Morning sickness - coping strategies

[quesadillas]

Hi,

Just gone 7 weeks and feel shocking. No actual vomiting, but 24 hour nausea. The thought of food is killing me, but trying to eat little and often. It was bad last time, but now I have a toddler to look after, which makes things more difficult. Husband is horrendously busy with work (although he is working from home at weekends) and so can't take any of the burden away. I have a job as well, but how sick do I have to feel before calling in sick?

I actually feel completely pathetic. I've had real trouble getting my head round this pregnancy, and feeling rough isn't helping that at all. I feel pathetic, lazy and a useless mum.

I know how your feeling and it's bloody rubbish... I'm finding chewing strong minty gum takes away the nasty taste in my mouth which makes me sick, food little and often.... I'm also finding a plain biscuit before I even get out of bed in the morning is helping. Keeping away from food that repeats eg garlic bread , cucumber etc . Also I expect you do this anyway but getting outside, a bit of fresh air seems to be quite nice especially if windy. Wishing you the best xxx

I'm nearly 14 weeks and feeling sick all the time so you've got my sympathies. I've been like this from the start. Was hoping to take my two DC out today for a walk but just cannot face it. I'm so tired and feel yuck.

I think resting does help when you feel nauseous, so I've explained to the DC that I have to rest during the afternoon, and I think as long as they have stuff to do then they are fine with that.

You poor thing :( if you can't function normally see your GP and perhaps get signed off work. Also maybe medication will help. Important to rest as much as possible. Hope it passes soon x

Cyclazine. It made it manageable for me. I battled through about 8 months of severe nausea the first time round. Second pregnancy I went pretty much straight to the GP!

Content nausea is the pits. At least if you throw up you feel better afterwards! (Please note - it's not a competition, constant visiting would be pretty shit too).

I agree with happy - go to the GP and ask for some anti sickness tablets :)

Stupidly medication hadn't occurred to me. Maybe it is time to see the GP.

I think the nausea is worse this time, but at least this time I know it'll pass eventually! Doesn't help when all you want is silence and your 2 year old just wants to play with all the noisy toys.

Hi quesadillas, I felt exactly the same as you, in fact I could have written it myself. I felt terrible, all I wanted to do was sleep, I felt sick all day long and and I felt so down, I struggled to get my head around it - and I have a 3 year old so I know how you feel! Fast forward to 12.5 weeks and I am feeling much brighter, not sick any more and a lot less exhausted. I wouldn't say I feel great but so much better than before. Fingers crossed yours goes soon too. PS I was given medication (not cyclazine) for the nausea too but it didn't really work and made me more tired. Found that eating small meals with snacks in between got me through it. Good luck.

I'm in a similar position as you OP.

It's really tough. I have been eating little and often but it doesn't stop the wretching. I'm also taking 10mgs of b6 vits and anti sickness bands. It may have eased it but I still feel quite sick.

I've not got an interest in food, but I am eating small bits of ginger cake, and eating mostly sweets and small boys of mushy bland food.

If nothing does work please go to the GP.

You have my full sympathy and I hope your DH is able to ease the burden over the weekend and give you a chance to get some rest.

Thanks for all the messages, and hope you other suffering ladies feel better soon.

I just feel guilty that today my toddler hasn't been out anywhere. He seems quite happy, but I hate feeling like we're both missing out on each other. DH is working all weekend, so I get a lie-in, but then not much respite.

I am currently on about day 5 of morning sickness and I really am feeling awful. I have no energy at all, 2 kids to look after and I'm feeling so nauseous it's horrible, dry heaving over a toilet is a big part of my day and I am worn out. Do I really have to feel like this for months? I genuinely don't know how I'm going to manage to get the kids to school and playgroup next week.

I found 2 ginger biscuits before I even got out of bed helped! And eating little and often if you can I found I felt more sickly when I was hungry! I'm 13+2 and it's just eased X

Same here, I'm 7 weeks today and have been nauseous constantly since 5.5 weeks. It's awful, anyone who hasn't experienced it cannot possibly understand how exhausting it is, I feel like I've been poisoned. My advice OP is go to the doctor and get signed off work; you might feel like it's overdramatic but I know from experience that you can't possibly concentrate properly at work when you feel like this. I've told myself I'll give it one more week and then I'll be asking for some time off because I can't carry on much longer. You'll only be off a few weeks and then hopefully the worst will be over.