Hypermesis 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.

Feeling pretty miserable again had a pretty bad day yesterday and barely ate anything. Today I'd thrown up 4 times within an hour of being at work. Also had to stop and sit down for 5 minutes a couple of times cos I started shaking and thought I was about to pass out.

Got a couple more weeks worth of ondansetron so will have to see how it goes. Should I be taking the cyclizine or metoclopramide as well?

My due date is currently 29th August but have my scan on Monday so it may change.

Even fewer days to get thru blueberry! Bet your looking forward to meeting your little pickle! do you know what youre having (Sorry if I've missed that).

dilly I'd ask your doc - but I know taking cyclozine today has made a big difference for me. No miracle cure, but definitely not as bad as the last few afternoon/evenings have been.

Husband has the bit between his teeth; I arranged two weeks ago for estate agents to come round and value/photograph our house tomorrow... I was up for cancelling, he's not (we've found where we want to buy and he want to run with it)... by the morning he plans to have painted the woodwork in the bathroom, rearranged downstairs, boxed up clutter and moved it to the cellar, along with excess furniture... If only he'd been so proactive over the last couple of weeks he wouldn't have to tidy as well! I feel really guilty lying in bed listening to him l, but Netflix us getting me thru....!

eallison I feel for you regarding travel/motion sickness. I'm still suffering from travel sickness at 35 weeks (never ever had travel sickness before pg). I was sick in the car yesterday and only just made it to work before vomiting...I also know all the lay bys on the way to and from work too (I've even been known to park the car whilst dry heaving heavily). I always have a stash of sick bags handy in my car, coat pockets or handbag just in case! I'm hoping the travel sickness disappears when baby arrives.

Will def ask the doc. I think one of my biggest problems is that I'm letting my stomach get empty for too long and then when I do eat, it comes straight back up. And then I don't feel like eating for a long time. Its a vicious circle

And the lack of food is being a have a serious lack of energy. Even having a shower is hard work and I have to sit down for most of it! Looking forward to this apparent burst of energy that should happen at some point

dilly I'm exactly the same. It's that vicious circle of knowing that most food makes me queasy so avoiding, then get so empty and hungry that anything I eat comes up. I've just done a load if washing up and filled a box with DVDs - win!

15th June is my due date

Eallason i feel for you with a party - HG tends to force the announcement of a pregnancy.
Dilly i hope you get better drugs.

Slightly funny moment this eve when i was being sick dd2 teacher called. Dd1 answered the phone and fairly polietly told the teacher it wadn't worth talking to me as i was being sick and throwing up made mummy very grumpy! I rang back and apoligised but may have to work on the grumpiness. Tirdness and not being able to eat and pretty grump inducing.

durham if you can get some stemetil that will probably help. It's for travel sickness and one of the safe ones!

dilly can you keep somethign with you, anything you fancy, that you can nibble as you go, just to keep yoru tummy from getting too empty?

Meerka I tried stemetil for months but just didn't didn't work at all for me. I'm still taking ondansetron which helps with keeping vomiting at bay but not so good for travelling unfortunately.

I had been carrying some choc digestives around with me but haven't actually been eating them! Need to find something else I think. Managed to keep down some pasta and sauce this evening so not doing too badly!

I ate some chip shop chips lasy night and half a sausage. I just decided that if it was coming up anyway I may as well have what I really fancied... It stayed Down! So I may become a more regular customer!

willow that's is funny about your daughter ... no one could blame you for being grumpy though, god knows! Hope you are a bit better this morning ..

ealli it's a funny thing, quite a few people have found that únhealthy' food stays down far better than healthy. Quite a few people have lived off Big Macs or KFC's or something! maybe they are so highly processed that they get digested quick or something.

durham Oh dear, that's disappointing that Stemetil doesn't work. Glad you do at least have the Ondansetron (or Dancing Trons, lovely name that!).

dilly hope you can find something to nibble ... I used to suck boiled sweets, that took away the awful awful taste too, at least for a bit.

Dilly i can nibble on crackers and carry carrot sticks to keep me going. I also find drinking helps with the diziness.

Ealli i can stomach mcdonalds but oddly only a plain bun with cheese! Luckily my local mcdonalds is willing to provide this. My midwife told me just to eat whatever i can and worry about eating heathily when babes arrives - getting calories down is the priority.

Due Dates
EmysMarie 15 March
Blueberry 18 March
Durham Red 19 March
GettheRedOut 26 April
MuddyLettuce 22 May
HexyQueen 1 June
Ovaltine 4 June
NewShoesPlease 12 June
Willow 18 June
Caitmus 25 June
dilly 29 August
eallison 24 September

Blueberry Sorry = silly Mother Hen.
dilly I'm concerned that you're working, feeling that ill.
eallison Goodness, sounds as if OH is determined on a move- but with luck you will feel a lot better when you really have to get down to it.
Durham That sounds nasty - great idea from Meerka, and Meerka Thank you for the corn!
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

Unfortunately I really can't afford more time off. Luckily they are being pretty good about giving me reduced hours. Although I do have a full 8 hour shift on Thursday......will have to see how that goes!

I'd run out ondansetron this morning and only just managed to get to the pharmacy to get some more. I haven't been sick yet though and apart from a killer headache, don't feel too bad! I've finally reached 12 weeks today so hopefully things will start improving! And I get to see the little bean on Monday so worried that my lack of food and water will have hurt the baby!

It was worth the hive of activity; we're about to go on the market with two estate agents. We will move! We've found the house we want, and it would be lovely to be in and settled in plenty of time before pickle arrives.

We have our booking apt on weds. I have a pile of notes already, so its gonna be fun! I explained to both estate agents that I'm pretty much out of action and they were lovely and said they would always give me plenty if warning and a reminder just before viewings and will do all showings if I want. Just building myself up for the party now!

Hello everyone! Hope we are all aswell as can be

I'm still on reduced hours at work which is still proving to be stressful as still suffering from awful headaches and nose bleeds.

One major positive is that I had my consultant appointment this week and have booked my ELCS date, can't believe it was so easy!

Hello, this is my first ever post. I'm 12 weeks and been feeling awful since the word go. Been off since middle of Dec, spent 7 weeks revisiting any liquids or solids, knackered, worried (third preg, hoping this is successful) and generally telling all and sundry its 'gastric flu' or some such silly tale. Not sure if half of them believe me but not blabbing yet for another month at least. The few i've told are good.

Work know, told them the same day as i found out. They are great and i really trust them, managed to negotiate no shifts (I work in a hospital), so no nights, and reduced hours for when i am back for the next few weeks.

I went back 2 weeks ago, though i am still vomiting, the ketones have gone (hopefully for good), i assumed this is 'normal' pregnancy nausea... the tiredness never goes.... i basically threw up 4 times thursday afternoon, didn't keep anything down friday - feeling rather abject and might of had a few crys in the last few weeks, I have another week off sick again.

Does anyone else basically sit on the loo, vomit, cry and vomit again? My pregnancy moto has previously been 'i can take anything as long as i get a baby at the other end' but i am beginning to flag now. I have 3 different anti-sickness meds, not sure about taking the last one as i google'd it and i'm not too happy taking it.

Hi trixy. You've done the first third -well done! Yes,I feel like I spend a lot of time hugging my toilet, crying and vomiting. I'm very glad my cleaner is as good as she is and we have another loo that my husband is relegated to (if you know what I mean!).it's so, so hard. This is my first pregnancy, but it took 18 months to get here and I've not yet managed to feel excited. First week I knew I was pregnant it hadn't really sunk in and since week 5 I've felt like shit. in my head this baby is referred to as 'bastard bloody thing'. I've not said that out loud or told anyone as I feel awful thinking it, but when I've spent 20 mins throwing up and have a burnry sore throat and know I've not finished hurling it's difficult to think anything else. I am sure (nearly) that when the bbt arrives I will love it and it will be worth it, but bloody hell it's hard work right now.

I hope only people with hyperemesis read this, as I feel like you women will understand in a way that other people just can't.

Incidentally, we went to that party. 6 and a half hours I managed. Half 8 I decided enough was enough but mother in law talked me into having a little lie down and see how I feel. When she asked how we were getting home I said taxi, and she pulled a face and said the walk would be good for me. It's only a 15 minute walk but no, no it wouldn't. In that moment I hated her. But compromised by having the lie down. Slept for half an hour, woke up, vomited and rang a taxi. I need to trust my instincts.

eallison I know exactly what you mean. This baby was planned and very much wanted but right now, I just want the whole thing to be over! And I'm terrified that I've damaged the baby by not being able to eat or drink.

Well done for managing so long at that party! Don't think I could have done it. But yes, trust your instincts!!

I'm getting to be a pro at managing to not throw up until I'm at a toilet. Several times I've just been laying in bed crying cos I know I need to vomit but don't want to any more. This is tough but we will get through it

trixy04 Welcome, congratulations and sorry you feel so bad. I'm glad work are sympathetic, but realistically, it's too difficult to work with this unless the meds work really well for you. What meds have you been put on? Vomiting four times like that is too much...From your remark about ketones, have you got kesostix to check your urine as it's so easy to get dehydrated again and you can get them from any chemists?
ealissson88 Well done on surviving so long at the party; as people don't realize how ill you are, I suppose they can't be blamed for apparent insensitivity - it'll be good when you can tell them and not be expected to do too much. Glad your move is going ahead; do you need a bigger place for the baby?
dillyI admire tidy pukers - I don't know how they do it...Babies with mothers with Hyperemesis generally thrive, try not to worry too much.
Hello9 Great news about ELCS.
Apologies for anyone rudely overlooked.

We could probably do baby where we are, but I'd rather move before baby arriveS, I feel like it'll be simpler! Things like having a drive rather than having to park somewhere on the road will be much easier!

1st viewing this afternoon! Brave face on! Hoping I have a vomit free period!

I don't know how I manage it either to be honest! I even managed to avoid puking on the bus and waiting until I'd made it into work the other day!

Luckily I've got my first scan tomorrow morning so will put my mind at ease that everything is okay hopefully!

Today I'm really really missing proper food. I just want to be able to eat a normal sized portion of food and enjoy it instead of eating something bland and hoping that it doesn't come back up! And I'm craving fruit and there isn't any in the house and there's no one that can get me any

I've decided that when I feel alright I'm just gonna eat whatever I fancy. If it's gonna come up anyway I may as well enjoy it! Today I fancy pancakes, so gonna have pancakes with sugar and lemon and Nutella (not all at same time!) for tea on the basis of "sod it, at least I enjoyed it at the time!".

I too always make it to a loo; I pride myself that I've never not vomited in a loo. Until this I've never vomited anywhere than my own toilet. Now I'm less fussy!

I've been fancying pancakes for a while too. This morning I was dreaming about cinnamon French toast so I might make that for dinner :)

I do always carry around a little plastic bag in case of emergencies but thankfully never needed it yet. I think puking in public would be my worse nightmare!

I actually can't imagine anything worse than puking in public. Working in a school has made vomiting fun; I just cannot bear to vomit in front of people, so I'd find myself crouched in front of the loo cursing people in my head, silently screaming at them to get the hell out! The people who would have chats were my least favourite people in the world at those moments!