Morning Sickness ruling my life and bored to tears.

[babyhayley]

Ok before I start this I must say that I feel very happy and blessed to be expecting but I need to get this out there and see if anyone else is experiencing this.

I am 10 weeks pregnant and for the past 6 weeks have been feeling one breath from puking day and night (to the point it wakes me up - hence on here at 1am). Sickness 6 times a day roughly 4 at best. If I eat too much - sick, too little - sick, just right - sick (but later on). I can't stand, sit up, lie down, crouch or do pretty much anything without feeling or being sick.

This I can cope with but when somebody tells me for the 10th time that Ginger Snaps, smaller meals, peppermint tea, crackers etc will help, i feel like I could snap. Thanks for caring but do you really think I would be so thick to put up with this for 6 weeks and not bother with a home remedy?

I get so frustrated as nobody seems to understand. All I get is 'What you're not at work?' and 'Why can't you fly to Spain for a drinking holiday?' and 'Why is dinner not ready?'...

I'm so frustrated as I'm always active and out and about normally and now just going to pick up my post from the letterbox downstairs (flats) is a big task!

I can't drink and am sick so why would I want to take a holiday and considering the majority of smells make me gag, why would I could a dinner.

I know life has to go on but find this sickness so extreme I bore myself with my lack of movement.

Hello!

I'm sorry you're feeling so crap, I had morning sickness from dawn til dusk until I was about 18 weeks. Ginger and crackers and peppermint didn't work for me. (I was hospitalised on a drip due to the amount I was sick).

See if your MW/GP can prescribe you Cyclozene (Cyclo-Zeeeene) makes you drowsy but stops the sickness. I found it a life saver. Does make you drowsy but other than that, it is great stuff.

It is crap but I promise it does ease off (even if it lasts the whole of your pregnancy, which is more unusual). Ask your MW. I also tried pressure bands, which were no use to me either.

I just want to say I know exactly how you feel! I've never had anything as bad as MS in my life and I think it's so easy for it to be trivialised.

Have you seen your GP? The drugs they give you are completley safe in pregnancy and may help you a lot. Are you managing to keep water down? If not you really need to get some medical help asap.

I got through the worst of it by sticking to those foods that I can eat, which meant living off of peas and cucumber for about 3 week! And do avoid things that make you sick. Do you have an understanding OH? Make sure you explain to him that doing certain things make you sick. I didn't go into my kitchen for a good few weeks, he left food and drink out for me every day.

Take care. It will get better.

possible hypermesis?! come read the thread on it xx

I would recommend that you check out acupuncture - there are specific points for nausea / sickness, and I'm usually nausea-free (TBH - I haven't actually chucked - yet) for three or four days afterwards. Even if it only gives you a few days relief, anything's better than as you are.

Thanks for your suggestions! Really means a lot to me! I went to the doctors and he prescribed me some promethazine hydrochloride? He did say not to take unless desperate as it's not licensed and I just kept on thinking - thalidomide mark II. Paranoid probably though but he did say it's not recommended on about four occasions. I got checked out for dehydration and was ok but just get OH to keep an eye one me - he soon felt sorry for me when he saw how sickly I was.

Food wise I must admit I do get stuck, I try to eat the dry bland food but then find I make a rod for my own back as they're not so pleasant to bring up later!

I've not had acupuncture before, is it a good experience? Must be it's just the whole needles thing really gets me lol.

Thanks for your advice though - who'd be a woman hey!

Hi Hayley, i totally sympathise with how you are feeling. Im 23 weeks now and am still feeling sick. I was being sick at the start of my pregnancy and feeling sick all day long, im not actually being sick anymore but feel sick all day and feel like there is no escape. I sometimes get worried and think maybe im going to feel sick for ever and it will never stop but i know that is silly to think that. Just try and hang on in there, i know its hard when no one around you understands and says try this or its a sign of a healthy baby, it makes you want to scream!! Hopefully you will be lucky and the sickness will stop soon and you can enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.

I can sympathise! Am 10+5 and have been sick several times a day since 5+5 (oooh 5 weeks anniversary - lucky me!)

My main gripe is that it's all so unpredictable. What I can eat one day makes me throw up the next day. The only thing I can do is eat soft food which at least has the merit of not being too hard to throw up, for example

• No toast (that really hurts!)
• No ice cream (easy to throw up but disgusting)

etc. etc.

What was ok for me today was mashed potato and corned beef. I threw up but it wasn't too unpleasant....

My main problem is cleaning my teeth- almost a guarantee to make me throw up. Not too sure how to get around that one. Using mouthwash works as does cleaning my teeth at random times of the day when I don't feel too sick.

But the boredom! Lying down all day feeling crap and hungry and sick. Have already read a whole book today. Sooooo bored.

Here to sympathise too. All the remedies that worked with DS now make me gag, and there is no food that I can think about eating without feeling sick or wanting to gag. I'm not throwing up a huge amount yet, but sometimes wish I was as I feel a bit better afterwards.

DH is being very very good, and dealing with all the food and DS duties when he's here, but I don't think he really beleives how bad I feel. Plus he keeps telling me I'll be better soon, makes me want to strnagle him!

It's rubbish!

You poor thing, I have been feeling sick since 5 weeks(week 12 now) but miraculously have not actually thrown up. It's awful as it is so I can't imagine how you're feeling.

Have you actually told your mates you are expecting and are being sick? If you have and they still want you to go on holdiday, they need a good slapping IMO.

Just try and focus on the light at the end of the tunnel.. the baby. And worst case scenario, it can only last 9 months

Thanks again ladies! It's nice to hear that I'm not the only one but then again I do wish you all better - lets hope we all get some let up soon!

I find that soup is ok as I now I'm going to be sick so I try to make it as easy as possible.

The issue I have is that the majority of people I know think it's fine to get drunk and smoke when pregnant as their children were healthy so why should a baby get in the way of a holiday? I'm the opposite and can't bring myself to go get drunk or smoke - not that I was really into it all that much anyway. I'm trying to do the right thing each time as if something were to happen I would never forgive myself!

I often find that I can be puking in front of people and describing the extent of my sickness - but for some reason the gravity of it all doesn't register. I had the noro virus once and that was a walk in the park compared to this.

Please please please get yourself to an acupuncturist as soon as humanly possible. I was suffering terribly until an acupuncturist friend put a couple of needles in me and it was literally like an off switch. It was instant! Now I'm seeing a pregnancy acupuncturist every week and it has changed my pregnancy.
Don't be scared - nothing is as bad as the constant misery of nausea and vomiting, the needles don't actually hurt but kind of tingle, and it's actually really relaxing lying on the couch while they work their magic (it is magic, I promise!).
Please post an update saying you've made an appointment.

oh god, i was the same, it disappeared after about 4 months and turned just to nausea, but i feel your pain. Bugger all worked for me, and most smells made me sick! I stuck to water, juice for a bit of sugar etc, and midwife told me to eat glucose sweets? anyhow i carried jacobs cream crackers about and nibbled occasionally??

It will go eventually, and yes i've had that noro-virus at least that only lasted 72hrs!!!!:)

Do try acupuncture tho, painless and well worth a try!

Interesting ladies - thanks for some more info on the acupuncture. I'm going to have a look as I think there's a place in town that does it.

This should hopefully be my last week like this as into week 11 I go, maybe it'll calm down soon.

Just can't wait for the scan now as I know it'll be amazing and well worth all of this.

I'm still struggling with it in week 15 as well sadly. Throwing up has reduced a bit but still feeling really awful especially in the evenings. Bland foods seem to stay down a bit better but it's a constant battle between feeling sick because I've just eaten something or because I have not eaten enough/recently etc.

Am trying acupuncture on Wednesday as nothing else has helped yet. Am normally quite scared of needles but am so sick and tired of feeling poorly that I'd do almost anything by now.

Will give update on Thursday if interested.

All the best and hope you feel better soon too.

Ah WaspsAnkles, that's very kind of you to offer - please let us know how you get on if you feel up to it.

It's terrible isn't it - I really sympathise and must admit my Mother said she didn't stop at 12 weeks either so I may just be in the same boat soon.

I know the silly home remedies don't normally work but I got some Ginger Beer the other day and although it's not stopped it (nowhere near) I find it's taking the edge off. Sometimes I get this awful taste in my mouth that seems to exacerbate the sickness.

So, here's my acupuncture report. Have to say, I've been having quite a good day for my sickness standards anyway.

Doc took lots of time to listen to my various pains and sicknesses and then came up with a very detailed treatment plan.

I've had 8 needles - one in each arm (where the acupressure points against sickness are as well) and six on my upper tummy between the ribs and in the stomach, kidney area. Apparently it's really important not to have any below the navel as that can have bad effects in pregnancy. Some needles hurt more than others when she put them in but apparently that's a sign that the point is tense.

Found the twenty minutes with the needles very relaxing and had no feeling of nausea or anything. Every so often some of the areas would prickle a little but not necessarily uncomfortably. Also had a bit of pressure rising up my chest which apparently is a good sign as that was one of the areas she was focussing on.

I feel quite good now. Wouldn't say 100% but as this is normally the time I feel worst I am quietly confident. Have got another appointment on Fri and 3 more next week - fingers crossed.

All in all I found the experience quite positive. Will have to wait and see if it has a long term effect (especially whether I'll be sick later or not) but am realistic enough not to expect immediate wonders.

Will keep you updated but no negatives so far!

Hope everybody is feeling ok.
xx

Glad to hear it was a good experience for you, and thank you for your post.

I really hope it works out ok for you.

x

you poor thing, I feel for you big time.
I still have it but not as bad now at 21 weeks as when I was in your stage.

I threw up on a few people and their attitudes changed quite quickly, and are now some of my biggest supporters during the horros.

I also have no consistent things that really work - although 9 times out of 10 fresh coconut juice and flesh (which might not be sround where you live) made a slightly queasy stomach better.
A small amount of chocolate milk sometimes helped things stay down - sometimes not.

I lost a lot of weiht at the start and heard about another girl getting hospitalised for HG. Once I googled that I made a concious decision to keep somthing in, to keep myself out of hspital, even if it meant just swallowing what was coming into my mouth - cause I just didn't want to have to eat again (as it was just such a horrible thig to have to do and even think about - eating).

I did have some good days - 4 in a row once after 3 months of it, and it was heaven. Enjoy those times while they last.

If you're still thinking of doing acupuncture, babyhayley, I'd really recommend it!

A week on and after 4 sessions I had my first day of feeling absolutely fine all day long yesterday. Midwife and doctor agree it would not have happened this quickly without the treatment and I'm so glad.

I'm a lot more positive as well, since I've started.

All round great experience. go for it if you don't feel better by now anyway.