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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

cyclizine & hyperemesis reassurance

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GrumpyFish · 22/09/2010 17:21

I am almost 9 weeks with DC2 and have just been so ill with this pregnancy. Since about 5 weeks I've been throwing up regularly (a good few times a day), this has reached the point where I am now just being sick constantly, nothing stays down. I can hardly get off the sofa, any movement seems to trigger vomiting. Generally I've been feeling that I'm managing ok-ish with fluids but at the weekend I went through a phase where even water came back up. Ended up in hospital where I was given a cyclizine injection (worked wonders, and for an afternoon I felt reasonable again). After some begging (they were keen to keep me in and put me on a drip, but I felt so much better) I was dicharged with cyclizine tablets.

I haven't really been taking the tablets, as feel that I'm back to being able to keep fluids down (although no proper food). Realistically I imagine that I have a few weeks of this to go. I'm so tempted to take the tablets just to feel a little better and get some nutrition down me, but at the same time am very nervous about taking any drugs in pregnancy.

I think I'm just feeling a bit sorry for myself and would love some reassurance from anyone whose been through hyperemesis and/or taken cyclizine without them harming the baby. I was on such an obsessive pre-conception health binge (having had a couple of MCs since last DC) that the prospect of my baby's nutrition coming from the occasional slice of toast alone terrifies me. I was sick with my last (full term) pregnancy, but nothing like this - I think I still kept a reasonable amount of food down. I've had a scan and there's definitely only one in there!

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SkiHorseWonAWean · 22/09/2010 17:29

Here in The Netherlands cyclizine is the only drug given to pregnant women. It has been used for decades to combat seasickness with no ill effects.

DS1 12 weeks sat on my knee right now is a happy cyclizine baby. :)

VivaLeBeaver · 22/09/2010 17:33

Its been prescribed for a long time now, I took it 10 years ago throughout the whole of my pregnancy with no problems, apart from it made me a bit sleepy. I'm a m/w now and see it prescribed a lot.

GrumpyFish · 22/09/2010 17:45

Thank you both of you, I think I just needed to hear that other people had taken it with no problems.

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TotorosOcarina · 22/09/2010 17:49

Take them, I don't mean to worry you but I have hyperemesis with all 3 pregnancies and it never stopped at 12 weeks, it kept going till upto 30 weeks with my 2nd pregnancy, you DO need to keep food down, the tablets are safe and they will help you to feel a bit normal again.

:)

I am 9 weeks too and haven't been as bad this time round but am eating like a pig to keep sickness at bay!

TeaMonster · 22/09/2010 17:49

I used Cyclizine theough both my pregnancies (by injection three times a day) with no side effects on the boys (well not that I can tell). They are 4 and 5 now.

It was all that got me through them!

Rocklover · 22/09/2010 17:54

I had Cyclizine in my previous pregnancy injected while in hospital, then 3 times a day orally when discharged.

I was on them til at least 6 months pregnant and dd is now a healthy, happy 5 yo. Take the medication it will really help.

BikeRunSki · 22/09/2010 18:00

Sad for you, Hyperemisis is no fun at all. I can;t imagine what it must be like with another DC to look after too.

I was hospitalised 4 times for periods of 48 hrs to 16 days with hyperemisis from weeks 9-15. I mostly had cyclizine (tablets and very trippy injections) and also stemitil and metroclopromide (sp??). DS is 2 and 2 weeks and seems completely fine.

If it is any help - I woke up on the morning of the first day of week 15 right as rain! I was only sick twice more in the next 5 months.

sethstarkaddersmum · 22/09/2010 18:03

I have 3 happy cyclizine children.

Well actually, dd is a bit whiney and ds1 threw a hairbrush in the toilet the other day, but ds2 is normal so far. Wink

Hope you feel better soon and try not to worry.

GrumpyFish · 22/09/2010 18:14

Thanks all, really appreciate your answers and have popped a pill already. BikeRunSki that has given me hope, thank you! In answer to your question I am not coping with looking after DS at all, we have had to move into my parents as I'm a SAHM so no regular childcare, and I couldn't feed him, bath him, even really play with him Sad, he is a confused little soul but at least I'm getting lots of help now.

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sethstarkaddersmum · 22/09/2010 18:22

oh God, not being able to play with your children is the worst. Glad you have parents who are able to help out.

ILoveDonaldDraper · 22/09/2010 18:24

take the cyclizine - not being able to keep down food/fluids/folic acid tablet etc is far, far more likely to harm your baby than cyclizine is.

Muser · 22/09/2010 19:24

I resisted going to the doc for help for ages, because I was mostly keeping stuff down. Then I had a day where absolutely nothing stayed down so off I went. The cyclizine is fantastic. I still feel sick at times, but the only time I've actually been sick since taking it was when I was on a boat!

I am 18 weeks on Sunday, only been taking the tablets for 2 weeks. I can't believe I waited so long to get help. Crazy woman.

ConnorTraceptive · 22/09/2010 19:28

With both ds's I took Buccastem (sp) metaproclomide (sp?) cyclizine and eventually when all else failed ondansetron (zofran) which is the daddy of anti sick ness meds! Both boys are absolutely fine now at age 2 and 6.

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