Tiredness???
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Topic: Tiredness???
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Tiredness???
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 2:58pm
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Just wondering from other people experience did anyone have the 2nd trimester tiredness. I'm about 16 weeks - probably more and the past few days I have been as tired as I was in the first few weeks. I have my scan booked for beginning of October and I know it is quite late as i'll be more than 20 weeks. Also does anyone have any ideas for the tiredness, Andrew is in daycare at the moment due to my study commitments so he's not tiring me out. Could I possibly have more than one in there?? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 3:03pm
I was constantly tired hehe and i still am 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 3:06pm
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I didnt start feeling energetic until after 20 weeks - before that I was just so tired... Sorry cant suggest anything - I just did as little as possible but I guess thats hard when you have another child ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 3:13pm
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i was really really tired for a long time too, probably only been in the last month that i have started having energy again. just do your best to get early nights, and eat well to try to help you out. i started taking a preggy vitamin which also i think helped. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 5:56pm
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I was really tired too...turned out I needed an iron boost which helped. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 7:31pm
Becks I was a lot tireder with the subsequent littlies than the first, I see you have a toddler to wear you out too  Talk to your midwife if you're concerned but I'd say that you're probably doing more than you think. Rest up, eat well, hopefully you'll get a break in the coming weeks  ------------- |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 07 September 2006 at 9:35pm
Becks I found that too.. coupling study with motherhood is no easy feat.. then add another wee leech inside you sucking that last little bit of energy you have.. and TIREDNESS just invades your life.
It took me forever to get over it.. It was there from 8 weeks, with a little reprieve of a couple of weeks around 25 weeks, then about 28 weeks it kicked back in, and SPD followed soon after. It lasted up until long after i had Ayja.. as she was not a great sleeper (in fact, it creeps up on me sometimes when she is being more wakeful than usual.. is still waking 2 times a night anyway). I think after a while you learnt to function even if you are clearly in sleep debt. All you can do is sleep, rest up a bit more (especially with that BP!!) and Make Nigel run after Andrew when he's not in daycare(andrew that is. lol) ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 7:23am
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I was really tired the whole way through with Michael. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 10:11am
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I've noticed that I am more tired now than I was at all in the first trimester. I have started going to the pool three times a week though so have put it down to that. I yawn all the way through bedtime stories with Christopher at 7.50 and find it incredibly difficult to get up off his bed and make it to my own in time to coma out for the night be 8.05!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 11:04am
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Well I've been tired the whole way thru, but there ARE two in here...
Your midwife should be able to get some idea by measuring your tummy. At 16 weeks I was measuring 4-5 weeks ahead, and by 20 weeks I was measuring 8 weeks ahead - things grow much faster in there! I'mnow 32 weeks and measuring at 42+ (and feeling every inch of it!) Can you bring your scan forward? ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 September 2006 at 7:04pm
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I wish I could bring it forward, but its the only time that DH and the specialist can be there together. I see my MW next Thursday and will have a chat with her. If I drop a paper it may help, so i'll see what she says. If I drop the paper I need her to ok it as I would have to do a fee appeal to get my fees back and not get a DNC (did not complete) on my academic record. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 10:09am
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I saw my MW today and apart from lacking big time in Iron my platelets are way down again. She told me to sleep when I want to and maybe dropping a paper might help. So i'm going to investigate the dropping of a paper and see what I have to do, I got a medical cert from her today so i'm going to email my paper coordinator for the classes I have today and advice him I won't be at the compulsory computer lab (he knows i'm pregnant and will be sweet with the fact I can't be there) and work out which paper I want to give up. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 2:29pm
I was really bad with Bailey and this pregnancy isnt much better  I had a couple of good weeks but now im really tired again
Hope you start feeling better soon Trish |
mummy_becks wrote:Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 10:04pm
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youve got to get those iron levels back up...years of me being anaemic on / off has me trained to know when i am lacking...funny but burger king big burger always gives me a boost if i dont want a steak etc...
Mind you i have never in my life been as tired as i have since i got pregnant....Im exhausted! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 8:47am
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So next question: I'm taking Iron tablets have been for a while, what else apart from red meat, silverbeet, spinich and liver should I eat to get the iron levels up again? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 5:28pm
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am sure you prob already do this.. but take them with a large glass of orange juice to help aid absoption - i used to take mine at night time with meals so it was a real boost. also, Calcium can stop the absorption.. so try and avoid taking it with milky anything.. ie breakfast, cuppas, etc.. a if possible none an hour either side (hard i know) but yeah. Making sure you are getting enough B12 at the same time can help too. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 September 2006 at 9:29am
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Thanks Janine, I have now stopped DH drinking my juice so there is enough for me in the morning to have my tablet with it. After much debate in my head as to which paper to drop I finally decided today which one and have now done it. Hopefully it will make things a lot easier only doing 3 papers. And now only 2 weeks and 2 days till my scan!!! ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |