Comments on: A Grumpy Girl’s Guide to first trimester exhaustion

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:40:05 +0000

I actually found out I was pregnant (when I was about 6 weeks along) because I had three straight days at work where it was all I could do to stay awake at my desk and I had no good reason for being so tired! That and the same three days of the smell of coffee (my favorite morning ritual) making me want to puke!

By: pinky

pinky — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:56:37 +0000

I’m 6 weeks pregnant and i feel nauseous all the time, i want to lay down most of the time, i have 2 boys ages 3 and 2. I am having a hard time cleaning and cooking because of my nausea. My husbands family thinks i whine too much and i’m lazy for not working a minimum wage job to pay the bills. this pregnancy has been horrible all i have is people being negative and judgmental. they make me feel guilty and useless for not contributing to dinner and vacuuming. i cant eat, and i cant figure out anything to cook because im so nauseous all the time. i am having such a hard time, my husband’s entire family thinks im spoiled for wanting help from others. they are completely unsympathetic and i feel all alone, i dont want to bring this baby into this family. i am so depressed.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:57:52 +0000

Ah thank you Heather. It’s certainly tough. No I share an office I would love to tell them but they have major plans for me in the new yr! Oh lord, this isn’t going to go down well. will it pass at 12 weeks? I don’t vomit, just constant nausea x

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:37:15 +0000

@Emmy, Sorry! Getting through the first trimester is ROUGH. Exhaustion, puking, the smells and more. Plus it’s still secret! I discovered my second pregnancy the day after I started a new job. Is there any way you can sneak in a power nap at your desk after lunch? It will get better.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:19:56 +0000

Please help me! How can this be normal? Iwas never prepared for the nausea and tiredness.
My job is suffering too. It’s a new job as a fashion editor and I feel as though my fatigue could be mistaken as lack of enthusiasm.
I’m only 7wks and deep in my buttocks, hips and back of thighs hurt… Is this due to lack of activity? I used to be active, passionate and busy. Now I’m bed ridden and yuk, food, perfume, shampoo anything stinks!
Am I just a moan or do we all feel like this? Xx

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:07:59 +0000

Shhh. We won’t tell.

By: C Franc

C Franc — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:07:14 +0000

I am so guilty of sleeping in my car on lunch breaks!!

By: RookieMom Whitney

RookieMom Whitney — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:09:53 +0000

Aruna, I’m so sorry to hear that your boss was not supportive of your health! I hope that, if nothing else, knowing that others have felt similarly exhausted makes you feel normal.

By: Aruna

Aruna — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:33:18 +0000

I am in my first trimester as well and fatigued ALL THE TIME.
I work as a software engineer in a very high stress, very fast growing company in the technology sector. My colleagues work till late at night, and i used to do so too. Unfortunately, That is the norm in the tech sector..

After getting pregnant, it has just been so hard keeping up with the pressures at work. I am nauseated and fatigued all day, and find it tough to handle the stress of my job.
I spoke to my manager about my pregnancy and of reducing some workload and he wasn’t very supportive. His response basically amounted to “tough luck. No can do”

It sucks that the number of women in computer engineering field is so less, and pregnant women are something of a rarity in this line of work. There is just such a lack of empathy in this field.

Anyway, I am praying that my second trimester is easier on me physically..

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:41:45 +0000

I’m fortunate that my job doesnt require me on my feet all day, but good lord! When I leave alllll I wanna do is drop to the floor and sleep. My partner has a very physically demanding job, so it seems awful of me to complain for being tired. but I’m even too tired to complain. I literally feel like ive just ran a marathon. Is it just me… Or do other women wake up with incredibly achy joints? Takes them like an hour to adjust. Its exhausting waking up. Its ridiculous.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:35:27 +0000

I’ve hated naps since I was a kid they usually make me feel groggy all day, but now I cannot live without one!

I’m approaching my 11th week of my first pregnancy and I am a college student working as a server. Some days it is impossible to function at work. I forget orders or salads and my short-term memory is foggy because all I want to do is go home and go to bed! Being on my feet for a 6 hour shift is too much to bear when before I would work 12 hours with barely a complaint!

I have to go into work in an hour and I’m about to take a catnap even though I slept nearly 11 hours last night.

I think whenever fall semester starts I might have to stop working because I can’t imagine classes all day and then work at night with no possibility to nap!

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:04:38 +0000

Omg I feel so relieved to know its not just me! I am not a nap taking person but the other day I told my husband I was just gonna lay down… I woke up 2 hours later! I’m only 7 weeks but I feel so pregnant! Mostly because I’m tired! But thank you for all the good tips definitely gonna sleep on my car on my lunch!