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.

Thanks my lovely HG comrades.

I cannot actually believe it is over. Feels like some bad nightmare now.

Little boy absolutely fine despite huge amounts of medication used in pregnancy, no cleft lip (as some old pred studies threaten:-(

I'm willing you all on...

Loads of thread to catch up on, hope everyone okay (especially little Daisy)

Congratulations punk. Such fabulous news! It's so lovely to hear about HG graduates. and for you

Aw congratulations punk that's such great news..so happy for you :) Love the name too! Now you can enjoy life with your beautiful son and no sickness :)

Hi Ladies

I wonder if I might be able to join for some moral support??

I'm Fraggie31 and currently 10+3 with baby#1 after 6 months of trying and 3rd cycle of clomid. I was doing well until week 8, only really had nausea and reflux which was resolved by eating regular snacks in between meals and abit of Gaviscon. But come week 8 it was like someone had ramped up the volume on my symptoms :( I was throwing up 5-6 times a day and TMI dry heaving over the toilet probably the same number of times. The gaviscon then made me vomit (horrid consistency) so had to stop that.

My GP has been great and straight away gave me some omeprazole (which has helped a lot with the reflux) and cyclizine which helped to some extent in that it eliminated the dry heaving and reduced the sickness to 2-3x per day but as I wasn't really able to keep any meals down or do anything other than lie in bed he also gave me metaclopramide. I've been taking metaclopramide and cyclizine for a week now (staggered with each other so technically 6x daily as they're both 3x a day) and for the last few days I really thought I was going in the right direction as although I felt nauseous still, the sickness had stopped completely and I was able to get dressed and be up and about pottering in the garden. Cue today when I threw up 3 times before it even got to 9.30am, and I have spent the day feeling like I've been hit by a bus. I can't even brush my teeth, and can't go very far for fear of vomiting and having nowhere to do it! I've been able to keep fluids down which is obviously good and every time gp has tested my urine it has been fine with only a trace of ketones

I have a very physical job and it's the sort whereby I can only really go back once i feel able to be fully committed - can't really duck in/out for a day here and there as it makes it very difficult for my team to plan and know what's going on. So I've been signed off for the last 2 weeks, this will be my third, and my current sick certificate covers me for next week also

My gp hasn't officially said I have HG, just that I have vomiting secondary to pregnancy, and at the moment we're just heading towards the booking in appointment I have on Thursday where he said the midwives might have some further opinions about how i am etc

Today I am feeling thoroughly miserable and have really appreciated reading the posts on this thread as I know I'm not the only one feeling rough!!

Anyway, I hope you'll have me (oops sorry for the essay!)

Punkstar Wonderful news! . Welcome to Luca, that's a great name. Lovely news, you got there.
You have been great on the thread.
BabyButton Welcome, sorry you are suffering. Eight stone is very light, oh dear. Are you naturally very slim? How often were you in hospital, those shopping trips leading to ambulance being called sounds awful. On the links above there is all sorts of evidence about the safety of Ondansetron, so please don't worry, as others say.
Waves to Meerka and Livingzuid
Oklahoma and GoergebytheSea Gentle pats, I do feel for you. It is so hard - but those good days for most are a sign of things gradually improving, though with relapses- as Kali says happened overall with her, though hers was a horribly severe case. You will have the strength to get there, honestly.
HenriettaTurkeyPoor old you, don't worry about LO, from what I gather from this and other threads, he'll forget all about this period of mild neglect, and he'll have a future playmate and ally. I found strawberry kids toothpaste rubbed on with fingers best myself, or a mild bicarb of soda in water rinse.
dotty Poor you too - that Public Puking is horrible - I do hope the new meds work. Much sympathy and hugs on offer.
mampam That tutor doesn't sound wonderfully sympathetic - surely an extension would be best? It's so hard to do anything with this, how anyone manages to go into work or work at home, I don't know.
Apologies to anyone not seen. Hope Everyone is getting by.
xx

Fraggle31 Welcome, that sounds awful. I think you need stronger meds. Never worry about TMI on here, this thread can't by it's nature have any. I'm glad you haven't had ketones so far, but things can spiral out of control quickly. It's a pest but do ask the GP for stronger meds.
It's probably worth getting some kesostix from a chemists to check your urine if the vomiting does continue being so bad. It's so awkward about work with this thing, most people can't work at all when it's at its worst, and if your job is physical, it'd be awful. You'll get lots of support on here.
xx

punk WOOHOOOOO!!!! That's the best news!! So glad you and baby Luca are well and already home - fantastic!!! Take good care and well done on surviving HG and giving birth!!!! It's brilliant!!

Great news punk. Really lovely name too.

Graggle31 and Others How are things this morrning?
xx

Really sorry - bad typing, that isFraggle31 how are you this morning and I hopeOklahoma and others not too bad?
xx

Thank you for all your advice and support :-) I was just over 9 and a half stone...so I feel like I've lost a fair bit of weight. I'm only just starting to show a slight bump...if I push it out! I normally have just been going in one day and out the following afternoon after many bags if fluids and some stronger antisickness. I seem seem to be making less and less trips each week now though so keeping my fingers crossed I'm onto a winner at some point...

Fraggle keep your head up and know things will get better soon. I'm getting close to 16 weeks and had HG really bad and since 5 weeks. I'm not sure if you read my earlier post but I've just started taking ondansatrone and it was the last resort tablets apparently...this is my third day of taking them and I havent been physically sick or had the urge since on them...you should suggest these to your doctor maybe :-)? I even drank 2 litres if water yesterday which was a miracle....hope your are ok. And rest don't stress about work right now x

Up and down throwing up in the night. Just yuck. Will write more later. Hope others doing better.

Welcome Fraggle sorry you need to be here but congrats on the pregnancy!

Thank you for your messages ladies :) so lovely as the majority of my friends still don't know I'm pregnant and only one of them has been in this sort of situation so actually understands. So it's no nice to speak to others

I didn't really think about asking for even stronger meds as I had those 3 good days even though I still felt sick but perhaps I will see how I'm doing towards the end of the week and make another appointment. I'm feel better today than yesterday but not as good as my good days, I haven't been sick and I've managed to start my breakfast (shreddies - ick, but strangely the only cereal I can stomach at the moment!). I guess the bad days take some time to recover from!

I need to try to muster some energy to go to the shops in a bit. DH's birthday tomorrow and I've been abit crap recently so thought id treat him to a nice cake!! (Was going to make it but suspect he'll have to settle for a pre-made this year lol)

Congrats to punk on getting home!! Great news

Congratulations punk - wonderful news!

I am feeling really ill now, despite the ondansetron and the total bed rest. Bit frustrating. Only just 6 weeks today. Haven't been sick yet today but it is a constant struggle with lots of retching, I am just lying still and sipping drinks. Also everyone has started to smell vile, including DH - I'm sure that didn't happen until 7 weeks last time. I was in hospital by this point last time so it is an improvement, but not a very radical one!

Judging from last time, I reckon I have about four weeks downhill from here, then about four weeks of relative stability (but at or near the bottom of that slope!), and then I'll finally reach the point where things start inching very slowly upward. A long road. But "every day is a victory", our family slogan for this pregnancy.

On the plus side, DH and I are holding really strong. He is so exhausted from doing everything, but we tell each other how well the other is doing several times a day - seems silly and a bit contrived but actually makes a huge difference. We are cheering each other along. Also, though it is much harder practically with a toddler, DS is also a great distraction and a great motivation.

baby I lost about the same amount of weight last time within the first month or so, so very rapidly. They put me on food replacement drinks in the end, which helped to stabilise the weight loss, but I didn't get back to my pre-pregnancy weight until about 20 weeks. Any substantial weight loss is a concern but how concerned they are/should be will also depend on your height etc. Is someone weighing you regularly?

fraggle and okla how are you feeling today?

Having another low day today and can't seem to stop crying :-( Baby is due in about 7 wks and I listened to a natal hypnotherapy cd for the first time last night and sobbed my way through that as well. I feel so overwhelmed by what has been happening with the hg since January and find it so hard to come to terms with it. I have only seen 3 friends since January and have hardly told anyone about my pregnancy either. I just want it all to be over and to not feel so sick and low any more. Dh said that even if I didn't want it to be over, I'd have no choice because it has to end in just a few weeks. But I'm finding it hard to even get to grips with the idea that it will end.

Gentle pats to all pregnant ladies so sorry it's tough. High five to punk though!

I want to write more, particularly to starry's post as I was there. All I can say is that it will be worth it. I had no idea, no idea how much this baby has revolutionalised my life in six days. Hang on in there. Even the labour was very positive although I could have done without the meningitis scare!

Daisy is doing so well :) better than her mum actuality. We are both curled up on a foldy bed next to her cot on the ward having a nap. Suffice to say I had a very bad episode but now after finally managing some sleep last night, am getting better and cannot wait to go home on Saturday. Daisy comes home on Tuesday and doctors are very pleased with her progress :) I will try and put more pics up.

It is like the labour, pregnancy, icu experience and all of that has just hit me physically. I feel like my body weighs 300kg and really sick with acid reflux again the plus side is I can eat and it tastes fine, but I don't want to eat because I feel so unwell. I don't think it is hg but more a delayed reaction to everything? And I definitely have a slight fever and my epidural place hurts again which is quite odd. Sigh.

starry sorry to hear that, what you're feeling is no fun at all, but it is the natural response to HG I think, it is shit feeling like you have for months on end so it's ok to be crying and feeling shit about it all. Is there anything you CAN do that would help at all? An escapist film you can put on, or an ice lolly DH could get you that you can tolerate etc? Just to make the afternoon go by a bit faster?

Oh khali so true about dh being a cheering squad. We say we are in this together and I just do not know how I could have gotten through pregnancy, labour, and the infection without him. This is (at the risk of offending any feminists out there) where men really excel and it's almost like a protector role. As well as getting stuck in with the baby too! We had such a laugh trying to change and dress her last night, both of us hopeless but just having fun with it. Even though I was at my lowest ebb.

Utilise your fella is my advice. You don't have to do this alone. Hg is a sickness and they should be there by your side.

Sorry should have said fever caused by engorgement. Boobs are killing me :( Dutch solution? Bandage them up!

DH got home last night and announced that he has agreed with work that he will work at home indefinitely (except if he has to be in for meetings etc) so he can keep an eye on me. I think I rang him in tears one too many times. Oops.

Agree with you both though (Kali & Living I think?), don't know how I would cope without him.

My dad made me laugh yesterday, he summed HG up as 'it's just f*ing shit really'. Couldn't have put it better myself.

Starry I feel you. I was there the other day. I couldn't stop crying and just couldn't see how I was possibly going to get through the rest of it. But you will. Inch by inch by minute.

Can't remember who else had posted what - sorry! Brain function is less than optimal currently.

punk delighted to hear your news. Luca is a gorgeous name too.

living glad Daisy is doing well. Hope you start to bounce back soon. Post-birth hormones compound already difficult emotions. Get your fever checked out too!

Hope those of you who are struggling can find a way to cope and muddle through. Hi to newbies. Sorry it's very brief from me - will try to properly read back through posts and reply more next time. Had a slight, brown bleed yesterday evening, so completely panicked and got no sleep. I'm a zombie today. Lovely hospital got me in for a scan at lunchtime however, and all looks fine so far - baby measures spot on for 11 weeks, HB good. So I'm hoping that the bleed is just going to be one of those things, the midwife doing the scan couldn't see a reason for it (I've had a couple of miscarriages though, so it's hard to really relax - but I also spotted with DS2, without explanation, and he is fine). They've booked me in for another scan in a week, but said that I can go back before then if I need to as they "don't want me sitting at home worrying". There are advantages to living in a rural area with a small local hospital - nothing is ever too much trouble. Spent all morning being sick, HG / anxiety combo is really not good!

Cabbage leaves for your boobs, living . Works like magic.

sunny how frightening :( so pleased that all seems OK. So just a normal cabbage? I'm pretty sure it is engorgement causing the problem, they are getting very sore and across my chest and reverse of my back is very achey. All else fine-epidural thing probably caused by the fact that I had the bed at a funny angle last night and was in an awful chair most of the day.

Will try and speak to the midwife tomorrow. Was told I didn't need to today but the night ward sister is very good.

Yes just normal white cabbage, living. You can put the leaves in the fridge first too, the cold feels nice.

Aw starry so sorry to hear you are having a bad day..Make sure you get lots of rest and nurture yourself.Not too long now.
This is slightly off topic(hope that's ok) but I had a midwife appointment yesterday and they said about whooping cough jab..did people ahead of me have this jab and how was it? I'm a bit worried about it especially with feeling like my immune system is low anyway and I've read it can make you quite sick but obviously I want to do the best for baby