My first trimester was much tougher during this (my 2nd pregnancy). I was much more exhausted and nauseous. 1st pregnancy, 1st trimester my biggest issue was anxiety from not having pregnancy symptoms! But after I got past 15 weeks and the nausea stopped, I would say both pregnancies have been pretty easy. A bit more lower back pain this time, but I would still say my 2nd pregnancy has been an easy one. I'm 32 weeks right now, so we will see how the rest of it goes.
I don't think my drive to rest was any stronger but my ability to rest was less with my second and third pregnancies.
With my first I had been hired for a university job right before I POAS at the beginning of July, but my job didn't start until the school year did, late August. So I slept through most of first tri because I could.
With my second I felt just as tired, but I had a kid to entertain so I only napped when he did. Third time same thing. I'm also older obviously, but I'm still pretty young this time around (27).
Additionally, I think my body is just tired in general after 5 years of continuous pregnancy and/or breastfeeding.
Post by longtimenopost on Jun 29, 2015 21:49:19 GMT -5
Yes, this is #3. To be fair, I only made it 26 weeks with #2 but I am definitely more tired at 30 weeks with #3 than with #1. I am bigger, and I am full on waddling around.
Post by undecidedowl on Jun 29, 2015 21:50:37 GMT -5
Definitely more tired the second time. I think it was a combination of getting less breaks due to the toddler and a worn out body. I was less fit, gained more weight, and hadn't sttn in 2 years. I don't think it was solely age because I refuse to believe there is that much difference between 3 years in your 20s.
Post by blueberry10 on Jun 29, 2015 22:16:15 GMT -5
Yep. The combo of dealing with a toddler and not being in as good of shape as with pg #1 made the second go-round a lot more tiring. I missed being able to nap or work out whenever I felt like doing one or the other.
I was increasingly tired with each pregnancy. With my first, I was working full-time and don't remember needing to nap much, if at all. With my second, I remember I would nap with DD1 occasionally but that was mostly because she was a terrible napper and wouldn't fall asleep otherwise. And with my third, I would fall asleep on the couch almost daily while DD2 napped and DD1 watched TV – a win-win-win situation for all of us. lol.
Young kids are exhausting, no doubt, but for me I think it had more to do with age. I mean, I haven't been pregnant for almost two years and still take advantage whenever I get a chance to nap!
Post by redpenmama on Jun 29, 2015 22:34:02 GMT -5
Yes, definitely. I napped daily with my first pregnancy and went to bed at 8 pm. With my second pregnancy, I was chasing around a 2-year-old (who stayed up late) all day, so I was always wiped out.
Post by curbsideprophet on Jun 29, 2015 23:05:46 GMT -5
Maybe I was just more used to being exhausted but I think I was more tired the first time. First tri was exhausting with DD. I often came home and took a nap right after work.
Post by Queen Mamadala on Jun 29, 2015 23:13:30 GMT -5
Both my first and second pregnancies were easy peasy. My fourth was very similar, but I definitely experienced more fatigue and exhaustion. My third pregnancy was my roughest. Horrible fatigue, nausea, strong food aversion, anxiety, and just a crappy feeling for about 22 weeks, with bouts of nausea into my 8th month.
My 5th pregnancy was uneventful and pretty "easy," but I definitely experienced more fatigue, but only had the queasiness and gastro issues until 14/15 weeks. Headaches subsided around 16 weeks.
I was tired nearly around the clock with my second pregnancy. I really don't think it was due to an age difference (26 v 29) but more so because I actively napped the first time around and could go to bed whenever.
I got more tired with each pregnancy and have always thought age and having kids played a part. I was more active during my third. I exercised more and was SAH vs. working with the first two pregnancies. I think a few things factored into it.
I think I was more tired mainly because I had no downtime. I think physically my fatigue was comparable, but I was pretty drained mentally and that took a toll on on my energy.
Post by carolinagirl831 on Jun 30, 2015 7:13:29 GMT -5
Yes the second was definitely worse due to no down time. DD went through a phase of waking up really early and DH got her a lot of the time, but I could still hear them and she'd run in the bedroom. It was killing me! I'm definitely more sleep deprived now with a newborn... But i felt worse when I was pregnant. I swear all the hormones and growing a baby is rough!
I had my kids at 35 and practically 39. I felt great through both pregnancies. I was not any more tired at 39 than I was at 35. I also had a bit more of an age gap between my kids than your mom had, so I was never PG with a really young child at home. So I would be more inclined to say it was chasing after young kids that made your mom more tired at 34 and me, not so much, at 39.
Only in first tri of second but I say more tired. I don't think it's the age, as two years isn't that much, but the lack of ability to just lounge around. First pregnancy I could go to bed at 7:30 if I wanted to and sleep late on weekends plus nap whenever and had more time to myself thus was more relaxed. Now I'm lucky if I sleep past 6:30 and after he goes to bed I have a million things to do before I can sleep
I was a lot heavier with my third pregnancy and not even close to as active as I was with my first (second was an early m/c). DD1 didn't tire me out much at all, but my kids are almost five years apart. If I had to chase a toddler around while pregnant I would want to kill someone from exhaustion.