Morning sickness

[pie]

Having been addmitted to hospital for dehyration, today I am feeling surprisingly less sick. I haven't even taken my anti sickness medication. I am just having the odd wave of nausea. Should I be worried? I've read about missed miscarriages. Or could my hormones be finally be settling down. I'm 9 1/2 weeks now.

How long have others had their morning sickness. All the way through my first preg I felt sick but it was manageable all the way through. This time its been so bad, that I'm actually worried by an improvement!!!!

[prufrock]

Oh pie I can remeber that so well. I was v. sick until about 16 weeks, but some days were better than others. Every morning that I woke up and didn't vomit I was worried that I was no longer pregnant. Aren't we stupid - not happy unless we have something to worry about.
I'm sure it is just hormones settling down, but can you get your midwife to check if you really are concerned?

[aloha]

As I understand it, from around 9 - 12 weeks your placenta takes over making the hormones that sustain your pregnancy. Up until then (while your placenta is forming) you produce the hormones, which is why you tend to feel sick. When the placenta takes over (it is fully formed by around 12 weeks) the sickness usually - but not always! - subsides. So it's not your hormones 'settling down' as such, but that your pregnancy is now relying on placental hormones not your own. This is actually a good thing and shows that your pregnancy is going well and you placenta is working efficiently.

[Eve]

I sympathise so much...I had hypermesis during both prenancies. I have mentioned it before but I recommed a tape called Morning Well, which really really helped me. (There is a website for it, can remember the link though)

One thing also to be awere of is kidney problems casused by the dehydration, I was rushed to hospital with Renal Colic 4 months after DS 2 arrived. Make sure the midwives pay careful attention to your 'pee' samples. Mind didn't but looking back the indicators were there.

[Eve]

Here is the website...can't get it to link though

www.morningwell.co.uk/

[EmmaTMG]

I had mentioned on a few threads, on here and other sites, that my sickness was over at around 9-10 weeks only for it to be doing it worst the very next day. Luckily I haven't actually been sick this time but have walked around with that horrible grey feeling from about week 6.
Dare I say it.....I'm 12w5d (13w1d by scan date) now and fingers crossed it has stopped, but SSShhhhh don't tell anyone incase it comes back!!

[Katherine]

Oh Pie, I remember panicking that my sickness had subsided so many times. It may just be that you are feeling much better now because you are not dehydrated. Try not to panic. I know these are scary times. If its any small comfort I had 2 missed mc and kept my symptoms during both so it does not necessarily follow that the sickness subsiding means missed miscarriage. Hopefully it is just your hormones levelling out or perhaps you will feel sick again tomorrow. Symptoms do come and go (just to torture us I suspect)

[Katherine]

Ps forgot to add the crucial point that my sickness began to diminish between 9 and 12 weeks eventually clearing up completley at about 13 weeks this time.

[pie]

Thanks for all your messages. I was strangely reassured when I threw up 3 times last night. Isn't pregnancy awful???

I don't think I would be so scared about having a mc if it wasn't for the cirmcumstances of conception. I have had a coil for 3 years as my husband does NOT want another child for at least another 3 or 4 years. I have wanted another for the past 2 years. It has been a source of many arguements. But I used contraception as I wasn't going to conceive unless the baby was wanted by both. AS I got pregnant with a coil, I feel like this is my last chance. If I lose it my husband will not come near me unless I am using contraception again...so the baby I want may never happen.

I'm sure you ladies will be getting sick of my mc questions in the next few months!!!!