Due may 2010: the second thread

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Hello

Ok, so all of you with severe nausea and/or vomiting who go out to work, how are you managing? For me ms has just kicked in severely over the weekend gradually getting worse. I couldn't get out of bed this morning until I had ate a mint and a rich tea despite dd crying. We've been downstairs about 30 minutes and I've been back up for most of that thinking I'm going to throw up.

The thing that's worrying me is work, I'm a teacher in a high school and I don't know how I'm going to cope in front of a class of 30 kids when these waves of nausea come over me. I'm not supposed to eat in my lab or just leave the kids and there isn't a toilet near my classroom.

I feel so much worse this time round and don't know if the thought of work this afternoon and the rest of the week is making it worse. How are you lot coping?

Sorry for the long post. Good luck to all those having early scans

Hollyoaks I'm like you. I'm not a teacher, but I'm a barrister and I have to spend long periods in court, with no loo nearby and an equally hostile audience! No food allowed in court...

So far I've made it through by having fizzy water with me at all times (which seems to help a bit with the nausea for some reason) and by resting whenever I can and going to bed at 9pm every night! For some reason MS seems to be better for me when i am rested. I am also wearing those sea bands which seem to help a tiny bit. Don't get me wrong, it's tough and over the weekend I had a serious wobble about whether i could continue, especially as DS is so full on at weekends and I managed to get no rest at all...

Hey all, i've had a bit of bleeding this morning Ive had a sicky bug over the weekend which I thought was severe morning sickness but as DP has been throwing up it seems that it is not. Ive got a bit of back ache but ive had that all along. Ive booked am apt to see the doc tomorrow but as ive not had my booking in apt yet ive got no midwife/hospital numbers. I think im going to monitor it through the day an if it keeps going im going to give nhs direct a call. I had bleeding with DD but it wasnt quite as much as this.
Hope everyone is having a good week

Mmmmmmchocolate - sorry you've had a sicky weekend Are you having cramps at all? It sounds like bleeding is often nothing to worry about if you're not cramping. I'd call NHS direct if I were you - I'm not sure what they could do but it may help to put your mind at rest? Thinking of you!

Hollyoaks and LittleOneMum - I can't imagine doing a job like that with MS! A friend of mine who had extreme sickness in her pregnancy recommended this I haven't tried it myself but I've been thinking of getting it.

hollyoaks and littleonemum have you tried preggie pops? i know you said you can't eat at work but maybe no one would notice you sucking a sweet rather discreetly?!

Thanks heffa & tiggsy i think i will try the wrist bands first and then move on to your suggestions if that doesn't work. Fell like I'm on a very rocky boat and just realised I havent given dd any breakfast yet .

Oh and thanks littleonemum

Hi Hollyoaks and littleonesmum sorry to hear about your rotten MS, I used seabands in first pregnancy and they worked a treat, except for the time I was sick with a patient in the room - just keep a bin nearby! Went to docs last night re pv bleed, possible eptopic I have to go back for scan tomorrow at EPU. Pain worse on right side which is why they are worried about that - will keep you all posted

Hollyoaks..something Ive found really helps, is sucking on polos..it might just stop the waves of nausea.

I was awake all night feeling sick..in the end I had to get a bowl of cereal at 3.30 in the morning!

had my scan this morning..bean is fine, measuring 9+3 and I could clearly see its tiny arms and legs moving..it looked like a baby...unfortunately the clot has actualy increased and the sonographer was baffled as to why it wasnt seen on the private scan..its now 11 by 5 mm..the sonographer said that the fact that its grown is not a good sign as it means further bleeding..although I havent had any further bleeding..but they have advised me to pre pare for the possibility of a mis carriage..I feel distraught...I just want to curl up in a ball..she gave me a picture, I keep looking at my little baby and thinking is not fair that I may now lose it...the sonographer actually said to me..unfortunately at this stage if you are going to miscarry, im afraid you are going to know if youve passed the products of conception..Im sat here crying at the moment and Im angry with the private scan for not spotting the haemotoma.

oh memorylapse...thinking of you. I don't know what to say x x

Oh memorylapse I'm so sorry. I guess all I can say is to remain positive (which I know is easier said than done) - it's by no means definite that you will lose your lovely bean, so keep thinking good thoughts and get lots of rest. Will you be able to go back for further scans?

As for me, well I'm happy to report that everything went well with my scan this morning - I'm exactly 8 weeks, there's a strong heartbeat and the little devil is making his or herself very comfortable in an upside down position.

I then went for my appointment with the midwife at my GP surgery and she's very hopeful I'll get my booking in appointment and 12 week scan before the wedding (I was worried I wouldn't be able to get one beforehand, and as we're away for 3 weeks on honeymoon, didn't want to have to wait until I got back, when I'll be 16 weeks)

Lots of love to all x

wow, Viv you have loads going on to be excited about! Congratulations on your scan and wedding!
Memory loss, I hope everything goes the way you want it too, and fingers crossed for our May babies hope they are tough little beans! x

Viv-the next scan is sheduled for 12 weeks. The worst thing is that at the moment bean is fine and happy, but the clot is like a death sentence hanging over it..I keep wondering if it was something I did...and the not knowing when all this may come to an end is horrible
Glad your scan went well Viv
Angel- when do you go for your scan?

Aw hon, I'm sure it's absolutely nothing that you have done and that sadly, it's just one of those things.

You've only got two and a bit weeks til your next scan, and like I said, it's by no means definite that you will miscarry. Am keeping absolutely every limb and finger crossed for you. x

thanks Viv..Ive posted a thread in pregnancy in the hope that someone has a positive story to tell...the sad thing is that the baby looked so happy..it was wriggling and bouncing..blissfully unaware..

Viv - congratulations!! That's great news

Memorylapse - so sorry, I don't know what to say, what a horrible thing to have hanging over you. I know it's very unmumsnetty but have a (((hug)))

growingbump2 - hope everything goes OK at your scan tomorrow.

Re: wristbands - I found those helped me last time as well although they got a bit stinky in the end!

memorylapse - so very strange the private scan did not pick that up so and for you, never give up hope, I know someone from last time who had a large clot at the beginning but it just stayed there and they went on to have a healthy baby

viv - good news, I know how much you wanted this scan, you cna relax a wee bit now

hollyoaks and littleonemum - poor you too no new remedies to try for you both hope something works.

mmmmchocolate - hope the bleeding stops soon

tomlintowers - I would probably wait a few weeks and then tell your DB and SIL, from experience I didn't get upset at other people being pregnant, I wanted MY baby and wasn't upset by other people, poor SIL though

Not much to report here went to bed at 9.20pm and slept through until 6am this morning, still have this bloody sore head which is really annoying me now, just want rid of it, anyone else really cold and shivery as well?

Sweetkitty..I dont see how the private scan could have missed it..am wondering if she just chose not to tell me

Ive cancelled my nuchel scan today as I doubt Ill be needing it..sorry to sound like the prophet of doom

hi sweetkitty i've been cold and shivery on and off all weekend, so was a bit concerned but today have come down with a rotten cold, on top of the tiredness and generally feeling rough lol!

memorylapse - I don't think she wouldn't tell you especially as you had grave concerns, I would still have hope, I have found that sonographers and MWs tend to paint the bleakest picture possible, you could miscarry but then again you could not, hopefully the next 3 weeks will speed past for you

tiggsy - I think it's just the time of year, I am a very cold blooded person anyway, I'm away to drink more water think I may be dehyrated, I had visual disturbances earlier too

Hi All, trying to catch up - this thread moves so quickly!!

memorylapse I am so sorry to hear your news, i can't believe all you have been through. Try to take it easy. I can't begin to think what it feels like, thinking of you ...

Growingbump Good luck for your scan tomorrow..fingers crossed for you.

mmmchocolate try to take it easy and if it gets worse or you experience pain call your midwife, EPU or out of hours.

Headinawhirl So sorry to hear about you B and SIL. I was on the other end of something similar when i miscarried earlier this year. I too went for my 12 week scan to find out i had MC. A friend of mine is also pregnant and i kept getting updates about her scans by text, i wasn't like sweetkitty as i felt severe towards her but that was the place i was in at the time. My advice would be to speak with your B and just let her be aware that you are sensitive to her situation, my friend hasn't even acknowledged what i went through and i think that was what was making me feel like i did.

Also in relation to your other post, my DP sister has been TTC for years and i was very nervous about telling her - she was absolutely over the moon for us!!! SO hopefully you will get same reaction.

Sophie i know where you are coming from, DP doesn't really understand how i feel - i think he needs me to throw up in front of him to make it seem real!!!

First1 i too feel like time is standing still!! I have no patience!

hollyoaks thanks for the video - funny

Hope i have remembered everyone! I have an early scan tomorrow - think i'm around 6 weeks - very nervous as things went wrong around 8 weeks last time

memorylapse so sorry that your scan has raised more uncertainties. Bless you for giving me advice when you have this on your mind. My fingers are crossed for you and your little one.

viv glad your scan went well

growingbump & den26 good luck for your scans tomorrow

Thanks for all the advice about ms, it just seems to have started over the weekend and feels much worse than with dd. Picked on all day and tried the seabands but I'm not convinced by how effective they are for me yet. I'll persevere with them.

memorylapse - I had the same thing while pregnant with my daughter. It was a really big clot too. i had so much bleeding with it in the first trimester. They told me the same as you to prepare myself for the worst but eventually it was reabsorbed and everything was fine and she is now nearlly 2. I think they just have to tell you the worst case scenario but please stay positive as hard as it seems.

I'm feeling so sick today and just keep waiting to hear when my 12 week scan will be. They don't tend to tell you till the last minute here. I'm 10+4 today. I'm getting nervous though as I have had 4 mc so far and 2 of them were mmc so i didn't know until i got to 12 weeks. My symptons are all still really strong though so trying to see it as a positive sign. i also hope my 10 cm cyst they saw when I was 6 weeks has shrunk.

Sorry for everyone else with worries and sickness. Just can't wait to get in to the 2nd trimester. Fingers crossed for us all xxxx

lizzie-thanks for that positive story..its nice to hear the positive stuff rather than the worst case scenarios. Ive been advised, no sex until the clot appears to have gone (if it does).. and DH is not amused..I think he is cheesed off because we were at it like rabbits before I got my BFP and he grumbled last night saying he might as well be a monk..I could cheerfully slap him at the moment

ML, I have my fingers crossed so hard for you at the moment, it must be awful to come away form a reassuring scan with a beautiful picture but be told not to expect it to last. I really hope your baby defies the odds. Think positive for your little one, I really believe it can make a difference.
Tell your DH he's lucky its only till 12wks, I seem to go off sex when pg so DHs reaction to the news was mixed - he loves trying, obviously, but knows he's on restricted rations for a while now!

I am not feeling very optimistic here either, with no real reason. I haven't had any cramping of note, or bleeding but went to Docs this morning as cold seems to have settled on my chest and I've been really short of breath - like I can't carry DD upstairs without being puffed. So now I'm on antibiotics for chest infection - 2 lots of ABs and bean is only 7wks. According to DH I was burning up last night and if you're not allowed jacuzzis cos of getting too hot then what effect does it have on bean if my body temperature is too high?

Glad your scan went so well Viv,
Good luck to those with scans tomorrow, I'm jealous, don't even get a booking in appointment till the end of the month, and they don't book the scan till after that

Headinawhirl - sorry to hear your not feeling too great. Hope you start to feel better soon. Try not to worry i'm always amazed at what little beans can fight through listening to other people's stories.

Memorylapse - maybe we should set up a thread for all the DP/DH out there who are considering becoming monks, they can help each other through!!!