Extreme Fatigue

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NubiaEarth

Discussion Starter · Apr 23, 2009

Even though i have done this 3 times before... I always forget how super-tired I am in the beginning. I feel like I have been hit with a bag of bricks ad it's hard to find energy for my 8 month old, who i am still breastfeeding. The last two nights I went to bed between 7:30 and 8pm. What can I do for energy?? I'm already taking prenatal vitamins... I should probably resume my exercising, but it is so hard to muster up the energy to do so. Or should i just rest? Suggestions??? I am tired!

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Shield

· #2 · Apr 23, 2009

No advice unfortunately--just want you to know that I'm right there with ya. I am sitting at my desk today and I nodded off for I don't know how long...while sitting straight up in my chair. This is after getting to bed at 8:30pm and sleeping until 6:00 last night. I can't get enough sleep! I could sleep all day if I could.

Thankfully this too shall pass!

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NubiaEarth

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 24, 2009

My goal is to exercise today and see if that helps. (That's my goal... don't know if it will happen.)

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BeckiB

· #4 · Apr 24, 2009

No suggestions - just sympathy! I keep almost falling asleep WHILE nursing my 21 month old in the middle of the day...

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melamama

· #5 · Apr 25, 2009

As someone who is also pg with #4 I'd say rest when you can.
My younger ones go to sleep at 6:30 and often that's when I'd fall asleep too.
Now that I'm closer to my 3rd tri. I finally have energy again, but only just now.

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BoringTales

· #6 · Apr 25, 2009

My first trimester was spent napping in the afternoon with all the kids piled in bed with me, and going to bed EARLY with the baby, around 7:30 or 8. I just didn't have energy for anything else! The second trimester was a lot better, but now I'm in the 3rd and I've got the 'tireds' again. I could easily go to bed by 9 and sleep all night!

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Norasmomma

· #7 · Apr 25, 2009

OMG first tri exhaustion nearly killed me this time. DD is super active and 2.5, so it was just ultra hard. I would literally cry on the phone with Dh because I wanted him to come home. I was going to bed at 7 and sleeping until 6, plus trying to nap also. I still am napping and I am almost 17 weeks.

I just had to get through it. I couldn't exercise I just wanted to melt into the couch. It also didn't help it was Feb and completely gray and bleak. Ugh, so awful.

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CalmCenter

· #8 · Apr 27, 2009

Hi, I read your post and sympathize. I was exhausted everyday last week and took 1-2 hour naps which I haven't done in ages.

I am just newly pregnant and hadn't really adjusted my diet to being preg, until I got so tired. I started eating 5 times a day and protein/nutrient rich food each time. I felt a ton better.

I have been vegetarian for 12 years or so and started incorporating raw dairy and healthy meat into my diet in the last 2 years.

My sweetie made me brown rice and venison, greens and avocado for lunch. Wow, what a difference all that iron, protein and good nourishment meant for my energy level.

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brinalicious

· #9 · Apr 27, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by NubiaEarth

My goal is to exercise today and see if that helps. (That's my goal... don't know if it will happen.)

I notice that it's a fine line for me between too much exercise and just the right amount. On days that I work a little too hard, I am tired for the rest of the day...and sometimes more tired the next day, too. It may take you a while to find the right balance for you, so I'd suggest slowly working up to more and more instead of starting out with a full 60-90 minute workout routine (like I foolishly did).

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Kristin0105

· #10 · Apr 28, 2009

I exercise in the morning 1-1.5 hours a day depending on the day but then need a nap

. It's funny though if I am home I HAVE to nap from 3-4:30 but days I work, which is usually 3:30-7:00 I am fine until the last client walks out the door. Then I get tired again.

I feel lucky the real fatigue I had with dd has not hit yet but I'm only 7 weeks so I figure it should arrive any day now. I am trying to remember to eat more protien. I don't eat a lot of meat so I am struggling to eat more. I'm not even sure how much is enough.

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