How do you deal with fatigue?

It is scary how tired I am. I spend almost the entire weekend on the couch resting or napping. I don't know how I even go to work during the week. It is getting so hard to function. Plus the oh so sore breasts and waves of naseau make me more exhausted. Will I really feel better in the second trimester? I can't seem to function like a normal person. I also wonder how people feel like this when they already have a child at home to care for.

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it does get better, i would have to nap daily then the 2nd hit and i was fine, now at almost 30 weeks it is getting back to the way it was.... just rest up and iti s over soon!!

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I'm worried about this too. I was fine all week at work but all weekend, I have been SO exhausted. I'm wondering how work is going to go this week...

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i take a nap as soon as i get home! sereiously i need to or i cant function, hang in there i am almost at my 2nd trimetser and getting more and more energy i hope you do also

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I delt with fatigue by... sleeping!

In all seriousness it does get better in the 2nd tri. Just be strong! Are you taking your vitamins?

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Posted by DUCKS2001

i take a nap as soon as i get home! sereiously i need to or i cant function, hang in there i am almost at my 2nd trimetser and getting more and more energy i hope you do also

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Posted by mrsv1015

I delt with fatigue by... sleeping!

In all seriousness it does get better in the 2nd tri. Just be strong! Are you taking your vitamins?

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I have been napping on and off the whole weekend. You just have to rest when your body says rest and HOPE that you're not at work! Good luck!

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I have a 6 yr old. Luckily Dh is a gem and he basically "Makes" me lay down . Its been hard with the nausea but I am trying to take it in stride and sneak some naps when I can

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ive been napping too... some days are worse then others, today i had a 2 hour nap when we stopped at my inlaws...

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First trimester I was lucky to make it until 730...I was exhausted by the time I came home from work & then if I didn't do what I had to do immediately I'd just crash. It's rough. But your body needs the rest.

I'm at 20 weeks now & only recently have felt better, although I still find myself crashing around 10pm (I used to be a midnight girl)...

Hang in there, it'll get better.

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i agree...nap as much as you possibly can!!

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I was in the same boat as you - which was difficult for me because I always have been super hyper, and its like someone let the air out of my tires!!!

I'll tell you - I'm not sure how I dealt. I work a lot, so its not like I was able to take naps. I hate to say this - but mostly, at least once a day, I cried my eyes out from exhaustion. Not the best coping strategy - sorry, but its all I could do.

It took until late in my 2nd trimester to feel like I can be functional. I feel at 33 wks I have more energy than I did at 23 - but everyone is different....

I keep telling myself that this is the easiest part - I can't imagine how exhausted I'll be once the baby actually comes!!!

Good luck!!!

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I lay around the couch a lot ( which is so NOT normal for me)

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I am in week 15 and a little less tired. As long as i keep moving and dont sit down when i come home from work, im good. Once my butt hits the couch, im down for the count. I still get tired, but try to work through it. If its a weekend, i just take a nap when im tired.