So....I'm pretty sure I have a long road ahead of me....but when did your exhaustion end? I'm 6w3d today and have feeling utterly useless since before my BFP.
I know the exhaustion will return late in the pregnancy....but this time around...when will I function again? 
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wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
Around the same time the debilitating nausea ended, so maybe 14 weeks? I was waiting for this rush of energy I heard about, but it was more like, oh hey, I stayed up for an entire tv show after 8:30!
It really wasn't so bad after 14 weeks or so and didn't really get bad again until the very end, like 37+ weeks. I started my mat leave at 38 weeks and would just nap on the couch with the ac blasting. Ahhhh.
persimmon / 1339 posts
I felt much better at about 10 weeks. I think my exhaustion was tied into my (admittedly very mild) nausea - so when that let up, the tiredness did as well. I also was able to start exercising again once I felt better so that lifted my energy levels.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@knittylady: @ValentineMommy: Shoot! This is terrifying. Thanks for warning me! 
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@Foodnerd81: @ScarletBegonia: You ladies give me hope. It makes sense that the nausea and exhaustion would be tied together--I'm hoping I can function a little better in a couple of months or so.
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
Weeks 6-10 were brutal. Collapse on the couch and fall asleep at 6pm brutal . After that it got much more manageable
pomegranate / 3895 posts
26 weeks and still waiting for my normal bedtime to return. My pure exhaustion let up when my nausea let up (20 weeks) - I think they were heavily related, though.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
With my 1st pregnancy, I was tired the whole pregnancy - slightly less during the 2nd trimester, but my energy level never went back to normal. With my 2nd pregnancy, my energy level went back up during the 2nd trimester and lasted until about 33 weeks went I was tired again. Exhaustion set in around 35-36 weeks.
grapefruit / 4649 posts
I would say maybe 14 weeks? The morning sickness let up around 16 weeks but is still hanging out just enough to make some days (and some foods) tricky. At this point (almost 19 weeks) I am still more tired than before pregnancy but much more functional.
persimmon / 1153 posts
With my first pregnancy some energy came back around 16/17 weeks. Now with my second, I feel tired 24/7 but I'm also chasing a one year old....so I'm sure that adds to it.
nectarine / 2932 posts
It got significantly better in the second trimester, but there are still some days (usually the weekend) where I plan my day around my nap schedule 
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
16-24 weeks, and then it came back full force. I was in bed before 10 my entire pregnancy.
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
never. it got marginally better at about 18 weeks, but I was still going to bed at 8:00. Then at around 32 weeks I was hit with insomnia and just wide awake from 2-4 AM every night. Then I had a baby.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@BakerBee: @Mamasig: Thank you ladies! I'm thinking I'm in it for the long haul.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@Cole: @emg86: Ten more weeks of this sounds better than 30-some! Thanks, y'all.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@Bao: My fear EXACTLY. Hahahahaha! Get some sleep if you can, mama!
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@Littlebit: @LuLu Mom: Thank you! Maybe there is at least a tiny bit of hope that I'll have more energy than this at some point....I'm just going to hold on to that hope!
coconut / 8079 posts
I had awful all day nausea until mid 2nd tri. I never felt that crazy energy some people talk about but once the worst of the nausea passed I was less exhausted! 
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
@mfa_lady: I was such a baby about it, too. Honestly, I had it pretty easy- that was my only real pregnancy complaint (oh, and anxiety, but thats another story). I didn't get any of the other stuff, and felt fine physically the whole time.
pear / 1974 posts
i started feeling better overall (free of nausea, more energy) around 14-15 weeks. i was pretty good 15-24 weeks and now i have sciatica!
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@mfa_lady: For me, the trimesters were SHARPLY different. Unfortunately the first trimester lasted a full 4 months instead of 3, but once I hit that 4 month mark it was beautiful. The first 4 months I'd fall asleep on the couch EVERY day (and I normally can't sleep unless it's pitch black, silent, and perfect temp, and only in my own bed). I was ridiculously exhausted (not to mention nauseous 24/7). But then after that 4 month mark my energy returned and I could eat. It was beautiful!!! Lasted until I hit the third trimester and the discomfort set in... but I still had energy, just uncomfortable all the time. I hope this helps!!
pomegranate / 3895 posts
@mfa_lady: I was thinking about it and I wanted to come back and say that once the second trimester started I was able to at least function without a nap. This was greatly aided by me adding coffee back into my life - don't lose hope! I also think you get a little bit of adrenaline high because so much fun things start happening... it's hard to be sleepy when you have a baby bouncing around in your belly. It's even harder when you know WHO (aka he or she) that baby is and your fantasizing about the nursery.
Just wanted to add some cheer to my original dreary post.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@jhd: This is a common theme--less nausea means less exhaustion. Thanks for sharing! I never though about that before this thread...but it makes perfect sense!
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@Silva: I'm being a complete baby, too. Honestly, I feel bad for my husband because it's so hard for him to understand why I am feeling/acting like this. I am hoping that our ultrasound in two weeks will make it a little more real to him. Because of a previous MC, we're both a little afraid to totally buy into this whole pregnancy thing...but I can't ignore the fact that I can't keep my eyes open.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@chibee: 15-24 weeks, you poor thing! That doesn't seem like enough "feel-good" time! I hope your sciatica feels better soon!
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@MrsTiz: CRAP. My great fear exactly. I am a person who doesn't function well without sleep...and I'm afraid that if I need SO MUCH sleep before baby comes, and then I can't get any once he/she is here...I'm screwed. Yikes! At least I'll know I'm not alone.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@mrs. wagon: This is great news! I'm hoping that miraculous switch with flip for me, too...although, as I've said...I have a long way to go. I was exhausted even before my BFP (one of the reasons I tested early) and I'm only 6w3d. Let the countdown begin!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I voted 10-12 weeks and I'm just 10 weeks now. It was the worst around 6-8 weeks I think. Or maybe I'm still exhausted but I got used to it?!
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@BakerBee: This is a great point--and also so exciting to think about being more aware of things happening in there! Right now, it's tough for both my husband and I to wrap our minds around how I can feel so absurd when I look the same and can't feel any belly business happening. Thanks for the update!
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@snowjewelz: Haha, good point! Maybe resigning myself to getting used to it is my best bet right about now...
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
@mfa_lady: I never really understood why people say that you need to sleep all you can while you are pregnant before the baby comes.. If you have the chance to nap while pregnant, by all means take it! But it's nothing like the first few months with a newborn.
To more seriously answer your question, I think around 14/15 weeks I lost the nausea which to me was a game changer. I really did feel awesome in my second trimester, so there is some truth to that!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@mfa_lady: It's sooo depressing lol. I kept telling DH I'm so used to feeling sick & tired that it's the new norm! I don't remember what it feels like to feel normal!
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