To be really mad because a woman just told me morning sickness is psychological?

[Lishylooloo]

I'm 4 months pregnant with my second and just over months of awful morning sickness - well all day long sickness in my case. It was the same with DD1 - sick all the time, chronic fatigue etc.

I just met a woman who has three kids and said morning sickness is psychological - of course she didn't suffer from it at all and with her first didn't even know she was pregnant until three months. She told me if I didn't know I was pregnant I wouldn't have felt sick. Her doctor apparently agreed with her. Yeah right! I obviously subconsciously want to have what feels like motion sickness 24 hours and day and throw up etc. It's such a blast!

I didn't say anything to her but now I am just mad as hell. I'm a positive thinker and definitely not a hypochondriac! Where does this woman get off saying it's psychological? Does she really think that woman who suffer from morning sickness are mentally weak or what?

[Firawla]

what an idiot!!! then how come many people feel sick before they even do a test?
i had sickness with my last pregnancy til 25 weeks. i am 4 months now too and still sick. its not psychological, she is just lucky she didnt get sick and hence doesn't know what she is talking about.

[LittleMammaTo2]

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! How bloody irritating. Like you I suffered with horrendous "morning" sickness with both children. DS2 wasn't planned and the only indication of pregnancy (apart from lack of periods obviously (but hadn't long finished BF so these were erratic anyway)) was the fact that I'd felt incredibly sick for 4 days. If it's psychological how does she explain feeling sick when you're not even aware that you're pregnant.

Only a person who hasn't experienced morning sickness would ever say it's psychological.

Glad to hear that you're feeling better now!! You can start to enjoy your pregnancy at last

[squeaver]

Of course yanbu. People talk such shit sometimes.

[sweetnitanitro]

Oh I see, my 9 months of puking was all in the mind YANBU, morning sickness sucks and it's worse when people tell you all about how they never had it (as you run to the loo to barf again). Hope you feel better soon!

[foxinsocks]

just vomit on her feet next time and ask her if it's a figment of her imagination

[Mintyy]

that woman, for example, is a twat

[duchesse]

Load a bollox.

90% of pregnant women get pregnancy sickness. It can't be psychological for 90% of them to feel pregnant. She sounds like my sister and mother- utter lack of empathy due to the fact they have trouble-free pregnancies.

[Thunderduck]

Slap her and say oh I'm sorry. That was a psychological urge. I really couldn't help it. If I hadn't known what a twat you were it wouldn't have happened.

[Marthasmama]

I had no morning sickness with ds and had such terrible morning sickness with dd that I couldn't move without thinking I was going to die. If it's psychological then get her to explain that one. I found out I was pregnant at the same stage of each pregnancy. I was fully expecting to have a sickness free pregnancy second time around. Bollocks. And her GP must be a man.

[releasethehounds]

YANBU - I too had terrible sickness with my 2 - I was actually being sick with DD1 before I even knew I was pregnant. Also, if it's all in the mind, why do we stop feeling sick at some point during the pregnancy - not many are sick all the way through.

I've had this theory said to me a couple of times - both times by women who never suffered with sickness in their pregnancies. To be honest I would much rather go through labour and birth again than another day of morning sickness!

[TheCrackFox]

YANBU

I had morning (all freaking day more like) sickness with DS1 and nothing with DS2. Was I just imagining it the first time around?

What an arse.

[Heated]

Puke on her shoes & offer her a tissue to wipe off the psychological vomit.

[Lishylooloo]

I should have slapped her - take that smug look off her face. Seriously, what can't she just consider herself lucky?! Instead you'd think she was some superior being strong enough not to succumb to the psycological illness - silly cow.

[releasethehounds]

Nice one Heated

[Ninkynork]

PMSL @ belgianbun's slap. Funny, I needed a Belgian Bun every day for a month with my DS

OP, yer woman there is an idiot and her moronic comments are a waste of your head-space. Enjoy your pregnancy, it'll get better and be lovely very soon.

[onepieceofcremeegg]

Lishy I am really furious on your behalf, I really am. What a horrible woman and wtf has it to do with her doctor. Even supposing this complete crap was true, what business is it of hers.

She sounds a right smug cow.

Hope the rest of your pg progresses smoothly and you are able to get plenty of rest. xx

[wheresclaire]

My midwife always reasured me that morning sickness was a sign of a good, healthy baby, as it meant your hormones were working in over drive. But she might have just said that to make me feel better.....

[Lishylooloo]

PMSL at the psychological vomit and slaps!

[mistlethrush]

You could have told her that it was the 'morning' bit that was psychological... I was fine up to c. 9am - after that, no. And I frequently went to bed feeling sick...

[Doozle]

Agree, she sounds extremely smug, what a stupid woman.

[duchesse]

Same here, mistle- in fact I went to bed when the nausea became too much. Often around 8pm or earlier. Was usually fine-ish until about 3 in the afternoon.

[Doozle]

Does she and her GP think hyperemesis is pyschological as well?

[spicemonster]

You should just vomit over her - that'd teach her. Silly cow

[mistlethrush]

Duchesse - lucky you! I put 10lbs on in the first 10wks as the only way to feel OKish was to eat something every 20mins or so.... Oh, and driving (or being a passenger) was even worse!