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.

sally dont worry about nutrition - i ate nothing with ds1 and he was just a big
perfect baby boy. it is your body that suffers they take everything they need.

with meals i find sandwiches or toasted sandwiches sometimes stay put and are easy to prepare. but sadly the only real thing i can manage is oven chips and frozen shite.

i had piles after ds2 birth - so sore and feels like they will never leave cos where will they go! but they did disappear promise.

handbags was on way to bes and was seized by violent nasty puking. all the back of my throat is burning and sore now. you know the vomming where you cant have time to breathe in between pukes? also does anyone else have - er, pelvic floor issues when vomming? i often have to change undies after spewing.

Sally ....sorry to hear you are going through the mill....I am also worried the Pregnacare is about the only nutrition I am getting (when I can keep those horse size pills down). I have been trying to have soup/bread also and jacket potato ....sometimes fancy a small bowl of pretty plain pasta. I just have to remind myself that I was just like this throughout my prev preg and dd was very healthy. It's difficult when we usually have a varied diet with lots of greens etc....I can barely look at a vegetable let alone smell them steaming....hope you feeling better tmrw

Oh Eggy poor you.... sounds like you have been properly struck down tonight ....hope it's stopping

Take care everyone x

eggy I frequently wet myself when puking! Have taken to keeping a bowl nearby so I can sit on the loo and puke in the bowl- so dignified being pregnant isn't it! On the plus side my stomach muscles are rock hard and I put down my two easy ish previous labours to this.

Eggy- I know exactly what you mean! It's a bit of a nightmare in the morning when you first wake up and need a wee but also need that first puke of the day!

Anyone else struggling to clean their teeth? I gag as soon as toothbrush is in my mouth and a bit worried about my oral hygiene!!

I dread brushing my teeth as sets off the old gag reflex pronto. I'm convinced my breath must be vile....always used to brush my tongue also....out of the question

really struggling with teeth - ok in morning just no way in evening. hoping one brush a day will be enough to avoid problems

Wot with my....face of spots....lank dry but greasy roots hair .....and beautiful (yellowing smile)....n gross (I'm sure) breath I'm just one hell of a 'blooming' stunner....

my facial skin is now grey, with slight cheek blotches in the evening...spots everywhere, dry hair, tired eyes... def. wilting not blooming

I'm sure you are all very beautiful and you are all doing an amazing job of growing a whole human being.
So what if we are greasy, spotty and grey with stinky breath who occasionally wets themselves when vomiting right??!

Sally, I'll hit 26 weeks tomorrow. I am starting my leave when we break for the christmas hols, on 20th december. So I have 31 teaching days left... not that I am counting or anything

Oh, just wondered, is anyone taking B6 vitamin? Apparently it's supposed to be good for nausea but was reluctant to pop yet another pill which states on packaging 'check with GP if pregnant'

hey jen - the last week of term before xmas is largely a giant party anyhoo, right? that takes 5 days off

I agree with eggy I barely ate at all through my first pregnancy and DS was born a healthy, happy boy (even though he was induced 2 weeks early), and is thriving. You'd never know how ill I'd been if you looked at him!

Oh the puking and weeing, I really suffer with that. In the last pregnancy I never went anywhere without a sanitary towel in my knickers and a handfull of these tucked in my bag because it got so bad that I didn't even need to be puking to upset my pelvic floor. Oh and of course, multiple trousers/knickers. Pregnancy is so glamorous!

I've brushed my teeth maybe once of twice in this pregnancy, I remember seeing a dentist after having DS and him not believing me when I said I couldn't brush without vomiting. Very annoying.

Oh and has anyone tried acupuncture?? Can you all tell I'm getting desperate?!?

Hi!

Meerka, I hope you are continuing to gain strength. What a shock for you all. Thanks again to your husband for keeping us updated.

Acupuncture did nothing for me the first time. The needles have to go in the wrist which is not nice. I did it every night at home for a few weeks and to no avail!

I did OK yesterday! got an even worse taste in my mouth and had to keep snacking all afternoon but as I'm off today I'm going to try it again today. I didn't even feel nauseous, I can't believe it! I'm still on 15mg of steroids but I'm weaning off the lot if I can!

Bezza Just dashing on to say YES! I don't often tell this story now, because at first, I recommended Acupunture because it worked so well on me. In Ealing, where I then was, an acupunturist agreed to see me as an emergency; I arrived there in a state of collapse because I'd been refused meds by my GP's and couldn't keep water down, everyone knows that spiral - I didn't seem to be able to take in what he was saying, which was that I must report to A and E if the vomitng didn't ease off by the end of the day- but after one session I could keep water down, a couple more and I was starting to do amazing things like eat!
On the early threads I did recommend it, but have found out that it varies so - it helped FluffyWhiteKittens on the first thread, but she still had to take Ondansetron throughout, and Caramellokkoalalover temporarily, but nothing like so much, but it varies so - it didn't really help others as much, so as it is so expensive I've become wary.
Hope this inforamtion helps.
Back soon.
xx

Thanks Lucinda! I figured its worth a try- got appt at lunchtime today!

today i am mainly pining for coffee. i love coffee, i cherish it. i love my local coffee shop where they roast on site. so why the feck would my body decide to have an aversion to the smell and taste of it? grrr

I really miss coffee too. A big luscious cappuchino. With chocolate sprinkles.

bezza I tried acupuncture last time round, didn't help at all for me but it was on the NHS so didn't cost me a bean. One of the drs at my surgery had an interest in complimentary medicine and had trained to be able to deliver it. Like you I would have tried magic spell by that stage, I was desperate. Worth asking whether anyone at your surgery could do the same.

Am feeling really down at the mo. Even the smallest tasks seem insurmountable and I'm only being sick a couple of times a day- the nausea is just horrific and if I do try and move about and do stuff, it's worse. Feel liked a terrible mum, wife, friend and employee- I am rubbish at everything. Woe is me. Just want to sleep all the time and feel so shitty.

Bezza hope the acupuncture works let us know....

SicknSpan Im so sorry to hear you are feeling so down. I like you feel like I could cope with the sickness....it's just the nausea that doesn't go. I also feel like an awful mum and just live for her bedtime and mine. As yes, the only time it goes is when asleep. I don't want to speak to anyone and have barely told a soul....Work are amazing....we don't have to even go in now if we don't want to until after 12 week scan....thank goodness.

If I had a Fairy Godmother I'd use my wish to magic away the bloody nausea for us....

Feel low and like I'm just existing at moment. Back at GP this afternoon.

Sick- I'm feeling exactly the same as you- totally useless to everyone. The sickness for me, although still there, has also decreased in frequency but the nausea floors me. This is why I love this thread as there are other people around that feel exactly same as you. As Lucinda says, take one day at a time and each day done is a day closer to baby coming.

Just has first session of acupuncture. Quite relaxing and am trying to be positive on how putting 6 needles into me can possibly help!

oh god, the nausea is always the worst isnt it? people just cannot understand.

But you're sick at the moment. Not bad mums. Just sick. Maybe you won't realise how sick until you're well again. I reckon explaining and telling kids helps teh kids cope a lot, and they know you love them. But in olden days you'd probably have had an extended family to help with everything. Now it's usually just us and it's not enough. The inabiilty to be more with the LOs and do what's needed is haunting, but we are only human and we can't do any more.

regarding toothcleaning, yes, god, it's awful. Hate hate mucky teeth! some people find kids' toothpaste helps, others that non-alcoholic mouthwash is ok. I couldnt use either and just try not to breathe anywhere near anyone else .