6 Months and Tired Plz Help

You need to ask your friends and family for help.

Who takes care of your child while you are working? See if they can keep your child for 3 hours once a week one day, so you can go home and catch a nap before you pick up your child.

Ask a family member to watch your child for a few hours on your day off.

When your husband can watch your child, Ask a friend or family member if you can go to their house for a nap.

You are going to be so sleep deprived and exhausted once your child is born.. It is just not healthy for you. There is no secret, except actual rest.

You are doing too much. It's good school is done. There are only 24 hours in a day and your daughter needs time with you and the baby you are growing needs you to sleep. That means you have to cut down on the rest! I wouldn't worry about doing anything very stressing with your daughter at this point - just spend time cuddled on the couch reading if you are tired. Short walks are great for her and an energy boost. Take your vitamins, eat well, sleep and exercise for energy. Spend time with daughter but don't feel it has to be too taxing. Just time together will be good for her. Pic nic in your yard or living room or... Nap together!

Ditto Laurie A.

Next, another reason to ask friends/family for help is, for safety.
When sleep deprived and exhausted like that, a pregnant woman can get hurt/fall/fall asleep while driving, etc. Or, you may fall asleep while you are with your Toddler at home, and not be alert enough to supervise her.

So, you need to really.... seriously, get some help.

And/or, if you are so exhausted and have that sort of work hours, and it affects your pregnancy... your Doc may order you to stop working, sooner than the typical 2 weeks prior to the due date, timeline.

Because you work at night, yes your "sleep" time is day time. But if you forgo that, you will constantly be sleep-deprived.

wehn i first found out i was pregnant (im6months along too) i was working crazy hours.. most of the days i would go in at 430am and leave around 1/130 depending on how busy the store was.. my schedule was never set so sometimes i would be on from 3-11pm and the next morning id have to go in at 430 it drove me nuts i was exhausted .. for some reason i cant nap during the day its like impossible for me i dont know why .. plus my fiances schedule was leave for work at 630am and not get home until 7 sometimes 8 at night.. by the time he got home id be ready to go to bed but of course i wouldnt.. honestly i just pushed through it.. before i wwas pregnant id drink a 5hr energy or something liek that but obviously not after i knew i was gna have a baby.. luckily for me work ran out for him and my salary was not nearly enough to live off of so we moved back to nj .. u just gotta push throught it .. also my doctor said as long as im only drinking 1 cup of coffee its ok ..id wait til that time of sday when u really want to go out with you daughter and drink a littlecoffee.. i believe up to 200mg is safe... i will say though with your schedule it sounds like your stretched really thin.. i mean u have to sleep sometime !! your pregnant u need your rest is there any way u can rearrange or shedule for at least a day or 2 a week

Sounds like you need to decrease the amount you do and prioritize, because if you don't, I can bet your baby will force that decision and you won't be doing any of it.

I always took adrenal support with B vitamins. I work, homeschool and have 4 kids....and worked in a very physically demanding job up until I gave birth. I know tired. I was back at work 3 days after baby #2 and the rest of them, I wasn't off more than 3 weeks. I brought them to work with me and breastfed them at work.

I'm 5 months pregnant and not doing all you're doing - and I'm still exhausted!! I can't imagine how you do it :/. There's not much I can think of that would be 'safe' that would boost your energy. I would venture to say - you need to find some things you can cut out. You could have people watch your son during your time off - but if I was already seeing so little of my child, I'd be hesitant about doing that :/. Don't do anything that promises quick or easy energy...real good energy comes from adequate rest, sufficient water intake, and a well-balanced healthy diet. Hope things work out for you!!

My twins turned two the week I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I work full time as a teacher, am attending graduate school for my Masters, and my husband works in the evening, so I'm always parenting solo. I was exhausted! I thought my twin pregnancy was exhausting, but I found this one to be challenging in different ways. I felt so guilty over not being able to do most anything with my boys, but now my daughter is nine months, and my sons don't remember that a year ago I was too tired to do anything with them. They still love me the same. This sounds awful, but throw in a movie, put on a TV show, let your daughter watch, and lay on the couch. That's how I survived my last pregnancy with two-year-old twins!

I'm in my first trimester and just started the vitamins from the Doctor. They now include DHA, which is new to me since I used the health store vitamins for my last pregnancies. I really notice a difference, but I do think your body signals you to rest because of the developing baby. When you are pregnant, even rest is work, since you're nurturing the baby by resting. Although it's hard to let the house go, it's important to only tackle what stresses you most. If possible, no matter how hard, ask for help. Good luck. I am with you ~ ugh!