Hyperemesis Support

[LucindaE]

A new thread needed here already! Lovely Grumblin who started the second one, may be actually having that baby at this minute!

I hope this will be a source of support for present sufferers and ex sufferers alike and also worried family members.

I want particularly to mention my favourite feline FluffyWhiteKittens, who has been so invaluable a source of support on the old threads, and MOH, who has slaved to produce articles full of useful information and links to useful websites, LaTrucha, lovely CaramelloKoalaLover, Grumblin, NitNat, La, Lottie, Grandmagain, MaryLou, Cocoanuts and so many that I cannot name everyone for fear that the current sufferer may became annoyed at the long list...

Never worry about tmi or moaning. When suffering one has to discuss things that would make most people go weak at the knees and to have a good moan can help enormously with an illness where there is still a lot of ignorance and sometimes insensitive treatment.

It might help to remember - when you are at your worst - the words in that Eastern story.
'This Too Shall Pass.'

LucindaE
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eeeeeeee I feel excited to be on the list!

La: EDD 14/07/11
Nitnat: EDD 20/7/11
johnnyd1 (Luce): EDD 31/07/11
Theonlyhb2: EDD 16/08/11 First timer (eeek)
ElliottsMummy: EDD 25/9/11
Coconuts: EDD 01/10/11
AgBag: EDD 18/10/11
BikeRunSki: EDD 25/10/11
Littlewizz: EDD 6/11/11, Next scan 23/6/11
CakeForBreakfast: EDD 07/11/11 (subject to change)
Marylou: EDD 9/11/11, next scan 22/06/11
MotherofPearl: EDD 19/11/11
Eggy: EDD 30/11/11
LadyOTCM: EDD 01/12/11
poorlysicklou: EDD 02/12/11
Diddygirl: EDD 19/12/11
Bensgirl: EDD
Alias: EDD ??/12?11 , Dating scan: 25/06/11
m1nn1e: EDD ??/01/
Angel: 22/01/12

louby, welcome! Poor you, sounds as if you're in a bad way. Presumably you know that you can buy your own ketostix at the pharmacy to test your urine at home? If high you can then tell doctor and hopefully get admitted quickly for treatment. But as MOH and others have pointed out, getting treatment should not hinge just on whether or not you have ketones - if the sickness is really affecting your quality of life and ability to do normal things (and at 13 voms before 11am it surely must be), then you probably need medication. Take a look at MOH's great website, if you've not already done so: sites.google.com/site/pregnancysicknesssos/about-hg
Good to hear your doctor seems to be aware of the condition and proactive about testing for ketones etc. Good luck with it all.

Thank you so much, I didn't know you could buy your own sticks! I'll have a look into everything you've posted now. Finally, I don't feel lost and misunderstood now! Thank you so so much!

Louby Welcome, poor you, that sounds truly awful, I do hope the GP prescribed meds? Thirteen times in one morning sounds hellish...As others say, do get those keststicks. I'm glad GP is monitoring you. Oh dear...Jelly, ice lollies, ice cubes, sips of tepid water, sips of flat coke any comfort at all?
Spooks Sympathies. Bringing up bile is really painful, I used to pee too...
Tink I know what you mean, it's been a few years with me, but I remember bringing up copious amounts not only of bile, but also of foam when dehydrated, too. . As you say, where does it come from?!
Alpine Can you get drops? Not sure. Those awful iron pills...
Signing off as system keeps crashing, back on in a minute.
LucindaE
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Louby I think we cross posted!
FluffyWhite Kittens Welcome back. Strokes to you!
Coconuts As good at It as ever. One of these days, I will learn...
TheOnly How are you today?
Pearl That is not nice, persisting like that...
Waves wildly to Anyone Not Mentioned. Thinking of all.

LucindaE
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Angel Have a good holiday, and take a discreet small bag by the pool lol?
LucindaE
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thanks Lucinda, nappy sacks may just have another use?? lol

and welcome Louby you really need some medication, I was like that between weeks 6 and 11, but I'm much better with medication and limited to 2-3 vomits a day, all that vomiting in 1 morning really takes it out of you! big hugs, and I hope you get it under control soon! Just remember its not forever! xx

hello louby! i also had to tell everyone at work as I just spent all my time in the toilet.....in fact people stopped using the upstairs one next to my office so I didnt have to run downstairs trying to hold it in :) they have all now got used to the puking in toilet/bin/jiffy bag :)

angel, steal all the sick bags from the plane! you will need them. i have a lovely supply.

Jiffy bags are great for puking into whilst driving. you can then seal them and post them to people you hate......throw them away not worrying about leaks

ah, no bile run this morning (was cooler though) but last night I did manage to slip on the kitchen floor (in dog slobber!) nearly do the splits, and now my pelvis and back and shoulder (oh and neck) feel f**d. But Mum is round tonight and she always gives me amazing massages (I am SO spoilt, I know) so I shall be OK!

must dash, still at work!! only a week left to go! jeeez! how did this happen SO fast?!?!

La: EDD 14/07/11
Nitnat: EDD 20/7/11
johnnyd1 (Luce): EDD 31/07/11
Theonlyhb2: EDD 16/08/11 First timer (eeek)
ElliottsMummy: EDD 25/9/11
Coconuts: EDD 01/10/11
AgBag: EDD 18/10/11
BikeRunSki: EDD 25/10/11
Littlewizz: EDD 6/11/11, Next scan 23/6/11
CakeForBreakfast: EDD 07/11/11 (subject to change)
Marylou: EDD 9/11/11, next scan 22/06/11
MotherofPearl: EDD 19/11/11
Eggy: EDD 30/11/11
LadyOTCM: EDD 01/12/11
poorlysicklou: EDD 02/12/11
Diddygirl: EDD 19/12/11
Bensgirl: EDD
Alias: EDD ??/12?11 , Dating scan: 25/06/11
m1nn1e: EDD ??/01/
Angel: 22/01/12
spookshowangel: EDD 22/01/12 (haven't had dating scan yet)

spooks we have the same due date (so far) when is your dating scan? Mines on Tuesday, but I've had 2 already, and it seems my date is spot on!

Nice to see myself comfortably mid-table - for ages I was at the bottom of the list! :)

Louby How are you today, you poor thing? I am still horrified about those thirteen pukes before 11am. Alpine Spooks, *PoorlysickLou and Everyone?
LucindaE
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Hello everyone!

Thank you for all being so welcoming! When I finally get my laptop back I'll be able to post to people a bit more personally, a bit hard on my phone at the minute!

Tried what the doctor gave me for the first time properly yesterday, avomine? And I literally slept all day! Only sick 3 times though so that was brilliant! Fingers crossed today is just as good!

How is everyone else feeling???

I'll put my stats up when I get on the laptop later too!

Hope you all have a good day!

Xx

Louby I am so glad about that- three times would still count as 'severe' by normal standards of M/S, but...Mother hen Lucinda clucks, 'If you're sleeping all day, remember to keep topping up those liquids, sipping away...'
LucindaE
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Hellooooooo!!! On my phone at moment so Sorry if I do t personally greet you all,I am posting from memory from marathon post catch up. as usual I am promising to catch up better on laptop.
Sooooo happy to see new births congrats grumblin and lottie great news hope you are both doing well.
Welcome newbies (I say newbies but I'm relatively new on this thread too) I read the previous post for weeks before posting and just reading about people who got how I felt was so helpful and emotional, support from everyone is fantastic.

moh so much work done on website thanks so much, as much help and info for fellow HG sufferers is great.

lucinda hi!!! Thanks for asking after me, you really are great looking after us.

Ugh memory freeze!! I will come back on lappy later and post to others as I know there's more I wanted to greet.

I have now reached 16 weeks, still feel rough but have been given cyclizine to take along side the metraclopramomide (baaad sp) so take each three times daily but seperatly so that my body is tanked up with meds, cyclizine is a fab addition but whoooooah very drowsy and trippy, taken it for 2 or 3 weeks now but still drowsy but it may well be combo of HG, hormones, meds etc.
Had q few drip trips and meds through iv and butt(the shame lol) and have a flask which I keep handy to try and keep dehydration at bay.
I have resigned myself to the bland eating way of life as anything remotely flavoursome is a remedy for vom city, more off limit foods than good food and gets frustrating but hey whatever works hey, I eat like a youg child sandwiches of peanut butter or ham or paste and fruit juice watered down lololol
Is anyone very tired ALL the time? Doing anything for awhile makes me exhausted and dizzy and Sooooo sick!! I spend most of my time on sofa or in bed and fear my already fat body will get fatter - although the not eating much and aversion to choc and cake may well be a good thing where that's concerned....... Anyway waffle over, will catch up later, hope everyone is having a good day so far x

Allias you will probably feel completely exhausted until you have your baby (and afterwards if you happen to have non sleeping children but that's a whole other thread!)
Eat whatever you can, when you can, and don't worry too much habout gaining weight, I'm not exactly sylphlike :) but I lost around a stone each pregnant and that pretty much went back on as soon as I started eating everything in sight normally again.
Also just want to share my completely non HG related proud Mummy moment as dd has just done her first dance performance in front of over 100 people, wipes tear from eyes.

Aw fluffy bet you are so proud :) :)

Awww bless!! Love watching kiddies perform

I think our minds totally erase the crap elements of pregnancy so that we foolishly have more kiddies because although I know I suffered last times I honestly forgot how grim it can be until I was pg again - ho hum

Fluffy you must be so proud

Louby glad you had a better day and tablets are working.

Hi to everyone else, I'm on my phone so can't scroll & look at names.

I've had quite a good day today, only sick 3 times and managed to cut dd's daytime nap so both kids are already in bed so I'll be joining them shortly! DH is being a right miserable git this weekend cause he's not been able to go to silverstone with his mates, like it's just my fault I'm pg and throwing up 30 times a day! So I'm off to bed to ignore him until he snaps out of it!

Night xx

Alias I have been worried about you (mother hen) and hope you don't have any more hospitalisations...Sixteen weeks, hopefully you will be turning the corner soon. I'm glad that cocktail helps, no wonder you are tired though, quite apart from the meds, its exhausting growing a baby on an inadequate diet and trying to cope with the rest of life. How do you find - I hope this doesn't nauseate anyone) jacket potatoes? I had to have them without butter, which made them dull...
Fluffy How sweet, you must have been proud, it's so good if they can perform without being shy, a huge advantage for later life.
Coconuts (waves) How are you generally, these days?
Tink Thirty times???!!! I hope not generally, my goodness, doesn't bear thinking of. Silly of O/H sulking, I'll be quite frank, mine is by disposition 'Mean and Moody' and I thought it exciting when he was paying court to me lol. I'm glad you had a better day, and that he's forgotten about Silverstone today.
Louby Are you awake yet?
Everyone How are you. Not heard from Poorlysicklou in a little while...
LucindaE
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Hi Lucinda Thanks for asking after me :) Hope you are ok too. I am ok thanks. Had my Glucose test Friday which set me back a little. Trying to drink all that lucozade within a certain time made me really nauseous all day but am ok now. Just awaiting the results on Tuesday, where I guess they will also tell me I am anemic. just really tired all the time, worried about having such a big baby (am measuring three weeks ahead) although have ordered my travel system and generally cracking on with getting things ready :)

Hope everyone else is ok :)

Coconuts I've heard that glucose tests are nightmarish for women with Hyperemesis. Oh dear, I bet you're glad that's over. Three weeks ahead does sound big. I suppose that is all being monitored?
LucindaE
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Well midwife didn't seem overly concerned but me being me am now putting 2 and 2 together and getting 54. The worry for me is that I have a big baby and a need for the glucose test must mean therefore the largeness of baby is due to diabetes. But obviously I'm summising and shouldn't until I know the results. I don't see the MW again until 31weeks so hopefully GD will be negative and take it from there. Always something to worry about.

I couldn't imagine having to do the GTT with full blown HG still. It was grim and I struggled to keep it down but I know people have done it in a much worse state than me and those ladies I salute you!

Hi all, just a quickie to update on exciting things happening in world of websites and support networks. There's a couple of new facebook groups, one focussing on charity pregnancy sickness support's work www.facebook.com/pages/Hyperemesis-UK/197019263655727?sk=wall and another which is more like a chat type thread www.facebook.com/groups/120865887959037 for HG ladies. I've been in touch with one of the moderators and she's mad keen to join forces and get a UK wide support network properly organised with regional moderators. I'll post more details when I've spoken to her.

Finally adding my stats......

La: EDD 14/07/11
Nitnat: EDD 20/7/11
johnnyd1 (Luce): EDD 31/07/11
Theonlyhb2: EDD 16/08/11 First timer (eeek)
ElliottsMummy: EDD 25/9/11
Coconuts: EDD 01/10/11
AgBag: EDD 18/10/11
BikeRunSki: EDD 25/10/11
Littlewizz: EDD 6/11/11, Next scan 23/6/11
CakeForBreakfast: EDD 07/11/11 (subject to change)
Marylou: EDD 9/11/11, next scan 22/06/11
MotherofPearl: EDD 19/11/11
Eggy: EDD 30/11/11
LadyOTCM: EDD 01/12/11
poorlysicklou: EDD 02/12/11
Diddygirl: EDD 19/12/11
Bensgirl: EDD
Alias: EDD ??/12?11 , Dating scan: 25/06/11
m1nn1e: EDD ??/01/
Angel: 22/01/12
Louby86: EDD 17/02/12