If you go and ask any woman who is at the beginning or the end of her pregnancy how she is feeling, and there's a very high chance that she will answer with one word; tired.
This is also one of the first clues that A: they may be pregnant or B: they are ready to give birth.
Even the simplest of tasks may render you exhausted; such as walking for a very short time.
Growing a healthy baby is not an easy job, and all your energy is going into your child.
If you don't have the chance to grab a snooze through the day, there are nutritional changes you can make to get you through the day.
The first thing you should change is the size of your meals.
Your growing baby squashes up your stomach, so you can't eat as much as you could post pregnancy.
Large meals make you tired anyway, so being pregnant exacerbates it further.
Eat smaller portions but more often.
Never neglect breakfast, this refuels your body after sleep.
Skipping this meal will make you hungry later on, so you will eat more and thus feel tired.
Another meal that should never be missed is your lunch.
Don't make the mistake of thinking you will make it up with a larger dinner, this just make you feel bloated and give you indigestion.
As all your energy is being sapped by your growing child, you need to refuel your body more often, so a midday meal is essential.
Include grains and protein in both this and your breakfast.
Iron is a vital component in pregnancy, and to keep your level high you can get it from lean red meat and also spinach.
Iron gives us energy and extreme exhaustion can be a sign of a deficiency.
Your doctor may advise taking supplements.
As well as eating well, get as much rest as you can.
If this means giving up your late nights in favor of early nights, do it.
Get all the rest that you can before your little one arrives.