I just can't seem to find any energy these days.
It is almost hard to believe that pregnancy fatigue could come back with such a vengance and be WORSE than 1st trimester fatigue. I guess at this stage, I am also sporting an extra 10, 11, 12kilos - most likely more?? (haven't jumped on the scales recently, too scary) which is not helping. Getting up from any kind of sitting position is a major task.
I feel sorry for K, but I have been a crabby, snappy, tired, and easily annoyed basketcase (more than usual anyway) for the last few days. I put it down mainly to over-doing myself by going to a wedding on the weekend, having PIL over for the weekend (to look after K while we were at the wedding, but we (I) still had to look after them when I got home and the next day since they stayed over), and then planning a morning tea-playdate for the following day. I am buggered.
After our friends left yesterday, both K and I went down for a lovely nap, then hit the sack early last night to sleep in til the lovely time of 9am this morning. Yep, 9AM!!!!!! You would think that would get me back on track, but I was yawning again by midday, and had to lie down with K at 1pm for a nap (which I had, but she didn't, oh well, at least she was VERY VERY good and just lay there in bed with me (me thinks) reading and tearing up tissues while I was passed out, haha! )
But I still feel like crap, tired and have a headache now too. Considering that K didn't actually nap today, we can probably get her down to sleep early tonight, so I might just have to join her, at like 8pm! I know that sleeping too much can sometimes have the opposite effect, but I am even yawning again as I type this, so figure it best to at least give it a chance again tonight in the hope that I am able to bounceback to somewhat human by Thursday for playroup.
And J is away again this week, so while I don't have to be making proper dinners, which helps, it also means that poor K is getting no active-rough-and-tumble-type play at all, since I am just too wasted to stand up half the time.
This tiredness sucks. The rain (currently SNOW here actually) and cold outside doesn't help either.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
3rd tri fatigue
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Are you vegetarian? because even though fatigue is common in third trimester I reckon (here's me being doctor!!) that you're anemic. I thought I was during my last preg. and asked the doctor but she argued with me saying that my last blood test was neg and I had to wait for the next which was 6 weeks away!! Stupid cow. I was and after recieving some wonderful iron tablets I was genki genki!! The ones from the drug store aren't high enough dose though-I tried them too!!! I'm not veg but still wasn't getting enough iron in my diet and probably wasting with things like coffee and tea too!! Worth some enquiries anyway. Can't imagine heading into labour with no energy :(
ReplyDelete3rd tri fatigue hit me really bad as well. It was seriously worse than the exhaustion I felt in the 1st trimester!! I would say sleep when you can and don't worry about sleeping too much. The exhaustion is your body's way of telling you to slow down and rest a little...
ReplyDeleteI found that the fatigue only lasted a couple of weeks though and now I am back to my usual pregnant self. Hopefully it will be the same for you as well :)
Achan - I am not vegetarian, but after your comment, I did realise that I am probably not eating so well recently. I have a docs appt next Monday, so will bring this up (with the nice doctor) then.
ReplyDeleteI am feeling a bit better today, but it hits me after I have been out and about usually, so will see how we are tomorrow. In the meantime I will be taking it easy - I agree, Nay, it is definately my body telling me to slow down and I am doing my best to listen!!