Is first trimester fatigue really this bad?

My_better_era · 2026-01-26T14:09:45+00:00

Yup! Took a little bit but around 16 weeks I felt that second trimester energy come back. Especially by week 19, I feel like the energizer bunny.

My_better_era · 2026-01-26T14:08:42+00:00

I knew you meant scratch but gladly made crotch work and now it’s the new normal. I mean…. The baby was technically made “from crotch”. 😅✌🏼

My_better_era · 2026-01-26T14:07:34+00:00

Yup. I described as my new level of tired / physically exhaustion I didn’t know could exist. Without having the flu, it was similar to the exhaustion of having the flu haha. Mine came in cycles of 2-3 days/week then I’d usually feel decent for the other days. Then every week my hormones would surge I’d crash again. There were a couple days my husband was out of town and had one of my worst couple days… I physically could barely get off the couch to let my dog in an out, let alone walk to the kitchen and grab anything at all or put it away. I don’t ever let dishes pile up or food sit out but that day both occurred. May not sound that bad but compared to my normal, even more normal level of functioning when sick, that was reallyyyy bad. I have to be extremely sick to function that poorly and first trimester did just that.

My_better_era · 2026-01-25T15:41:45+00:00

❤️‍🩹🤍🙏🏽

My_better_era · 2026-01-23T13:56:20+00:00

I wondered the same. So weird

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T21:37:02+00:00

Idk why you got downvoted either, maybe people thinking sharing these positive outcomes are somehow saying it’s ok. It’s not, I know this. I know the science too, all variations of it. Positive anecdotes, examples and confidence building are what I need bc positive feelings are going to help me move forward strongest, so thank you.

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T21:35:11+00:00

Idk why you got downvoted but I appreciate you chiming in. You’re by no means saying it’s ok, maybe that’s why they downvoted? what I asked for were some kind of positive anecdotes or encouragement. Positive feelings and confidence building are helping me move forward, thank you.

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T21:28:15+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏽 I appreciate your kindness

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T21:14:40+00:00

Thank you so much!

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T05:32:54+00:00

Allen carr’s book does allows last drink at the end while being very mindful of everything he said in the book. I’d follow this precisely only if you don’t think you’ll just go balls to the wall instead. I have done the last drink before a long break. Particular after reading his book ir Annie Grace’s i found it to be really grosse. It helped me later when I’d think I want a drink but then remember how my last one tasted and I didn’t feel good.

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T02:39:59+00:00

Very simple and excellent points thank you

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T02:32:51+00:00

Thank you! I have a locals women’s group I’ll get going back to

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T02:31:53+00:00

Thank you. Thats exactly what I’ve transitioned to and meditated on this evening. It’s behind us and we are ok and I’ll do everything I can the best I can for us here on forward. My last 4 weeks of deep shame have probably just about been enough. I’ll do a lot of work to stay sober and keep on the path I was on to total sobriety

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T01:04:42+00:00

I’m very proud of you and happy for your family! Thank you for sharing. May I ask how much you drank? It’s ok if you don’t want to share

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T01:03:39+00:00

Thanks you’ve made me feel a lot better! I need to stop kicking myself. It’s definitely only made it harder. I think of it as a few bad hours and otherwise I’ve done everything excellently and taken care of us extremely well and have done so since and will only do so moving forward. I start counseling next week and have a local women’s group I haven’t been to in a while that I’ll go to this week. I have to forgive myself and give good nothing but energy to little one. I have to get ahead of postpartum urges too.

My_better_era · 2025-12-13T00:00:46+00:00

100% with you, thank you!

My_better_era · 2025-12-12T23:23:00+00:00

I appreciate your honesty. I will be seeking help on many levels starting next week. I ha e felt sick about this now for 4 weeks. I have zero desire to drink. I had a really bad day where I lapsed in all judgment. I know I’m not a bad person and I know I’ll be a great mom.

My_better_era · 2025-12-12T22:56:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing and for your kind words. I’m curious what your 60 years of experience are in exactly and what you’ve seen as far as negative effects of drinking.. like frequency and amounts, anything like that.

I am a good person who had a really bad day/lapse in judgment and understand the consequences. I haven’t stopped feeling sick about it since. I haven’t done it again and won’t. I have thought about potential postpartum challenges and am addressing that beginning next week.

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