How has first trimester changed you?
I knew pregnancy would be exhausting, but I don’t think I fully understood just how much the first trimester can take out of me mentally and physically. I honestly just don’t feel like myself lately.
I should be grateful to be pregnant and I know growing a human is a lot of work, but I’ve gone from feeling capable and productive to struggling to do the bare minimum most days. I feel blocked and just don’t want to cook, clean, work, food shop or even make my bed in the morning. I haven’t taken my dog to the park in a week. All I want to do is sleep through this entire trimester and wake up in the second trimester hopefully feeling like a person again.
I’m usually motivated, organized, and on top of things, and lately I just feel disconnected from that version of myself.
Did anyone else feel this way in the first trimester? How did you navigate it mentally without feeling guilty or lazy all the time?