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.

lottie it's a bit frustrating because it occurred to me that I ought to have received my matb1 form at my last mw appointment which was after my 2nd scan. Grrr....!!!!

oaklahoma it is a form you need to give your employer so you get your statutory maternity pay.

They posted my matb1 form to GP practice so I collected it from there...

Okla...use MatB to claim mat benefits. I've posted mine off so I can get my maternity allowance.

Kali I don't know which way to cross my fingers for you! One way for not preg and no HG and the other way for preg!!

I love my little boy at this stage too, he is 21 months. Prior to HG we used to go to French play and it's interesting how he still remembers the songs and actions. His g'ma (Omi) is German so she chats to him in that. OH's German is a bit rusty. It's really sad his parents speak around six European languages but he only knows basic French and German.

Date of CS
2.6.14 :-) :-) :-)
Woohoo!!!!!!!!

Thanks punk that's reassuring.

Yay for a date Punk!

punk that's fantastic news about your cs date - less than a month to go = woohoo!!

kalidasa really feeling for you... like punk not sure whether to cheer or not at this stage :-/ But, really hope you get pregnant soon!

Damn Pc needs updating - getting worse and worse - but I'm just dashing on to say I'm thinking of you all.
Kali I do so feel for you. You were very brave last time. You can do it twice, but if you are pregnant, here' s hoping the pre emptive meds etc will make it so much easier this time round.
Punkstar Lovely news.
Pecks pc and goes off clucking anxiously...
xx

Oh punk you're before me haha! Great news on the c section date!

We have this ongoing argument in the house that DH must speak Dutch to the baby from day of arrival and I bet he doesn't when I am not in, although he's promised. He was like, well Opa (grandad) will do it over Skype which is hardly satisfactory! Particularly as his dad sounds like he's talking into a muffler most of the time. He's bilingual but really hates speaking Dutch at home. Once we are settled I'm going to go back to Dutch school and also fingers crossed there might be a baby Dutch group or we can take her to Edinburgh to partake if not local. It's such a gift to give languages to your children.

starry I am sure they will just post it to your GP. Good call on cancelling, no point in going and being stressed. Ridiculous that it can't all be done at one place. My hospital make appointments for me all on the same day so I don't have to keep going backwards and forwards.

kali keeping fingers and toes crossed that this is the month for you. I hated the tww so much! But funnily enough the month it happened I just knew, it felt so different from ovulation onwards. You have the meds and who knows, you might be in the 20% where the hg doesn't come back :)

Well I decided against talking about a C section it just isn't something I want to do unless advised. The baby's dropped down and head is engaged which I take as a positive sign. And whilst one can't count on my family to do anything as told, several people have said they reckon she will be early. After next Friday she can arrive any time she likes! The sooner the better so these horrible stretch marks can go away!

My lovely consultant asked me if I wanted stronger medication to cope with the nausea at night than the one I currently take and we agreed not as it is so near the end now. I have appointments with him every Friday now until THE END so we can monitor progress.

The other good news is I only gained 300g this week instead of the usual kilo to kilo and a half yay! I have become a round as round can be beachball and I never ever thought I'd look forward to eating normally and exercising regularly as I do right now.

I also just had the most amazing sleep for about 4 hours and feel like a different person.

Just phoned the midwives and they are going to post the mat B1 so that's a relief! starry I'm sure yours will too. It must happen a lot with the five week window for getting it/handing it in.

storry I do hope they can send it, if lotties can hopefully yours can too.

punk fannnntastic news about the CS! So pleased to hear it, a definite, at last, final end date in sight.

living we have hte language thing too. We speak english in the house but husband relapses into dutch every moment that he can. It's been so much Dutch over the months of the preg that I've been in bed and our son's english does ssuffer for it. Have to be on at husband all the time

Really feel for you abourt how the last month is Groundhog day. that's it, exactly, it just doesn't ever stop does it? im glad your consultant is being so very careful with you and seeing you every week, that support is so helpful.

Aw Living hope babba evicts in good time! Your consultant sounds great. I know what you mean about CS, it's easier for me because they always offer it over here if you've had a previous one. I know what to expect and in all honesty I'm just desperate to escape being pregnant. I even cried when I left the department as I was so relieved just to have this fixed date I can focus on.
There is a product called retin A (tretinoin gel) which has some evidence if used early on in prevention/treatment of stretch marks...unfortunately it is contraindicated in pregnancy!!!! But wonder if you could get some afterwards (it's normally used as an acne treatment but is also good at getting rid of wrinkles (OH is a dermatologist so gives me all the info ;-) I've been using a glycolic wash to help prevent them although I think evidence is limited!!

I really hope our little boy picks up a language, there are classes near to me called Lingotots which are great but nothing like having bilingual parents.

Meerka
I hope you are feeling most un-HG like. Even when the nausea is at a manageable level I always feel ill with it in a way I find hard to explain. I am just assuming this will magically disappear :-)
Hope Willem is thriving and making you smile.

Hi all, haven't posted in ages but been popping in and skimming how everyone is doing. Am 35 weeks now and thank god the last few weeks have been relatively vomit and nausea free Managed to make it through my mum's wedding on Sunday without any disasters and even fit into my dress

So jealous of you who have a definite date you will have your babies by, feel like the days are really dragging now and just can't wait to meet her! My oh's mum was also pregnant at the same time as me (had an annoyingly easy pregnancy) and had her baby on Monday evening. Made it all feel very real and scary when we went to visit ! Cant believe in 5 weeks we will have one of those

punk a CS date, how exciting!

living DD is trilingual, I speak to her in English, DP in Greek and everyone else in French. She also has an Oma (German) but we decided the poor kid would have enough on her plate without adding German to it! At the moment (3yo) she speaks mainly in English, with some Frenglish and the odd Greek word thrown in for good measure.

kali I disliked the toddler stage more than everything so far! Newborn worked out well for me, which doesn't make much sense as I never got any sleep, and now she's more verbal and active and fun to interact with. The tantrumy, clingey bit in the middle was the most annoying! Good luck with TTC!

punk Im mostly HG free, it seems to be fading gradually this time. can always tell when the hormones are high becuase I get the horrible saliva things again.

But things are so, so, so, so, so, so much better than they were!!!!

Hi diddy, lovely to hear going better and your mum's wedding went well :)

boo wow at all the languages! :) How lovley to come from all those different cultures.

UCLH midwives respond pretty darn quickly to emails - I sent one this afternoon and received the reply at c.4.45pm! However, they can't post me a MATB1 form because they need to see me in order to make sure I'm pregnant - why do they think I now have a hospital record of seeing various midwives, having scans and seeing a consultant... because I'm having a phantom pregnancy?!?! She suggested I contact my GP and get one from her. Ho hum. My GP is on leave until the end of the month, so a few weeks to wait.

Really impressed with all the languages going on here! I was raised bilingual and am hoping my daughter will be too :-)

-- I meant I sent one late morning - not afternoon!!

Just checking on to say hi- thread weirdly disappeared from view from my active conversations last night until now and I couldn't find it listed in the pregnancy section either! Strange but it I have now found you again! Great news that you have got a date punk
Waves at everyone :)

Starry if you need it more quickly I'm sure any GP would complete it as they'd just need to look at your records for confirmation. I actually only got around to getting mine around 30 weeks, OH has done his bit with it for pat leave (he has five weeks....because he forgets to take his annual leave. How weird!!!) and I've finally sent it off for my MA :-)

Re my date...I think family members are as relieved as I am. My Da has banned me from ever getting pregnant again (I think he would disown me) and OH has stated same. Fine with me.

punk thanks for letting me know! I'll give it a go. I already notified work some weeks ago and they've sent me out a maternity pack, just need to get them that form and I've done my bit I think.

punk so, so wonderful that you have your date! Are you doing anything to prepare for your cs? I was thinking of getting a hypnobirthing cd or something to learn some relaxation techniques beforehand.

Dh is away until tomorrow evening at a friend's stag weekend... feeling bit lonely at home all alone. I'm more used to spending the days alone, but not the nights too. Have been having anxiety attacks at night and some pretty awful nightmares recently too - too much stress for me at the moment I think - so bit nervous about being here all alone :-( Feels bit daft given that I'm 33 years old.

starry look up natal hypnotherapy which is the course of cds I follow. Very good. Hypnobirthing is the American version.

Is there a good film on or can you curl up in bed with a book? I read the guardian in the middle of the night!

Thanks living! I'll look that up on Amazon.

I just caught up on the last Mad Men episode and am now flicking through BBC iPlayer to see if there's anything on there... If not, then I'll get on with the book I'm reading at the moment - She-Wolves: the women who ruled England before Elizabeth. They were some kick-ass women and pretty inspirational in their way!

This is the first night I've spent alone since my sickness really kicked in. I used to enjoy having an evening to myself and potter about, but I think I've become really clingy over the last few months.

Punkstar Great news about date.
Meerka Lovely to hear from you, as ever.
Livingzuid Congratulations on that sleep!
Lottie Glad red tape sorted out, the last thing you need.
DiddyBeth That is lovely news, so nice of you to post and encourage others.
Booboosto I know what you mean about tantrums - mine was a menace for those, and ignoring them did no good either.
Starry It's a bit nice that you'll miss him so much, though .
I so agree with others, lying on the sofa watching a film is the thing...
elizabeth'smum It's weird about the thread vanishing, when I checked it was still there!
Waves to Okla and Everyone.
Apologies to anyone overlooked.
xx

Hi everyone!
Great news about the date punk, not long now.
I agree Lottie red tape is very frustrating.
starry, I was like that last weekend when dh went out with his friend just for the day! I just went through iplayer and downloaded loads of rubbish and read the paper online but mostly slept although he did wake me st 3am when he got in so I ate half his macdonalds and then went back to sleep!

Impressed with all the bilingual little ones! I gave up with the Greek. I found it hard because I also speak a bit of french and Spanish (a level standard) so I just kept mixing it all up and they kept telling me village greek here is so different from textbook greek anyway. I can read greek though just don't know what the words mean! Dc will learn greek too though and I will start again from the same level. My English friends here send their children to local schools. They have been to school in Switzerland too so are also trilingual I think thats amazing.

mrsnec if you want to learn a language in a really chilled out way while not feeling well at home, I recommend 'memrise'. It's free and after a friend mentioned it to me, I started using it and really like it. You do it at your own pace and in your own time. It's what I ended up doing for part of last night before I finally read a few pages of a book and fell asleep!

Hope everyone is doing well today! xx

mrsnec I have a similar problem as I did German. Dh and his friends all laughed at me when I tried out my Dutch and said I sounded German. I always get the words mixed up too.

meerka we have the same problem just in reverse

Very envious of all the trilingual families out there. I was raised as bilingual in mandarin would you believe and was bilingual till we moved back. My brother continued lessons but I was deemed not as important to keep going