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.

Goodness, Hellol That must have been a shock. This is so not fair as kids say, Hypremesis, spd, headaches, and now this...Gentle pats on offer if appreciated. I did have an associate whose family always delivered at 36 weeks and it happened to her and they weren't worried as are the lungs supposed to be pertty well ready at that date? But obviously its best to have them later.
Mellee Congratulations on that roast dinner. Being looked after by a mother can be so soothing.
elizabethsmum I automatically go into that undignified position when I have a migraine, and I think I saw it mentioned as a yoga position, believe it or not, lol.
MotherofPearl All luck with TTC and here's wishing a pregnancy with only normal ms - it has happened to people on here.
Daffodil Great advice from MotherofPearl about cyclazine. I have heard the awful doziness gets better from various people, but it must be near impossible to function on it at first. Intriguing about breadsticks.
I hope Melleeand any had lovely birthdays. Hugs about old due date, any.
Penguin You are so right to complain, becasuse as you say, it mustn't happen again and it's just lucky it didn't lead to tragedy.
Original and Lilac I hope coping.
Meerka and elizabethsmum Lol about Scandenavian characters.

Happy Birthday Mellee and Amy... hope you both had a nice time! Amy how was the museum-town?

I had a lovely day out in city centre with friend Feel refreshed and uplifted! I almost cancelled this morn as woke with awful throbbing headache then was sick a few times, but really wanted to see her and she'd travelled some way so didn't want to let her down. I made it to city centre in a taxi (sick-bag at the ready though didn't need to use it). I felt very nauseous first couple of hours then was violently sick in Costa toilet (luckily a nice private single toilet!) After that the nausea eased off and had a blissful 4 hours with no nausea at all!! Did some shopping, tried clothes on, wandered round looking at things and generally felt like a normal human being again We stopped for rest and cups of tea every hour or so and chatted about everything under sun. Nausea came back towards end but managed taxi ride home without vomiting. I'm so glad I didn't cancel or give up at the start. I felt a bit panicky when on verge of vomiting in public but once i'd been sick the fear went away and really enjoyed being out! Feel a bit more confident about coping with sickness in public now.

So glad to hear it, Lilac . Congratulations on braving going out when feeling foul, and so glad you felt better later. It was nice of you to be so determined to meet a friend who'd travelled.

Just quickly popping on to say thank you for all the birthday wishes. Meerka hope you have been able to enjoy your day.

By some miracle I have had a sick free day! Possibly due to all the fresh air and the pain in my hips from walking taking my mind off any sickness haha but had a really lovely day. I am now slobbing on the couch and can barely move but so happy to have got out. And the museum was lovely, so glad we went.

Hope everyone is ok today, will have a catch up tomorrow as I'm falling asleep already! !

Sorry I mean Mellee for your birthday, but Meerka I do hope you had a nice day too haha!

well it wasn't bad thank you

pleased to hear you've had a good day at the museum =) so nice to be able to do something after all the sickness!

Today I feel like I've gone back in time. Every time I stand up I need to be sick. I've not been this bad for 10 weeks. Hoping it's just a bad day and I'll go back to pretty normal functioning again tomorrow (or shortly after!). I also seem to have forgotten all my survival techniques...

Oh ealli sorry to hear that. Are you able to have a day in bed and have someone come and help you?

Day in bed is doable (work in school, half term) but not someone coming to help me. I'll be fine. I'll have another sleep now then I'll try and do food. Frustrating! Trying hard not to be angry with myself!

Try not to be angry with yourself it's not your fault x I would try and pop to the kitchen for some food and drink that you can keep by your bedside and snack on throughout day. Maybe a sick bucket for bedside if your bathroom is far. Try and sleep through if you can. I always sleep better if the room is cool so maybe keep a window open. Thinking of you hope it eases x

Be angry with your hormones! It';s not your fault, its them little buggers whizzing around. They do their job in making the baby grow but some of them don't have make their displeasure known.

Actually the odd really bad day does happen ... exactly like you said, like going back in time. It terrified me at the time that I was going to really relapse! But it will clear up tomorrow or the day after. Just rest. I used to think of it as a reminder of how bad it used to be and how much better it was going now (very Pollyanna but had to find some silver lining to get through!)

eallison Just wanted to symapthize. So agree with Meerka and others, Any number of woman on here have suffered from a day or two's dramatic relapse and been scared they're goiing to go back to how they were in the early weeks,but take heart, nobody has yet.
I'm so glad that people have been able to get out and try and have a life, and things like that The Scourge doesn't approve of, and great news about Penguin's scan, very reassuring for everyone. Remember that nature designs things so that unborn babies survive in periods of starvation, which is the same thing, really.Pollyanna stuff from Mother Hen too, Meerka.

Eallison I hope you're resting up in bed and feeling much better!

Eallison oh dear hope you feel better soon!! Like Meerka said blame your hormones not yourself! Bad days just happen sometimes. I've had several relapses that hit out of blue (hadn't been doing anything tiring or strenuous they just happened!) My most recent one lasted 6 days but I'm coming out of it now, recovery in 2nd trimester seems much faster and smoother than in first. I've also had one-off bad days during periods of feeling well. Hopefully today will just be a one-off for you. Do rest as much as you can and try not to stress too much. I know it's horrible having a set-back but you might feel fine by morning.

Amy so glad you had a nice birthday at museum!

After my day-out yesterday I had a rough evening... constant vomiting, couldn't keep anything down, and severe nausea kept me awake in night. A clear sign I overdid it, although the psychological lift from such a lovely day with friend almost compensated for the physical suffering afterwards. It's so hard to get the balance right! If I stay in resting I feel isolated and sad, if I go out I end up worse physically! Has anyone got any tips for getting the balance right?

Lower back and right hip seized up overnight so now every step is painful and it's even difficult getting up from chair! This morn had to get to an appointment, got lost and ended up hobbling round city trying to find right building, ended up missing appointment as we got there so late! Hope this isn't the start of SPD

I just woke up with my cat curled up behind my back. Like he's fed up of my sleeping on my back (I go to sleep on my side and invariably awake on mu back). Made me smile, which I needed. Then made it difficult to get up to pee. You can't have everything! Gonna try to go downstairs and have a crumpet. If that goes well I'm gonna brave the shower! Oh
, isn't the throws of HG exciting?!

In terms of balance, its all about baby steps. I know yesterday was your birthday and your hubby had long term plans, but don't try to do so much! Meet friends in the local park. Get them to pick you up and drive or walk somewhere close. go to a coffee shop if you can manage. Little things then rest for a day or two and see how you are.

Eallison Ah cat snuggling up is lovely. I think some cats sense when they're needed. When I was a child our cat used to sneak into bedroom when i was ill, creep under duvet and curl up on my feet! He wasn't supposed to come upstairs at all but seemed to have a 6th sense of when his company was needed (unless he just saw opportunity for a warm nest to nap in lol).
It was Amy's and Mellee's birthdays yesterday not mine I just overdid it by going out for a full day with friend after weeks of not doing much at all. I'll try to keep outings shorter next time with less walking!
Good luck with the crumpet staying down! On bad days even little things feel like big achievements, i remember how excited I was when found the energy to straighten my hair again!

Too many birthdays + baby brain = me getting all sorts wrong. My nephews think it's hilarious at the moment that I'm turning into my Nana and calling everyone the wrong name! Sorry!

I've got baby-brain too Today I loaded dishwasher then unloaded it again without realising I hadn't switched it on... so nothing had been washed! Yesterday nearly left house in socks, only realised I had no shoes on when stepped outside [embarrassed]

My mum's visiting at weekend, she lives a long way away so haven't seen her since Xmas. So tomorrow I need to clean house top-to-bottom and prepare guest-room, DH can't help as he'll be at work all day. I meant to start cleaning today but my hips and lower back are agony! They've seized up again, the pain goes right around pelvis and between legs when I walk, jars painfully when I vomit I've been shuffling round at snails pace all afternoon trying to ease the stiffness. Any other ladies had this type of hip/back pain and got any tips for easing it?

Gosh Lilac, that pain sounds worrying. I've never had SPD but it sounds like maybe you need to be checked for it? Might a nice warm bath help? I think rosemary essential oil in bath is good for aches and pains but not sure if you can tolerate the smell. HG made me loathe smells that I normally love, like fresh basil!
Eallison, hope this relapse is very short lived. Good thing that it coincided with half-term at least (joining Meerka and Lucinda's Pollyanna club as you can see!).
Hope everyone not too bad this evening. I hope Hello is OK.

Hello everyone. Eallison sorry you are having a rotten day. Hope as the evening goes on you feel stronger. Xx
I've had a tough day today, couldn't get out of bed or get much food in. Watching nice sunshine from window grrr.
lilacwine this might just be me being shameless but I am letting people including mum clean while I loll about!! My friends coming over soon and I'm going to meet her in my pyjamas with bad hair and let her clean my bathroom. This is so not the old me but hey I'm gonna be lazy for a bit. I reckon you are definitely entitled to as well!!
Hugs to those feeling a bit rotten today. Xx

yes MoP the smells! god, nothing was the same.

lilac it probably is worth getting that pain checked. Agreed, the balance thing is just a matter of trial and error. I think in the end you learn to read the tiny signals your body sends you, but it's so easy to overdo it.

Hope everyone else is surviving, I dont know if it's a cooler day in England too, that always felt better than a hot day with preg

Lilac - Epsom salts are good in the bath for cramps. And lavender oil has been recommended for in the bath during early labour due to its calming effects. In regards to balance, I've been making sure when I meet up with friends that they come and see me, or I go out for a short while to somewhere I can sit. Yesterday my mum and Aunty took me shopping, I pretty much just sat on the floor of the store, or in chairs and they would bring me things they thought I liked. Then I went home and rested for a hour before going to a cafe and meeting a friend for a quick drink (she has HG too, so we compared stories).
Ealli - I hope you feel better tomorrow. My husband always says, 'your only goal each day is to survive, anything extra is a bonus'.
Waves to all :)

Urgh, been feeling rubbish all day and struggled to eat dinner. Then dh looked at the coleslaw packet after dinner and it's two bloody days out of date. An hour later and I'm being sick :( coincidence?

Sympathies to all those having a bad day. lilac and eallison I so agree about cats, of course, the old wise women may have known of their healing qualities, who knows? But I do know they seem to have an urge to try and mend people. I believe horses are notorious for it, too, though luckily they don't usually try and get on beds.
Melee A great idea to look the part, and get some sympathetic help. People soldier on too much.
MotherofPearl Welcome to the Polyanna Club
For you and all those who are being so helpful on the thread, Meerka and elizabethsmum and everyone . And Hello who is encouraging to others, despite a truly awful pregnancy
I had to laugh about the socks, lilac. Well, I went out in odd shoes not so long ago, without the excuse of Hypermesis.
I hope everyone is recuperating from days out/ birthdays etc etc.

Good morning everyone, I've had an awful couple of days with a headache I just could not shift. Good news it has gone this morning, yay! Apart from that and the visit to hospital I've had a pretty good first week off. Having said that im counting down the days til my ELCS, I really really cannot wait to not feel like this anymore!