Morning sickness - please help me! :(

[Cally123]

Hi, I'm new to this so please be kind haha. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and have been cursed with horrendous sickness from week 5. I have tried pretty much everything from ginger tablets to travel sickness bands but nothing is helping :( it's starting to really get me down I was actively trying for this baby but now it just feels like hell. I've been to my doctors but they refuse to give me anything, i seem to be able to keep somethings down by eating and going straight to sleep. But day and night I'm met with dreadful nausea and sickness it never seems to go away even when I'm sick afterwards i still feel horrendous I really don't know what to do. And if I'm honest I don't know what I expect from posting this maybe just some reassurance? I don't know :( I was literally sick in the middle of writing this. I'm getting so down that I have even been considering termination I know that I c

Hi cally didn't want to read and run I have no advice but I know kind of how you feel, I've had nausea since I found out at 4 wks pregnant I'm currently 10+5 I have only actually been sick a handful of times but nausea is constant and seems to be worse at night, or when I'm tired or hungry , so although I'm not being sick alot the feeling is I believe just the same, it's awful isn't it :( this last week I've had a day on and off were I've felt alot better but today has been awful so it's lulled me into thinking I was feeling better but no!

I have no advice just lots of sympathy :) I've found that eating little and often helps and at the minute I just feel like eating really plain stuff.

Hope you start to feel better soon Hun, the 2nd trimester is only a few weeks away and is supposed to be the best out of the three for feeling better :) just keep thinking it will be worth it in the end when your holding your little one and all these symptoms are a good sign, your body's go through Huge changes and its your body just reacting xxxxx

Have a look here Pregnancy Sickness Support.

cally morning sickness is horrendous, but there is light a the end of the tunnel. It shouldn't last longer than 14 weeks, so at the very leas you only have to bare it for another month or so. And hopefully it'll get more and more bareable every week.

I had awful MS from 6-14 weeks, then bareable nausea up until 18 weeks. I know you've tried everything - have you tried the travel sickness bands?

I had no MS with dc1 and worrie the whole time, beaus everything you read says ms is a good sign the pregnancy is progressing well. Then when I got pg with dc2 my wish was granted and ms was awful! Buying the grand scheme of things it's a small time in your pregnancy and as long as you can keep water down and some food, then don't worry about the sickness affecting baby.

Good luck with everything, it will pass.

I had this for my first pg. I didn't take anything although some people do get medication- if you are desperate and would consider medication then you can go to your GP and ask. Lots of people on here have taken it. I just suffered it out, vomiting up every meal. It was awful. I remember thinking 'having a baby is gonna have to be FUCKING good to make it worth this' and believe it or not (you won't right now) it is however you have my greatest sympathies in the meantime

Hang in there, Cally. I'm not sure what else I can say, I'm sorry. A colleague's daughter had such terrible sickness that she was hospitalized as she ended up severely dehydrated, so it might be worth speaking to your GP. On the other hand, for many women it passes and you'll soon feel great. Either way, don't let it get you too down (as hard as that may be! ).

I have just reached 11 weeks and have started to feel much better. At 9 weeks I thought I'd made the biggest mistake of my life getting pregnant and didn't know how I would ever get through it. The only thing that really worked for me was sleep - sleep 12 hours, be up for 12 hours. I know this isn't practical for everyone but it might only be for a few more weeks. Good luck.

It is truly, truly awful. Just hang in there, 1 day at a time. For most people it goes by 12-14 weeks - the day you wake up and realise you don't feel sick anymore is absolutely amazing! I've had horrendous ms in both my pregnancies and some things that made me feel sicker then can still turn my stomach now - really random things like the sight of a particular mug and watching Come Dine With Me!
But, it WILL pass.

Oh sweetheart, I'm currently 23 weeks and was exactly the same from 4 weeks, before developing Hyperemesis, terrible morning sickness and constant nausea truly is one of the worst feelings in the world.

All I can say is it does get better with time (mine eased off between weeks 12-15). Focus in the fact it usually means your body is producing all of the hormones needed to develop your much loved baby! It helped me to look at it as reassuring, even when I felt at my most down!

In the meantime, eat what you can, when you can. Get plenty of sleep and keep an eye out for it getting worse/ not being able to keep liquids down as dehydration can make you feel worse. Go back to your Dr if its really getting you down over the next week or so and they may be able to prescribe some anti emetics to stop the sickness.

Its such a tough time and my heart does go out to you. Sending feel better vibes and hope you feel less ill sooner rather than later.

Another good place to check out is the Hyperemesis Support Thread which is great for sympathy, advice and such for when you truly feel fed up!

I feel for you. I've been through it from weeks 5-17. I'm now 23 weeks and feel normal. It does get better but I know that's no help at your stage and it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Bear in mind you're probably at the peak of it now so it will start to reduce soon. Also I was given medication and it did nothing to help, I just learnt my triggers and ate huge amounts when I could stomach it to keep the nausea at bay a little.

You can do it!!

Wow! What an amazing response thank you so much for all your kind words it definitely has uplifted my spirits. I really appreciate it all just finding myself wishing for darkness to finally sleep haha. I know once I've got my little baby in my arms I will forget about the tortures of pregnancy, praise The Lord it is only temporary eh?! I am truly taken away by everyone's kindness and helpfulness so again thank you dearly. There really is nothing like a good natter with women who understand your situation. Wishing all of you the absolute best with pregnancies and parenthood xxx

Have you tried tonic water? Its the only thing that even helped slightly with ds. It tastes pretty bad to start with but seemed to settle my stomach and you get used to it. Will be my first purchase this time if my current nausea gets any worse.

I second the others thought and that it should get better. Mine went from about 12 weeks. Hang on in there. It can only get better

God you poor thing - I really feel for you! I'm 14 weeks but was horrendous from about week 5-12 and was signed off work as just couldn't function.

I would really suggest seeing a different doctor as yours sound horrible with no idea of how awful MS is!

I have found acupuncture good in helping me feel better. Still been sick but the other horrid feelings that go along with it have eased and I've been able to cope with it. At first I swear I thought I was dying I felt so bad lots of rest when you can too as tiredness makes it so much worse.

I really hope you feel better soon, I know it doesn't seem like it but it does ease! x

Been through a lot of sickness from months 2 to month 4, way better in month 5 and basically nothing more afterwards. I wish you all the strength to go through this very tough period and that it will end soon! In the meantime, make sure you don't get dehydrated and try anything that could make you feel better - both food/drink and any technique that could help (acupuncture I've heard is used also for this). Hopefully you'll find your recipe to feel better!

What worked for me for some period was: 0) never stay without food for long. first thing I did when I woke up in the morning was eating a cracker, chewing slowly, and only after 5-10 minutes I actually got up. 1) having my mother/sisters around and chatting with them. I could really relax and feel better 2) drinking warm tea/water with lemon juice 3) eating salty peanuts or salty snacks (also combined with #2) 4) eating cheese toast. in fact, cheese toast has been my favourite dinner for all the sickness period. 5) chewing gums - many of them, avoiding the sugar-free ones.

Take care!

I had really really bad sickness and nausea from Week 6 to Week 12. I also despaired and wondered when, if ever, I was going to feel better. Then miraculously at Week 12 exactly, my nausea just went away. I now feel amazing! So good not to have that constant nauseous feeling and retching 100s of times a day. I had my first scan today and saw my little bouncing baby - all good.

Just make sure you eat all the time and drink a lot and get lots of sleep for the next few weeks, but it does definitely get better.

Oh you poor thing! I too am 9 weeks (congrats!) and having the worst sickness this time round (baby no.2). The GP CAN give you something - I've been prescribed anti-sickness tablets that sort of melt under your gum and they are working brilliantly. They don't work for everyone unfortunately so you might need to go to hospital if that's the case but the GP can definitely prescribe or you - and sign you off work if you feel you need it (I definitely do).

Good luck, hope it lifts early for you!

My horrendous "morning" (ha!) sickness lifted about two weeks ago, at 14 weeks. I really feel for you, it was so much worse than I could have imagined beforehand. I despaired how I would get through it lots of times.

A couple of things that helped a bit:

• Eating a fizzy sweet once every 20 mins or so. Kept the metallic taste away
• Eating something v. small ever 15 mins (half a cracker)
• Sipping lots of drink (water was horrid, I had v weak juice)

Wanted to send an 'e' hug to you poor sufferers . I'm coming up to 30 weeks and my first trimester still haunts me.

Sickness kicked in at 5 weeks and by 7 I was diagnosed with HG and hospitalised to try and get back on track. It wasn't until 10 weeks that I felt 'normal' and could function and get back to life as I knew it.

I know how very lonely and isolating it can make you. Having constant nausea and vomiting is so debilitating and frightening BUT it won't last forever. Try and think positive and do what you can to manage. Have you lots of family nod friends on hand?

Try out the different tips people offer as you never know what will help you - I found sniffing an open pack of polo mints helped curb the bouts of nausea. I even fell asleep at night with a packet resting by my nostrils

There is loads of support and links on MN, even reading through all the threads to know you're not alone may bring you some comfort.

Hope it passes soon enough for you cally Try eat and drink little and often and make sure you get straight back to your doc if you're concerned you're dehydrated/malnourished. If you can keep your prenatal vit down that's a bonus x