Twins - please tell me the nausea goes away!

[FreckleBee]

Hi, I'm 9+5 pregnant with twins. This is my first pregnancy. I'm so grateful and pleased we are having twins and I really don't mean to moan, as I know there are some people who would love to be in this situation. However I've been suffering terribly with sickness and nausea since week 5. I'm prescribed oral stemetil and at week 7 had a stemetil injection. However I'm still really struggling and today have hardly been able to get off the sofa, apart from to retch or vomit.
I've had my urine checked last week and I'm not ketotic (?sp) so that's good. This is probably because I'm managing ice lollies so getting fluid in that way. Today I've been unable to drink anything without being sick. I've had a nice lolly and some rich tea biscuits.
The nausea is debilitating. I feel honestly the worst I have ever felt. I do feel quite low due to this and I suppose I then feel guilty!
Thank you for letting me vent!
I wondered if anyone else with twins has experienced high levels of nausea and if so when did yours pass? A few people I've spoken to said theirs lasted all way through, if so I just don't know if I could handle that. Pleas give me some hope :)

It can last all the way through with or without twins unfortunately (mine has this time round), but I think that's pretty rare. In my experience it does gradually ease off even if it doesn't go completely. I really hope yours doesn't drag on - its hellish isn't it .

Poor you, sickness and nausea really does get you down. Should ease off 2nd trimester.

Can I ask how you know so early that your having twins? My scan isn't until I'm 12 weeks

lizzie I had an early scan due to some bleeding earlier in my pregnancy, so we found out it was twins at that stage. Otherwise I'd have been none the wiser til 12 weeks. Apparently early and high nausea us a well known sign of twins - not that I knew that - but the midwife guessed twins from my description of symptoms just before the scan!

Hi freckle. I'm now 20+4 with twins, this is also my first pregnancy. You sound worse than I was, I had awful nausea constantly but never actually vomited (except when brushing my teeth but that didn't really count, cause I experienced that when I took the contraceptive pill)

It took me until week 14 to realise that my nausea was caused by severe indegestion -Google the symptoms, it's exactly the same as morning sickness!!! Who knew!! So I tried Gaviscon and it completely took my symptoms away for about half an hour- but you're only allowed 4 doses a day! That's just 2 hours relief!! I got the GP to prescribe Omeprazole which helped but wasn't the magic cure, I still needed gaviscon.

Be warned, if you've got morning sickness, not indegestion, Gaviscon will give you the most horrendous evil vomiting session ever!

After 12 weeks when I expected the nausea to vanish into thin air, or at the very least hope, I expected it to trail off I was so miserable that it seemed to actually be getting worse! At that point it occurred to me that it was here to stay, and I kind of gave into it, stopped hoping for any relief and believe it or not, at that point I just got on with it, it was hardly any better and I had no more hope but I'd kind of gotten used to it, found a few tricks to help me manage it (eating anything salty for me).

At 18 weeks I started to have some good days, now I seem to have very mild nausea for just an hour or two in the morning - VAST improvement! I don't even bother with the gaviscon any more but I am still taking the Omeprazole. Toast with salty butter from the works canteen is enough to sort me out. I can manage the situation and I'm happy.

If at 9 weeks I'd been told id still have some degree of nausea at 20 weeks I think I'd have been suicidal! But it honestly honestly does get better for most women. Everyone's different, you might have magical relief at 12 weeks, you might not, but you will learn to cope (or at the very least you'll forget what normal is any more and just get on with it!)

Good luck.

P.s. These babies were my last chance IVF. They were very very wanted, but three times in the last 18 weeks I have sat and sobbed thinking that this is not what I thought it was going to be like, I don't like it and had genuine second thoughts and wondered what on earth I'd done by getting pregnant..... It's normal. Don't feel guilty please. X

Ahh I see. Well I really do hope the symptoms do settle for you. A lot of ladies have said they tend to start feeling better from 15 weeks onwards. So fingers crossed for you. I've been nauseous and sick from about 7 weeks so I feel your pain xx

Hey there. I'm 23 weeks pregnant with twins and had really horrible nausea and sickness up until about week 16. It was crippling and I had to take a few weeks off work so you have my deepest sympathy. After week 16 it got much better although I still don't feel 100% and struggle with nausea and heartburn in the evening. Compared to my previous two singleton pregnancies I am finding this very hard going. Please don't beat yourself up over feeling down, with such a physical strain on your body it is to be expected.

Congratulations though, it does feel very special, doesn't it? X

thescenicroute Congratulations on your twins, and thanks for your reply. I feel the lowest today, I can't I managing how I will get through the next few weeks never mind months if the nausea continues. But your advice is reassuring, that even if it doesn't pass I will learn to cope and manage it.

tonightsthekindofnight congratulations to you too! Yes it does feel special, I will admit the initial shine has been worn a little though!

I feel so privileged to be carrying twins but just feel no-one really understands how very difficult it is! I've been just managing at work but then having to lie down all evening and weekend at home but at work I've had comments like "it's just morning sickness" "loads of women go through it" etc etc which I know is true but I am for some reason finding pregnancy very difficult. I literally dint know how I'm going to manage at work tomorrow. But I feel such a phoney taking time off, does that make sense?

Sorry I should add no-one I know understands. I do think people on mumsnet do and are very helpful!

Have had to come home from work this afternoon. Feel such a failure and like I can't cope with pregnancy. Work in an all female, all mothers office too so feel like others may think I'm just weak. They provably don't think that and I'm just feeling paranoid but not nice.
Don't know what to do!

Mine lasted until beginning of second trimester - and never returned.

Jaykay thanks, my fingers are crossed tightly for a similar thing!

I came home from work today too feeling sick. Boss just rolled her eyes, so it made me feel like a wuss. I went home feeling really low about it and fee like they don't believe I have bad symptoms. So I decided to email my manager and explain how I felt, she emailed back and apologised about 'the eye rolling' and said she didn't realise it was pregnancy related until I told her. I shouldn't have to keep on reminding everyone that I'm ill because of pregnancy, it's so frustrating. I totally understand your situation

Hi Freckle, I'm not pregnant with twins, and have never been, but I wanted to say that you shouldn't feel bad about work. I've had hyperemisis in four different pregnancies, and each time my life was put on hold. The first time I felt terribly guilty, but then a colleague told me that the only thing that mattered was me and the baby. Work may not like it, but there's not a lot they can do about it. I have had many months off in total due to being so ill whilst pregnant. If you're not well enough to go to work then that's all there is to it. You and your babies are the only ones you should be worrying about
I hope the sickness eases soon, it really is so awful feeling so ill Good luck!

Mine was at its worst around 9-10 weeks (so the stage you're at) and got better around 14/15 weeks. Felt ok for the majority of the pregnancy after that.
Congratulations, twins are amazing

Kate, is that you?

Only joking. Twin MS was pretty bad here, but did ease off around 15-16 weeks. That sounds a long way away I know, but I had sort of acclimatised to it well before then.

I also went on holiday - with lots of fresh air, reduced stress etc, which made a WORLD of difference. Take some time of work if you need it.

Thanks so much for the reassurance everyone. I feel I have hyperemesis without the ketones bit, so therefore not quite meeting criteria. I have lost at least 11pounds in the past 9 weeks. I haven't been diagnosed with that though, although my GP mentioned the word in conversation.
Lizzy I'm sorry you had such an experience when having to come home but I really like your idea of emailing your boss and honestly well done for sticking up for yourself - this is something I've not really been doing because I felt a bit "in the wrong" for being off which is so silly!

shroomboom your absolutely right. Just now I'm putting work before my health and the babies which is not right. Sorry to hear you struggled with hyperemesis 4 times

tartiflette I do like hearing that it may pass, at present I can't see a day without this! Did yours remain terrible from 10 - 14/15 weeks or gradually improve from 10 weeks. I know everyone is different!

twelveleggedwalk you found me out haha!

With my twins I was sick every morning until 10-11 weeks, then it started tailing off becoming less and less frequent. The last time I was actually sick was about 15 weeks. Hopefully the same for you, I remember how miserable it was!

Hey, I'm 15 weeks with twins and was sick at least once a day until 13 weeks but it really did trail off. I started having 1 day where I felt okay only for it to return the next. Strangely this was a relief as I started to worry I wasn't pregnant anymore on those days : /
Now most days are good with the odd one being a sicky day. Fingers crossed for you yours will trail off too.
It's so upsetting, it became a joke between my partner and I, he would say how was your day and I'd cry and say 'dreadful I was sick 4 times' or 'today it came out my nose' (sorry tmi).
Feel better soon Frecklebee xxx

Thanks babypod it feels never ending but this gives me hope!

I just spoke with my midwife, she is now calling it hyperemesis. She says I'm doing everything I can as taking ice lollies when I can't drink anything. Eating little but often when I can and wearing travel bands. I cried like a fool down the phone to her. I just feel absolutely desperate. She told me to stay off work and this made me feel better, as if I now have permission (does that sound crazy!?)

My husband is away overnight working bad timing so thank god for mumsnet otherwise I'd be sending myself mad!

Not at all I'd be the same and now you can tell your boss that you have been instructed by the midwife to stay off work. I spent almost all my first trimester in bed and when I got to the doctors I just sat and cried.

Got my fingers crossed it will pass for you soon xxx

Have you been googling twins non stop? I can't help myself. I have actually watched every birth of twins on YouTube I could find. It distracted me while I was lying in bed feeling pants

I had quite severe nausea with my ID twins until around 18 weeks I think it was....

I do remember living on weetabix (only thing I could stomach) Nd having to stuff tissues up,my nose while DH cooked his dinner

Nausea & vomiting was at its worst for me between weeks 6-14, however, after week 14 it never went away completely. I was sick up to the day I gave birth at 34 weeks!

I was a childminder before I had my twins and I struggled. I would have to make a dash for the loo to be sick a few times a day and didn't take one day off (couldn't afford to). I was sick in Sainsburys, various car parks, the hospital, grim really.

I hope yours eases off soon.

Oops sorry Freckle it eased off I think from 12 weeks. Really hope it gets better for you soon, I well remember the horror