my wife is 8wks today with sickness all the time and thirsty

[johnnyd1]

is this normal...? her sacn yesterday suggested all was fine and we saw the baby's heartbeat. all seems healthy enough but i am just worried a bit that my wife is always sick or retching (although holds down fast food and sprite on most occasions). she has gone off water and finds it hard to keep that down. her wristband doesnt seem to work and she has tried ginger and eating small amounts regularly but nothing much stays down. when she saw her gp today she was really off apparently and suggested that many try to use pregnancy as a means of taking time off work! (i am not happy about that). her midwife suggests she try to keep water down but it aint happening. however i have read that this is all a sign for some in the first trimester and that after 12weeks the sickness etc can ease off so is it worth waiting til then...? please help, as the main concern i have is my wife being thirsty (unless this comes with the sickness?)

Its all completely normal, sometimes the sickness lasts longer and sometimes it can come back later in pregnancy. The trick is to keep drinking regardless of being sick as SOME will stay down.
There are lots of 'remedies' out there but not all work for all women. Ginger biscuits, crackers and coca cola all worked for me up to about 10 weeks.
My sickness lasted up till 16 weeks and i still cant keep down meals but have found lemonade and lucozade stays down.

i found drinking through a straw really helped, small sips. Fizzy drinks much much easier to keep down tho than water. Water was the worst for my sickness. Sickness def getting alot better now im 10+3 and i have really suffered!!

gp doesn't sound very helpful at all.

She should drink (and eat)whatever she can keep down,don't worry if there's more nutritional value in the packaging, it's calories and fluids that count right now.

But I would be concerned about her feeling constantly thirsty, TBH I would see another GP for a more sympathetic second opinion. And I wouldn't leave it much longer if nothing at all is staying down.

I am really sorry that the GP was so unsymapthetic. I think they should be taking things more seriously. Is it possible to see another GP at the same practice? It is very difficult for someone feeling terribly sick to stand up for herself, so it might be worthwhle you going with her or a supportive friend. I had a nasty run-in with Hyperemesis myself now a few years back and an unsymapthetic GP, so I can really sympathise. I think you should get some kesosticks from a chemist for her to test her urine herself to make sure that she isn't getting dehydrated, which is bad for her and the baby. The following things helped me. Sips of flat coke, ice lollies,ice cubes made of flat coke, sips of tepid water and sips of mint tea. It does vary for everyone, but many of the ladies on the Hyperemesis Awareness thread here (she might like to try that for the support) did for some reason find that coke and crisps were the only thing they could face [shock}.
If this goes on, she may need anti sickness meds and there are several that are not harmeful.
I hope this helps.
LucindaE
xx

I am really sorry that the GP was so unsymapthetic. I think they should be taking things more seriously. Is it possible to see another GP at the same practice? It is very difficult for someone feeling terribly sick to stand up for herself, so it might be worthwhle you going with her or a supportive friend. I had a nasty run-in with Hyperemesis myself now a few years back and an unsymapthetic GP, so I can really sympathise. I think you should get some kesosticks from a chemist for her to test her urine herself to make sure that she isn't getting dehydrated, which is bad for her and the baby. The following things helped me. Sips of flat coke, ice lollies,ice cubes made of flat coke, sips of tepid water and sips of mint tea. It does vary for everyone, but many of the ladies on the Hyperemesis Awareness thread here (she might like to try that for the support) did for some reason find that coke and crisps were the only thing they could face [shock}.
If this goes on, she may need anti sickness meds and there are several that are not harmeful.
I hope this helps.
LucindaE
xx

thankyou all for your replies so far. the midwife took blood and urine tests yesterday but we wont hear til 4 weeks what the results are.

I found eating little and often really helped. I had a pack of Doriano crackers (salty water biscuits) by my bed and had a couple every time I woke in the night. I found the sickness was so much worse if I went more than 2 hours without eating. I also found I could drink a bit more if I'd eaten first.

As Beveridge says, it's calories and fluid that count more now than nutritional values (apart from making sure she gets folic acid and vit D tablet every day). A sympathetic husband is a great help too so well done for that :)

thanks happy x does it help that if im honest i also feel pretty useless right now as because of her hormones etc she doesnt seem to want to listen and whatever im suggesting is going thru one ear and out the other

Does your wife know you're on here seeking advice re her early pregnancy symptoms?? Have you fed back some of the useful tips the ladies on here have suggested, she might feel more sympathetic to your ideas if she knows that the info is coming from other women in her similar position? Just curious..

lol - my DH would have said that even before I was pg !

Maybe don't tell her/give advice but just make stuff available in case she wants it. She's tired, hormonal, feeling sick, probably like she wants to cry so sometimes even being asked nice questions is a bit trying.

Maybe you could leave some crackers by her bed, make sure she can always get at a drink etc. I found fruit juice helped, it was sugar and drink all in one, but nothing too acidic, apple juice rather than orange.

Honestly, it does get better, I'm 25 weeks now. The sickness lessened loads at 10 weeks and stopped by 12. DH loves feeling the baby kick him.

One other thought - it sounds like you're a fab husband and father but DH did fail miserably to get me any flowers. For some reason I had it in my head that all expectant husbands did that when they found out DW is pg. I was a little bit mad at him for weeks (still haven't forgiven him totally) but doesn't stop me thinking he's great in every other way.

Good luck and have lovely relaxing Christmas.

Try offering her watery fruits to keep her hydrated. I found that watermelon really helped with my morning sickness and thirst as it was sweet and, well watery and it didn't taste foul if it came back up. I did go right off water until at least 24 weeks pregnant though but found water from the fridge more tolerable than room tempreture water.

Try offering some ice cubes to crunch/suck. Right now I have a thing for clean, fresh snow and pop out to get myself a bowlful every so often!

hope this doesnt sound too soft but i bought her fav lillies yesterday as a 'thankyou' pressie. have also logged into several sites offering samples and have subscribed her to birth & pregnancy mag!!!! i actually enjoy it too!!!!!! x thankyou so much for your replies x ive actually made some bad msitakes in my past (am an FE acting teacher) but just want to make my wife feel i love her only and that she means the world to me. ive been an idiot in the past but love her so much it hurts x she can complain about her pregnancy issues as much as she wants!

breatmilk, thanku, have bought her fruits from sainsburys today x a £2 pack of strawberries and melon x

breastmilk! soz 4 spelling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy, im sure your hubby is great too x

johnny thats lovely, keep on things will get better, she is lucky to have such an understanding hubby!