AIBU about morning sickness?

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I'm not actually being sick (except a couple of times)... just CONSTANTLY horribly nauseous. Like from the second I raise my head off the pillow and then all day. The only thing that seems to help is lying totally still and eating ice. Still I reckon that others clearly have it worse since I'm not actually throwing up much, and I'm wondering if I'm being pathetic/totally unreasonable to have pretty much given up on work for the time being. I'm a medical student, have exams the week after next and am basically contemplating emailing the uni to beg them to let me off for now, and I'll sort it out/catch up next term, since hopefully this should be wearing off by then. Doesn't help that I commute in and out to London and the train journey wipes me out both in terms of nausea and tiredness. I just wonder if I'm only being this pathetic because I can be, and don't have a 'real' job... Any thoughts either way? (Open to being told to man up btw ).

It's miserable!! The best thing for me was the travel bands - especially if you are not actually being sick. For me they took the edge off the nausea enough so that I could function, but I was still actually being sick.....the problem was I then had no warning because I didn't actually feel sick, IYSWIM. So mid sentence I would vomit without any warning.......mega embarrassing.

Nausea can be just as debilitating as sickness. Get your GP to prescribe something there really is no need to suffer so much.

its horrible isn't it, don't think you need to man up, as its different for everyone so don't listen to anyone who is in short supply of sympathy. i am pg with dc2 and was sick with dc1&2 until 20 weeks, luckily i am past that now, but think i made it through on mashed and jacket potatoes with little else, now and again i would fancy a biscuit or milkshake etc, think best thing you can do is listen to your body and rest plenty and eat anything you fancy, even if its not very much!

Maybe put in extenuating circumstances beforehand? They are confidential unless you fail, and then they are opened and you resit the exam as a first attempt.
YABU though, I'm a medical student too, 10 weeks pregnant, constant nausea is AWFUL. Nothing works except sleep I find. Which is why im in bed already......

I would talk to student support about what is going on and ask for their advice about whether you sit it with mitigation or delay it for a first sit later in the year. You don say if you are clinical or preclinical but you will probably have to let them know soonish if in the clinical years as you might need some sort of risk assessment at about 12 weeks.

Thanks everyone. randdom I'm in preclinical - on the first year of a four-year graduate course, so doing first and second year at same time. My tutor already knows, so hopefully she'll have some suggestions. LadyMedea I shall try the bands, and peaky nice to know someone else is in the same boat!

I was the same. Never actually sick just constantly, hideously nauseous. I was in the final term of my degree and whilst I was permitted extensions on deadlines and mitigating factors on grades (with doctor's letter), I wasn't allowed to defer anything long term. That's not to say it will be the same with your uni. It can all take a while to sort out though so you need to get on it ASAP and agree a plan with your tutor. It is awful but I can honestly say you'll be feeling much better soon. When you can face food eventually keep up your protein (I used to eat whole tins of baked beans to fill me up before going in for seminars, etc!). Good luck!

Another medical student here too! Not pg right now but do have a 2 yo dd. I also suffered with horrible nausea but was rarely sick.

The only thing that worked for me was to eat something the second I woke up and then keep grazing through the day. If I allowed myself to get hungry I would feel sick. Worst time of day for me seemed to be about 3pm, I'm guessing as there is a long gap between lunch and dinner.

I found keeping busy the best thing, I took a year out and worked as an HCA, changing pads was horrid though! Where my exams fell meant it wouldn't have been possible for me to carry on, but it was nice not having the pressure of medical school whilst pregnant!

Cyclizine.

For some of us it just doesn't go away, I was still throwing up the day I gave birth to my first!

the nausea is as debilitating if not worse than the vomiting.

I thoroughly recommend ondansetron.

Totally sympathise. I had horrendous sickness with daughter one. It completely floored me. Only for the fact I had a hateful boss I would have went off on sickness leave.

Anti-emetics can be very helpful and I have found that. Cyclizine takes the edge off the vomiting so worth looking into. It does wipe me out though so something to be aware of if you are trying to revise.

I had bad sickness and tried both cyclizine and promethazine and while they did stop me actually being sick so much, they didn't stop the nausea. I worked out that I felt sick constantly for about 12 weeks. None stop, day and night! So if lying down helps you then do that as much as you can! The anti-emetics may not be much use if you aren't actually being sick. I agree try the travel bands, they may take the edge off (Savers have them for about £1. They are more expensive in boots) I ended up eating salt and vinegar Squares for breakfast every day for about 8 weeks! As they were the only thing I could stomach first thing. It does normally go away though so fx you don't have it for too long.