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.

Somesunny, sounds just like my DS. Just doesn't seem to need much sleep, and just doesn't seem to have a body that lets him stay asleep all night. He's nearly 4 now and in the last month, maybe 6 weeks, we've had big break throughs. Most of it has been more about him managing his wake ups himself rather than waking us up, but he has also started sleeping through the majority of the time finally too.

Well, I never thought I'd be so devestated by the loss of nausea, but today brings cramps and bleeding and I can eat and drink anything I like, left lunch really late and was starving and not the least bit sick. Frustrated that I've seen the GP who said I should get an urgent scan, went off to arrange it and came back to say the EPU protocol was not to scan me because the bleeding had stopped again by the time I managed to see the doctor. Feel completely in limbo. I do like this doctor and generally find him very thoroguh and reassuring but I keept trying to say how nauseaus I had already been feeling, howI had been intedning to get a doc appointment today about it as it was already significant, and how utterly not sick I feel now. I know it's a bad sign. But apparently all I'm to do is wait - if no more bleeding for for my first MW appointment as planned at 9 weeks or so, phone EPU direct if bleeding comes back in next 48 hours.

Sorry, I know miscarige isn't the focus of this thread, but I had such support here already. I'm just feeling a bit lost and no idead what to think really.

Oh Flowery hun how many weeks are you now? It's definitely a good sign that the bleeding has stopped. Big hugs.

Flowery - try not to worry, I have a few friends who have had bleeding around 9-10 weeks and all their babies turned out beautiful and healthy. I think it's fairly common got women to have a little bleed. Sure it's just baby making itself nice and comfy ;-) hope you are ok!! I hate it when doctors say one thing then it changes based on 'protocol'!!!

Kali hope you are having a better day and getting somewhere with the meds. You real are having an awful time.

Having an ok day today. Already eaten a banana and a dry piece of bread which is progress :-)

Hope everyone else is doing ok today x

Hello again everyone. I am still here, 28wks and lurking about in general, mild misery. I am a lot better than the first trimester but getting really fed up with it all now and feeling like this will never end. I have an ELCS date for the 2nd September but the baby is measuring big and there is a chance he may make an appearance earlier.

Commiserations to everyone having a miserable time - Kali what a horror!

Flowery how very stressful for you! I hope you get a reassuring scan very soon.

Flowery I had a bleed at 10 weeks. All was fine. I did get a scan though, even though it was only light / spotting. Push for one. I also convinced myself that I felt less sick - I think the anxiety hormones were temporarily stronger than the nausea ones. Try to worry too much although I know it's easier said than done, and I was a nervous wreck. Big hugs.

Hello everybody and lucinda

Sorry I have not been on here to update you all on how things went. I've had a pretty poor little boy to look after and it's been so hard.

However wanted to just really wanted to say its all totally worth it in the end :-)
I was so unbelievably sick and ended up having an induction and then emergency c section. At times the sickness was so bad I just wanted to die. I know it sounds dramatic and morbid but that's how I felt.
5 months on and its all in the past and have even considered a little bro or sis for my little babs! I must be crazy :-)

A huge thank you to lucinda and all the other ladies for the support in getting me through. You never know I may be back next time round xxxx

Thanks so much Lucinda and everyone. I am a bit better today. Was sick this morning when I tried to drink water but not since and managed tiny bit of lunch - had to have a long nap afterwards to recover! Ketones still 3 but hopefully better tomorrow. I'm going to wait and see if the consultant - whom I still haven't seen - is going to let me go home on steroids before deciding what to do. I have made an appt for a private second opinion next Thursday as I hope to get out in the next few days and hopefully that appt will be before I have to come back, if I do. It is with a doc recommended by the st Thomas' consultant I saw right at the beginning.

I am feeling a bit better in myself, even the low dose of steroid they've allowed me for now is helping and the nurses on this ward are excellent. I am 9 weeks today and hoping this is as bad as it gets. Last time it stayed at the 'bottom' for a month or so after this but at least stopped getting worse.

Our nanny has brought DS in to see me the last two afternoons which has been a big boost. So glad we have her and my mother in law. DH is now back from Paris too which is a relief.

Thanks for support everyone, sorry I can't catch up properly.

kali so pleased to hear you have at least stopped getting worse. Good luck with the consultant whenever they do turn up- it's shocking that they've taken so long to see you.

So sorry to read your news flowery can you call the early pregnancy unit yourself? I think they should scan you so that you know at least. You're still quite early aren't you? I had two v early losses at 4.5 and 5 weeks and the sickness stopped as soon as I started bleeding. The only good news is that the mc itself at those early stages were very manageable at home - just a bad period - and I ovulated (and conceived again!) within two to three weeks both times.

Thinking of you and hoping for good news, and at least some clarity for you.

Forgot to say, I also had a small bleed at 8 weeks with DS and all was fine, scan just showed a raw patch on the cervix, nothing worrying at all.

Kali Thank goodness for that. It might be an idea, sorry to sound bossy, for your OH to speak to Amanda or Caitlin on the 024 7638 2020 number anyway about the whole steroids problem. I do hope the next consultant is more sympathetic.
Flowery You poor thing how alarming. I so agree with Kalidasa Lottie and others about a scan being a good idea, it's so horrible to be in suspense. Hugs.
Sally What a lovely picture. Thank you so much for coming back on to encourage others and I'm so glad that this thread helped you. You are brave thinking of another already.
Waves to Booboosto SomeSunny and Everyrone.
xx

Morning ladies

flowery sorry about your bleeding - I hope you can get an early scan. If your epu won't scan you perhaps you could organise a private scan?

booboo sorry to hear you still feel rubbish but yay for a section date

sally so lovely to see graduates from this thread :)

kali I hope they let you go home on steroids. I really am shocked by your treatment. hope you're brighter today

AFM - had abit of a wobble yesterday, missed a dose of meds (stupidly put an empty strip in my bag instead of a full one! Doh) and spent the afternoon feeling like crap even when I was back on track with meds a few hours later. Just made me realise that underneath this feeling good is still crispy horrid nausea, it's just that my meds are masking it a lot, so I'm not as 'well' as I actually feel if you see what I mean.

Finally got an occy health appointment for next week about my potential return to work, so we'll see how that goes.

I'm due to be going to my goddaughters christening at the weekend......I'm not sure whether to go as a distraction or not go as will be very busy and it's a long journey (4hrs each way) and I'm worried about being set back so close to returning to work.....argh decisions decisions!!

*crappy not crispy lol

kalidasa horrific treatment, and I'm gobsmacked that the consultant hasn't even seen you in person. How they can get away with that, I honestly don't know. Utterly pathetic. I really hope that the private option works out much, much better.

AFM - I had my 33+1wk scan and the baby was fine and growing well, but she was breech. There's still time for her to spin upside down because I'm due on 1st August. Fingers crossed.

Question: has everyone managed to make all their midwife appts and/or attended antenatal classes? I've missed most of my midwife appts and have never attended any antenatal classes, and I'm starting to really worry about this. I'm up-to-date with bloodtests/bloodpressure/urine tests, but apart from reading things online and in the 'What to Expect' book about various antenatal things, I'm so worried that I'm missing/have missed lots of very important information.... How has everyone else managed??

Hi everyone!

Lovely pic Sally,

kali, that is truly rubbish. Hope you get what you need soon.

boo sorry to hear you're feeling rubbish but I do agree that's great news about your date I had been wondering at what point they decide you definitely need one and sort the date out so given your timescale maybe I'll know next time.

Fraggle that's a really tough one. I would say play it by ear, i know how important the christening is but there is nothing that I would have done an 8 hour round trip for at my worst. And if you do go please don't worry about your return to work either.

starry, I had a scan today too. All seems fine. I'm 26+1 today. I've been to all my apts but not to classes. There are some here and I think the odd kind of seminar in English but the hospital just gave us a leaflet and didn't say much more. I can see the advantage just to meet other parents but apart from that I like only getting the knowledge I want at the moment. I think as an ftm too much info will scare me. I can't watch obem for that reason and given I have no choices here anyway I have to just go along with it all. But I have mn,doula and uk midwife friends to help.

Had a slightly dodgy moment today though, doc didn't say anything at my scan, he didn't print anything for us or my file. At a 22 week private scan another doctor told me the cord was round her neck I asked him today if it still was and he said 'well maybe it is but it's nothing to worry about'

mrsnec it is a bit unusual to know this early but mine is ELCS and my consultant is on holiday from 8th to the end of August so he scheduled it for his first day back.

mrsnec I'm glad your scan went well too :-) You're very lucky to have a doula and midwives as friends. I know what you mean about being a ftm and not wanting too much information. I've been getting mine mainly online by googling whenever I think of a question or situation. I guess I'm just worried that I'm missing information from experience (having never had a baby before) or from those who are experienced.

boo congratulations on getting a C-section date too!

flowery sorry to hear that you're having such a worrying time. Hope things are better now.

starry I did a bit of pregnancy yoga and a breathing class which was all pointless at the end of the day as I had the assisted delivery. I didn't feel the lack of having to go to any classes and I had done a lot of reading up on the Web about what happens in labour. The best class was a partner class where they showed the men how tips on supporting the wife through labour and massages The thought of sitting in a room with a bunch of other people watching video of someone giving birth, and being preached to about breast feeding, did not appeal. We went to an info evening at the hospital which was good so see if your unit offers tours or information sessions.

Sally what a beautiful picture of your little one :) it is worth it in the end, honest! Currently have Daisy fast asleep on my chest can't believe she is 4 weeks already tomorrow. Dh has been home and I have been doing a huge amount of sleeping which is a godsend but it never feels like enough!

to everyone else, jealous of okla in Cornwall!

Trying for a couple of pics. The bald bit is where they shaved her head looking for a vein for the iv :( still hasn't grown back!

Oh and good news on scans.

living she is gorgeous!!! You must be so happy :-) I also can't believe it has been 4wks already... time is really flying.

Thanks for sharing your experiences re: the classes. Makes me feel a bit less anxious about it all. I definitely don't want to see videos of C-sections or birth... I tried watching one c-s one and I couldn't do it. We had to watch a birth video during a biology class at school and I'm surprised it didn't put everyone off having children! I guess I'll stick with reading up online.

Livingzuid Lovely picture. So sweet. and Sally yours is an angel too, thanks again for coming on to encourage people.
Kali Caitlin Dean is on standby for your OH to phone PSS.
Waves to all, and hoping nobody suffering worse than yesterday.
xx

Sally & Living thanks for giving us hope!! We will get through this.

Cornwall is lovely but have been pretty pukey yesterday and today. Good days and bad days, just gotta roll with it.

I've not done any antenatal stuff yet but it's still quite early for me I guess. That said we have still bought and prepared nothing for the baby so we do need to get our arses in gear at some point!!

Fraggle can you decide on the day? I've had a few things like that where I have warned them ahead that I probably won't be able to make it and people are normally really understanding. That said nothing would make me do an 8h trip. I only managed the Cornwall one as I knew I had a week to recover before the return journey.

living and sally lovely to see your pics! awwww and Daisy is in good Dutch Oragne too =) Mind you Sally's lovely baby looks like he has a nice orange jumper on too ;) So glad both babies are well now.

Fraggle yeah the meds really do help, once you find the right ones for yourself, don't they ....

starry lovely to hear the scan was okay, hopefully she'll be headdown soon.

Flowery thinking of you and hoping that all is well. Take care.

okla i am thinking of you in (hopefully) gorgeous Cornwall weather, lovely scenery with hills and the sea ..

Been directed to this thread from here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/2117747-Still-sick-at-30-3-can-they-do-anything

Hope you don't mind me joining!

Sadly can't really decide on the day as christening is on Sunday but I'd have to go up late on Saturday as am supposed to be getting the train (due to go up late early come back early mon) but I'm not sure that feels like enough rest time given that I will be busy all day Sunday and end of sat esp as I'm due t po return to work on Tuesday (as I wouldn't be able to stop myself from getting involved and won't have the ability to just get away for abit if I'm not feeling great)........I did warn them a few weeks ago that it may be touch and go if I make it but it doesn't stop god-mummy guilt (which is bad enough, I can only imagine what mummy guilt feels like lol)