I’m 13 weeks pregnant (4th pregnancy) and absolutely exhausted, normal?
November 14th, 2009 | 
Author: I am 13 weeks pregnant with my fourth child and am absolutely exhausted. I basically get up in the morning with my three girls (5, 3, 9 months old) make them breakfast and lie down on the couch and only have the energy to get up to tend to their needs. It seems stupid to be asking this question with this being my fourth pregnancy, but I honestly don’t remember being this exhausted and low on energy with my other three. Is this normal?
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well.. this is your fourth child.. you should know…….
yes.. exhaustion.. is normal
of course it’s normal..your body is baking again and on top of that you have 3 others to care for… people may think it’s easy breezy but no it ain’t no joke.. you’ll be fine.. try to relax some and stop putting so much strain on your body… believe i know.. i also have 4… 2 girls 2 boys .. but i was young so i really didn’t feel the extreme of exhaustion..
yeah i was so tired the end of my first trimester till the middle of my second one. i just could not stay awake for nothing and i did not have energy to do anything at all.
I’m 13 weeks today (no previous children) and it never seems like I’m well rested anymore. I’ve been sleeping 12-16 hours a day now. It’s very normal.
This one (4th) and my 2nd one was the worst for experiencing tiredness early on. It got better after 15 weeks, you are also busy with your other children, and if your baby’s waking in the night then that will make it worse. I do think that it mostly depends on the pregnancy rather than just your circumstances, I was pregnant with my 3rd when I was still breastfeeding my 2nd, who was 4 month old at the time through the night and didn’t feel as tired as I did this time and both my youngest are now 3 and 4 years old and sleep through the night.
Well it may be due to the fact that this is your 4th child and you have to maintain all the children’s needs. You are tired because you have to take care of your household on top of being pregnant. I know with my 3rd child I was totally exhausted but told that it was normal.
You have three girls all under 10 years old, of course it’s normal to be exhausted! If you are unable to do what is required to meet the needs of your children, I would suggest talking to your doctor about it. Be sure you’re eating as healthy as you can, as a good diet can help with fatigue. Also, drink lots of what, even though I’m sure you spend plenty of time in the bathroom. On a brighter note, maybe since you’re so tired with this pregnancy and you weren’t with your girls, maybe this one will be a boy! Best of luck!
When you were pregnant the other times you didn’t have as many children to tend to. Now you have a kindergartner, toddler, and baby, so it must be very tough to keep up with them. Make sure to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water and snack on foods like string cheese, mixed nuts, trail mix, fresh fruit, that will keep your energy level up. Maybe take the time of the day when the baby usually takes a nap and have the other 2 girls nap with you so you can rest a little. The two older girls may also like to help out a little like picking up their toys, setting the table, or feeding the baby.