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Re: 16 weeks and More Exhausted than Ever

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:01:53 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Daphne wrote: >
>Is it normal to be totally without energy as early as 16 weeks? I was
>tired during my first trimester, but mostly I just had really bad 24-hr
>nausea. This week, I'm finding that I have lost my initial
>post-first-trimester energy and find myself dizzy and often totally
>unable to stop sleeping for several days each week. I could hardly
>function at work yesterday and was completely exhausted after only 1/2
>hour at the gym (I'm usually able to spend an hour working out). Today
>I stayed home and would have slept ALL DAY had I not gotten hungry and
>gotten up to eat some lunch around 2pm. I was ready to go to sleep
>again at 4 and can barely stay awake now that it is 6pm. Is this normal
>for this stage in pregnancy or could I maybe just have a flu? I am
>drinking plenty of water (about 3 liters a day) and am eating well (too
>well!).
>Thanks,
>Daphne

Not normal for this stage. At this stage, the fatigue is usually gone until the third trimester. Call your OB and sdiscuss thei with her/him.

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