I've had a really tough week at work (I work alternate weeks on back shift and earlies, the earlies being 6am-2pm which is what I had last week). Felt really sick most mornings and I've been utterly exhausted.
Thursday night I hardly slept and every time I woke up I found my blood pressure so low I couldn't feel my hands.. woke up from nightmares and when I went for a pee i found it hard to flush and didn't even notice when i trapped the skin on my fingers in the cap of the bottle of water i keep by the bed til after i put it down.
Then this morning I keeled over in the kitchen.. was feeling dodgy and went to get something to eat and drink but got hit by a sudden wave of nausea and blacked out - thankfully slowly enough that i sat on the floor first. When my OH heard me groaning and came in I couldn't even tell him what was the matter I was that woozy.
Been feeling really upset and emotional all day since, which is I guess not uncommon for me when I get an attack of the low BP (I used to be affected by it a lot when I was under stress but never quite this way) but I just feel like I want a day's break from being pregnant.. feel like I'm always tired and feeling either sick or bloated, and now the BP thing is rearing its ugly head again it feels like I'm never going to feel normal again...
Anyone else suffered from blackouts or low BP in the early second trimester and how did you deal with it? Same question for anyone who's had to work early shifts or hold down work through feeling utterly exhausted?
Thursday night I hardly slept and every time I woke up I found my blood pressure so low I couldn't feel my hands.. woke up from nightmares and when I went for a pee i found it hard to flush and didn't even notice when i trapped the skin on my fingers in the cap of the bottle of water i keep by the bed til after i put it down.
Then this morning I keeled over in the kitchen.. was feeling dodgy and went to get something to eat and drink but got hit by a sudden wave of nausea and blacked out - thankfully slowly enough that i sat on the floor first. When my OH heard me groaning and came in I couldn't even tell him what was the matter I was that woozy.
Been feeling really upset and emotional all day since, which is I guess not uncommon for me when I get an attack of the low BP (I used to be affected by it a lot when I was under stress but never quite this way) but I just feel like I want a day's break from being pregnant.. feel like I'm always tired and feeling either sick or bloated, and now the BP thing is rearing its ugly head again it feels like I'm never going to feel normal again...
Anyone else suffered from blackouts or low BP in the early second trimester and how did you deal with it? Same question for anyone who's had to work early shifts or hold down work through feeling utterly exhausted?
