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Exhaustion!!!

avespe415avespe415 member
in October 2017 Moms
Hi ladies!!! I am almost 5 wks pregnant at this point, and the exhaustion is unbearable!! I've been exercising everyday, staying hydrated and eating small meals to keep my energy up, but nothing so far is helping. All I want to do is sleep!! I have a 3 yr old and a full time job, so unfortunately naps are hard to come by. Any suggestions from other exhausted mommas out there? 
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Re: Exhaustion!!!

  • rockinro_17rockinro_17 member
    Not much for suggestions unfortunately. Just encouragement that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Take it easy. Rest is more important than other activities right now. You'll be able to pick them back up eventually.
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  • RaincityRaincity member
    This is my most pronounced symptom. I am useless exhausted! I honestly didn't see this coming- I was prepared for morning sickness. I am six weeks today and so far, no morning sickness whatsoever, but I have to be in bed by 8:30 and if I don't lie down and rest (I never really fall asleep) for an hour or two every day I am shaky exhausted and feel as if I'm going to fall apart. I am a photographer, so when I'm not out shooting I work from home, but when I have to go work, I take a shower and rub some peppermint essential oil on my hands to wake up a bit. But mostly- oh my god, this fatigue is something to be reckoned with! I have to drive to Raleigh (3-4 hours) this weekend, put in two long days and drive back Sunday night and I don't know if I'll be able to do it. I may end up in a motel 1 hour from home! 
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  • avespe415avespe415 member
    I feel your pain!! The exhaustion is so bad that I feel completely useless!! I definitely don't remember it being this bad with my first. Luckily I've escaped the morning sickness so far, as well. I will definitely try the peppermint oil. Good luck this weekend!!
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  • ksf13ksf13 member
    Sameee! I could go back to bed right now! 
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  • AlandkeriAAlandkeriA member
    I'm exhausted too! Lol. The only thing I can think of is maybe turning up the heat at your home, in your car, etc.? Being cold usually makes me more sleepy. That's literally the only suggestion I can think of. I feel like I've been taking a Benedryl all day, haha.
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  • azerimamaazerimama member
    Ugh. So in the same boat.... I also have a 3 year old, and she's sick at the moment, so I'm dealing with that on top of working full time, non stop morning sickness that won't go away, and the constant feeling that I'm going to fall asleep wherever I'm sitting. :(
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  • mommac2017mommac2017 member
    I went to bed at 8:30 last night. I have no regrets. 
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  • kkerner87kkerner87 member
    No advice, but know you're not alone. I feel like a zombie and just out of it. I really don't remember feeling this way with DD. Maybe because im chasing after a toddler this time around? Idk. But luckily it's my only major symptom. 
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  • Beans92Beans92 member
    I never expected exhaustion as such an early symptom, but holy! Luckily, I've been on holidays and could nap. Now back to working 12 hrs shifts tomorrow and dreading it! Definitely gonna try the peppermint oil and any other suggestions.  :)
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