6 Weeks - Exhausted and Sick

Just wondering if you found any help for exhaustion. I see you got lots of advice for nausea, but not tiredness. I am 6 weeks pregnant with my 4th, and I can't believe the exhaustion! Any suggestions?

Ugh, so sorry you're feeling so awful, especially at this time of year! And it's definitely hardest with 2 other children, you don't get much (if any) down time.

My advice: get help, rest as much as possible (I always found that fatigue increased the nausea/vomiting), and let whatever you can go.

This will not last forever.

Blessings to you this Christmas Season!

wrist bands for motion sickness and more protein helped me.

No advice on the sickness as i didn't really suffer through that with my pregnancy. As far as the tiredness goes, have your doc check your iron levels. I felt so exhausted during mine and finally had my levels checked (at the non stop nagging of some great friends) and my levels were low. The doc had me start taking an extra iron pill on top of my prenatal and it helped so much.

As soon as I read this, I thought twins. I only had one at the time. I felt like I was "hit by a truck" is that equal to "a ton of bricks". LOL!! I don't have any great advice, just rest when you can and don't feel guilty!! Take care of you!

Preggie Pops and Preggie Pop Drops helped me with the nausea. They carry them at Babies 'R Us and Motherhood Maternity stores. They are all natural... I have no idea how or why they work, I was just thankful that they helped! Best of luck and congratulations!!!

You poor thing! At least you can take comfort in knowing that all that yuk is a good sign of a healthy pregnancy =)

I had the same issue when I was preggers with my second. I had people coming in form out of town so I HAD to pull it together. Once I made the announcement it was easier because they wouldn't let me do anything! Leading up to that I had to start my cooking and clean, and take care of my first.

I used to chew mint gum and drink Gingerale/Vernors/Canada Dry. Sometimes at the same time! Rest EVERY second you can. Also, sometimes if I felt like I was going to vomit but it wouldn't come up, I would sit in front of the toilet until it did. Often times the mere site of the toilet would bring it up...immediately I would feel better.

I also would eat every two hours (sometimes every one hour). Just something small like crackers or pretzles. That would help keep me pretty settled. It would get worse if I didn't eat.

Lastly, I took my vitamins before bed. I don't know why, it just made me so sick to take them in the morning!

Good Luck, and Congratulations, and Merry Christmas =)

I was nauseous and exhausted right around 4-8 weeks - thought I had the flu! Once I found out the cause of my flu I found that I needed to carry pea pods and carrots with me everywhere (I work in a no-food-allowed building but they cut me some slack - it was either that or I'd be out sick!). The raw veggies kept something in my stomach at all times.
Sad to say, I pretty much had to power through the exhaustion, though I remember taking naps on the floor in my office during lunch (since I wasn't sitting down to eat a real meal).
I guess I was lucky in that the nausea didn't last the whole pregnancy and it forced me to eat much more healthy to the point that I weighed 15 lbs less after the delivery and water retention receded.
Lots of luck - I've heard severe nausea comes with a girl.

You can look into massage for handling your morning sickness~ if you are able to go long enough for an hour. I do not recommend laying down on your tummy if you can't handle it (and definitely inform the therapist, and make sure they are certified in prenatal massage!). But it helps quite a bit with the nausea and offers other benefits - especially later on.

I also found saltines and tums were my best friend.

Make this your mantra for now "Give it up". Meaning, you have a new life growing in your body~ you are taking a beating so to speak internally. I do not recommend trying to be a superhero by getting everything done by yourself. Either let stuff be for a while, get help or do it little by little.

Congrats and you will find that it should pass ~

Don't plan on getting anything done.
Tell someone who lives near you and tell them YOU NEED HELP. Don't expect to keep your house up to magazine layout standards. Just do one thing at a time and when you have energy.
Hire someone if possible to come in and pick things up.
Or ask hubby to help out more for a few weeks.

Not sure what ages your kids are, but if they are in school use that time to pick up and let them help with their own stuff...

Not only is it harder because you have older kids, but also YOU are older and with every pregnancy you feel a bit more of the symptoms.

I am at 22 weeks with my 4th and this is really the first time I am thinking Its Enough!!! Constant nausea, tiredness, and now possible gallstones... ugh.
FUN STUFF... But all worth it in the end.

Rest, and good luck!

Cindy I am not trying to be mean. It is what it is!!! I would announce it at christmas if thats what you choose. Take each day to what you can. To take care of nausea you need to drink alot of water at least 8 oz glasses and eat either saltine crackers or pretzels. You eat them till the nausea goes away. You maybe needing to eat six small meals instead of three big. You also have to remember theres somone in you growing. Wake your usband to the freaken fact it takes two to tango and he needs to help you. You should not lift anything heaver than 10 pound. Sweetie I am 20 weeks along with two miscarrages before hand so for 13 weeks i did nothing but lay around and eat and drink when i could and every afternoon i would take any where between 20 mins to 2hr nap. Don't feel bad just you have someone growing and you need to be lazy. Also if you don't feel like it don't do it come the holiday season. Yo guys get readyand go to two homes and you have a third but don't feel well just call them and say hey we aren't gonna make it i am needing to rest. So be it!! Look after you and the baby and the kids and than th hubbie. Relax enjoy it. Have a Merry Christmas since you received your present early. Have a great New Year!!

You Are probably having a girl! Also remember that every pregnancy is different and being that your body is a little older than the last time it may be hitting you harder. Even though you may not be that old. I have both a boy and a girl and when I was pregnant with my daughter I felt a lot worse, even though I felt pretty good with both of my children. You have a week off so just rest. All of the things you have to do will wait for you. If you are like me this will be difficult But you will get it all done in time. HOld on to the thought that very soon you will have a brand new baby to hold and love.
Happy holidays to you and yours.

Lower your expectations. I am 10 weeks pregnant and the baking that normally takes me 2 days has taken me a week and a half. The tree is up, the rest of the house is the same as it is all the time. I could crawl into bed right now and sleep the season away but since we are hosting Christmas I think I better stay awake! Remember you are building a person and that takes a lot of energy.

I felt that way with my 3rd baby which I had in August. First, try remedies like Sea Bands (wristbands that are used for sea sickness), you can find them at any drug store. They cost around $11 and work great. Second, eat small meals throughout the day. What really helped me was sparkling water--it worked wonders for me and it's sugar free, caffeine free and no calories. Last, if it continues or worsen, ask the doctor about Zofran. Zofran is expensive, but it helps. I also hear papaya extract tablets help and so does ginger. Also, keep taking your prenatal vitamins, they also help.

I'll say a prayer for you--hope you feel better soon:)

M.

I'm one of those people that are sick the whole 9 months. Here's a list of things to try starting with things that minorly help and working up to things that help more so if the previous one doesn't work move on to the next one:

1. eat all day long - carry something with you at all times

2. preggy succors, things with ginger

3. sea bands

4. change your prenatal vitamins to only be the bare minimum vitamins you need. sometimes the extra stuff like iron can upset your stomach.

5. (talk to your dr first) take vitamin B6 & 1/2 a Unisom. it may make you tired the first week but after that your body gets used to it. I got through pregnancy #1 using what I listed in 1-5.

6. Phenergan (this made me tired all the time but I only threw up a couple times with pregnancy #2 on this. The b6/Unisom combo wasn't strong enough for pregnancy #2)

7. Zofran (hoping this will work better than the Phenergan for my next pregnancy! Being tired all the time was not helpful since I had child #1 to care for.)

yes try B vitamin suckers ( you can get them online) they work really really well with the sickness. I hope things get better for you