What causes fatigue during pregnancy?
Feeling tired and exhausted is perfectly normal during first trimester of pregnancy. You feel severe fatigue as your body is getting accustomed to the physical and emotional changes that are occurring within you. Your organs are working nonstop to create a new life, and the whole process puts a severe strain on your body. Also hormonal changes and rising levels of progesterone add to the exhaustion. Fatigue also strikes due to morning sickness and nausea, which are common during first trimester. Normally these symptoms start to disappear by the end of the third month. You may experience fresh levels of energy and enthusiasm, but only for a brief period. You are fatigued and feel the strain in the third trimester again as your body starts to bear more weight. You may also suffer from disturbed sleep due to frequent urination or baby movements or leg cramps, all of which add to the fatigue. It is important to note that, if you do not get any respite in the second trimester it should be b
