Do you often yawn? Do you have trouble keeping your eyes open? There´s a reason for feeling tired. Your baby is growing and developing each day. This requires some extra energy and demands from your body.
Among other things, your body has to produce more blood, forcing your heart to be slightly more active. Feeling queasy may add a further burden. There are some things you can do to help put that spring back into your step.
Listed here are some strategies you can try.
- Get a good night’s sleep.
- Slip a 15 minute cat-nap into your day. If you’re at home, just lie down for a little while and if you’re at work, take a 15-minute break. If you have access to an office lounge and a door you can close, try to schedule a time that you can stretch out and close your eyes. You may need to negotiate this with your boss.
- Go for a gentle walk after dinner – it will help you sleep better at night.
- Eat small, frequent meals to help keep your energy levels up.
Include a variety of iron-rich foods like lean red meat and legumes in your diet to prevent low body iron stores, which can cause tiredness and lethargy.
- Have nutritious snacks like fresh fruit, yogurt or enriched cereals to replenish your on-board fuel supplies between meals.
- Keep the fluids up by drinking at regular intervals throughout the day. Try carrying a water bottle with you everywhere that you go.