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.

I have found the list lucinda . Reading back through the thread I think Iworry was being induced on Friday (25th July) x

Starry 1 August
SliceofLime 2 August
IWorry 8 August
What 14 August
Mrsgembles 1Sept
Lottie 12 September
Booboostoo 14 September
mrsb87 29 September
mrsnec 1 October
George by the Sea 6 October
Pickofthepops 7 October
Oklahoma 28 October
Mampam 17 November
Sassehmonsta 13 December
SomeSunnySunday 20 December
Fraggle 28 December
Sarah 29 December
HenriettaTurkey 23 January
Kalidasa 28 January
FloweryBoots 26 February

Does anyone know if punkstar still reads this thread occasionally? She had the most recent c-section and I wondered whether they gave her anything for the sickness beforehand? I've been given ranitidine and metaclopromide to take the night before and morning (6am) of my c-section. But, I'm still scared that they won't work... We've only got a short taxi to the hospital - around 15 min - which I know doesn't sound like much, but I'm incredibly nervous and starting to panic about the whole thing from getting taxi and going to hospital to the preparation for the operation and all the rest of it... The nurse mentioned staying in for 2-4 days and I'm panicking at the thought of that too.

I'm very conscious that this all sounds very minor in comparison to what others are coping with at the moment, but the panic/anxiety surrounding my emetaphobia are really starting to kick in and I'm finding it impossible to keep a rein on it all

Try PMing her maybe? She was very supportive on the thread and does pop back occasionally so I'm sure she would be happy to help.

Welcome to the newbies, it's all rather grim really.

I met another HG sufferer yesterday and it was really good to speak to someone who gets it. Then went home and threw up. Sigh.

Morning all, hope this week is kinder to all of us.

Not the best start for me, after a really rough weekend I've been unable to make it into work this morning. Hoping my GP will sign me off. I did a full week last week and it nearly destroyed me, especially with such a heavy workload. The Ondansetron was really starting to take the edge off the retching overnight, but with tiredness and stress from work, it just seemed to bounce straight off.

I work in an office with quite a few Mums who all said their nausea was barely noticeable, so it's hardly surprising that management is writing to my GP because I get the feeling they just don't 'believe' me. Every time I went to get some fresh air last week someone would roll their eyes.

Anyone else have days where they just want to scream at smug mothers who had easy pregnancies and are making you feel like a failure as a woman?

Thanks okla that's a good idea, I'll PM her shortly. I'm glad you got to get out of the house and meet someone else with hg yesterday. Having an actual person you can meet and talk to face to face with sounds really great. It must have helped with the loneliness and isolation too.

Frenetic, I'm so sorry to hear that and very much hope you can get signed off. I've barely seen anyone over the whole pregnancy, and those handful of people I have seen have, thankfully, been very kind.

Hi all, hope everyone is doing ok, Kali fingers crossed you get home this week.

TheJiminy, I had HG with my DS 6 years ago and I have it again this time. Elizabeth is right about being taken more seriously if you've had it before, that has certainly been my experience. I remember with my first pregnancy the first GP I saw being extremely dismissive and telling me that 'morning sickness' was to be expected. In fact I didn't get given any medication until about 15 weeks and that was only because I ended up in hospital.

This time (in a new area) I was able to visit GP and tell them I had history of HG and felt the problem was starting again and I was given tablets with no issue. I hope it all goes well for you.

MrsCK I hope it goes well at the GP and they can do something to help.

I'm completely constipated now, I'm assuming due to the Ondanestron. I have a history of bowel problems so a bit worried. Still vomiting a bit but managing to keep some food and fluids down, it's a bit hit and miss and the moment but the nausea still bad. 19+1 today.

Sorry meant to say to Lucinda I'm going to order some ketostix this morning, the GP told me not to bother but I think I'd like to keep an eye on things myself. There were loads of boxes of strips in the toilet on my last hospital admission, should have nicked a few!

Thanks all...I'm already on metaclopramide so I'm really not sure what the gp can do. I managed a glass of water at 3 am. I then had another glass this morning which then came straight back up.
You are all so so brave. Thank you for the hand holding...I'm feeling like such a bad mum already

Do you think a trip to the hospital might be a good idea? Your GP can refer you directly to the ward, if you can't keep water down some IV fluids might be a good idea. And you are not a bad mum!x

Not a bad mum at all mrsck you are suffering from a horrible condition that only those who have been there can truly understand. Please don't be hard on yourself. There are many more medications that can be used to tteat hg- many of us have found ondansetron to be helpful. Look at the links for pregnancy sickness support at the top of the thread. If you are not keeping water down then you are at serious risk of dehydration and may need to be hospitalised for iv fluids. Your gp shpuld test your urine to see if this is the case. Have you been to see them yet? (Big hugs)

frenetic sounds awful for you. Get your gp to sign you off for at least a couple of weeks and only when you are feeling a lot better attempt to go back on reduced hours
As once you are back at work everyone assumes you are 'alright' ime. Smug people who had no sickness or slight nausea are in the same category as those who suggest ginger biscuits as a cure for hg and deserve nothing but contempt ime

starry you are so on the home stretch now. Try not to panic about the journey to hospital or the hospital stay. Focus on the majorly exciting reason why you are going there and once baby is in your arms you won't mind where you are for s couple of days xx

hi to everyone xx

Not a bad mum at all mrsck you are suffering from a horrible condition that only those who have been there can truly understand. Please don't be hard on yourself. There are many more medications that can be used to tteat hg- many of us have found ondansetron to be helpful. Look at the links for pregnancy sickness support at the top of the thread. If you are not keeping water down then you are at serious risk of dehydration and may need to be hospitalised for iv fluids. Your gp shpuld test your urine to see if this is the case. Have you been to see them yet? (Big hugs)

frenetic sounds awful for you. Get your gp to sign you off for at least a couple of weeks and only when you are feeling a lot better attempt to go back on reduced hours
As once you are back at work everyone assumes you are 'alright' ime. Smug people who had no sickness or slight nausea are in the same category as those who suggest ginger biscuits as a cure for hg and deserve nothing but contempt ime

starry you are so on the home stretch now. Try not to panic about the journey to hospital or the hospital stay. Focus on the majorly exciting reason why you are going there and once baby is in your arms you won't mind where you are for s couple of days xx

hi to everyone xx

Not a bad mum at all mrsck you are suffering from a horrible condition that only those who have been there can truly understand. Please don't be hard on yourself. There are many more medications that can be used to tteat hg- many of us have found ondansetron to be helpful. Look at the links for pregnancy sickness support at the top of the thread. If you are not keeping water down then you are at serious risk of dehydration and may need to be hospitalised for iv fluids. Your gp shpuld test your urine to see if this is the case. Have you been to see them yet? (Big hugs)

frenetic sounds awful for you. Get your gp to sign you off for at least a couple of weeks and only when you are feeling a lot better attempt to go back on reduced hours
As once you are back at work everyone assumes you are 'alright' ime. Smug people who had no sickness or slight nausea are in the same category as those who suggest ginger biscuits as a cure for hg and deserve nothing but contempt ime

starry you are so on the home stretch now. Try not to panic about the journey to hospital or the hospital stay. Focus on the majorly exciting reason why you are going there and once baby is in your arms you won't mind where you are for s couple of days xx

hi to everyone xx

Thanks for your reassurance elizabethsmum. I think my ability to cope with the nausea/sickness/panic/emetaphobia has been so eroded over the last 9 months that I’m reaching this home stretch utterly exhausted mentally and physically and finding it hard to find any reserves of strength to deal with this last hurdle. So, I’m just scared :-(

It is scary at the best of times starry let alone when you have had such a rough ride- dobw be hard on yourself xx

apologies for posting previous message so many times phone has a mind of its own!!

Thinking of you on Friday starry, so excited for you that this misery is nearly over and you get to meet your baby at last! I am thick in the midst of boxes, last minute redecorating (sigh) and a wide awake baby so I am sorry for not replying to everyone and if I don't get the chance to post on Friday as that is the day we do the big drive, so wishing you lots of luck and hope all you other ladies have survived the hot spell :)

I can't improve on elizabethsmum's advice, everyone, but wanted to say, Frenetic do get signed off, I'm so about your self righteous colleagues, who have no idea how ill you really are and how you can't function normally.
MrsCK There are a whole range of meds that are safe - don't hesitate to go back. You'll be dehydrated by now and may need IV soon at this rate. What do the famous kesostix say?
Basgeti Sorry about constipation - some do find the jelly suppository things work you can get over the counter. Glad you are getting kesostix, as you say, a shame you didn't help yourself to a few.
StarryAs others say, pm-ing Punkstar might be a good thing. So glad you are near the end of the hellish journey.
elizabethsmum Thanks so much for list update.
Waves to Oklahoma and Everyone. Kalidasa I'm thinking of you.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.
xx

Thank you....I thought I was ok but been sick twice more this morning after only having water and 1 piece of toast. I've phoned the gp. I burst into tears on the phone after being told I couldn't be seen until Thursday. The gp is going to phone me back on a triage list. I feel exhausted

I have an appointment in half an hour. I'll keep you posted x

Thank you guys for the kind words. I spoke to my GP and broke down (again) about the nausea and the stress and she's actually put 'hyperemesis of pregnancy' on my sicknote, in the hope giving it a name will get work off my back for now.

Had a raging headache all day, don't think I can physically drink any more water.

MrsCK, fingers crossed for you. Thinking of you.

Starry I'm pretty sure it's normal to be scared HG or not! That just adds to the burden so I'm not surprised. Gentle hand holding to get you through it.

MrsCK hope the GP is nice and willing to help. I'm always amazed what breaking down in tears achieves. It's like they just don't register anything until that point.

Fox that sounds more promising. There is no point trying to work when you're this sick though. You need to conserve what little energy you have for yourself and for when the baby arrives.

My HR dept just rang me to say they have received the report for the OH doctor (the one I was in a flap about as it recommended a phased return of 5 afternoons a week!?) and are assuming it is utterly ridiculous and that they should ignore it. I take back everything I said about HR!

I'm not dehydrated. ..been prescribed ondansetron instead. I'm just hoping and praying it works!!!

Hi ladies

Not been on for a while - apologies! The last few weeks have been abit up and down, sickness has settled to 2/3x per week which is better than it has been. Nausea still on going but the anti emetics don't seem to doing as much as they were before, I wonder if that's because the nausea isn't at as much of a level it was before if that makes sense. Have managed to go down to 1-2 anti emetics per day rather than the 6 I was on and when I'm off from work I actually don't need any at all!

Am 18+1 today and think I'm starting to feel some movement, they're abit weird lol!
Got midwife appt tomorrow so we'll see what she has to say

So to hear you're still in hospital Kali - that really sucks

Welcome to any newcomers, sorry you find yourselves here

Hi all, sorry I've been a bit absent lately, it's been a very busy few days. I'm dog tired and feeling sick tonight, but I know that's because I've overdone it...

Got another consultants appointment tomorrow, the last one was so scarily awful I'm not really looking forward to it. DH is coming with me though and I've thoroughly briefed him on what I need him to say! So fingers crossed it's better than last time.

waves to everyone old and new, keep plodding on, every day is a day closer to the end of pregnancy!

Hello everyone! Just to say I am still here, reading the thread and commiserating with everyone having such an awful time. If it's any consolation my third trimester is a lot better HG wise and aim hope that turns out to be true for everyone else as well. I am counting down final weeks now as I have a CS date for the 2nd of September so all I have to do is survive another 5 weeks in Athens!

MrsCK So glad you've got ondansetron. Surrised and glad you weren't dehydrated. Do invest in jelly suppositories, as constipation is a dismal side effect.
Lottie Oh dear, ab out scan. I do feel for you., I'm so glad DH is going with you and all luck.
Fraggle Sorry about ongoing nausea and bouts of sickness, glad life is a little more normal for you and Booboosto That sounds a lot better, so nice of you to encourage others in the thick of it.
Oklahoma How is the sickness, dare I ask - I hope no more infuriating comments about 'You should be over it by now' as if you're being lazy?
Livingzuid Waves - sorry I missed your post, lovely to hear from you as ever, even if briefly, glad baby is fine.
Thinking of Kali and all those suffering badly. Apologies if I've missed anyone.
xx