Constant nausea, feel bad about what I am managing to eat. When will it end??

[Foundmymojo]

I'm nearly 8 weeks pg with dc2, and I so don't remember the sickness being this bad the first time round! It's started earlier this time too - at 6 weeks.

I known I've been lucky so far as I haven't actually been sick, but I'm constantly nauseous during waking hours. It's really getting me down. All I feel like eating is toast, crisps and other dry plain things, I'm worried about eating too much bread and salt! I've tried:
acupressure bands - no effect
ginger water - no effect
ginger cordial - drinking it was actually the closest I've come to vomiting - yuk!
ginger tablets - no effect
The thought of this going on for another 4 weeks or more is awful!
MOAN MOAN MOAN

Any tips, advice, reassurance welcome or just tell me to fuck off and deal with it!

Feeling your pain... Constant nausea since 3 weeks and now at 13 weeks is driving me mad!! Only actually thrown up a few times, but I'm sure this is worse this time. Last time started about 6 weeks and ended about 16 weeks so perhaps we are almost there...

I am just trying to eat small amounts often, but late afternoon that stops working and I really need a substantial meal and sleep! Gets worse when tired and/or hungry, I find. I've also read that actually proteins help the sickness better even if you feel like carbs. Try to eat some fruit/veg if you can face them... Recommend orange juice, I'm craving it! Keep resting, eating, drinking water... Hang in there, you're not alone!

P.S. I tried the ginger sweets and over did them, now the thought of ginger makes me feel ill. YUCK.

I had constant nausea in all of my pregnancies, this one (number 4) by far the worst. I found nibbling on savoury stuff throughout the day helped. In my 1st pregnancy it was plain hula hoops, but this time stronger flavours like salt & vinegar crisps! Also sucking on an extra strong mint! My nausea definitely got worse the emptier I got. Oh, lemonade. Tiny tiny little sips :)

capecath - oooh orange juice. Mentioning that has made me crave it too! You are so right in saying that it's worse when you're hungry, it's like a vicious circle though because I don't know what to eat, so I avoid it, then the sickness gets worse. Just looking at the word GINGER makes me want to vomit now.

SoozyWoozy - I have a liking for salt and vinegar this time too. Also like the sound of lemonade. Will go and get some supplies tomorrow I think. How far along are you with no. 4?

Nice to know we're all in it together, although I'm not wishing it on you! Hope it stops soon for you both.
Just feel like moaning about it that's all, but I'm boring myself now (as well as dh!)

Hi ladies I could eat nothing but pickled onion monster munch on the hour every hour from 6 to 20 weeks! Just made sure u took pregnancy vitamins too. I am now 32 weeks and my pickle baba is very active and happy xxx

If ginger isn't working, try mint. Mint tea or just a pack of polos. Keep eating too: even if you just nibble at something you think you might keep down, the baby will be fine, you will have some reserves and the pregnancy multivitamins will supply the rest for a few weeks.

And I ate pretty much just chocolate cake and polos for 2 months, baby is kicking away now though!

Hiya - I could have written this message! Am 7+5 and have had nausea all day long since about 5 weeks. I had my appt with the doc last week and he said not to worry too much about diet at the moment - he said eat little and often, and if you want crisps / biscuits etc just eat them! He said it should all settle down in second trimester and then you can get back on course with eating sensibly. I've found sucking boiled sweets quite helpful, and drinking milk, flavoured water and Lucozade.

I also had constant nausea from week 5 to about week 12. I mainly ate lots of crackers - Rivita, oat cakes, Ritz - anything like that I seemed to be able to tolerate. If I was feeling brave, I put a bit of mild cheese on top or cream cheese. I carried some with me in my bag and ate a couple every few hours wether I wanted to or not and it really helped. Little and often really worked for me and although I often didnt feel like putting any food in my mouth at all, once I had I felt better for it. Squash and lemonade was good for me too. It does get better!

Thanks for the tips and the positive vibes! Had a trip to the shop this morning and just looked around and picked things I fancied. Mostly cereal bars and bread, but at least they're things I feel like eating.

Making/giving dc1 her dinner is a bit hellish at the moment but I'm just persevering with that! Roll on 2nd trimester!

I can sympathise, am 10 weeks pg and been sick for ever.

Am eating lots of bread, and drinking very cold lucozade to get through this horrible phase.

Have you tried those acupuncture/sea sickness wrist bands? I got some for £6 on Amazon and they are definitely helping (and I don't even believe in that wishy-washy stuff!)

vanimal - I have tried them, I bought them off amazon too. They didn't work for me though, unless I didn't give them a chance to work, I can be quite impatient. Probably had them on for 2 - 3 hours.

What was the effect on you and was it instantaneous?

Try this:

Vit C 500mg
Vit B6 100mg
Ginger 3x 600mg w/ food

I actually found this last night by googling through old MN replies! I've been feeling nauseous from waking up till 3/4 in the evening since week 5. I'm now almost 7 weeks. God, it's grim.... This is preg no. 3 for me and I didn't get it before; feel like I'm being visited by the Bad Luck Fairies....

Actually (sshhhhh....) I'm going to ask about anti-nausea medicine at my first appointment on Friday (live in the States; they see you earlier here). It's vile, and I'm sure there's something you can take..... Watch this space!

Thanks Choc - think I will ask for something at my next appointment too.
Hope the nausea wears off for us all soon!

I had bad hyperemesis and survived the first 12 weeks nearly exclusively on lucazode tablets tomato soup and mint sucky sweets. Also if you find physically brushing your teeth hard (it used to make me gag my dentist told me just gargling with mouth wash is fine and nearly as affective) I gave birth to a very healthy 7lbs 14 ozs so dont worry about the quality of what your eating too much. I was prescribed motilium to help with the nausea and it really worked, its is available overthecounter but obviously have a chat to your doctor first.

It's horrible isn't it? I found that Doriano's crackers really worked for me. Only those crackers though. Tesco and Waitrose stock them.

Google nevasic - it's a cd/app that worked amazingly for me. I had unbearable nausea and could only eat apples for 2 weeks, then in desperation downloaded the app, listened to it a couple of times a day for 4 days, and on day 5 felt 90% better, and able to eat again. All the testimonials said it would work after 4 days and I couldn't believe it when it was true. It was the best £9 I have ever spent and gave me, and my 2 children our lives back (after 2 weeks of non stop cbeebies while I lay on the sofa with a sick bucket!).

Also try Zofran :) I just got it two days ago and now I can LIVE! Seriously, I felt like I was car-sick the whole time, veering into incipient food poisoning when it got really bad... and it was just getting worse. I've started on a half dose of Zofran and Oh. My. God. - I am ALIVE again! I'm only doing half a dose and still feel a bit sick, actually, but NOTHING compared to before!

They do prescribe it in the UK for pregnancy, and yes it is SAFE - but you may have to ask around a bit as not every GP prescribes as it's expensive :)

I had shocking hyperemesis for entire 40weeks with ds
got admitted approx 10weeks due to protein in urine, had to ring hosp myself though , used urine test bought myself... felt so unwell. 4 days on a drip - a lovely peaceful relaxing rest
there's lots of support on the internet,

try milkshakes, nuts, pancakes, -scotch ones, lovely bakery stuff you can nibble, sip water all thru the day,
In the end I was on loads anti sickness tablets as couldnt keep water down, lost a stone, after 14wks got a bit better, was still vomming 10 times a day, it's hardcore, I was worried for my teeth! did a huge diary on mantelpiece and crossed off each day of the pg with a flourish.

it's hard, as it's v worrying, but the time passes, get lots rest...and drink lots
and I got a lovely baby boy at the end of it all.....

I feel exactly the same; the thought of food makes me feel sick and not eating makes it worse so it's a vicious circle.

I've found I've been forcing myself to eat one bite of a chocolate cakey bar thing every time my stomach growls. At one point this was about every 20 minutes. But it seems to help, I can literally feel it hit my stomach and then the pukey feeling stops for a short while.

Spearmint polos are also my friend

Mind you, I had a total freak-out when my nausea eased up for a day...! Can't win

I found b6 and eating loads of carbs really helped. It also got worse if I did too much or didn't get enough sleep so I forced myself to leave work on time even if I was feeling ok.

I took 10mg of b6 4 times a day (4am or when I woke, 10am, 4pm and before bed). It took a day or two to work at which point I forgot to take it thinking I was feeling better naturally but when I stopped it got worse the next day.

Food wise - bread, cheese, chips, salt and vinegar crisps and orange juice were my staples.

For most people it does go but those 1st weeks dragged as I felt so terrible. I hope it gets better soon.