1st Trimester Fatigue

lobber

My girlfriend is 10 weeks in and is knocked out with fatigue most days.

Any suggestions on what would help her energy levels would be much appreciated.

Thanks

January

To be honest... just a lot of rest helped me... is she taking anything? Pregnacare (a multivit for pregnant women??) also got me through although it tasted horrible...

gowayouttadat

Same as adrienne has said, the only thing I could do was crash when I got home from work and rest up. It does improve a good bit in the 2nd trimester. I remember the first day I came home to my bf bursting with energy after a day in work when I was about 15 weeks. He was so used to seeing me knackered he didn't know what was happening.

KittenCaboodle

I'm like that at the moment, however I don't think about it too much now as I'm sick as hell!

What I do is go to bed for a couple of hours when I get home, then get up for 2 or 3 and potter about. Then go back to bed for the night.

You really need to give in to the sleep. I spend more time in my bed than everywhere else at the moment!

I'm praying the sickness will pass in the second trimester, no one told me it's like having a hangover that lasts for months! :P

caprilicious

Definitely sleep sleep and more sleep is all she needs!

I think its lovely that you're so thoughtful looking up info on how to take care of her on here, she's very lucky!

I was dying with tiredness when I got in from work the other evening (even though I'd had 12 hours straight sleep the night before!) and nearly cried with happiness when I got in to have dinner made by my hubby,
It was only a little gesture but I was so tired & the thoughts of making dinner when I got in had me exhausted!

I'm really hoping the fatigue wears of soon, I don't think I've slept as much in the last year as I have in the last 2 weeks!
The hubby is worried I'm going into hibernation

siobhan.murphy

swimming!excerise,amazing how it will lift ya up when wrecked

embee

First trimester is very tiring... there isn't really a lot you can do. The worst thing she could do is to keep pushing herself to do everything she would've done before she got pregnant - you need to rest and take it easy. The tiredness is brutal but it does ease up. I remember around 15 weeks or so I just suddenly felt a little better, more able to concentrate etc. She is using way more calories than usual. In the first trimester the baby is growing its organs, they're fully developed very early on in pregnancy and just need time to grow bigger.

Essentially, tiredness in early pregnancy.. it's her body telling her to take it easy. She should look at her calorific intake and speak to her GP about good foods she could take to boost energy naturally! An iron rich diet in these early days too - good for the blood!

Hope she feels better soon

~me~

as already said, not alot she can do except sleep. and take multi vitimans. good luck, the next few months will be hard for you both but well worth it!