Super tired and working full time

[chloebirdie15]

Hello everyone, just trying to get advice for how to deal with being super tired and working full-time. Tomorrow I will be 32 weeks and every single day I am just so tired.  No sleep is enough sleep. I am very picky and make sure I get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. When I get off work I get my little one from school then I run errands if needed, cook, clean, and spend time with my daughter.  I never have time to just relax.  My husband  works two jobs and is in school full time so I am the main person that does the cleaning and cooking and taking care of extra stuff around the house. I am trying to be strong and just stick it out until I have the baby so I can take my full 12 weeks off but it's getting very hard and making me irritable. I am just tired and want to fall asleep at work so badly lol and I have a boring desk job so that doesn't help. I don't have anyone to help either like relatives or friends near by that could help. Please give any advice if you have some. I try to stay hydrated and eat healthy and bring little snacks to give me energy but it doesn't seem to work.

[azndoraemon]

My husband also working two jobs and getting his master's degree.  Luckily I left my job when I found out i was three weeks pregnant.  At first I quit my job so I can get plenty of rest and take it easy.  I didn't think being pregnant is this horrible.  I get tired all the time too so I'm happy I don't work because I am able to sleep throughout the day whenever I needed to.  This is my first baby.  I'm debating whether I should work after the baby is born, my husband told me to be a stay home mom.  

[chloebirdie15]

Thanks for the advice. Yes I take my prenatals daily and I take an iron pill because at my last visit the Doc said my iron levels were lower than normal. IDK  if that's why I've been so tired? I don't get breaks at work :-( I just work 8 hrs and if I take a break then that cuts into my scheduled time so I just pack food and eat that throughout the day at my desk. I haven't told my boss how tired I am because I am scared of getting into trouble but it's hard to be happy when I am so tired at work.

[Stef15]

I feel ya! I will be 35 weeks tomorrow and I'm working until my due date so that I too can take my full 12 weeks with my baby. I've been using my breaks at work to take a nap. Thankfully I live close by so I go home for a nap but once I just went in my car and turned on the air and napped for 20 min in the parking lot. The closer I get to my due date the harder it is. I have almost no energy and basically have to force myself to stay awake at my desk. Do you take prenatals? I try to take prenatals but they always make me so sick and come back up but my doctor advised me to take iron supplements to give me energy and they have helped a bit. If I'm at my desk then I take lots of small breaks (5min or so) to just get up and walk around. Drinking lots of water will help since it calls for lots of trips to the bathroom.  It's hard to just sit at a desk all day and not fall asleep. I sometimes find myself nodding off and then have to go outside for some air or walk around. Wish I had better advice but I've basically just been pushing my way through the week and catching up on all the sleep I can on the weekends.