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.

MOH's wonderful website is full of useful information on this illness:
sites.google.com/site/pregnancysicknesssos/
Another invaluable website is:
www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/
If you need help in obtaining medication, this phone number is
brilliant:
024 7638 2020

Lastly, the NICE guidelines on treatment are useful:
cks.nice.org.uk/nauseavomiting-in-pregnancy#!prescribinginfosub

I would like to thank 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.

Meerka aw he is sooo cute!

Oklahoma well done on the BBQ-I'm impressed! But yes I find if I do too much one day I'm exhausted the next.

LucindaE fresh air helps but the sea is half an hours walk away which is a bit too far for me at the mo..have managed it once with my SO but I haven't been out for a solo
venture for weeks..just feel too faint and worry I will pass out! Think that's v slowly improving so hoping not too long
as it gets very boring being stuck at home all day.SO at home today as bank holiday so will go for a walk in a bit :)

Glad to hear the bad taste/spitting is normal but haven't found a solution yet :( Was having sweets but now I have oral thrush in my mouth(prob cus of lack of nutrition) :( so cant eat lots of sugar..Just having to constantly spit! Fun
fun!
Im not able to eat vegetables or take my vitamins(both make me sick) so really worried I'm damaging the babies health but feel completely at a loss to what to do about it..everytime I try to eat healthily or take vits I throw up :( It's a bit worrying!

george I tried veggies once and no way. The closest I have come to good food is gala melon for some reason. My baby is huuuge. They don't suffer, so don't worry about that. And on the vitamin front I just did folic acid in the first trimester. Small tablets and they stayed down. I think there are some other ladies on here who didn't take vitamins either as they were too hard to stay down.

espa welcome and comiserations on your sickness but congratulations on your pregnancy :)

If water is not staying down you may well have hg I'm afraid. The most important thing is to stay hydrated. So please visit your gp ASAP to see if there is something they can do. You can keep an eye on your hydration through the use of ketosticks from the chemist. If you are going on holiday I strongly recommend you get some medication from the doctor if you are going away so you can go on holiday. There are plenty of medicines that are safe to use in pregnancy so please don't worry about that.

pamplemousse hope your friend feels better soon :)

Also would get signed off until your medicine kicks in. I was off for most of my first trimester and once my drugs worked I went back and it was easier.

Welcome espa throwing up sips of water sounds bad, if that continues much longer you'll need A&E for fluids- dont panic that isn't as bad as it sounds, you'll get some meds and feel so much better when your rehydrated.

If you avoid A&E then yes, GP for anti-sickness meds, have a read of the links in the OP so you get an idea of what might be prescribed. In the meantime ((gentle hugs))

God... Can't type - so you can have fun on your holiday! Not just get on the plane! I flew at week 7 and it was OK with lots of diet coke and salty snacks.

Espa I would get sedatives for the flight too. I was in the USA recently and that's the only thing that got me through the flights and jet lag.

Thanks all. Have just been pretty violently sick for 5 mins luckily just as DH came in from a run so he's seen how bad I am. Definitely dehydrated as my lips are so cracked.

Although clearly in a sympathetic kind of way my cat has just been sick on the bathroom floor next to me....oh dear.

espa I so agree with others, I can't improve on what's been said -do get an emergency appointment, you may well be dehydrated already, and do get some kesostix from chemists, as others say, to check. Being unable to keep down water for more than 24 hours counts as an emergency for a pregnant woman. In the meanwhile, ice cubes or ice lollies or little sips of flat coke (for some reason the sugar often reduces the nausea) might help a tiny bit.
Waves to all.
xx

Thanks Lucinda. Don't think I'll get a chance to go to pharmacy in the morning if I'm off work, there's nothing near where I live. Will phone doctor in the morning and see if I can get an appointment in first instance. Hubby making pasta for dinner so will try to eat something.

Hi espa and welcome. That does sound quite tough for you, I hope you can get some help tomorrow. I don't know what to say about the holiday, I have to admit I feel so awful when I am pregnant a holiday would be anything but! I do hope things improve for you though.

Meerka he's gorgeous! Lovely photos.

Boobooso I so agree about the lovliness of Meerka's bundle of joy.
Esla Oh no, that cat's taking empathy too far! Do try and get an appointment asap. A nuisance about no chemists, but watch out for dry skin and chapped lips, headache and blurred vision.
Glances about anxiously...
xx

meerka what a beautiful little bit bundle! You must be so proud/relieved!

Morning everyone!

Hi Espa, welcome. Again I don't have anything to add to what everyone else has said. Hope that was only a one off event with the cat! Hope you get an appointment and get to the pharmacy let us know how you get on.

George I found that too with fruit and veg and I also find anything sugary helps my nausea and my diet is shocking at the moment! I was determined to eat fruit and veg. I found its a case of trial and error. Now I can eat tomato and cucumber if its in a sandwich, mushrooms and I snack on pears and plums but that's about it! I have been eating out loads over the past few days and mainly junk. I wasn't worried it was nice to be keeping food down but I had my first comment yesterday about how big i am! I actually took it as a compliment though but maybe I should be worried.yesterday I had a full English in town and a kebab for tea and I snacked on sweets and crisps!

Meerka gorgeous pictures! Hope you're both doing well.

Yes I agree Oaklahoma did well at the bbq. Dh's friend still here. I have been lucky to have a few days where I felt ok and no puking although the nausea is still here as are the food aversions. I managed a day at the beach on sunday and yesterday I went shopping as he wanted to buy presents for his dcs. Today he's at work with dh so I'm having a rest as I don't want to get complacent!

Sorry if I missed anything hope everyone is ok.

mrsnec I'm glad about the better days - but what a pest having a guest imposed on you.
mrsb87 Morning, I hope feeling not too bad today.
I've scrolled through the old thread and finally found an outdated list of due dates - now Meerka has happily reached the famous Pink Caslte at the end of the Hyperemesis nightmare, Petitlapin tops the list. Lots of people need adding to it...

Due Dates

Petitlapin 20 May
Livingzuid 6 June
PunkStar 8 June
DiddyBeth 12 June
SliceofLime 2 August
IWorry 8 August
Starry 12 August
What 14 August
Booboostoo 14 September
mrsb87 2 October
Pickofthepops 7 October

Outdated as it is, it shows there is an end in view!

xx

Esla I hope you've got that emergency appointment? if not and the vomiting is still going on, I'm sorry to say you probably need to go to A and E for redydration.
xx

EspaI keep calling you Esla - I think that's because my daughter's third name is Elsa lol!
xx

Espa really hope you get some meds so you can enjoy your holiday!

LucindaE My due date is 4th Oct :)

Thanks Livingzuid and mrsnec I'm glad to know I'm not the only one struggling with veg and vitamins though still a worry.I wasn't worrying for ages but now I'm 18 weeks feel
I need to try but everytime I do it's not been so great!

I've been bumped off the list! 12th September!

mrsnec I don't know how you cope tbh. I can't imagine having someone else in my space right now! You're a more patient soul than me. Going to the beach sounds lovely.

I forgot about tomato. I went through a phase of tomato mozzarella and balsamic vinegar phase in the second trimester. Can't face it now though!

I just take a normal multivitamin now. I don't want to spend more money on pregnancy multivitamins. I think you can stop the folic acid/vitamins after the first trimester anyway?

lucinda a month exactly today! Still feels like forever :( I really can't move around much but am keeping positive and getting things together for my hospital bag. And starting to wash all the baby things. Dh is building me some drawers tonight to put it all in.

I feel like if I do that it helps make it a bit more as if there is an end. Proactive thinking even if all I have arranged so far is my reading material whilst in hospital!

On top of everything else I now have really bad hayfever. The antihistamines in my sick tablets are not the right type sadly.

Espa hope you do get meds to enjoy your holiday.

Yes it's not the best timing for visitors. His parents are here too and staying in a very posh hotel nearby. Dh is having a day off tomorrow and taking them out and they go home tomorrow night so it's not so bad.

George I did have some bad experiences trying to eat more f and v. I was also struggling with fluid intake so thought fruit would help but apple and melon made me really sick and that surprised me it'll be a while before I can touch those again, but as well as the sickness I've had the other issue too so I'm having to eat fruit to help with the fibre intake. Although I went through a phase of only eating bran flakes and that helped! Re vitamins, I Now take the. Seven seas ones My bloods came back ok for everything I manage to keep them down too. My mum got them for me. She's convinced it's because they've got ginger in them lol!

Petit and living haven't got long to go then! My due date is 1st October.

Sorry for the lack of posting, work has been bit mental and by the time I get home I'm so tired I can barely talk to DH!
I'm managing some fruit and veg now in my second trimester. Raspberries and strawbs are tasty and seem to go down well, oranges are a no no strangely but seem to still enjoy orange juice. Just munched down a cous cous and ham salad and a banana. I'm pleased my diet seems to have improved in the last couple of weeks.
Still suffering with morning bile run but I can cope with that, I learned my lesson from trying to cut down my meds after 2 days off work....never again!!

Hi again. Yes, I have an appointment this afternoon, hopefully will get something. As you say I really want to enjoy my holiday (especially as it's cost a lot!) but also don't want to be missing work if I can help it. Phoned in today and just said I had sickness bug but if it goes on I'll have to tell them as I don't like lying.

Felt a bit better today, up and showered by 9 but had been sick twice by then and once after going to bed last night. Managed a teeny bit of cereal and just had last night's leftover pasta for lunch so hopefully that stays down. Still feeling v nauseous such that I think if I'd gone in to work is probably have had to come home.

Really hoping the doctor I see is good. He's male, but hopefully a sympathetic one!

Lottie Aah sorry, this is quite outdated, I know you and Okla were on a more recent one, and I couldn't find it!

Petitlapin 20 May
Livingzuid 6 June
PunkStar 8 June
DiddyBeth 12 June
SliceofLime 2 August
IWorry 8 August
Starry 12 August
What 14 August
Lottie 12 September
Booboostoo 14 September
mrsb87 2 October
George by the Sea 6 October
Pickofthepops 7 October

It's very difficult to eat healthily with this, but you only need look at Meerka's little terror to see that the baby gets enough nourishment anyway.
Waves at all. livinzuid You will get there!
Espa Thank goodness you've got an appointment. The eating will bring the ketones down, so make sure you tell him you couldn't retain even water yesterday.
Mother hen goes off flapping.
xx

Espa take it easy. You'll make yourself really sick if you push too hard. I was in denial about taking time off work for a long time but have been off for 8 weeks now.

My dad just brought some bird feed round. The highlight of my day at the moment is watching the birds playing in the garden so this has made me very happy. Small things...

Lucinda I've disappeared off too. I'm 28 October.

Okla Sorry- lost you too, and others, I'm sure. Thickhead couldn't find the updated version.

Due Dates:

Petitlapin 20 May
Livingzuid 6 June
PunkStar 8 June
DiddyBeth 12 June
SliceofLime 2 August
IWorry 8 August
Starry 12 August
What 14 August
Lottie 12 September
Booboostoo 14 September
mrsb87 2 October
George by the Sea 6 October
Pickofthepops 7 October
Oklahoma 28 October