Lack of energy

Anyone else feel like that want to deep clean and reorganise their whole house but literally have no energy at all?

I’m 30+1 and there’s so many jobs I want to do around the house just reorganise make more room for baby things etc yet I am so tired and worn out. I get out of breathe and Iv done some bits in the kitchen today now I can barley move 🤦🏼‍♀️

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I want to get stuff done aswell but theys litterally nothing I can do as we don't have the money to get the furniture and things i want to get to be able to do what I want in the house...looking forward to next year maybe while the newborn is sleeping me and my toddler will have some house DIY products to do

Yes!!!
Im trying to do little bits here and there and gradually ticking things off my list to make it more manageable!

Even putting the clean washing away leaves me needing a sit down lol! Xx

I could have written this! Im 33 weeks and have a list of things I want (and need) to do in the next few weeks but the PGP and exhaustion is stopping me from doing any of it! Its hard to even do normal things like dinner and dishes so anything extra seems like climbing Mt Everest lol

I'm the same , making lists about what I need to do, but then I'm too tired to do them :)

I'm similar, easily breathless, just doing bits then having a nice sit down...and nap where needed

I created very small tasks for each list like clear countertop or organize 1 cabinet . I do one each day 🤣 it is taking forever but working. I do get burst of energy somedays which is weird and I do more on those days. Also something I started to do a few years back is I set a 10 min timer and go around the house and find anything that we don’t use anymore for donations. I have done this so many times and now I can hardly find anything that we never use and that helps alot when it comes to tidying. I hope this helps. The third trimester exhaustion is real!

Yup feel like first trimester all over again. Exhaustion is real. I’m usually a go getter but that has taken a back seat 🙈

I’ve written a list too and stuck it on the fridge. I want to do everything myself but just exhausted, so my thought process is, if it’s on the fridge it’s a gentle hint to my partner to help haha.
I’m lucky that my parents are giving me a whole weekend this weekend to help with DIY and cleaning 🥰

I'm desperate to repaint my whole downstairs living area which is basically one open plan space and the whole hallway 😂will baby care? No. Will it get ruined once they're here? Probably. Am I still going to force the other half to do it? Likely 😂

I’m glad it’s not just me that feels like small task is like doing a marathon. Just keeping on top of the cleaning is a mission and doing the washing let alone all the extra that I want to do. I have wrote myself a list as well and am slowly ticking bits off but wow it’s difficult then if i don’t do something one day I feel guilty like I should be doing something. So I have been doing a day where I do bits and bobs off my list and then the next day I rest because i pretty much can’t move from PGP when I do jobs.

Anyone else also worry about baby? When I sit I can feel baby moving but when doing jobs and get distracted I don’t pay attention to movements as much then I worry myself so have to sit down with a cold drink to make sure everything is ok. I worry if I do to much now I’m 30 weeks I’m going to put myself into early labour or something. And because of doing the jobs here and there and it taking it out of me any slight pain or twinge I get I panic 🤦🏼‍♀️

I the same just putting the washing away I’m exhausted and me my other half did a massive clean of the whole house on Sunday and I only managed to do the bathroom and it took me over 3 hours with break he ended up doing the rest of the house I that time x

I literally want to burn down the house and start again 🙈🤣 but for real I'm hoping when I stop work in a few weeks I'll get a list done and do a little each day

Hahah so good to know I'm not the only one feeling like this! 🙈

I've been feeling so unfit cos simple tasks tire me out but can relate totally with you all
in the same boat other half works in DIY and repair so all the house jobs are piling up cos he's always working but definitely gonna get him to paint! Lol

My list just keeps getting bigger and bigger and not enough things getting ticked off!

A pause button would be ideal! 😁

My fiancé thought it would be a good idea to re do all of our hallway and start stripping wallpaper. Long story short it’s not going to be no where done before baby is here and it’s causing me so much anxiety and it’s not like I can do much of it either because are walls are tall so I can’t reach and struggle to with PGP 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Ok so for starters i know some of you are going to say omg omg omg super controlling omg leave omg. No im not doing that. Im happy he finally admitted his wrong doing and taking accountability for it but id like to know the deeper reason, the what the f has him thinking like this reason, the personality trait reason. He’s obviously scared I’m going to leave him; so much so that he’s doing this dumb shit to prevent it. Past trauma? What do y’all think I can do to get him to see I’m not going anywhere? I’m consistent already, I married him, we have a baby. He really is the love of my life. I have never loved another man like this before.. but this shit is for the birds and he thinks he’s keeping me doing this but in actuality it’s making me lose respect and detach.

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My husband just divorced me yesterday.

I'm 5 months post partum and I feel like complete shit. I literally can't stop crying and I don't feel like eating and this whole week my milk supply has gone down due to stress and not eating. What helps with milk supply?

The divorce- on Monday at 5am me and my husband had a small argument on text. It was regarding him not catering to my love language. I sent him a video on how women shouldn't have to ask and how laziness can kill a relationship. We've had many arguments regarding this prior about him not catering to my love language and he doesn't buy me flowers or doesn't think of me. Anyways this night, he text me saying he doesn't do Mother's Day and all that, he doesn't want to buy me flowers because my sisters buy me flowers and he can't be arsed with my moods. He said I've not been his peace and said he's done.
I replied "okay. All I want is for you to appreciate me and love me as your wife and mother of your child. I'm not pushing you away, I'm begging you to love me etc etc. I'm done too."

I come home from my errands that morning and he's upped and left. He took all of his belongings, clothes, drawer, tv- everything.

He didn't ring or text me or anything.

The property is in my name and as he left and didn't leave the key, I changed the locks the next day. I feel this is what pushed him over the edge.

He officially divorced me on Saturday.
I'm 5 months post partum and I have a 5 year old from my ex partner too.

I just want to talk about it with someone that's not biased. Was I asking for too much? I feel he just didn't want to be with me anymore and used this as an excuse? Or is that me overthinking....
Input would be nice xoxo

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go
to hers or her she could go to a cafe that has closed doors not sat outside a cold pub and it’s a bit of a rough pub in my opinion

my parents are concerned btw but they say i shouldn’t report her as it’s not fair but i feel how the baby is treated isn’t fair

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I want to try and move on from this, we have three children , and a home… I can’t face the idea of being without my children half the time. I want to try and make things work. But I can’t stop the intrusive thoughts / images of the two of them together…. Any advice if you’ve been in a similar situation?
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