Hyperemesis Support

[LucindaE]

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.

Oh yes, standard sanitary towels will definitely not do the job! I needed them for a few weeks after, longer than I expected to, it is nothing like a period.

I never needed breast pads in the end, but then I also struggled to breastfeed/express, probably after being so ill with the HG. Doubt I had the reserves to produce milk.

Thanks for your help, guys . I'll call the surgery first thing in the morning. Got a jar on the back of the loo so I can take a sample with me - not managing to pee very much, so won't be able to do one on demand!

Hi all checking in to say its my last week of hyperemesis! Can hardly believe I've nearly made it! C section booked for 12th (my due date as they were fully booked next week!) cannot wait to not feel sick/ burpy/ ill. Had HG to 20 weeks with DS1 then felt fine, no HG with DS2 and all the way through this time (its a little girl). I've only put on 1.5 stone as opposed to 3+ stones with my boys! May be due to losing 2.5 in first trimester though. Maternity pads a MUST in my exp. I needs them for at least 2 weeks then large always ultra for another two or three. That may be just me though. Also neede lots of bras and tops as my milk came in whilst in hospital and boy was I leaky! Hope everyone is coping ok and it can be done ladies. I have struggled through with two children, work, DH always at work. Not pleasant and will NEVER do tips again but I can't wait to meet her now and my best advice- don't look too far ahead, take each day as it comes and REST as much as you can (not easy for most of us).

Ps never do this again!!!! Not tips! Also seek treatment for heartburn indigestion ASAP as I suffered unnecessarily for a few weeks (gaviscon did nothing) and have felt marginally better and able to eat on omprezanole (spelling?)

Fee, you probably already know this but when you go to the toilet at night, try leaning as forward as you possibly can and it helps to empty more of your bladder that way.

Gosh didnt realise it would be so much, I panic with a heavy period! I hate my monthly as I'm squeamish with blood.
I wonder how you know what is normal or what is not. I've heard some really horrid stories.

RaRa I'm pleased your going back to GP. I'm not peeing much either, feel like I need to go every 5 min but when I sit on the loo it just doesn't happen. Going to make a conscious effort to try and drink more tomorrow, hopefully keeping it down. I used to be able to drink loads now I struggle half a glass

Haha bezza, I try leaning forward every time and nearly toppled off the other day!

Hyper so pleased your nearly there!! Let us know how you feel immediately after :-)

HELP!! This is my 4th pregnancy, in my last three I had "normal" morning sickness until about week 12. This time it's been hell!! I'm only 7+³ weeks along and I already think I can't cope. I'm being sick up to 8 times a day but it's not that bothering me, it's the constant sever nausea and wretching. I've been in bed nearly a week and just feel absolutely terrible. The doctor put me on prochlorperazine but they didn't work and just made my tongue numb, I'm now on cyclizine but they don't seem to be working either. I've tried all the usual home remedies but nothing works :-( . I don't know how I will get through the next week never mind the rest of my pregnancy :'(

I've been to GP and she referred me to MAU, where i've been most of the day. GP said ketones were 3+ and I'd get put on a drip. MAU doctor said their clever machine showed they were really only 2 and so, whilst I'm not in a good place, their policy is to only admit ladies whose ketones are 4 or more or else 'the place would be full up' . So I've been sent home with cyclizine (thrown up three times since taking it and a sick note. Joy.

yes, while I was in hosp this time they were moving over to a machine that analysed ketones rather than the human eye, much more accurate results.

Im glad you got yourself checked out, now its a question of finding everyway possible to get moisture into your body Rara!!

scalding hot drinks, freezing cold, frozen lemonade, the juice outta tin fruit... melon, cucumber,

Hey there girlsgotink

sorry you feel so poo.

cyclizine didn't work for me, you can go back to docs for an upgrade...the ''best'' tablets are ondansetron

be prepared for pharmacists to lie about it's availability, it is available though, may need a consultant to prescribe so you may need to a) get admitted or b) await a consultant appointment?

eat little and often, try not to get madly hungry. It's so hard I know. Lovely Lucinda will be along soon with nausea advice I'm sure.
congratulations on your 4th
wonderful news!

GrilsGotInk Welcome, really sorry you are suffering - surely they can give you something stronger - sorry, I am having trouble with my pc again so I don't dare go out of this post to check if you had it in each pregnancy before - but if you have suffered before, I can't imagine why they have just given you cyclizine. Can you get anyone to back you up to argue your corner with the GP? There's a lot of helpful information about meds on the link in the introductory blurb - eight times a day will soon have you dehydrated as you know better than me as a veteran.
Rara Oh, dear, 4+ ketones sieems very high when it's treated as an emergency in most hospitals at 3+? Poor you, and only to get cyclezine is maddening. Sally Feel for you over size. I think everyone's belly button does pop out? Have you had any luck with GP?
Reebok Lovely to hear from you and I don't know how you have kept going with LO's, work, etc, I am so glad the end of the misery approaches for you. Do keep us informed this last week.
Feekerry Lovely tohear from you too and great advice from you and
Chaffinch. Chaffinch Oh dear, doesn't sound good for you or Jen. Jen I hope it wasn't too bad at work today? Murder of Goths I so agree about maternity pads Bezza andSally Lol about falling off loo.
SicknSpam Handbags and Everyone I hope coping...
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked, probably cross posted.
Lucinda
xx

hi all, hi new posters. sorry you are feeling so bad.

i thought i was feeling a little batter and have gone mad busy last couple of days of the hols - with the result that i have worn myself out and am now sick as a parrot again. this illness is so frustrating. still only 11 weeks - looong way to go.

v exciting that some ladies are prepped to pop though! sonetimes i forget this is all about making actual babies!

Hi all!
Good to hear from you Feekerry and welcome to the new faces!

Ra Ra - I couldn't drink at all for the first few weeks and lived on ice lollies. It was enough to keep my ketones down. Have you tried lollies? R Whites Lemonade ones were my fav, as were homemade ones from lemon squash.
It is such an awful time. I almost forget how bad.

Sally - how did you get on at the GP?

I am still getting better. Got the sicky feeling still and gross taste but it's not actual nausea anymore. Living off olive sandwiches and pizza and eating more than I want to because it helps to keep the sicky feeling down. I don't think people will believe I was so sick as the weight is going on quickly. Keep getting colds though and struggling with energy but I think that is normal. I am wondering if the gross taste will persist through the whole of the pregnancy like last time. Poo! 17 + 5 today.

Totes I agree so much about the weight gain. since the nausea went I've had a steroid induced appetite and I'm back to my previous size almost. I went back to work today and everyone said how well I look. but the horrible taste is still there and the only way of getting rid of it is to eat!!!

Hi girlsgotink, cyclizine did nothing for me and I carried on vomiting until I had ondansetron - would love something that gets rid of nausea- nothing really did. Ondansetron helped with vomiting but still felt nauseous. I'm feeling so sick again in week 39. Quite miserable really. It's almost all day and just when I want to be getting things sorted :( I know I shouldn't complain as I'm a week off relief but its so unpleasant bring back at this point :( let's pray they find an anti nausea cure as most of us agree it is as bad if not worse than the actually puking!

Hi girlsgotink, cyclizine did nothing for me and I carried on vomiting until I had ondansetron - would love something that gets rid of nausea- nothing really did. Ondansetron helped with vomiting but still felt nauseous. I'm feeling so sick again in week 39. Quite miserable really. It's almost all day and just when I want to be getting things sorted :( I know I shouldn't complain as I'm a week off relief but its so unpleasant bring back at this point :( let's pray they find an anti nausea cure as most of us agree it is as bad if not worse than the actually puking!

Evening all,

What a day!
Firstly didnt sleep a wink last night so was feeling rather rough this morning. Had an appointment with thd GP due to not feeling right at all, besides the HG that is. Not the GP I wanted as he is still away but knew I needed to be checked out quickly. Saw a rather nice lady who went into a state of panic when my blood pressure was 160/96 there were also proteins in my urine. So due to this I was sent to hospital until blood pressure came down. I'm now back home in my comfy bed and trying to take it easy. Have to monitor blood pressure more closely now as could be the start of preclampsia. Back to docs again Wednesday for more tests and jabs :-(

Evenin all....Sally so sorry to hear about your hosp trip and hope you feeling much better.

Hello other newbies (like myself)!

Girls on ink....hello the Cyclizine was not helping with me either saw Dr today and now on Ondansetron so hoping it may curb the sickness. Hope you feeling a little better

Had my nuchal bloods taken today as an ancient of moo moo mother to be am a bit worried about that. At least got up today for my 'outing' ....yesterday spent mainly in bed as outrageous nausea.

Moaning over (gosh I'm so chuffed I can have a rant on ere').

Wishing us all a 'vomless'evening x

'ancient of moo moo'

:-) why is a song twinkling through my head when I hear that

'And they're driving Ice cream vans'......

"They're justified...and they're ancient"

Go Tammy Wynette!

Sick n Span! thanks for directing me over to this thread....so much support and info.... And a few tammy choons to cheer us up!

Morning all. Hope night time was peaceful for us all. Ds2 is 5 and still often sneaks in for a midnight snuggle with dh and I, but last night I ended up falling asleep in his bed with him at 3am and woke up a bit stiff! Back in my own bed now, both boys just been taken to school by dh on his way to work so I will have a snooze again in a mo. Need to speak to work in a minute to sort out a few things before I can snuggle down. So so tired every waking minute.

RaRa Bezza and Handbags and any other ladies lurking from the Junebug thread I've been thinking of you lot especially. Hope all is well in these trying early stages. I reached the 10 week mark yesterday and realised that I am already a quarter of the way through this pregnancy. We are having babies. I know that seems silly of me to say but I keep forgetting that I'm pregnant, all I can think about is the sickness and nausea. So I thought I'd remind us!

I have a new problem today, and I am a tad embarrassed- I am really constipated and not really sure what to do as I have reached the grand old age of 37 without ever having been so before. Guess its a combination of pg hormones making our bowels slow down (or so I've read), very few fruit and veg recently as the idea makes me feel bleurgh, not much food anyway so it's all been lingering around in my intestines, and the old HG favourite- ondansetron. Now lots of you have said that it bunged you up somewhat, how have you addressed this? I'm so so uncomfortable, I really want to "go" but nothing happens when I sit on the loo and I am worried about straining in case I give myself piles or worse

Any advice?