Emetophobia - my worst nightmare

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Ds1 goes to a school set on several different sites. Today one of the sites has been closed for deep cleaning due to norovirus wiping out hundreds of children this week. There are loads of siblings in ds1's building/class and 8 of his classmates were off today.

I am a single parent (really outing myself here!) and terrified of what feels completely inevitable right now. I was awake all night last night, waiting. Shall be doing the same again tonight.

You know, I feel like I have improved a lot with my emetophobia recently. I am no longer worried about the odd v. It's the awful, debilitating violence of noro that terrifies the life out of me.

The waiting is utter torture

Can I join in? Suffered with emetophobia since very young, can't remember but basically had it as long as I can remember. I've had CBT, therapist reckoned it started as a result of PTSD from abusive household.

I'm terrified of being sick, I will do anything to stop it. Hate seeing other ppl being sick too and will run away if it happens near me. Only just started being able to watch people on tv being sick.

Haven't been sick since I was 11, now 26. Currently 34 weeks pg with first dc (a boy!) and got through morning sickness with bands, tablets etc.

I'm not worried about labour but I am worried ill be sick during. Wondering if I should mention to midwives at my next appointment?

Not sure how ill cope with child being ill when older, but hopefully DP will be around (already got prearrangement that he will do sick and I will do anything else; diaorreah etc)

Zoo you have made me chuckle with your birth stories ! Childbirth is my other phobia I honestly thought it would kill me. Very happy with the elected CS I had. Also not good with heights and hate scary rides!
Drank lost of bacardi in my youth but always lined my stomach with milk and knew when to stop before it made me sick. Never been sick because of drink.

noodlesoup not everyone is sick during labour I wasn't. I got really hot and felt sick had cold flannels and the fan on me 2 minutes later I had to start pushing and forgot all about being sick then.

I also after dd had to have a spinal because of hemeroge (sp) and if you ask (well my hospital did) the aaneasthiatist injected anti sickness medication when he done my spinal.

welcomes noodle into the thread

thats very organised having a pre baby arrangement regarding illness --wish id thought of that.hope its legally binding

your midwife wont be shocked by anything you say.id mention it if it helps allay fears a bit

inneedim not great with blocked toilets-fear germs in there,but my lot are quite liberal with loo roll so it happens!

kerstina i have always said when my sense of humour fails its time to stick me in a box and bury me!its how i handle the stresses of life.if i didnt laugh id
be fulltime in a padded cell years ago!

btw i didnt feel sick in labour.only one person ive ever known was sick.

Yes only one person I know to. In one born every minuite they all are!

The anti sickness meds are amazing. Work very quickly. I had them with my first section as I started to feel very queasy. I told HI to tell the nurse but he told me I didn't. When they put the sick bowl next to me I got very upset! The anti sickness stuff soon administered.

really?

i only remember a couple

i remember getting the shakes after my sections-for some reason i panicked that it was some form of precursor to be sick!

bloke freaked and all but dragged a nurse over-she soon put me straight that was perfecctly normal reaction to the meds used and the shock my body was in from the op,she even pulled back a curtain so i could see the mum who had her section before me shaking away

Well I haven't watched every single episode but the sick bowl features a lot!

I actually did home ed ds1 for most of 2010! but it was due to a terrible bullying issue.(he is now at a new school and happy btw)
I moved house twice last year (don't ask!) and have been unwell for most of this year and dealing with Dhs new role at work which means lots of foreign travel for him.
So. Yes. I can see that stress is a trigger.
Wet sickness in oh and birth...I was never sick with 6 pg (only 2 live births sadly) and 2 deliveries.
Felt sick, yes. Very. But wasn't. I think g and a makes you quite sick which is why I refused to even try it!
I had 2 children with no pain relief due to fears of nausea and sickness.
Brave, my arse! :)

im with you on the g and a badvoc at brave my arse i just rather be in agony than be sick

im so sorry to hear you didnt make it through with all 6

is home schooling difficult?not really sure how it works

I wasn't sick in labour at all, in fact with DS3 they wouldn't let me eat so I was bloody starving by the time he popped out at 4.30pm. I hadn't had anything since breakfast. G&A didn't make me feel sick at all, just nice and in a happy place.

I wasnt sick during pregnany or the birth (well was sick once when pg with dd1 but it was unexpected so did not get too anxious). I didnt even feel sick when in labour, had no drugs with dd1, had epidural with dd2 and was fine. I did try g&a but made me feel a bit dizy so didn't want any more. I did get medication for morning sickness as i was anxious about feeling sick.

some twunt is letting fireworks off at the end of my street

like my nerves need this t the moment

i wish fireworks were restricted be let off 3-5 november and at a push briefly for thanksgiving and new year eve

Tell me about it. Baby was about to nod off, cue fireworks which made the dog go all shouty. So now have an overtired baby.

im glad my cats were in...
they are rescue centre boys and quite nervous.i kept them in from weekend before bonfirenight as soon as it got dark.i had bben letting them out again

I vommed during both my labours, first time I had to have the expensive drugs as the normal ones didn't work. That was the worst part tbh, horrible. Second time I stopped the g&a as that's what made me sick and I did the rest with no pain relief.

Thanks for lovely welcome :)

Fireworks on my street too! Can't believe they're still going on. I have two rescue cats too, two brothers who are my boys. I think they're going to be very jealous of the baby as I spoil them rotten at the moment.

Glad to hear most of you weren't sick. I guess keeping hydrated and sugar levels up helps as I always feel nauseous if I don't drink enough.

Good tip on having a fan too, I've got plenty of flannels. Think ill get an electric oil burner too. Lavender always helps me relax.

my "boys" are brothers too

i was crying at one point in labour with no2 as she was back to back and wa painful and taking for ever for her to turn so we could get down to business

the midwife wanted me to have something to eat to keep my strength up as i was getting very tired.i was terrified that would make me sick.she convinced me to have half a dextrose tablet.i had the other half a bit later.perked me up and when i went in for 3rd birth i took a packet

Fireworks will be for Diwali to tonight but there is no excuse for the other nights between the 5th November and new year.

loving how this thread has turned to kitty chat. V timely for me as I have met and fallen in love with a beautiful black cat at my local adoption centre. In fact I started a thread about it yesterday. Am hoping to adopt him, if all goes well with ds2's allergy tests on thurs. zoo, your brothers are gorgeous. My potential boy looks v similar to your beautiful black one. What are their names?

Enjoyed reading all the birth stuff too. I didn't vomit during my births (horrendous nausea during pregnancy though) but refused drugs also purely for fear of being sick. Lived in fear of the births for 9 months also because I had heard people were often sick. All my sickness has come since having the ds's, thanks to their bugs.

So still masses of noro doing the rounds in our school. I really do feel resigned to it, it's only a matter of time. Children are bring sick all over the school, others are coming in before 48hrs post v. I don't think we stand a chance . My poor ds1 is terrified and it's all my fault

noodlesoup, you will be fine during labour. Im a terrible emetephobe and I was more worried about the possibility of v.than the pain... But it was fine.
Have some rennies or antacid because acidic tummy in birth but really possible to saty on top of it.
I've been through noro and winter v virus every year with my kids and partner but I'm never actually sick. I always take Pepto Bismol and wash my hands millions of times.

By the way, G and A didn't make me feel sick either.

morning!

zoned glad you ar still with us

hang in there lovely

santa is it today you start helping out with ds best friend?
big hugs
sending positive vibes and some nerves of steel to help bolster you!
im here if you need to talk.x