i'm such a wimp...HELP

nurseBrooke · January 2009

I really feel like a wimp! I stay tired and have an almost constant queasiness in my stomach. I really have to talk myself into doing things. I work 12 hour shifts and somehow manage to stay somewhat productive while at work, but once I'm home, I'm zonked! The house has clothes everywhere from where I just get hot, take my clothes off and go to sleep. I'm afraid things are only going to get worse when/if m/s kicks in. I don't do well without enough sleep and seem to need even more now. Am I the only one feeling like this? I hate it!

Sequoyah Shoars · January 2009

you will feel this way for the next 18 years and 9 months. welcome.

mrsmel · January 2009

welcome to parenthood.

AshNicole331 · January 2009

jellibelli:
you will feel this way for the next 18 years and 9 months. welcome.

LOL

kristin329 · January 2009

No you are not a wimp. First trimester can kick ass. You will feel better further along. I have been feeling the same way. I sleep all night, house is a mess which stresses me. I did not feel this way with my first child but this time around I feel like a zombie but for me it's been getting better. It will get better. Working 12 hour shifts is tough so don't beat yourself up.

Breezer80 · January 2009

I totally hear where you're coming from. It really stinks to feel so utterly exhausted all the time. And it certainly makes me worried about how I'm going to function on even less sleep once the baby actually does come .... bah!

cedens · January 2009

yes very tired all the time- don't do laundry (what's that?) and not to mention even the dishes that are piled up in my sink that need to be washed! it will never get better- once the kid is here, kiss sleep goodbye forever (at least for the next 18 years)

sweetfern · January 2009

You're not the only one, I'm still working on the wash from a week and half ago.

jonsdeedee · January 2009

hire a maid.

NewMrs07 · January 2009

I've def. let the housekeeping go a bit lately. I just don't have the energy to clean all the time. Oh well.

BCLong21 · January 2009

No you are not the only one. My DH gets so frustrated at times wtih me, when I mention I just need a nap. I only wish I worked close enough to home to take a nap at lunch.

I hate this feeling too, but they say by the second trimester you get your energy back. But then the third tri comes along and I hear that closer to the end you just begin to feel tired again. Just hang in there.

deb2126 · January 2009

nurseBrooke:
I really feel like a wimp! I stay tired and have an almost constant queasiness in my stomach. I really have to talk myself into doing things. I work 12 hour shifts and somehow manage to stay somewhat productive while at work, but once I'm home, I'm zonked! The house has clothes everywhere from where I just get hot, take my clothes off and go to sleep. I'm afraid things are only going to get worse when/if m/s kicks in. I don't do well without enough sleep and seem to need even more now. Am I the only one feeling like this? I hate it!

Are you married, have a significant other or anything like that? I told my husband that I really needed him to step up and help clean house...it's not NEARLY as clean as it usually is but every little bit helps, and it makes me love him all the more when I see him helping me out so much! He does the dishes and the laundry (most of the time. This morning I had to wear wet clothing to work ). I would say just tell them how you feel and then try not to worry about the house for right now. I hear the sleepiness gets a little better in 2nd tri. As for the m/s here are some of the over-the-counter ideas my midwife gave me: Take papya enzyme - helps get rid of that yucky stomach acid. Take B6 with 1/2 a unisom at night to help with the m/s. Try the seabands, and try sucking on hard candy. Also she suggested that during one of your nightly runs to the bathroom take a couple sips of juice or soda so your sugar levels don't get too low, that'll help fight the m/s when you first wake up. GOOD LUCK! (and I'm a wimp too, this first tri is kicking my butt!)

Jacquie_Palma · January 2009

I feel like I'm a wimp too. I am waking up later than normal and when I get home from work I just want to lay around the house and be a bum. So far my DH has been pretty good. I am also lucky that my sister rents the apt. out in our basement, so she is there to keep up on the dishes and she's been cooking a lot too.

kristin329 · January 2009

Not really true that it will never get better the next 18 years. I have a kid. It does get better. LIke everything in life there are ups and downs. You will get past this. It does suck at times. Hope you feel better soon.

nurseBrooke · January 2009

My DH is amazing! He does most of the dishes, but work has left him extra busy lately. I normally do the laundry, but am having to talk myself into it. Also, I loaded the dryer yesterday and set it, but didn't turn it on! I felt so dumb! DH needed some extra work clothes and didn't have them cause they were wet...oh well! He wasn't upset, thought it was funny. Since I do work 12 hr shifts he normally does dinner on his own. I really don't have much to do, but still feel guilty. Hurry up 2nd TRI!!!!

Kristri07 · January 2009

It's not just you. I've been in bed by 7:30 all week and waking up to go to work just kills me. The m/s has been rough but I know it can be a lot worse so I just go with it and eat when my body wants me to

It's easy to say that now since its 1pm and I feel great, I wouldnt have been so cheery at 8am this morning!

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