Not vomiting just horrendous nausea. Tips on coping, please?

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Pregnant with second child (son is 13 1/2 months) and suffering really badly from nausea. I think I'm around 7 weeks gone, so hopefully it'll ease off in the next month or so, but at the moment I'm finding it really hard to function. Weekends are better as my husband can look after our son.

I've tried metacloprimide, which didn't do anything. Was prescribed stemitol yesterday, which as yet has had no effect either. I can eat (but only a very limited diet), but find drinking really hard for some reason. Dr has said that unless I'm vomiting, they're limited as to what they can give me.

So, does anyone have any tips on getting through this? I know I could be a lot worse and I am feeling supremely sorry for myself.

Have tried seabands (travel sickness wrist bands), but all they did was make my hands really tender. Tried fresh air, tried eating small amounts every couple of hours, tried ginger (yuk)...I'm all out of ideas and quite frankly when I think of another month or so of this, I just cry.

I'm not expecting any miracle cures, but if anyone has anything that helped them, I'd love to hear it.

I agree with silvachick, sleep was the only thing that really helped so do whatever you have to do to get some naps in in the day and when your partner gets in from work.
Nausea can be serious too if you can't eat and drink because of it I had ketones +++ during my worst week and was given cyclizine, it just took the edge off but still felt lousy.

This will pass but rest as much as you can.

Thank you so much to everyone, it's making me cry!

Lousy night's sleep, have just got some Weetabix down me but feel awful. Am sipping cold water through a straw.

Felt worse than ever last night.

For those suggesting acupuncture, did you have to have regular treatments?

GP hasn't mentioned Ketones to me, NeedToSleep. Should they test for those? Something to do with urine, isn't it?

Truly, I appreciate all your replies, thank you.

If eating helps, please don't avoid doing it in case you "balloon up in size". You are pregnant, you're allowed to eat and the nausea will be preventing you frmo eating as much as you normally would anyway, so if a biscuit relieves it, eat one.

I used Slimfast milkshakes, as I could only stomach milky bland stuff so I knew that I was getting vitamins and nutrients as well as filling my up a bit. Once I discovered them I stopped losing weight and I knew that my growing baby was getting what it needed.

There's plenty of time to worry about your figure later, but now is not the time.

DoingItForMyself - eating is definitely not helping today. Constant nausea, body temp going haywire. Nothing helping. Luckily my husband doesn't give a damn about Father's Day.

Well at least try and drink a lot - regardless of what (milkshakes, full sugar coke if it helps!) as that's the most important thing. Cross your fingers and hope it subsides soon x

I have an acupuncture appointment this afternoon. I hate needles but am now willing to try anything. Worth a shot.

cwm, of course.

I think I'm going to have to tell my parents as I really cannot look after my son and need help.

I found fizzy drinks and crisps helpful with hyperemesis. Don't say its "just" nausea as I found the nausea the worst part (even when I was also vomiting 4-5 times per day). For me, it started to improve around 15 weeks. That was my third pregnancy so a huge shock when I'd had zero vomiting or nausea in the previous two.

I also think struggling to function is a good enough reason to ask to try something else. You shouldn't have to be actally vomiting. I think you could could go baack to a GP / obstetrician and stress how difficult you are finding it to manage. There are drugs with a good safety profile.

I was the same - never sick but consantly nauseous and also felt like I couldn't moan because being sick would be a lot worse! But it does get you down doesn't it? I found the following worked for me:
extra cold lemonade
salt and vinegar crisps (got that tip off here)
brown toast/bagel
And basically trying to eat what I felt like when I wanted - would randmly have moments of feeling really hungry and just needing a certain food - usually a burger
Good luck and I really hope it passes soon x

Ooh and just reading back - didn't read poperly before posting, sorry! - a friend of mine who was sick until 30 weeks recommended slimfast shakes too as they have all the nutrition you need. x

Well, acupuncture was interesting. I've just been sick for the first time in this pregnancy and not sure if that was a reaction to the treatment or just a coincidence. Whatever it was, it's given me a bit of relief although not sure how long it will last. Got another session on Tuesday.

All I've managed to eat today is crisps (which I never eat normally), Weetabix and a bit of bread. Barely drunk anything although I did find an ice lolly helped earlier.

And thank you to nenehooo and Jules. Crisps are helping me, oddly enough.

I don't have my booking in appointment until the 11th but I'm going to try and bring it forward. Our midwife is really good and I think she'll listen to me more than the GPs.

I am just starting to feel less sick after 8+ weeks of the same. Tell someone that close to you so that you can get some help with your son and to look after you. My partner works from home so I have been lucky. Fizzy water and lemonade seem to help me, as did peppermint tea for a bit until that came back up.....I can no longer drink peppermint tea. Eating little and often did not work, although it seems to be the doctor/ midwife's favourite helpful hint.....if one more person says that to me I think I will cry. try ice lolly's. Fruit pastel and del monte orange ones are my saving grace, and they also seem to get rid of the horrible taste i have in my mouth all the time. Eat what you fancy even if its only something small.

All I want to do is curl up and die.....I think that a slow painful death would be more bearable than the constant sickness, headaches, tiredness and misery that I am feeling......You are not alone :)

I am in the same boat. Hideous, hideous nausea. Totally debilitating. It's come on suddenly, I'm nine weeks with dc4. Previously I have been able to manage nausea with food but this is different. I don't feel like any foods at all and feel very sad and sorry. I am now off work too. At the moment I can tolerate mashed potato and lying down. There are loads of good suggestions here, I hope everyone who is suffering is ok this evening.

feeling a bit better this morning, despite very little sleep (went to bed at 5.30pm but still found it hard to actually stay asleep).

We gave in and told both sets of parents last night. Mine are coming over to help today, but not sure how long for. In-laws live 60 miles away but mother-in-law says she will come up and stay if needs be.

littlemisssunshine3 and SpringFlowers, thank you for joining in this jolly thread.

I am now a huge fan of freeze pops and crisps. Hardly the best diet going, but at least it's something. My aim today is to get more fluid in me.

I had this & seem to remember Greek yoghurt was very good, I ate it over fruit. Eased the nausea off a bit. My sympathy x

I think knowing u have support makes you feel a bit better. Just a word of warning though my MIL turned up with ginger biscuits bleur.

Keeping it secret was just never an option for me either. With my second I couldnt get out of bed for 3 weeks.

I was lucky as one of the GPs at our surgery had hyperemesis herself so was obviously sympathetic.

The only thing is that you know it isnt forever.

Brettgirl2, I couldn't function this weekend, other than to tap feebly away on MN and drag myself to acupuncture. I really wanted to keep it a secret until 12 weeks but there's no way I can look after a child at the moment. I fricking hate ginger, too.

Becky2011, sadly the thought of yoghurt makes me feel sick(er). I usually love greek yoghurt though. Thank you for your sympathies.

You have my sympathy. I am just starting to feel better at 14 weeks, having been far more nauseated thus time round.

I would like to point out that your GP isn't being unhelpful. In fact anti emetics ie anti sickness drugs like stemetil & metoclopramide really are just that: anti sickness. They stop you feeling sick, they don't do anything for nausea. There is no cure for nausea (except being asleep!)

Oh shame. I also vote for just eating whatever you can! I ate loads of jacket potato with cheese & beans, chicken burgers, chips, salt & vinegar crisps. Dh did all the cooking, small portions on the plate so as not overwhelmed & in the end I started eating more things for dinner even though I didn't fancy them & once I started eating it was better than I thought.

Antidote for me the difference between nausea and being sick was eating and drinking. The antiemetics made it so I could sip lucozade without chucking it straight back up so I felt better. The reason people cant eat is because if they did they would be sick.

brettgirl2 that's why anti emetics only work if you are actually being sick. If eating didn't help with your nausea then anti emetics wouldn't be any use.

I thought that might be the case with anti-emetics, but GP said they might help.

Another new discovery in the world of what helps - marmite rice cakes. Maybe the B Vitamins are helping? Whatever, they do seem to stop me feeling quite so rancid. Also helping is the fact that my parents are looking after my son today, so I'm just feeling sick rather than sick, knackered, frustrated and rubbish for letting my son down. Still hate asking them for help though.

Becky, am going to try a jacket potato tonight. Managed some bread and houmous at lunch.

Ice pops are my new favourite thing. Big thanks to all who suggested them. Husband bought pack of 20 yesterday. About half of them gone already.

Glad to hear you are feeling a little better and have got some help so that you can rest a bit. I have moved on to cheese, tomato sandwiches now :) My sickness is starting to get a lot better now( although at its worst i thought I was going to feel like that forever), I have managed to do some washing and hoovering without vomiting or feeling too dizzy :o

thank you for starting this tread, its so good to know that I am not the only one out there who feels like this. This is my first and so far( I am 12 weeks) I am not enjoying it at all :(