Struggling in early pregnancy.

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I am in the early stages of my second pregnancy (week 6). This is very much wanted and the result of IVF but I feel rotten and so guilty that I am not playing as much with my DD. DH is being amazing and picking up the slack but unless I feel much better I won't be able to work tomorrow and I just feel guilty. I'm only being actually sick a little but the nausea is constant and I am really struggling to eat / drink anything.

Any tips to help me feel better?

Is it o.k. for me to step back from family / work even though I am not being sick? I'm not ill. I'm pregnant.

It will pass, i used to nibble on rich tea biscuits and flat coke/lemonade really helped.

Ask the doctor for meds if the nausea is impacting you. You don’t need to suffer and you can have a baseline med with little risks

i have taken them every pregnancy.

lower your expectations and standards. Pregnancy is hard. More iPad/tv time is fine. Rest when you need to. Be kind to yourself

and congratulations!

Will the prescribe if I am not actually being sick much? Just feel sick and burp really rudely if I move / sip a drink / do anything.

You say you’re not ill. Pregnancy can make you feel ill. So ill. Dreadful in fact. Many women are hospitalised with nausea and or vomiting in early pregnancy. This charity’s website is so helpful.
https://pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk

I agree with previous poster about saying you’re not ill. It drives me nuts when we’re told it’s not an illness and just pregnancy. Nausea alone can be debilitating. I also recommend speaking to your GP regarding medication, I’m currently on my third pregnancy and each time have seen the GP sooner without feeling guilty. It can be such an awful time and you’ve got to do what you can to get through it, it obviously doesn’t last forever but my god does it feel like it at the time. Hope it passes quickly for you