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Creating a little person is hard work. It’s no wonder you’re feeling
exhausted all of the time. The amount of overtime your body is
putting in is no joke. Try to visualise for a moment, if you will, all
of the physiological changes that are going on inside of you.
From the moment your body realises it’s pregnant, it begins to
produce more blood in order to bring nutrients to your growing
baby. Then of course there is the new flush of hormones that have
just entered into your body, with progesterone being the main
culprit behind your fatigue. Now add in all of the freaking out
your brain is doing to try and grasp that you’re going to become
a mama. This baby-creating stuff is exhausting business indeed.
The first trimester tends to be the most exhausting, as this is when
your baby’s major organs are magically being formed. Don’t
worry mama, the second trimester will bring you a some much-
needed relief and is often known as the honeymoon trimester.
Embrace this reprieve from fall-down exhaustion as trimester
three can leave you feel as your baby is hell bent on sucking all
your energy from you.
Rather than fighting your tiredness, give yourself a pass to take
an afternoon nap. If you work in an office, use your lunch hour
for a power nap. Try and find an empty conference room, head
to your car for a snooze or worst case scenario, lock yourself in a
bathroom stall for 20 minutes and sit on the toilet. Hey, desperate
times call for desperate measures. Daily exercise may sound
like a special hell to you right now, but getting in about 20 - 30
minutes a day of some sort of body moving fitness will help you
feel energised.
I can barely stay awake during the day.
Why am I so tired?