Sleep.

bbetson · September 2011

I went to bed at 7:30 last night. DH had to work an overnight shift (yay for overtime) and he wanted to get in a nap before he went to work, so I just laid down with him. I woke up at 7 this morning. That is nearly 12 hours of sleep. And the sad thing? It's 9:30 and I feel tired.

I am on prometrium (progesterone supplement) and one of the side effects is drowsiness. I feel tired all day, but about an hour after I take the pill it's like I must go to sleep. That's okay with the pill at night, but the one in the morning isn't so awesome. It makes for a less than productive work day.

Casperdy · September 2011

Dude- even without the supplements, I bet you'd still be that tired. Seriously-for the first few weeks, all I could THINK about was sleep. Not everyone gets symptoms the same, but until week 7, fatigue was BY FAR my strongest symptom. Hopefully you can sleep a lot this weekend!!!

cmc714 · September 2011

I was falling asleep on the couch as soon as I got home through most of my 1st tri. Have some coffee to perk you up.

TeacherTiff · September 2011

I feel your pain lady!

With Nolan I was on the oral supps and the vaginal ones. I could fall asleep anywhere, anytime.

This time, I was only on the vaginal supps so it was MUCH better. Those pills are killer!

bbetson · September 2011

cmc714:
I was falling asleep on the couch as soon as I got home through most of my 1st tri. Have some coffee to perk you up.

I don't drink caffeine. Sad And not because I am pregnant, I just stopped drinking it a year or so ago. It would perk me up too much, so I stopped drinking it. Well, I should say I don't drink coffee or soda with caffeine. I will drink tea on occasion.

bbetson · September 2011

TeacherTiff:
I feel your pain lady!

With Nolan I was on the oral supps and the vaginal ones. I could fall asleep anywhere, anytime.

This time, I was only on the vaginal supps so it was MUCH better. Those pills are killer!

I can't imagine doing both!! Your progesterone levels must have been through the roof with all the supplements.

And I must say that it really gives me comfort knowing you had to take the supplements with Nolan. He is so darn cute, it just really gives me hope that this can all work out.

JessicaAlice · September 2011

All I can say is that it is preparing you all for the first few months Big Smile

I'm not sure how I even function some days because I am so beyond tired. It's really sad to say that most days I cant remember what I did because I was so tired and all the days just mush together. I'm terrified of making a mistake at work beacuse I'm so tired and my job entails doing some pretty important stuff that can make or break a lot of criminal cases. I was never even close to this tired when I was pg. I cant wait until he STTN!

bbetson · September 2011

JessicaAlice:
All I can say is that it is preparing you all for the first few months I'm not sure how I even function some days because I am so beyond tired. It's really sad to say that most days I cant remember what I did because I was so tired and all the days just mush together. I'm terrified of making a mistake at work beacuse I'm so tired and my job entails doing some pretty important stuff that can make or break a lot of criminal cases. I was never even close to this tired when I was pg. I cant wait until he STTN!

My only hope is that my baby will be at least 3 months old when I go back to work. I am due at the beginning of May and the school year won't start again until August 1. I am considering taking another month off and coming back to work after labor day. So LO would then be 4 months old. That's my hopeful plan. We'll see how it all works out.

Loveofjoe11 · September 2011

Plus you're in the first trimester, you body is craving sleep!

TeacherTiff · September 2011

bbetson:
TeacherTiff:
I feel your pain lady!

With Nolan I was on the oral supps and the vaginal ones. I could fall asleep anywhere, anytime.

This time, I was only on the vaginal supps so it was MUCH better. Those pills are killer!
I can't imagine doing both!! Your progesterone levels must have been through the roof with all the supplements.
And I must say that it really gives me comfort knowing you had to take the supplements with Nolan. He is so darn cute, it just really gives me hope that this can all work out.

I am a big believer in them! Some doctors will tell you they don't help, but my levels were so low with him (3.9) and I was basically told to prepare to m/c. Well, you can see that didn't happen! So, I'm a believer!! You'll be fine, *hugs*

bbetson · September 2011

TeacherTiff:
bbetson:
TeacherTiff:
I feel your pain lady!

With Nolan I was on the oral supps and the vaginal ones. I could fall asleep anywhere, anytime.

This time, I was only on the vaginal supps so it was MUCH better. Those pills are killer!
I can't imagine doing both!! Your progesterone levels must have been through the roof with all the supplements.
And I must say that it really gives me comfort knowing you had to take the supplements with Nolan. He is so darn cute, it just really gives me hope that this can all work out.
I am a big believer in them! Some doctors will tell you they don't help, but my levels were so low with him (3.9) and I was basically told to prepare to m/c. Well, you can see that didn't happen! So, I'm a believer!! You'll be fine, *hugs*

Oh wow! I had no idea that it was that low. Mind was 11.3, which is in the range of "acceptable" but it was on the low end. With my history she wanted to play it safe. I am hoping to decrease the dosage when I am 10 weeks and then stop it at 13 weeks. Right now I take 200mg twice a day by mouth. I am hoping to drop down to 100mg at 10 weeks. But, I'll do whatever I need to do to keep this pregnancy going.

mrsjanks · September 2011

You are building a person! That takes work!

I slept 12+ hours a day until I was 3 months along. It was summer. Some days I slept 18 hours. For real.

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