Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Flip

Original poster

Why am I still so sick?

23 replies

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 17:17

Hello, I'm 14 weeks and into 7th week off work and Im starting to freak out. I've felt sick for so long I'm losing the will to live and now I'm wondering what will happen if I stay like this for the duration of my pregnancy and I can't go back to work. Worse, how will I ever have the strength to give birth? I've been stuck in bed for so long I get out of breath really easily and I'm so weak. I just can't believe what a monstrous pregnancy I'm having and I feel like I need support and advice and don't know what to do. Any advice welcome :(

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

PeppaPigStinks · 25/02/2015 17:19

Have you been given any anti sickness Meds?

MurielWoods · 25/02/2015 17:29

Twins?

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 17:30

Yes. They don't help much. My problem isn't vomiting really. Only sick a couple of times a day. I just feel like I have gastric flu. Everything makes me feel ill, I can't sleep properly, I can't stand up without being nauseous. The day is just a conveyor belt of symptoms. Desperate for some respite. Can't believe how sick I feel when some women have no symptoms. Pregnancy just doesn't agree with me and I feel like I need to find a way to handle this better because my life has ground to a halt.

OP posts:

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 17:30

No not twins

OP posts:

PenguinTuxedo · 25/02/2015 17:38

I have no answers sorry :( I'm 17+5 and still feeling like this myself. I'm in and out of work and I'm just so sick and exhausted. I would say though, that if your current anti sickness tablets aren't working for you, have you spoken to the GP about trying others?

originalusernamefail · 25/02/2015 17:43

Sorry OP, pregnancy is just a bit shit for some people (myself included ). My best advice is go along to get along - and take all the help you can get! It's hard enough without torturing yourself with all those lucky ladies who feel 'glowing'. Be kind to yourself

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 17:44

I've tried prometahzine which made me feel really weird and fall asleep and now I'm taking cyclazine which frankly just takes it from unbearable to unpleasant. I'm in awe of you going to work in this state. I literally couldn't.

OP posts:

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 25/02/2015 17:53

I'm 21 weeks and still feeling like this... Sorry OP

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 18:13

I'm sorry for all of you still suffering :( what are you doing about work?

OP posts:

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 25/02/2015 18:21

SAHM to a 15 month old, which is probably better than work but still bloody hard. She has started to copy me by leaning over and pretending to be sick . She doesn't sleep either so it's a bit of a nightmare!

Skiptonlass · 25/02/2015 18:27

You poor, poor thing. I'm also sick with the worst nausea I've ever had. Moving at all makes it so much worse. I'm managing work at the moment (I can work at home a couple of days a week) but if it gets much worse I honestly don't know what I'm going to do. I spent most of yesterday morning with my eyes tightly shut and a sick bag balanced on my keyboard. Not good.

i can only suggest seeing your gp for a medication review. What youre on now are the first line drugs for hyperemesis. They are both safe antihistamines. But they're not working for you. So, back to docs. Second line of attack for them is Prochlorperazine and metoclopramide, although they may not give you the latter if you're young, as it can cause what are called extra pyramidal side effects (ticcy movements, to keep it simple.)

Third line of attack is zofran ( ondansetron.) that is pricey and has less safety evidence behind it (that doesn't mean it's unsafe, just that the other drugs have a longer history of safe use. )

Otherwise, I can only extend a limp, vomit covered hand in support. It sucks. What is it they say, when you're going through hell, keep going.

Chunderella · 25/02/2015 18:28

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Whatabout · 25/02/2015 18:40

Cornberry have they checked your iron levels since booking? When I was breathless it was anaemia. It sounds miserable, what does your midwife say?

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 19:06

Haven't spoken to midwife. I don't have my first midwife appointment for three weeks. The GP did give me metoclopramide to fake alongside the cyclazine but I didn't take it as I read online that up they shouldn't be taken together. I hate taking drugs so try to avoid it but Im desperate now. How does one have the stength for labour if this lasts? And what happens with work if you're sick for 9 months? Anyone know ??

OP posts:

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 19:07

Yes had iron levels checked - not anaemic. I wish there was some explanation for this. I can't believe it's normal :(

OP posts:

Sukie272 · 25/02/2015 19:47

Cornberry... so sorry to hear you're still suffering. Are some days better than others or are all the same? Have you tried prochlorperazine (stemetil)? I found this more effective than cyclazine tho it doesn't always help.

I'm 9 weeks and have been off work since week4, diagnosed with HG at 5 weeks. I can't manage going out at all at the moment, so can't imagine going back to work. At first I was restless being indoors 24/7 but now I'm just relieved to be resting. I usually have a few hours a day when I feel better, so I try to get jobs done in one go. Had a few really bad days last week when I was being sick every hour, but most of the time i just feel 'seasick' and off-balance.

I've no idea what happens if you're signed off the whole pregnancy- it must happen to some people. Anyone else know?

Whatabout · 25/02/2015 19:53

It won't count against you on your employment record. If you are still sick at 36 weeks then maternity leave will kick in. Financially it will depend on your companies sick pay. As for labour your body will just get on with it. I had severe spd and hadn't slept at all for a week before labour. It just got on with it and out came baby. Don't wirry, it will all be ok.

Littlemisssunshine75 · 25/02/2015 20:07

Oh you poor thing I know just how horrendous feeling so ill can be - with ds I had it until 18 weeks, and with dd until 26 weeks (sorry ) and was hospitalised. I lost loads of weight in both pregnancies, but it did ease up, and by the time it came to giving birth I was okay.
From what I've heard I think in most cases it does get better, there are seemingly only a small percent of women who continue to suffer feeling like this the whole way through. You just have to get through it day by day at the moment, and please don't worry about work.
There's nothing they can do about it as it's pregnancy related, and to be honest, who is going to thank you for struggling in whilst feeling so poorly? I was off work for months and months, as I could hardly even stand up. There was no way I could have made it outside to the car, let alone to work! As much as it must have been a pain for them they understood completely, and I had an amazing welcome back when I did return
I understand too well that horrible panicky feeling, and not being able to believe you will ever feel any better. You will. Until that time just prioritise yourself, and try to rest as much as you can.
Good luck, and hope you feel brighter asap!

hestialou · 25/02/2015 20:15

My friend with good intentions suggested a cup of tea would make it all better hmmmm I wish!

weelamb123 · 25/02/2015 20:30

Same here. I'm 19 weeks and just returned to work after 12 weeks off. Xx

Remind · 25/02/2015 20:38

I was sick every single day of the pregnancy with Ds2 (sorry)

In the end I just kind of got used to it. Going off to be sick, was much the same as going to the loo. Off you go, do your business, wash your hands and back to whatever you were doing before.

It is properly miserable though, so I do sympathise.

If I can be a little bit blunt, does staying in bed actually make you feel any better? If not, might you be better off trying to get on with things? I found I definitely felt less ill when I was properly occupied. It was when I stopped I felt really bad.

stupidgreatgrinonmyface · 25/02/2015 20:46

Complete sympathy from me. I was diagnosed with HG in both my pregnancies. I spent about half of each pregnancy in hospital on drips etc and honestly, the only days I did not wake up with horrendous sickness, were the days my dcs were born. On a more positive note, both my gp and my consultant told me that HG can be a sign of a very healthy baby and certainly both dcs had good birth weights and were very healthy from birth and generally throughout their childhood and now into adulthood.

I hope you do feel much better soon, I remember both my pregnancies with mixed feelings purely due to the constant sickness and the 'helpful' comments from those who assumed I was just exaggerating my symptoms.

Original poster

Cornberry · 25/02/2015 22:42

I'm really sorry to hear about everyone's awful experiences :( I'm amazed at how few people know about or understand this condition considering how many women on here have suffered from it :(

So far the only improvement I have had is that I can eat more types of food. I feel sick and throw up regardless of what I eat but a couple of weeks ago I could only have a handful of foods anywhere near me but now I can eat slightly more colourful things. I really hope that's a sign of slow improvement. I feel so helpless. I want to do something but can't. I appreciate the suggestion that staying in bed isn't the answer. And being distracted by TV or radio does help a little, but as for going out, I've had to go to the hospital and doctor's a few times these past weeks and it's an ordeal. Have to carry a Tupperware bowl to spit and puke into and have to keep sitting down from the dizziness. Unfortunately just getting on with it isn't an option. I appreciate all the replies

OP posts:

Flip