To ask for help? Morning sickness :(

[Iamthecaptainnow]

8 weeks. Really struggling. Unplanned pregnancy, still coming to terms with it so "positive mental attitude" is seriously lacking. Had norovirus or similar last weekend which totally wiped me out, now I'm constantly nauseated, and keeping food down for long enough that the subsequent once-a-day vomit is disgustingly acidic. Nothing appeals. Still breastfeeding 14mo but now trying to wean. Really worried about weight gain like in last pregnancy (24kgs!! Argh) but NOW worried I'm going to end up bulimic. DH is a star but even his tether has an end, as it were.

Please help :( What shall I eat? Or drink? So sick of feeling and being sick. Terrified of tube commute in the morning at rush hour. Urgh.

Ondansetron

I’ve had multiple HG pregnancies it’s the only thing that helps

I went for accupuncture. I was nauseous all day every day. My breath smelt like shrek's swamp!!! It was gross.

Anyway went for accupuncture and he'turned down my gall bladder' or something like that lol

I came out from that appointment.... Was sitting in car at traffic lights alone and shouted out loud in the car ' I don t feel sick! I don't feel sick! And my breath doesn't smell!'

It was honestly like someone had flipped a switch!

My heart goes out to you OP as it just feels dreadful

Good luck!

@nowheree is that a medicine? Does it really help? I vomit four or five times a day and I haven't left the house for days, literally just vomiting, sleeping and eating - whether I eat or not I will still vomit. So sometimes it's acidic and sometimes it's just what I ate earlier.

Does the medicine stop that? Does it make you feel human again? I don't know when to go to the doctor and ask for help - there is such a culture of it just being something that happens and I don't know if I'm exaggerating it - if everyone is this sick and just stays at home and pretty much gives up.... what made you go to the doctor? How bad was it?

Sorry for all the questions - OP I feel desperately sorry for you and completely sympathize.

Get medication from your gp. It really helped me. Don't let them fob you off.

Ask your gp about vitamin b (I forget which!) I was taking it last pregnancy starting pre conception for other reasons, thrn carried on as I didn't want to suddenly stop - and I barely got a whiff of nausea. This time I'm feeling awful and it suddenly dawned on me today why it could be! I know it could be complete coincidence, as every pregnancy is different, but I also know some form of vitamin b is definitely prescribed for morning sickness

I feel like calling it HG is excessive... as in, not sure I'm that bad? Only throwing up once a day so far, managing to (grudgingly) keep social engagements... Maybe I just need to "woman up"? I don't want to woman up, I want everything including my long-suffering DH and lovely DS to just pee off for about 3 months :'(

Speak to your GP in the first instance.

It would be rare for them to prescribe onadestrone as a first line drug. They usually give cyctlizine first.

You can get ranitidine over the counter. That helps for severe sickness. If you have the number of the early pregnancy unit at the hospital give them a ring. You might need fluids especially as it has been a warm weekend.

There are lot so of suggestions about what to do on the hyperemersis support thread on the pregnancy forum.

Thanks everyone, maybe I will call the GP. I'm so frustrated, finally just back to work and then floored emotionally by this bombshell- and now physically too.