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.

Can I ask u lady's that are struggling with hg at the moment if you would have another child after this one or has hg put u off having any more? Xx

glitter I've also developed the toilet- phobia. I'm scared to even wee because i know I'll eventually be back in there vomiting.

I'm now at 15 weeks, HG started at 4 weeks. I will not be doing this again. It's been the subject of several difficult and emotional conversations with DP. He still thinks I will change my mind after the baby is born but I know I won't.

That was in response to lauracarr55

This is my last pregnancy laura . I will be looking to get sterilised after this.

I remember when I had hg I said I will never have another one and was so certain I would have got sterilised then and there but hear I am ttc again and thinking was it really that bad.....I'm kidding myself I know

If I had this with DS during pregnancy I can confidently say there is NO WAY I would have another one.

I just don't think I could cope. Maybe if I knew about the advice some have mentioned such a eating very well and putting on some weight before and then using preventative medication etc.

I keep remembering this will be over eventually and I will have a baby at the end of it.

Laura just remember you've got a support network here. I can confidentally say I wont have more because this will be my third. I've always pictured having 3. It may be different if I only had 1.

Laura dp and I always said 3. I can categorically say I will not be doing this a 3rd time. Dp agrees. X

I always said that after my first pregnancy with HG I'd never do it again. However, I got remarried and DH desperately wanted to have a child of his own. I haven't had my scan yet but it's been so dreadful that if I miscarry I will never do it again.

im in the same boat as jimmy - swore last time never again but dh wanted a child of his own. I said only one though. But i have other complications alongside HG which i also have to take into account

I'm too depressed to even cry. I'm 8 weeks. The vomiting has stopped for a day but I'm mainly asleep. I hate this. I'm so fucking sick of mil's "go for a walk round the block. Your body's getting lazy" advice. Everything stinks. Husband leaves rotting things in the fridge and bin. I cannot cope.

Sorry for absence every9one - I found I could not log on to Mumsnet down in Bucks where I was -wouldn't ac cetp password on that pc . I see Meerkaand elizabethsmumFraggle and Emysmarie basgettiElletorrito Kalidasa and others have een wonderful as usual.
BubulooWelcome,and I hope you are one of the lucky ones who find things ease round fourteen weeks. What meds are you on? Almost nobody suffers as badly as in the awful first tri and most get a big improvement.
Willow I do hope you've seen dr to see if he can upgrade meds as that sounds dreadful.
Meerka I so agree a bout that kids' strawberry toothpaste. In desperation, I sometimes used a rinse made of bicarb of soda, maybe shouldn't have as it's so salty, but it did clean teeth without having to b rush. KalidasaThat clove toothpaste sounds intriuguing.
Willow and others with childcare nightmares, I do wish I could think of something to suggest.
Newshoes Very annoying remark from DH. Men can be so insensitive, but I am glad that basgetti's OH has earned a gold star.
Willow I was so outraged at your SIL's selfish comment after you've helped her. Words fail me...
AuntieVenom How are you, I hope not as bad as on Sunday?
NoRoom An easay? You industrious thing. How are you?
Muddy Sorry to hear of awful fainting fit. I hope the small veins didn't mean dehydration?
Willow was it you or Glitter who Meerka was concerned over about dehydration headaches.
To those worried about bonding, think of Oklahoma's happy post. She was concerned about that too,and it all happened as required. I think it is very hard to think of anything but the suffering until you feel a bit better.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.
xx

Newshoes Sorry, cross posted, hugs. I wonder if it might help if they had a look at some of the websites linked. The stink of rotting food n the fridge is awful. Don't despair, depression does seem to be part of this. It can also be a sign of rising ketones, unfortunately, besides being natural enough when in such a horrible bind.
The Jiminiy Sorry, cross posted. I think it's very brave of you to do it again. Things will get better for everyone...
xx

Thanks for your kind words lucinda
Hoping it's just a rubbish day.
Dh came in and presented me with an ipad. Bless his heart he's trying to help lol! I'm not normally someone who can be bought but. ..ah why not. Hes trying haha. [Shallow]
Dc2 is "helping" me setting it up by suggesting lego marvel games to download lol.

just quickly how do people test their ketones at home?

willow you need kesostix. From pharmacy. Then collect a urine sample, dip and compare colour.
Lucinda small veins probably worsened by dehydration but I usually have problems with them to be honest.
Newshoes we all have days like that. Hugs. Enjoy the iPad! X

Saw MW this afternoon, baby is basically sitting upright and doesn't seem to have a lot of room so I'm not hopeful of her turning, although her attempts to move are very painful. I'll get another scan at 36 weeks to check and if she remains breech they will offer me an ELCS so if things remain the same I'm looking at another 5 weeks of pregnancy at the most. I'm almost hoping she doesn't turn now so I can get this over with sooner!

Laura I will never go through this again. I've spent most of this pregnancy wishing it away and I wouldn't cope physically or mentally having another one.

Newshoes sorry you are struggling so badly, smells are horrible, I retch every time I have to go near the fridge or bin. Hope the ipad provides you with a bit of distraction!

Hope everyone else is feeling okay xx

lucinda small veins are a side effect of hg - it took a mdwife (who i know to be good at taking bloods) 10 attemps to fill half a vial.

Feeling a bit better this evening as i made an accidental discovery that if i wait till i feel sick and then take the cyclzine it works better. Don't know if it was a one off but for the first time in 6 weeks i enjoy my tea.

Hi everyone, I've not been by in a wee while, for mainly selfish reasons that if I even heard about sickness it would make me sick. How are you all?
I've had a brief period of no vomiting (just under 2 weeks) since coming out of hospital but it has started up again yesterday & today. Been having v bad ligament pain in my stomach so I'm thinking the pain may have induced vomiting.
When lying in bed today I couldn't help feel angry, I feel like I've been just left to get on with this after discharge from hospital. Yes the vomiting stopped but the nausea continued to be debilitating. No one from the medical/midwifery team has been in touch about this and I feel very isolated. This is despite a diagnosis of hyperemesis, my first pregnancy, expecting twins and a recent admission. Maybe I'm expecting too much but I really thought someone would check in with me.
I did have a scan on Monday and expressed how difficult I've found pregnancy so far; the midwife and dr were very empathic at the time but again it'll be 4 weeks til next appointment and in between times I just lie in bed staring at the ceiling? Sorry if u sound selfish. As you all know well, this is just such a terrible illness isn't it.

I mean sorry if I sound selfish!

Spoke to a horrible new GP earlier. She refused to prescribe me anything because 'nobody gets sick at 25 weeks'. My usual GP is back Monday, not a second too soon... I feel vile.

Frenetic that is outrageous, can you make a complaint about her? I've been prescribed meds continuously throughout my pregnancy and have had 2 admissions past 25 weeks. Who is she to say that you aren't sick if you are telling her that you are? This illness can affect everyone differently. Really feel for you, is there a different GP you could speak to before Monday?

Sorry you are struggling Freckle, I've felt similar about just being discharged and left to get on with it. They should definitely be giving you some extra input, especially with twins! Hope you start to feel better soon.

freckle I agree, as long as I'm out of their hair-ie not in hospital they don't seem to care.

frenetic I can't believe that vile doctor. Shame on them.

Hi All. Thanks for asking after me, Mother Hen. I'm 15+1 and the sickness has been almost non- existent as long as I keep taking the ondansetron for a couple of weeks. The nausea can be variable and attempts to come off of the ondansetron have not been good.

In other news, I started bleeding again last night. I was told that the subchorionic haematoma I have is large when I had a scan two weeks ago. So today I have the joy of trying to finish my essay and trying to get checked out...