Just a moan - morning sickness

[Thaleia]

Do I even have to say more?
I am 7 weeks pg with DC2 and I feel shit since the day before we did the test. It's supposed to only start at around week 6!! I had it bad before but now it's worse and I feel double shit has I have to run after 15m DS. I have to say that I am lucky as my mum is a full time carer of my dad and I hang out at their place a lot and she does most of the cooking and nappy changes as both chores just make me gag (or worse).

Last time I had it till 16 weeks and I am dreading every day and night to come. I am worried about the only 2 year age gap and all the things I would have liked to do if I had not fallen pg so quickly.

Deep down, somewhere, I am exited and happy but it's hard to be grateful lying in the bathroom at 2am and wondering if it's worth to go back to bed or just staying a little bit longer.

And let's not talk about food. Yuck, yuck, yuck ... lost 4lbs already. Perfect diet? NOT!

Moan, moan, moan ....

I am so sorry you feel so bad. It it utterly grim. I had it SOOO badly this time it turned into HG. Have you tested your ketones? This is very important as it is not good to get dehydrated. You can buy testing sticks at the chemist. It is worth doing this as then you know where you are re getting medical help.

How's your diet? Sounds crazy but what I ate made a massive difference so I made sure I paid attention when pregnant with dc2 and a toddler in tow.
I basically found that if I had brown rice (yes, had to be brown) for dinner with little protein I'd feel reasonable the next morning. If I had anything else or too protein heavy, it would be grim. Also had to have eggs for breakfast and also have snacks at all times (much like for my toddler ). Oddly a particular type of toddler biscuit helped settle my tummy (I think it was spelt biscuits). I think the foods I got on ok with had vit B in which has been tenuously linked to morning sickness. Supplements made me so sick I had to take them just before I went to sleep.

I mean a lack of vit B is tenuously linked to morning sickness.

I feel your pain! I swear I got morning sickness the day after DD was conceived.

Agree with others about small snacks and meals with good sources of protein are key. It will help stabilise your blood sugar.