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.

Yay! Thanks squeezed I'm a crap good mum 😁 xxx

squeezed no way are you a bad mum!

the HG feels endless but ... take it day by day, hour by hour. Just live for the here and now.

we're rooting for you. we've been there and you will come through.

spandau exciting about the scan :)

I'm feeling "better" thanks a lot, didn't manage to see a midwife but as soon as I ate something else apart from cornflakes, nausea came back. Amazing 2 days though, can't believe I had a break!

Sending good vibes to everyone

Thanks for kind words. It floors me when DD is trying to make me happy because I'm sad or sick. Can't wait for may!

squeezed be kind to yourself, I feel the same as you, but this will pass
Hope the next few weeks go fast amy
soandau hope you get much needed good days soon
reebok how's the virus?
Waves to eallison, shooo, meer, mother hen and everyone else

Gastroscopy and biopsies today, v nervous, woken with bad nausea and vomiting from hunger ?! Wtf?! Never happens but day I can't eat haha!
Had a positive consultant meeting yesterday so I will update later when I've more time.
Sorry for bad letters and spelling relying on predictive text as smashed half my phone screen so letters don't work . But autocorrect won't change it all.

Good luck for today Icant. Will be thinking of you.

It's not as bad today so going into work but kind of wishing I hadn't. Got a chesty cough now and keep wheezing on tube. I'm asthmatic. Oh well least it's Friday and after today I have only 11 more working days until holidays as I'm off on 16th for scan.

Hope everyone else is doing ok. Waves to everyone.

Ps squeezed you're not a crap mum. It's hard having hg and another child. It's not forever and your LO will forget. Hugs x

you went into work reebok? my god, I dont know how you do it!

helloeo talk about mixed feelings, two normal days and you start worrying because you aren't sick; eat something, the nausea comes back .... the world's glummest Yay??

icant wishing you the very best of luck today.

squeezed, I used to tell our older boy that usually pregnancies aren't like this, it was just very unlucky, I was worried he'd be terrified of pregnancy! (although come to think of it, maybe I shouldnt have reasssured him until he's passed the dangerous teen-hormonal years ...)

Hi all. Another one thinking of Amysmummy and your little one and hoping all is well. I'm really struggling to keep up with the thread at the moment so sorry I'm not on it much. Had a MW appointment on Monday and despite not being sick really now she said my ketones were 2++ :( Feeling really despondent still. 26 weeks now and just want this all to be over. The rest of you are all doing amazingly. Sorry you're all feeling so bad at the moment

barmee you're well over halfway, well done! It must be frustrating to think you're doing okay and then be told your ketones are high. Keep your head up, you're doing so well. It's totally Normal yo feel despondent.

barmee just drop in when you can. We're here, you don't need to say much.

As ealli says ... over half way there

BarmeeMarmee So sorry to hear of that. Is it starvation, or are you having trouble with getting enough liquids down? Poor you; it is discouraging. Congratulations in reaching a milestone.
Ican't What did consultant say?
amysmummy Thinking of you. Cyber hugs on offer if required. It's very hard,and the stress makes the sickness worse, I remember too well.
spandau How did things go in Birmingham? How did you travel? How are things today?
squeezed I so agree with eallison (and her mother), the rubbishy parents are the ones who have no capacity for self criticism. This peroid of comparative neglect will soon be forgotten by LO, as Reebok says.
Reeobok Sorry to hear about pain yesterday. is it better? Mother Hen is anxious you have gone in.
Iam Glad that the meds are helping well,and you are even swelling up impressively.
helloelo Oh dear about only cornflakes. Are you on no meds at all? How are liquids staying down?
OnceaMeer Lol about teenage boys and pregnancies and hormones.
In fact,do males think about anything but one topic between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four? Answers on a postcard.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

Thanks Ealli and Meer. I know I need to snap out of this but just can't seem to at the moment. The DCs decorated their tree last night so that did cheer me up a bit 😀

BarmeeMarmee Aah, that is a lovely thing; particularly when they are so little that they get carried away throwing that silver tinsel for icicles at it.

Gastroscopy was awful, was vomiting in the waiting room up until I had it,
Vomiting during the entire thing with a nurse suctioning the bile. I've been diagnosed with post op gallbladder removal issues which is causing biliary colic and bile reflux (which is different from acid reflux?) which has caused severe inflammation of stomach. Cant start medication or have an operation until post pregnancy and he thinks the further along in pregnancy I get the worse ill be so sickness throughout!

Feeling very down and deflated today - consultant yesterday was furious another consultant discharged me last week without her knowing, and couldn't believe Id been home with a picc line without Iv antisickness.
She arranged for nurses to come 3x a day to administer Iv cyclzine so I can be at home.
Well today the nurses have refused and said they aren't insured for IV cyclizine, they spoke to on call consultant who said go to A&e to be admitted as I need Iv. Completely broke down and my consultant isn't back until Monday so ill have to struggle on until then when a plan can be put in place.
I just don't know how much more I can take of this.

Feel so guilty posting such a selfish post when we are all going through shit and difficult times, I'm really sorry.:(

Hope everyones having a good of a day as possible.

dear god icant you're having an utterly appalling time. Don't go calling yourself selfish!!! you aren't! Everyone here has had their times when they have struggled to carry on, and that's fine. it's what the thread is for!

So .. will you be back in hospital now? Im so sorry it's come to this again :/ Until they stop being monkeys and start being an organised HCP service, it sounds like hospital is the best place :( I really hope your own consultant can help. May I ask roughly in the country where you are?

icant I'm so sorry you've had awful conflicting advice and help.. I felt hopeful when I read one consultant said you'd be having 3xvisits to administer your IV but then turns out the nurses can't administer it?! That's ridiculous I'm pure raging on your behalf. Do you have anyone with you during the day to help you talk to these idiots? Am aware it must be so exhausting having to constantly battle for decent care. Sorry to hear gastroscopy didn't go well either - the last thing you need. How many weeks are you now?

reebok surprised to hear you went to work today I hope you're not suffering too much and can rest this weekend, or is OH working again?

barmee it's really disheartening when you're over half way and you get a bit of a set back, but just think how far you've come

meer & lucinda funny what you said to your eldest, and about teenage boys! my sister is 19 and has been worrying she will get it if/when it's her time - I still think of her being about 8 so it's very strange! Think I've put off my brothers ever impregnating anyone too!

Icant sorry to hear your having such a rough time i cant start to imagen how uncomfortable it must be ans fustrating they cant treat u til after pregnancy for the post g bladder issue. As i annoying as it will be to be admitted to hospital again at least they are checking on u, rather than forgetting about u at home. Big hugs xoxo

meer going to try and stay home for the weekend and last until Monday, I can't mentally face another admission - I know how awful and selfish it sounds but just feel I'm missing out so much on my Ds and he's so affected by it :(
shoop Dp is pretty awful at taking to medical people - he just doesn't understand it and says go to hospital. I'm South west wales. I'm 17 weeks and once I'm 20 weeks have to go to a hospital 40 miles away :(
Ill make sure I'm ready to fight it Monday as I cant go on like this,

Icant It sounds absolutely awful. All that back and forth can't be helping. I do hope that they sort themselves out so that you can get the support you need.

Ican't Oh dear, I do feel for you, what an unnecessary muddle causing suffering for you, and how awful they can't communiate better. I wish I knew more about these medical issues; did you have a gall bladder removal op just before becoming pregnant? It looks as if A and E is the only way, and that is so miserable. I think in the circumstances they should contact the consultant at home. I suppose they have strict orders not to?

I'm really annoyed, obviously some work colleagues know (but I have only told 10 people who needed to know due to working in a high risk environment) like my line manager and her line manager but someone congratulated me today who should definately not have known - breach of confidentiality much?! I think one of the line managers has been gossiping and I will be saying something! I lone work so don't work with them on a daily basis, only see them maybe monthly so it's definately coming up next time. Grrrrrr

icant what a farce, so annoyed for you. Hope you have an easy weekend. Same to everyone xx

Barmee - it's not a case of snapping out of anything.. if you feel down see your gp... I'm a big believer in prevention is better than cure...
I can't ! Argh shit I know all about bile reflux I was petrified I had it but it was the s o d there is a fab bile reflux support group on the Internet ... lots of advise ect
That explains the sickness lots of ppl with bile reflux have nautious and need anti emetics anyway ... pls pls search the group
There is a list of symptoms too so you can see if you match up .. cos they aren't always right the good old nhs !
I'd be asking to be delivered early I know babies from 28 weeks have 99% survival rate with no complications so hang on in there ! I can't imagine how you are coping mentally you have nerves of steel ...

Some happy news for us today .. I'm having another girl ! Can't belive it :) explains the awful sickness and spd returning ... girls make the hormones worse

icant I'm glad there's a consultant who is trying very hard to sort things for, frustrating that other hcps aren't being as helpful. I'm glad you've got a diagnosis too. It sucks that you can't really do anything about it til you've had your baby. I really feel for you (tho I know that doesn't help you). The gastrociveforgottenthewordandcantscrollbackup sounds awful, hopefully you won't need another one? It's not selfish to want to be with your son, in fact it's pretty bloody selfless.

iam it's so frustrating when that happens. Similar happened to me (I work in a chuck school, and my priest spoke to me after Mass one week and congratulated me - in doing so friends became aware who we hadn't told yet) and it's upsetting that you've not been able to share your own news, and frustrating that people feel it's acceptable to tell people.

spandau exciting news about pink baby!

Hiball, thanks icant and barmee just focused on Mondays detailed scan and cvs test at the moment, cant really plan past that yet 😌 reebok hope school wasn't too stressful for you, I got really excited by you IV new icant but then that stupidity by the nurses really riled me up!!! Hope that consultant fights your corner for you. Hope you're well mother hen busy clucking round all us stressed out mums to be! Waves to shoop spandau (congrats on the girl, think I might be having a boy as sickness has eased lots the last few days...) sorry of I've missed anyone!! Xx