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

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.

Damn autocorrect! Mess=meds

Just wanted to say, Purple sorry, forgot to respond to your second post. I'm glad doctor doesn't think it is the onset of Hyperemesis, anyway.
Icant Words fail me, if the gp saw you'd been admitted so often. Obviously, you went in for the fun of it.

Ems I'm glad you had a burst of energy, anyway.

I know. He's a prick. Apparently I must be ok to refuse being admitted - he said I could put my son in tenpory foster care. Erm no!
How are you doing lucinda? Your always looking out for everyone else I forget!
How's things reebok?
ems sleep sounds good!
How are you grey, bugista, eallison and anyone else I've missed out

melle, MoP, spandau

Ems - I am doing the same thing! Fortunately mat leave allows me to lie in bed until the nausea passes and the option of going back to bed in the afternoon when it sets in again. Still not vomitting, and managing to cope with only an ondansetron here and there.
Ambling - I've found that lying on my right means my stomach doesn't seem to move in my chest as much which does definitely help the nausea. Not sure if anyone else encounters this?!?

Ems sorry to hear your energy has gone. How long to go?

Icant your doctor needs a slap!! Can't you get another doc to sign you off? Worried you will get worse.

Today has mainly been relentless nausea for me but I managed to watch a film on Netflix to cheer me up. Usually a case of staring at 4 walls. Only one vom so far and that's probably only because I was tempted by half a cup of tea and Madelines. Can feel more wants to come up as I type but trying to ignore it and hope it goes back down. I had less of a temper with dd when she came home from nursery today. Was able to cuddle and talk to her. I've missed that. Still can't stand oh though.

Sorry not to reply to everyone individually by Hope you're all ok. Another day almost down. This too shall pass...

That was meant to be *but hope you're all ok.

Mellee...how long to go? I find left makes things digest better for me...but I can't stay on one side for long or pain starts on body.

I've got an appt with a Dr next weds :) my class teacher v understanding and just sat down a lot and was allowed to go be sick, so what I want etc which helped
I'm glad you watched something and enjoyed time with DD.
totally understand - I'm fustrated and to be honest cba talking to DP not that I see him much with his work anyway :/
I hope you have a better day tomorrow

I honestly don't know how you do it! There's no way I could teach right now with the way I feel. The one day I was in this term (yep you heard it ONE)...I spent most the day puking in the loos and I got a colleague who knew what was going on to stay in the room as she's a float teacher and cover me. Glad you have an understanding teacher. It helps doesn't it to have supportive colleagues. Hope you have a better day tomorrow. Feel for you Hun.

Went to pick up meds today and the receptionist looked at me and said you look pale. Erm yes...you would too if you felt the way I do. The doctors is literally a 20 second walk across the road from my flat but I find it exhausting. People around who know me all look at me strangely...probably thinking I look like shit...which I do...I hate the way I look. So drawn. Lost about 10kg already.

ICan't Don't worry about me, I'm not suffiering now, though I suffered years ago, and now I'm just Mother Hen cheering you youngsters along. Foster care, he says? This gets worse and worse. He sounds like a dcotor from circa 1960, or something. Has he come through a time warp as part of a conspiracy to reduce the number of doctors needed by the NHS? [winks]
Reebok It was brave to try a cup of tea. Oh dear. That is a thing you so miss.
EMS and Mellebacca ae high up on here, but this is very outdated, and I can't find TwoDrifters or Bugista.
Due Dates
Due Dates
Melleebacca 25 October
Amy 11 November
Ems10000 15 November
Laura 24 November
Chopsface 14 December
Daffodil 14 December
Kayme 28 January
RubyReins 6 February
mrsm14 14 February
Mirabel 19 February
mygreeneyedboy 22 February
BarmeeMarmee 10 March
Reebok 23 April
spandau 8 May
Motherof Pearl 12 May.

Ah I'm so jealous of all those due dates before me!! I'm 13th may so right after you mop!
Ah it's good to have a mother hen lucinda the GP is very old school
reebok SLT aren't supportive at all, not even done a risk assessment or said welcome back. Quite lucky as my class is a unit separate from the school so the other staff in my class are really understanding. They said I shouldn't be back and told me off
I couldn't teach at all so you need the time off! And receptionists are renowned for being a bit bitchy so you must look like death for them to say that. Haha! No offence pretty sure we all do! Could put a new meaning to 50 shades of grey.

Staggered by the actions and attitude of your doctor Icant. It is disgraceful that when you are unwell enough to be admitted, but can't be because of childcare problems, that they punish you by refusing to sign you off, instead of supporting your recovery at home. Sending you hugs.
Welcome to Ambling. Do stick around on here; it does make you feel less isolated.
Reebok, I'm also a left side person. Lying on my right makes bile come into my throat. Yuk. Glad you watched a film and got some cuddles in with your DD.
I've had a reasonable evening so far. Managed to eat a bit of macaroni cheese. Hope it stays down. Another day nearly down. I hate this feeling of wishing time away but that's what HG makes me do.

Ps. Icant, we're practically due date twins!

reebok glad you've been able to watch a film and have a bit of energy for your dd. Don't feel guilty though, I had weeks and weeks were I never did the bedtime routine and lay in bed while my daughter cried for me. I remember feeling like I had accomplished something when I could sit and read her a story! Kids are so resilient and it became the norm for her, I remember her walking into the bathroom when I was having a particularly violent vom session and she said 'mum, when you've finished doing that...' As if I was washing up or something! mellee not long for you now! I'm enjoying mat leave and not feeling guilty about doing very little as I dragged myself into work for so long! Dd has just started school though so find myself drifting off just before I need to go and pick her up, also having vivid dreams about my waters breaking in the school playground!!

Lucinda that comment made me laugh so hard I nearly peed!

Icant are you part of a union? They need to do a risk assessment legally.

Mop glad you managed some food. Hope it stays down. I know what you mean about wishing time away. I live for nighttime as although I have bouts of nausea I sleep through some of it and I can also drink water! It's wonderful! After 5am I can barely stomach water so I literally only have a window from 10pm - 5am to drink as much as I can in my sleep. Haha! Crazy!

I vommed again but luckily tea wasn't awful coming up. Thanks ems...helps to know others have been through it with their children.

Nope I've been meaning to join one for about a year now , I will track SLT down tomorrow anything to get out of PE

Lucinda I'm 26 March (according to scan I'm 21 May but I'm sure of my dates to the day!) and I think Shoop is 28 May (?). Thank you for putting the dates up, it's nice to see everyone's!

Sorry to those suffering today icant, reebok, mop, spandau and welcome to purple and ambling. I had a vom free day but nausea has been bad. As reebok and others say, this too shall pass!!

Ems and mellee amazing you're both on countdown, woo! Hope the next few weeks go by super quickly for you Ems.

Eek that should ready 21 March not 21 May! I should re read my posts sorry xx

Thanks for everyone's well wishes, I've just managed to read through all of the new posts. I find mumsnet so helpful knowing that there are others going through what I am that can offer advice and tips that really do help. I like knowing that some of my experiences may help others too.
I hope everyone gets better soon. xx

Hello! Today hasn't been great I have been trying to sleep for most of it as at least then I'm not throwing up!

My d-date is 4th January LucindaE sorry I kept forgetting to tell you!

Eeek! I'm top of the list. Took a lot of vomitting to get there (bad joke, sorry!). Still got one of my friends and my SIL to give birth before me. I'm counting down to induction day - 4th Nov. Baby is waaaaay too happy in there!

Just trying to muster energy to leave bed ...
icant I am astounded by what that doc said. Be very careful with regards social services involvement ... nasty experience here :(
If I don't trust a doc I don't interact I leave and find new doc. What they write about you can be very damaging and u won't know about it .
Sorry to be a neg merchant lol

Still feel like I'm on a boat bobbing up and down on the sea.. sickness ... no companions ... no hairdressing or makeup facilities ;) what's the point.i only spew all over it or cry it away :(
I look like I've been dug up hahahaha
Another day another....dollar???

amber and purple (interesting colour combo!) welcome. Sorry you are suffering so much, HG is the pits! Yes, any sort of small bug is really, really good at knocking you back. Big bugs, even more so. it -will- pass though, as you get better and your system begins to recover.

Reebok how are you?

spandau ... another day, another one less to go. I really think that sometimes thinking of this awful HG as the new normal, and simply trying to get through the next 15 minutes, is the only way forward. Then any gain is an improvement ... And you do know that it won't be forever (even if that's only at the head level and it -feels- impossible to believe it will end)

bugista and others, I found exactly the same. Just could not socialize. Couple friends came round to wish me well and 5 mins was all I could stand, then I retreated to bed. The shock on one friends face said it all really.

When my husband was away, he arranged for his best friend to come and warm some soup up before too late in the evening (no way could i do it myself) and check that I was still just about managing. René was fantastic, because he'd come, warm the soup up and then go away. So appreciated! (he's a lovely bloke).

ican't how are your kidneys doing? worried that doctor is an absolute incompetent idiot. Arsehole.

ealli I hope tinyealli can get something to help ... poor mite.