So for context: I’m 27 weeks pregnant with my second baby and I’m on iron supplements given by the midwife.
I can’t stay awake longer than 10pm. I go to sleep between 9-10pm and I wake up between 6-7:30am. I still don’t have the energy I usually have throughout the day - perhaps 3 hours between 11am-1pm but the rest of the time I’m just kinda wanting a nap or to just relax. If I haven’t got anything planned then sometimes I nap too around 2-4pm. I still sleep at 10pm that night until 6/7am.
I feel like I’m being judged by my family as sleeping too much/ lazy/ making excuses. When really, I simply feel the need to sleep and don’t want to do anything else, I’m not depressed.
In my first pregnancy, I was working a lot and under a lot of pressure from my boss. By 28 weeks with her I ended up having a breakdown, my boss criticised my work and I didn’t stop crying for days on end. My doctor signed me off for a few weeks and said I was burning out. I then reduced my hours but I was still working more than I am now.
During this pregnancy I am working 3 days a week at 7 hours. My previous pregnancy I was working 5 days a week starting at 9-12 hour shifts and after my breakdown I did 4/5 days at 6-9 hour shifts.
My partner sees this difference and wonders: how can you be so tired if you worked full time with our first? I’m now wondering if my sleep is just because I’m free more and I am just being lazy or if it’s a biological need right now. Can anyone relate?
I am taking iron supplements since 17 weeks pregnant, however I haven’t been taking them consistently every day. Sometimes I forget to take them.
Would you say 9-10 hours at night and sometimes a 1-2 hour nap in the day is normal with just a few hours of normal energy is normal?
Thanks ladies