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.

First time I used it was probably the worst spandau. Now I've gotten use to it. I don't know how else to go...but yes sometimes still requires manual extraction. Causes frightening cramps which are very painful though. Can't wait to go like a normal person again. Almost 27 weeks....I want this baby out by 36/37 weeks! I'm so uncomfortable and want to be able to bend over/see my feet/stop feeling and being sick/and get rid of this yucky taste in my mouth!

How's everyone doing?

Well I seem to be fine until 2pm ish then very sick again all eve. Managing to keep fluid down so not dehydrated but may have to be half days next week at work 😑

So sick of these embarrassing convo. S
Thankyou reebok for kind reply.
Ickle kid sorry your ruff

Ickle glad you had an ok morning. How many weeks are you now? Any way you can get signed off? I was signed off from 6 weeks until 15...then signed off again at 19 weeks. Went back in Jan. Been off again with bad viral infection. I've barely worked since September! And frankly I don't care. Baby and health are most important so pls take time off if you need to!

You're welcome spandau. No such thing as embarrassing or tmi in this group!

Back to work tomorrow. Luckily only 2 days to battle through until the weekend. Got my Gtt on Monday morning...God knows how I will keep down the lucozade!

Reebok Mother Hen thinks you are in no state to go to work. Do you have to? The same with Iclekid
sapndau I never in my life heard of anyone miscarrying through coughing or puking or constipation etc, if that's any comfort. Sorry lactulose is no good. It is puzzling why the doctors have banned suppositories, when doctors allow them to be used for women with Hyperemesis in hospital. I suppose they are covering themselves. Oh dear, well...
Sorry everyone is suffering.

Evening all, had a good scan, hearts looking strong and healthy, although the sonographer said the can't really pick up on murmurs etc. So happy to be able to tell everyone finally!! Sorry to hear there's so many of you suffering with constipation 😌 I've struggled with this on and off since having dd1, been tempted to try the glycerine suppositories but worried in case they have ill effects on me or the baby . Thanks for the well wishes today 😊 xxx

Lovely to hear your scan went well Amys, that's great news! Can't believe you've managed to keep your pregnancy a secret all this time! My bump was massive even at 20 weeks.
So sorry that Spandau, Reebok and Madrigal are all suffering in various horrific ways. It's dreadful.
I'm feeling pretty low today too. Only one vom, but feeling tearful and unhappy. Feels like this is just never going to end (even though I know that rationally it will). Feel sad that DP and I have no relationship to speak of at the moment. We're not arguing or on bad terms, and he helps out with practical stuff, but that's it. I feel too sick and miserable for any kind of normal relationship stuff. I tried talking to him about it tonight but he brushed me off. Sorry to moan on but I know that you ladies are about the only people who will understand what it's like.
Sorry to not reply to everyone. In bed already.

Totally get itmop me and dh are like ships that pass in the night... That's when we're not at each others throats....

spandau I am sorry you're suffering so. Yes, your body is struggling, but you are still doing an amazing job of growing your wonderful baby.

MoP I understand about not feeling like you have enough energy for relationship. I imagine your partner thought he was being helpful brushing you off, probably a male "it's fine, don't worry about" type thing, not wanting you to feel worse than you do, but being a man it came across as a brush off. Glad sickness hasn't been too bad today. I hope tomorrow is less tearful.

amys glad everything went well with scan and echo others amazement ay keeping things secret for si long! One of the frustrating things with HG for so many women is being forced to 'come out', as it were, before the normal 12 week scan point. So well done you keeping it quiet for so long!

Wishing all a restful, uneventful night (here's looking at you, icant! Hope you're doing Ok).

Thank you ealiison, ive bloody toothache, emergemcy appointment 845am. Ive gone past crying and laughing at my luck. (Not literally as my mouth hurts haha) hope miniealli is doing well :)
Hugs spandau, reebok, mop, cola, special, ruby, glitter, mardigral, amys, icle & anyone ive missed.

Only 9 weeks going to try for half days next week (part time anyway ) as mornings are better but if not will have to get signed off as teaching isn't particularly restful! Ds1 just woke so went in and now feel like my stomach is going to explode. Bye bye sleep

reebok hope get goes ok

spandau that sounds horrific hope you get some rest.

MOP DH and I are the same. He has been really helpful to me through this which I'm grateful for, but we have no intimacy or physical side to our relationship at all, and it is making me feel distant from him. At the same time though, I just can't bear the thought of any hanky panky! I miss how we used to be and I worry that it might never return.

Woke up at 3am and threw up my dinner - it seemed like it was mostly undigested. Why?! I ate at about 7pm! Disgusting. I am going to try to get the doctor to sign me off work again - I am not coping at all at the moment and feel like I am beyond caring.

Have to go back Lucinda...boss getting in a mood with me. Luckily half term is in a few weeks.

Ickle I don't know how you are managing to teach in the early stages. 8-10 weeks had to be my worst time. No way I could have taught through that. Please get signed off!

Mop I know how you feel. Me and oh have had no relationship since my first hospital admission at 6 weeks. We don't even talk anymore.

Madrigal so sorry to hear you're so poorly. Hugs.

Icant...you really can't catch a break! Sending you lots of love.

Amys congrats on the scan!

Well I'm on my way to work...luckily I have a seat this time. Wish me luck!

Thanks for the reassurance and kind words everyone. After a reasonable night's sleep I have woken up feeling more cheerful, and the bad atmosphere from last night between me and DP seems to have lifted. What you said made a lot of sense Ealli. He's not a big talker at the best of times, and tends to shy away from emotional stuff! If he can't 'fix' something right away he'd rather not discuss it and doesn't see the point in talking about it!
Madrigal, I feel for you with that 3am vom. It's so strange how the pace of digestion can vary. Sometimes I'm sick 2 hours after eating and all that comes up is bile/foam/saliva. Other times I'm sick and stuff comes up totally undigested that I ate 7 hours before.
Reebok, good luck at work today. Hope your boss appreciates what a huge effort it is for you given how unwell you still are.
Icant and Spandau, really hoping for better days for both of you today. You bloody deserve it.
Waiting, thinking of you today and hoping for a good outcome.
We've not heard from Barmee or Shoop for a while. I hope they're coping. Also thinking of Ruby as she staggers to the finish line.
Waves to Lucinda, Meer and Ealli who do such a great job of keeping us all going.

MotherofPearl Glad you feel a bit better today. You are coping splendidly, particularly as you are still staggering into work. With this, just getting by day-to-day is about all you can handle, so don't torture yourself too muchy. I think that is true of most males - they have difficulty with discussion of emotional issues; some are brilliant at it, but they're decidedly in the minority. I think the male reaction tends to be, as you say, that if there isn't a 'quick fix' immediately available, then it's too vague to be dealt with, and long, abtruse discussions are besides the point.
amysmummy Happy news about the scan showing no signs of problems!
Madrigal Good idea about contacting GP! It is foul when food lies undigested on the stomach for hours, only to reappear. I gather it's because the digestive process is imapaired by the illness, or something.

I hope everyone is coping today.

Hi all- Just out of hospital after a week- every time they unhooked drip i started throwing up again- finally managed to get keytones down to 2 and got out yesterday Eve, but am throwing up again!!! I feel broken. The anti emetic injections seem to work ok pills are doing bugger all!!

Poppie, poor you! There's no doubt that IV meds work a lot better than oral ones. Keep an eye on your ketones and do go back if you need to. How far along are you now?

18 weeks motherofp am just so exhausted by this- am really trying to find some light at the end of the tunnel, but at the moment I just want to cry! Is anyone further on and its got any better? I got iv parbanex(sp?) in hospital so am now yellow like like a Simpsons character!

reebok I've hardly been in since start of Jan so really not coping!

poppie know that feeling just want to cry a lot at the moment. Currently had to put cbeebies on as need a lie down and ds refusing to nap!

motherofpearl you are so kind hope you are doing OK today

Glad I'm not the only one struggling to find time for dh. Anyone else given up eating in the eve? I really just don't see the point!

Ickle I take my hat off to you and all others who are managing with this and DC- I can barely look after myself at the moment!!

mop I know what you mean about the relationship. The hg is all encompassing and even the most supportive partner can't fully appreciate how hard it is. It will get better.
spandau So sorry you're feeling so poorly. I've not had enemas but have had a course of colonics (not when pregnant). They were amazing and made me feel great, but not sure how they compare to enemas.
amys Great news about the scan.
Ickle Do take it easy, those early days can be so difficult. I certainly couldn't manage work.
poppie It sounds awful. Please rest as much as you can.
madrigal How weird is the digesting, it doesn't make sense. I think every vomit is different at the moment, like my body is trying to mess with me.
Apologies to anyone I've missed.

I've given up eating in the daytime, it's the only way I can get through the day and then try to top it up in the evening. Drinking flat coke and eating chocolate at bedtime so I'm having far too much caffeine.
A client's breath gave me a prolonged vomiting session yesterday, only just managed to hold it together. Also running to the toilet is making the SPD even worse and I'm not sleeping well anymore because of the pain.
I cannot remember a day when I felt well.

Hi ladies I hope it's ok for me to join.
I had Hg in my last pregnancy, and we have decided to ttc a third! So scared of my decision. I desperately want a third but keep talking myself out of it because of the hg but I feel like I will regret it when I look back and think I let hg beat me. I've wanted a third for a few years now and annoyingly the age gap is getting bigger and bigger where I keep changing my mind.
Tell me I'm not completely mad putting myself through it again ?

kayleighgirl Welcome. A lot of the women on here are veterans, and have been through it once or twice or even three times (and in spandau's case) I believe this is the fourth time? I admire them at all. Are the Gp's willing to give you pre emptive meds, which can make such a difference?
Poppie Really sorry you have been back in hospital. I can't better MotherofPearl's advice. It's so disheartening; a lot of people get relief after eighteen weeks, so don't despair. I'm not sure what that virus you got is, but it sounds awful!
squeezed Poor old you; how disgusting to have to inhale that person's breath. You WILL feel better again. When do you go on maternity leave? You must feel exhausted.
Much sympathy to all.

Sorry,that's meant to read 'and I believe in spandau's case, this is a fourth time?'

Hello, just popping on to let you know the scan was bad news sadly. The sac was still empty and unfortunately it's looking like a molar pregnancy. That would explain the sickness! Having surgery on Wednesday. The GP gave me ondansetron (8mg twice a day) and lactulose to hopefully get me through until then. The cyclizine made me feel really strange, like my heart was pumping really fast and I couldn't breath :-/. How long did the ondansetron take to work for others? I have been vomitting all afternoon and just want this all over with. 5 days feels like forever. All this would be worth it if I would actually get a baby at the end of it :-(