Hyperemesis Support

[LucindaE]

We need a new thread.

I hope everyone suffering from the Horrors of Hyperemesis will find this thread useful as a source of support and information.

There's no TMI on here - can't be by definition - and nobody should feel ashamed of moaning as much as they feel the need to.

I used to include extracts from MOH's wonderful website
sites.google.com/site/pregnancysicknesssos/
but I think that makes this link less visible so am merely putting the link. The information on this site is invaluable for sufferers, with information about medications, coping strategies, hospital admissions, useful links, advice for family members, and much more.

I would like to thank MOH and Everyone who has given such invaluable support and advice on this and on previous threads.

Remember when you are at your worst, 'This Too Shall Pass'. It really will.

Slinky I usually do something for her at home. This year it was soft play. Just paid and then avoided the food part! But it was necessary as I couldn't have done anything like the usual.

Lucinda I'm on ondansetron. I got down to 3-4 times a day in second trimester, but getting worse now. But still markedly better than the every 20-30 mins it was in the first trimester!!!

Had a total fall apart this evening. SPD is really getting to me, along with the sickness and I miss DH and I being 'together' if you will. I sat and sobbed. He keeps trying to assure me it's ok, but feel like he is getting more and more distant. Physio and OH on 9th... Hoping for some relief. Eh!

15 more working days to go. 3 weeks. Then I can sort the house and try to be ready for v2.0 to appear.

not posted in a while but need some advice for coping with HG - have been relatively ok for the past 6-8 weeks (YAY) very nauseous and zero appetite but the last 2 weeks have been horrific - non stop throwing up, shaking like hell and feeling generally awful...am now 33 weeks is this normal???

Can I join p,ease. Don't know if I have hg as not vomiting but incredibly nauseous 24/7 and unable to eat barely anything or even drnk. I feel so down and a burden and don't know how to face the next couple of months.

Rnj- hope you feel better soon, can I ask what ondansetron dosage you were on in first trimester. Think I need to tweak mine.

Babymummy- I'm only in week 10 so can't help, but some on here are suffering at that stage. I'd see your GP just in case though.

Littlepinkfizz- I know how ur feeling. To start with I wasn't throwing up, just felt like i was going to 24/7. Then it started and I had to be hospitalised for IV drugs. I went through all types of meds till I finally got ondansetron. This works better than the others and takes the edge off but I still feel sick 24/7 and really struggle with food and liquids. I feel for you x

Well going to call the doc and see about possible ear infection, also going to try the glycerin things for down below. Xx

Sally I was on cyclizine and metaclompramide then promethazine and prochlorperazine in trimester 1. Started ondansetron at end of first trimester, was on 4mg three times a day plus cyclizine and weaned down to just the ondansetron in second trimester and was less vomit-y.

Now I'm almost 32w, I'm back on 3 lots of Onsansetron plus occasionally a cyclizine or two to help if it is bad. Back to being very sick again.

Hhmm, I'm supposed to be on 2 x 4mg a day of ondansetron. This worked only got about a couple of hours after each dose. So after advice on here and checking with GP, I also took cyclizine 3 times a day on top of ondansetron. However I still feel dreadful.
I'm thinking about asking GP about cutting out the cyclizine and upping the ondansetron to 8mg 3 x a day. I wonder if this will work!

Problems with Internet - may lose connection at any minute - just dashing on to day, welcome to Pinkfizz and welcome back to Babymummy. oh dear, sounds as if you are both suffering. Pinkfizz as Sally says, it often starts off like that, unfortunately, and it might be a good idea to see your GP asap to see if you can get meds, also get some kesotix to check if you are becoming dehydrated, even without the vomiting if you can't face the bulk of liquids you can end up that way.
You'll find plenty of support on here, and there are lots of helpful suggestions for meds and tackling GP's reluctant to prescribe meds on the Prenancy Sickness SOS website (link on the introductory blurb to this thread). Babymummy This sounds awful, are you still on meds? It seems they need the dose raised or another added or something. You must be dehydrated again, do make an emergency appointment to see your GP, I suppose it must be some sort of hormonal surge, poor you.
I hope to be back soon
Lucinda
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babymummy i had to up my meds again from about 32 weeks last pregnancy as it got worse again. I went back to 3x ondansatron and 3x cyclizine per day till i gave birth. The sickness in labour was horrific. I had to have ondansatron by iv. So yes i think it is normal for it to get worse as your hormones go awol. But..... Your almost there!!! Get back on the meds and your on the home straight!

sally i think you need to be on more ondansatron until it eases off a bit. You will probably be able to cut back to one a day in the middle/later stages but i think you really need help getting on top of this in these early stages.x

have increased my dose of prochlorprazine but not been back yet, am managing to keep hydrated but have insulin resistance so think the shakes are more related to low blood sugars rather than dehydration.

Feel so depressed. Have no energy or motivation and nausea constantly.i know I'm not vomiting but I just can't cope with the thought of another 2 to 3 months of this. Managed spoonful of cereal and nibble of banana today plus sips of water.got cyclizine from gp but no difference at all.i have 4 dc youngest is 2. How am I going to get through this?

Littlepinkfizz- feel for you, can you ask GP for some ondansetron to see if it helps at all?

GP said I can up my meds. Right now though I'm concentrating on trying to go to the loo. GP prescribed movicol today and told me to have 8 sachets a day for 3 days and if things don't improve ill have to have an enema.
Yuk. To think it was only a couple of weeks back I had the opposite problem. As if I don't have enough to deal with as it is!

How far along are you pinkfizz? My HG peaked around 7 week (am 10+4 now), and I was never actually sick more than twice per day. To be honest, the nausea/feeling sick & fatigue/dehydration was worse than physically being sick. If you feel you're getting dehydrated and not coping, go back to your GP tomorrow. Do you have help with the other kids? Family you can ask to watch them for you? Try not to panic, there is help out there and you may not have this for months. Just concentrate on getting through each day as they come. Sending you strength and hugs!

babyhmummy sorry your HG has come back with a vengeance. Let's hope it's only temporary and you manage to find the right meds/dosage to control it

I survived my ffirst day back at work today, but shattered now so off to bed soon.

Sally sorry you're feeling so awful still. Hope you got on ok at Dr's and get dosage sorted soon.

In bed again. Thank you slinky and sally. I will only be 6 weeks on Wednesday. What is ondansteron.? Had a mmc at 13.5 weeks this time last year and was exactly the same with the nausea. Gp never offered anything other than referral to psych for my terribly low mood.

So afraid of it all happening again.found it so hard to get each day in.

Feel a complete burden to my family .

I think you're probably going thru the peak stage then littlepinkfizz? Ondansetron is a strong anti-sickness drug, which some (most?!) Of the ladies on this thread are on, or have been on. My GP said they'd only give it to me in hospital. So sorry to hear about your mmc last year, no wonder you're stressed and down. If you find one GP refuses to give you anti-sickness medication when you really do feel you need it (not able to eat or drink) do try a different one. If you read back on this thread you'll see they're all different and some aren't au fait with current protocols for dealing with Hypremesis.

You mentioned you were sipping water; are you able to stomach something with a little sugar in it? Flat lemonade or Lucozade?

sally x-posted with you earlier (I'm so slow as on phone!). Eeek about possible enema?! I will pray to the poo gods for you tonight; do let us know if/when you get some relief! I do feel for you, must be horrible (I feel grim if I don't 'go' for one day).

And finally relief, thank goodness for movicol. Now I'm back to just feeling sick and dizzy again. Thanks slinky, think your prayer worked x

Yay, lush goodies and retro sweets arrived today. I am pleased to advise that aniseed balls definitely clear the disgusting metal taste in mouth. It also lasts a while so no need to be eating them constantly.
As for all my bath goodies, I can't wait to try them. Definitely perked up a bit after smelling all the loveliness in a box.even more chuffed they gave me 5 freebies!

Received a call from the district nurse this morning. Apparently my GP (the really nice one that gave me my ondansetron prescription) got in touch with her to say I was really suffering with sickness etc and she's going to come out tomorrow to take blood pressure, sugar levels and check urine. She said she might do an enema anyway :-( but overall I'm really pleased that I'm being looked at and not forgotten about. Apparently my GP was concerned as I've been stuck in bed for the past 6 weeks but he understands I can't get into the surgery for all the checks.

Feeling more relaxed that I have the support of a lovely doctor and I'm being taken seriously, unlike earlier on when I was told to just grin and bear it like all other women.

Hope you are all having a better morning xx

Yay! So pleased you have had some relief from awful constipation Sally, amd that you love your treats. Gosh, have you really been bed bound for six weeks? That's awesome news about the GP and nurse looking out for you, must be a comfort esp when you know dh is going away soon.

I've had a good day so far, met my midwife for the first time as she came to my house for my booking in appt. We hit it off over tea and biscuits (she's pg too) and everything feels much more real now. 12 wk scan in two weeks time, can't wait.

Lucinda sorry you had internet probs, hope it's all sorted now?

Slinky Were those 'Poo Goddesses' as females are so much more down to earth than males, lol? Back on internet, hey! Glad you could manage tea and biscuits, a luxury on this thread, lol.
Sally Glad about relief at both ends So aniseed balls may be the way to go forward, and I'm so pleased that you and Slinky are having some sympathetic treatment.
LittlePink I do know that Pregnancy Sickness SOS might be able to reocmmend a volunteer to help out if desperate - are there any friends/family/nursery facilities which might ease the burden a little? Really feel for you, it must be so hard to cope with other Lo's and this - hugs about mmc, I had one too,but not so late - round eleven weeks. I think you are in danger of being dehydrated already on so little fluids - sorry t nag, but check with Kesostix? I probably have a nerve to say this, as this may be your fourth Hyperemesis pregnancy. I don' t know what is worse, being sick frequently, so that you have aching muscles and only bile, or longing to be sick...
RNJ My goodness, being sick every twenty minutes for any length of time must be horrific, and agonising.
Feekerry and Babymummy It is certainly too bad to get it back again for the last eight weeks and have to go back on meds.
wavesandsmiles You are quiet this week, how are things generally?
Apologies to anyone rudely ignored.
Lucinda
xx

Evening all, hope you are all doing ok and finding a way through the HG hell. I've realised I'm not totally out of the woods and have spent all evening feeling really nauseous again after a full on day at work. Just when I think I'm over it....... So need to sleep/rest and life just does not allow it. Ultra busy weekend coming up and then off camping in France on Tuesday. Dreading it. Never been before and prospect of no sleep/ respite from DC aged 5 and 3 who will undoubtedly run rings round us, is making me v nervous indeed. Wish me luck.

Oh my goodness hyper, camping in France while you feel sick! I couldn't think of anything worse. I hope things perk up for you and you get through it ok xx

Hi all, early morning check in from me. I've been awake since 4.45 and really not having too much fun. I've had a re emergence of pretty awful vomiting first thing and last thing, although during the day it's more just nausea and only throwing up if I am daft enough to eat

I'm super tired, and really am back to wishing away the remainder of this pregnancy. I want to have a day off the nausea and vomiting, to be able to eat properly again. I'm 36 + 1 now, so only days off reaching full term. I'm getting mega strong Braxton hicks (I read somewhere that they are worse if you are dehydrated) and generally feeling restless and niggly.

I'm not so impressed with people saying how petite and tiny me and my bump are. I think they think its a compliment but have no idea of the hell I've been through which has led to this . I do however have pretty good colour as I've been resting outside on the patio whenever it's been sunny, so I am starting to get a tan!

Still in my low cut normal jeans which at size 8 are even looking a bit baggy on my bum and legs, and other than the need for looser cut tops to accommodate the baby bump, by a hint of maternity wear. I'm feeling a bit down and might either try to chat to the midwives or go back to my gp as I'm concerned that as well as having this massive physical effect, the HG might have affected me psychologically.

Oh gosh, sorry for huge rant, been AWOL a few days and its all come pouring out.

Sorry for not name checking, on my phone and brain. Not functioning enough to name check or remember many details

Paragraph 3 should say not a hint of maternity wear.

Oh huge hugs waves. you are doing so well for everything you have been through. I do agree though, it is a lot to cope with all at once and a counsellor would be a very good idea. go for it, they help lots, even if you can't see what they are doing straight away.