I don't know for sure what is going on with your tired spells, but I will say this: Listen to your body. I really think these types of symptoms are our bodies telling us something!
When I was pregnant with my 18-mo-old I was VERY swollen, extremely exhausted, and just not feeling well at all. I would often feel like I seriously NEEDED to lay down. I kept working anyway, for all the usual reasons: needed the money, didn't want everyone to think I was a wimp, didn't want to disappoint people who were counting on me at work, wanted to save all my disability time for AFTER the baby arrived, etc. I thought, "I just sit at a desk all day, how bad can it be?" I finally quit working at 35 weeks.
My water broke just over a week later, at 36 weeks according to my doctor's EDD (or 37 weeks according to my own EDD).
I don't know if it's related, but I unknowingly had a velamentous insertion, where the cord is not strongly attached to the placenta, but is only attached by a few veins. It scares me to think how dangerous that was for my baby. If the cord had detached while she was inside me (instead of breaking after she was out, like it did after I gave birth), she would not have survived. I tend to think my body was telling me "take it easy" because it knew what was best for me.
I'm not trying to scare you or say something is wrong -- just saying that I would listen to my body and take it easy, even if it's nothing but normal pregnancy tiredness. It's only 1-2 months more and I really think we pregnant women push ourselves too much sometimes. Consider taking some time off, or make arrangements for a nap in the middle of the day, or work shorter hours, or whatever! As well as seeing your care provider, of course.
Best wishes and please report back if you figure out what is causing your tired spells...
When I was pregnant with my 18-mo-old I was VERY swollen, extremely exhausted, and just not feeling well at all. I would often feel like I seriously NEEDED to lay down. I kept working anyway, for all the usual reasons: needed the money, didn't want everyone to think I was a wimp, didn't want to disappoint people who were counting on me at work, wanted to save all my disability time for AFTER the baby arrived, etc. I thought, "I just sit at a desk all day, how bad can it be?" I finally quit working at 35 weeks.
My water broke just over a week later, at 36 weeks according to my doctor's EDD (or 37 weeks according to my own EDD).
I don't know if it's related, but I unknowingly had a velamentous insertion, where the cord is not strongly attached to the placenta, but is only attached by a few veins. It scares me to think how dangerous that was for my baby. If the cord had detached while she was inside me (instead of breaking after she was out, like it did after I gave birth), she would not have survived. I tend to think my body was telling me "take it easy" because it knew what was best for me.
I'm not trying to scare you or say something is wrong -- just saying that I would listen to my body and take it easy, even if it's nothing but normal pregnancy tiredness. It's only 1-2 months more and I really think we pregnant women push ourselves too much sometimes. Consider taking some time off, or make arrangements for a nap in the middle of the day, or work shorter hours, or whatever! As well as seeing your care provider, of course.
Best wishes and please report back if you figure out what is causing your tired spells...
