exhausted

[sarak]

im 31 weeks and soooo tired now. i usually hits me about 1-2ish and then lasts a few hours and i get a second wind at 5ish. i feel like i could fall alseep sitting up. is anyone else experiencing this?

[Jacqui]

Yes (I just woke up) I slept earlier in my lounge...sitting up....today. I am still yawning.

I too get a second wind around 5pm. Just in time to cook dinner for the family. I have to be careful as I think somehow in the next 12 weeks I will sleep through 3pm picking up the kids lol.

Definitely not alone!

Jac

[RhiChiChi]

I am not exhausted, not like the first trimester (that was a shocker). Occassionally I need to have an afternoon nap for an hour or less but not every day. I musn't be normal as I was told that the tiredness comes back with a vengence in the last trimester...........

[Feathertop]

I've fallen asleep twice in the bath.................

[visitor1]

I've fallen asleep twice in the bath.................

They are soo relaxing tho!!!

Ive been tired from day 1.. but i think thats cos Chels is a handful at her age!!

[BirthConnection]

Tiredness is very common in pregnancy but can be exaserbated by a low heamoglobin level (the red blood cells that carry oxygen around the body). You may like to have you Hb checked and/or take a good quality luquid iron.
Other causes of tiredness are diet related, especially too much sugar, caffiene use (which pepps you up but then you crash later) lack of exercise, or not drinking enough watre. Dehydration is a big one actually and especially now the weather has turned a bit cold it can be hard to drink the needed 2 litres of water a day.Nothing wrong with having a nap through the day. Go for it if you can.