Norovirus and 20 weeks pregnant...feel bloody awful..any advice/hand holding?!

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That's it really. I work in a school. There's about 10 of us in total come down with it, only me who's pregnant though. I literally have been projectile vomiting and have lost all controls of my bowels . So far, washing machine has been on all day, I've had to have about 4 showers to sort myself out..DH has come home from work to help, because I'm just in such a mess. :(

Been told by the docs that they don't want to see me because it's contagious. The midwife rang me back and said that if the vomiting hadn't stopped by tomorrow I should insist on some kind of jab to stop that.

Anyone got any tips for getting through this? I have been up now since 3am this morning - I'm exhausted, my whole body is aching and shaking, I have red raw throat from all the vomiting..etc etc. Have only managed to keep down x1 weetabix with the smallest amount of milk possible all day. The worrying bit - it's really hurting when I vomit, so I'm worrying that I"m hurting the baby. Definitely wouldn't wish this on my worse enemy. :(

Loads of sympathy from me. Ds and I both picked it up from our local hospital 2 months ago. I wont go into graphic detail but i honestly wanted everyone to move out for 2 days so they couldnt hear me

Never have i felt so completely out of control.

Lots of hand holding from me for you followed by anti bac hand gel of course

Stick to fluids.

Should add, avoid dairy if you can X

Hi, I also had it at around 20 weeks, you have my sympathy.
I was told not to take any Imodium etc, just let it get out of my system ASAP! I did find no food, and sipping tonic water (which I normally hate!) helped. The quinine in it apparently helps reduce the nausea? Anyway however it did it, it helped stop the retching a lot for me.
When I did eventually eat (a good 6hrs+ after last run to the loo!) I only had dry toast. No dairy for days as was petrified it would start again!
Good luck

I had it around 14 weeks. Didn't eat for a couple of days and then introduced bland stuff. Lasted about 6 days in total. Sent from the devil. Didn't harm the baby at all but totally wretched. Have diarolyte or lucozade if you can keep it down. And stay in bed.

Thank you everyone. Have just managed to get some dry toast down, mainly because I'm starving..let's see if it stays in! :S Tonic water sounds like a good idea i'll send DH out to get some. Just hope he doesn't get it next, we've been disinfecting everything!