.

TheTamedShrew · January 2016

@RedMar, I am loving your play by play account of your day. Hilarious. That sounds a lot like my life. DD went down to one nap at 11 months old, and then dropped that one completely around 19 months. I still give her what I call "quiet time" in her room for about 45 minutes to an hour where she has to stay in there and play quiet activities by herself (books, dolls, etc.) and that has saved my sanity a little bit. There has been a lot more screen time in this house lately than I would normally allow.

Alyeena · January 2016

I am 6w3d as well and I am so tired all the time. I feel good when I wake up and for a little while but in the evening I would go to bed at 7pm if I could. I have never been a napping person so naps don't work for me.

camichael84 · January 2016

@izzetoot I feel you on the teething. We've had only two nights in the last 3 weeks where DD hasn't been up around 4 am. A tooth finally broke through, and she slept all night last night so I'm hoping that's a sign that we are getting past it.

FireInWonderland · January 2016

I was really tired most of last week, right after I found out, but I gained my energy back by the end of the week. I'm not quite 5 weeks yet, though, so I'm sure I'll reach the point where I'm tired all the time again. I don't have an LOs to look after yet, though, so if I want to I'm free to relax. In the meantime, I'm trying to mix my schedule so that there's a few minutes to relax between all my tasks so I get used to it and hopefully don't overtire myself later.

emilouhoo · January 2016

I'm 6w 2d and am so exhausted too!! I am also nauseous so had that my stomach cramps up. Not to mention the gas and breast tenderness!! But each time I endure one of these symptoms, I try to smile knowing that I still have my little pea inside of me!!

Brilanea · January 2016

Yep. I'm not even 5 weeks yet but am exhausted. I also have a 4.5 yr old & work full time but still...so tired

Smallangel · January 2016

6w2d and the tiredness has been constantly there since implantation.
It doesn't matter how much I sleep I NEED an afternoon nap around 1-3pm but then have to make sure I don't sleep too long or else I'm up most of the night & then needing to wake up for 5am.
It was my first day back at work and all I could think about was my bed... Thankful that I work part time and have the ability to nap or else I'm not sure how I would function...

amandam925 · January 2016

I'm 6 weeks, 6 days and the fatigue is insane. This is our first, and I actually didn't think I was pregnant the week I tested, I thought I was sick because I was just so exhausted. (I tested because it was when my period was supposed to come and we were trying, but the exhaustion did not make me think pregnancy.)

joyful38 · January 2016

Beyond exhausted! I'm ready to knock out 70% of the time I'm at work!!! I can't believe making a little baby makes you this tired. I'm always down for sleeping by 8:30-9p.

frogdog06 · January 2016

Thank you for this thread! We've moved some regular pillows to the couch. I get home from work, nap for an hour, wake up to care for the pets, and then I already have to get ready for bed. The sleepiness at work is terrible!

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