How does everyone do it

I’m 8 weeks pregnant and have a 3 year old and I can’t even get out of bed without being sick, can’t even stand for longer than 2 minutes, my toddler is basically living on snacks as I can’t get out of bed to cook, I can’t even take him to nursery I feel terrible, I’m only 8 weeks and have so much longer to go 😭

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I had HG during my last pregnancy and was completely incapacitated for the first trimester. My husband did literally everything and at one point we had to ask a friend to take our son to nursery as I couldn't even get in the shower, let alone across the road, and my husband couldn't get out of a work thing that morning. If your little one's not in nursery full time, could you increase his days for a month or so, to give you time to rest at least while he's out of the house? I'm sorry - it's so awful

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The first trimester is so TOUGH. Hopefully when you hit 12 weeks (which I know feels a long way off) it'll all feel easier. Second trimester was a breeze and now in third, I'm back to feeling shocking.
You just have to live in survival mode for now and take all the help you can

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First trimester was by far the worst second time around. Just remember you are in survival.
Snacks = fed
Tv = rest

My partner had to cook all meals first trimester and do nearly all of the housework, so that I had some energy to parent around the throwing up and gagging. I had to eat in a seperate room I was so sick, I felt so sad. But it passed. Second trimester was amazing, third was sleepy and then the baby came and its so worth it. Just take things day by day.

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