8 weeks and exhausted

[shannongethhh]

Hi everyone I’m a first time mum and 8 weeks pregnant I’m really struggling at work and although they have lightened my duty’s as a support worker I am exhausted by the end of a shif so much so I’m struggling to walk the five minute walk home I don’t know how much longer I can carry on working for the next 7 months anyone feeling the same

 

[baby.3]

The first trimester is a nightmare for feeling exhausted, and sick, and fatigue... It's just generally not a nice trimester! It'll lighten up by trimester 2. Not long to go, hang in there xx

 

[Ash_b]

I was the same. Ten weeks now and feeling much better!

 

[Akua]

I’ve found my fatigue got a lot better after I stopped working night shifts? Don’t know if that would help you?

 

[shannongethhh]

Thankyou guys I hope it get better I’ve stopped nights but some days I will finish work at ten at night and be back for seven in the morning got three days off so am going to try to relax x

 

[BeccyJ]

I’m almost 12 weeks, tiredness had eased (I’m a bugger for being tired anyway!) I’ve also struggled working & dr gave me time off.. if it’s pregnsncy related time off ur okay as it doesn’t go against u.. just find out about contracted hours / pay etc .. but it honestly helped me having time off, although mine was mostly sickness.. x

 

[WinterWolf]

It will probably get better around 11/12 weeks when your placenta is up and running. I've found tri 2 much worse for exhaustion than tri 1 though. I was tired in tri 1, but not so tired I couldn't go to work (though I missed loads of work due to sickness!).

Have you had blood tests yet? It can be normal but you may be low in iron if you're that exhausted.

 

[MoominGirl]

Exhaustion was my only real problem in tri 1. Although it was better after 12 weeks, I don't think it truly lifted until about 16 weeks. I'm really glad I don't work shifts any more though as I don't know how I would have coped.