For those preggo with No. 2 ??

Do you think you are more tired or less tired this time around?

With DS number one i can remember be soooo exhausted all the time in the first trimester. I'm only 6 weeks, but i definitely do not feel that way this time around..It not like i have tons of energy, but i just feel the same like i always do. I little tired, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Just wondering if this is normal. Maybe my definition of being "tired" has changed ever since having a baby..i don't know.

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I am more tired this pregnancy - especially during this last trimester. But, I think its because at almost 38 weeks I still am commuting to the city, working FT, and then coming home to take care of a very active 13 month-old! When I was PG the first time, I lived 5 blocks away from work so I walked every day and I had no other children to take care of!

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with DD i was exhausted, completely exhausted, the entire 1st and 3rd tri. I remember almost falling asleep at work and taking longggg naps when i got home (im NOT a napper at all)

With this pregnancy I couldnt believe the energy i had up until about 29 weeks. It's like once that 3rd tri hit...BAM...exhaustion. i think all the chasing around of my daughter has finally caught up with me.

God forbid she slept long enough during the day that I coud actually get a nap in

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Both. More exhausted because Im chasing a super active 13 month old but I also think that gives me the energy I need to keep going. With #1, I was just waiting and waiting for things...with this baby- time is FLYING

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I think having DS doesn't give me the time to dwell on being tired, or feeling nauseous or anything else I felt during my 1st pregnancy KWIM.

The 1st time around I didn't have any DC's so I could sit there and dwell on everything. Now DS requires so much of my attention i can't. I do feel exhausted but i can't let it get to me.

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I was super exhausted in the first tri
in the 2nd tri I have a bit more energy, but still tired from chasing a toddler

we'll see how 3rd tri goes

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I'm about the same I guess, plus the exhaustion of having an almost 4 year old.

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Way more tired! Although in a different way. With DS when I was tired it was like "I need to go lay down now" with this pregnancy, I feel drained yet I dont go to bed any earlier.

This entire pregnancy I have been tired, it never lifted in the 2nd tri like it did with DS. Also I am a SAHM with a 3yo and I babysit. So I really have no time to relax except during nap time. Now when the kids sleep I do NOTHING!

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1st trimester I was exhausted with DS. This time I was super duper exhausted!

Other than that I think I have more energy this time around. DS keeping me on my toes has actually helped maintain my stamina.

However, now that I am nearing the end by 3pm I'm useless.

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I remember being SO exhausted in my first tri into my second with DS where I could not keep my eyes open and I had to nap every day. This time I did not have that at all. But i do find I'm slowing down a bit sooner now (I'm 28 weeks) than I did with him.