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.
So many women on this thread have thought they couldn't get through this, but they did.

how far along are you jen?

and omg punkstar .... < pales at the description of getting the Pregnacare down> .....

I am 33 weeks... and I couldn't do the pregnancy vitamins at all. After I threw them up a few times, I couldn't even look at them.

Hi all, long time no post. Hope you coped ok through Christmas. We announced our news to the parents on Christmas Day which went down very well.

I've been feeling marginally better today after a rough few days.

I'm glad you've posted about pregnacare - I'm ashamed to admit that I've only taken 14 days worth (am 11 weeks tomorrow) I'm feeling dreadfully guilty about it, specially as I wasn't taking folic acid before either.....

don't think part of the mucus plug coming away is too bad at 33, as long as your waters don't break? I guess mention it to the midwife tho? unsure

Hi crazy awww that must have made their christmas =)

ye I wasnt on folic acid, which at 43 was a bit :s and coudlnt keep the vits down. But then, the preg was a . All was well.

Thanks Punk that's helpful! I too was feeling bad for not managing them every day. They are huge! I will carry on taking them when I can...

BTW you only need to take folic acid for the 1st 12 weeks, so after that don't worry.

Meerka - the waters had better not break! I am going away tomorrow for an overnight spa trip, I have a back massage booked and I am really looking forward to it! Plus it is OH's birthday on Friday and I really want to be able to enjoy that with him.

I am monitoring the situation and if I feel uneasy I will call the hospital pronto.

oh ... my ... goodness ..... overnight spa with back massage! Im sure the waters won't :D but ye, call the hospital if you're unsure!

mmmm it sounds wonderful. Have a fab time :))

Quickly sticking my head in this fine NYE from the Netherlands which has sounded like a war zone since 9am, wishing you all a sick free 2014 and lots of lovely babies. frilly hello and sorry you have to be here. You've had great advice already.

How is worry getting on any news?

hey all, happy new year - the year our babies will be born! 2014 year of the horse :-)

hi FrillyPig hope you're doing OK the first weeks are evil but they slowly get better after week 14ish
and food will be so utterly glorious after having the baby I am going to get so completely fat... mmmmmmmmmmm

Happy new year to you all too :)

and yes, living the NL are just crazy at new year! hope you're doing ok. Sent husband and son to friends, sititng at home feeling a bit sorry for myself, never was one for NYE much tho.

Roll on next year and the babies

so is everyone in the NL totally wasted all day??

Evening all

Sorry there are so many suffering and especially the new ladies who are still trying to come to terms with this awful illness.
Meerka your advice is perfect and i strongly agree that getting the right meds early on is a must.
Some of these doctors have not got a clue. It just so happens I had one very sympathetic doctor in the surgery who really did want to help as I broke down in front of him. I don't know how I would have coped without my endless supply of ondansetron. I did have to dodge one GP right the way through.
The ondansetron definitely took the edge off but I was still horrendously sick most of the time. It didn't improve till about 25 weeks for me and I still suffer to a degree but think I'm one of the rare few this happens to.
Ice lollies were a must and ice cubes in really cold water sipped through a straw. Also the small cartons of juice with some fruit was my main diet. Carbs and meat were impossible. I lost an awful lot of weight but my bump still grew and he was 5lb at my last check up.

I must admit I'm so pleased to be at the end of this whole ordeal and will be taking extreme precautions to never have to go through it again. I know it's a precious gift but my body is just not suited to pregnancy.

Jen, don't worry about the mucus plug at all. I've lost mine a couple of times and if your body is not prepared for labour it will grow back within 24 hours according to the consultants I saw. It's the early contractions and any fresh bleeding you have to watch for.
I've just started losing mine again today but think its for good this time!

New house is coming along, thanks for all your well wishes. Dh finished the nursery today and I'm so thrilled with the end result. Wish I knew how to upload pics correctly to show you all.
Just waiting for my downstairs carpets and vinyl.

Would love to hear from fee, MOG, and others if they are scanning the page anytime.

Cyber hugs to all and hope for a better night for you xxx

Happy New Year all!

Good news on the house Sally!

Frilly - I could have written your post at the start in terms of meds not working and wishing one could feel better after puking! You won't get better advice than on here...unless your GP breaks the general trend!

Feeling tad sorry for myself as finally got a nasal spray to help with sleeping and DS had me up twice in the night! Whatever. I do I can't seem to get more than six hours a night. Envious of DH asleep upstairs!

Hope everyone has a restful and not too sicky day today. Mine hasn't got back to where it was but could be connected to tiredness building up. Determined to try and eat more healthily now as I approach the 3rd trimester.

Hugs to all

doomfinch no, there's less drunkenness overall that I've seen in the NL. Sure, some young adults go out and get a bit wasted, but its a heck of a lot less than the UK. They just go crazynuts over fireworks. Only allowed them one day a year and they make the most of it!

whee, sally .. really near the end now =) glad to hear the nursery is ready!

healthy food is only a dream totes here! hope your cold goes quick

Hi all very sick today + headache so what a welcome 2014 hehe.

Netherlands does not have hoardes of drunkeness thank goodness. Just nonstop fireworks as meerka says. They are only on sale for about 3 days a year just before new year and the whole country goes nuts. It looks like Beruit in certain parts of the cities as people light fires in the middle of the street - there was a huge one I walked past this morning still smoking next Road along from us. Crazy.

Some people also go over to Belgium and get avalanche fireworks which are completely pointless unless you own a ski field as they just make an almighty loud noise and that's about it. Not sure what the appeal is...

Hi ladies :) ended up in hospital on an iv yesterday although got kicked out at midnight because "I'm not ill I'm just pregnant" apparently. So losing over 2kg in weight in a week and not being able to even handle a sip of water for nearly 48 hours is normal and fine hurumph Anyway I feel like death but hope you all are doing much better!!

I found this US website which I found helpful and comforting! It makes me angry that more isn't done to help us or research this condition.

www.helpher.org

I hope it's helpful/interesting for you all too.

I've managed to eat a packet of crisps (plain!) and a few sips of mint tea today so that's a good sign hopefully, still haven't found an meds that really work and was told by my GP that Ondansetron is very expensive and that I'd only get it if I was hospitalised again and/or more severely dehydrated/starved :(

On a lighter note my DS bought that cat in to lay on me in bed today as "That cat makes healthful vibrations" apparently?!

the cat not that cat :D he's a cute cat but he's not famous or anything!! Also there are links PDF's on that website that you can show/print off for family members that help explain HG and all it's cough* wonderful oddities...

the HelpHer site is great.

sorry the hospital is so crap :/ was your first preg an HG preg too?

awww cats. miss ours, RIP, terror that he was.

FrillyPig
What a joke!
Another admissions before ondansetron....grrrr. Also, it's a bit cheaper to manage HG effectively and promptly in the community rather than waiting for you to be so ill you need admitting. GP practices get changed per admission so they are being very shortsighted if their main concern is money.
Better to prevent admission for the patient too, who wants to go into hospital if it can be prevented? The thought of a hospital ward with it's smells, lights, heat and people talking to me....just drug me up enough so I can survive at home!!

Bah, anyway in a grump....bloody fed up of this now. Just want some kind of life. My dad comes back from Australia next week and I can't wait. The in laws have been here for the past week, they have helped me so much and looked after The Little Boy but (and I sound so ungrateful) I can't cope anymore, just need my own space/family. They speak really loudly and incessant chatter that my brain can't cope with :-( and constant talk of food and how much I've eaten etc etc.
I am so much better than first tri of death but you know when it feels like it's just been going on forever...
I just want to be able to work a little or go out and not feel ill and need to come home after 45 mins.

Moan over....hard to keep positive sometimes :-(

tick tock folks, time is passing...

a fraction better every day

glad to get December behind me

Frilly that's awful, can you see a different GP?

Glad your dad is back soon Punk, don't know what I'd do without my mum. Thank god for helpful family.

Feeling grim here too, ticking the days off like a prisoner.... Really looking forward to first scan on 22nd as I still sometimes fear the worst, despite the sickness.

It's sunny here today so might actually venture outside for the first time in a week!

Hi all!

Just spent ages googling baby names. It's so hard to decide.

Not feeling improved like before...might be just how I am going to be from now. Not vomming tho - just feel super hungry, eat and then feel sick until I gt hungry again. Not bad compared to the first trimester just wish I could eat and drink without the sickness and gross taste. It certainly makes you look forward to the birth!

Third trimester is growth time....figuring the real tiredness will kick in soon too. I remember napping every day on mat leave. No such luxury now!

Hope everyone is having an ok evening. Glad tomorrow is Friday!

Evening ladies

Totes it took us ages to decide on names too.

Well been to see midwife, but not much said or done as I'm back to the hospital Monday for another scan and consultant appointment.
Bp was not too bad thank goodness.
Been a better day, was even able to make some white choc cookies and keep one down. I'm shattered, in bed and strangely feeling rather hungry. Must think of what i can have!
Birthday today, and my pregnancy brain made me forget how old I was :-) Could not remember if i was 27 or 28. That's how bad things gave got. I even forget what I'm saying mid sentence sometimes. Shocking I know.

Well I'm off to raid the kitchen for something edible.

Thinking of all you fellow sufferers xxx

Hi there all

I had a wonderful spa trip with my mum, I really enjoyed it. I couldn't use the steam room or sauna but I did have a quick dip in the outdoor hot tub, telling myself that my bp is fine, it is not warmer than a bath and I didn't stay too long.

The massage today was lovely as well.... all in all a very relaxing couple of days, which was great after a crap new year's eve of vomiting and such painful wind I felt like I was dying.

Also there is no more mucus loss for now, so I feel reassured by that.

Totes - we still have no name, at 34 weeks. It is a nightmare! We just don't like the same things! OH says we will have to end up calling the baby after him as we have nothing else, lol. His name is David, which is nice.

To everyone else, hang in there! I wish I could fly you all to my hospital in Belfast where they have been so understanding and caring with the HG.... you all need a bit of Northern Irish love and care!

It is OH's birthday tomorrow, then my mum's birthday on Saturday, and then the hospital on Monday for a sizing scan..... I wonder how big he is now because I am frigging HUGE.

Jen, pleased you had a nice time. My husband is David also and we are featuring that in babies name too :-)
Good luck for busy weekend and scan Monday, ill let you know how mine goes Monday too xx