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Tiredness! Burn out!

Hi Ladies, I'm struggling so much with Tiredness. I'm somewhere between 7 and 9 weeks and genuinely am unable to do much at all. I've gone from being the most energetic, hyperactive person who was fantastic at managing their ADHD to being just constantly burnt out. I used to cook healthy meals every night and go for walks, now I can't even clean or chop a vegetable. I've got no appetite. Husband is doing as much as he can to support but his cooking just isn't the same or anywhere near as healthy... I can tell he's starting to get a bit stressed taking so much more on with the cleaning and shopping etc. Last night I was so exhausted after work that I left 45 min early and just laid on the sofa, I didn't even have energy to get up and make myself a sandwich, hubby had to do that. Does anyone have any tips? I feel like I've lost a huge part of my identity and I'm literally just pretending to be the old me, it's taking so much effort

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All I can say is it hopefully shouldn’t last long. Between 7-9 weeks I was exactly the same. Hormones are wild also right now, I understand hubbies food may not be as healthy. Mine, wasn’t as flavorful as I would have liked. However the fact he was doing it is such a big help. Don’t feel guilty for resting. The first trimester is so hard and your body is operating double time. Sleep when you can, don’t feel bad for it. Your energy will come back xx

@Sinead thank you, I'm hoping so. It's so bloody hard!

Hey girl! I feel like a version of myself too, I'm so tired and lack motivation to do anything at all. I'm 10 weeks today and it got slightly better but I could still sleep 24/7 and feeling guilty because I feel like I should do more. I'm self employed so I'm only doing the minimum at the moment but am not getting any new work in .. Hoping it'll get better at 12 weeks

It does get better I promise! For months I was exactly the same, it genuinely felt like I couldn't lift a finger and it was so stressful. I tried to make a batch of soup one weekend and had to have a sit down after chopping an onion. 🤣 I'm genuinely terrible at asking for help so even though it was freely offered I felt terrible and was apologising and beating myself up constantly. Really my only advice is to just try to be gentle with yourself and do what you can. And if all you can do is rest, do that. And try not to worry about food - some days I ate plain pasta with a bit of grated cheddar. My midwife said we could eat like crap the whole time and our babies would still get what they needed from us. 😊

It’s reassuring to hear that it gets better, but honestly I feel exactly the same - I don’t really have any tips but hope it helps to know you’re not alone. It takes so much energy to do literally anything and I’m just so so exhausted ALL the time. I think I’m just over 8 weeks and I’m honestly wondering how women work tbh whilst pregnant 🥹 But hoping it gets better in the next few weeks anyway x

@Sarah @Anna @Ash B I really really appreciated these supportive words, even though I didn't reply because I wasn't well!! Especially the bit @Anna said aboit the midwife reassuring you that baby will still be healthy and take what they need!! (I also have been eating only dry pasta haha) xx

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