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.

Got the flu.
Very ill. Toddle r has it too so absolutely no rest I'm really run down.
My iron levels are 7 so need an iron infusion once well enough for hospital ...

All going a bit Pete tong
Never felt so ill :( thanks HG for running me so low again :(

Hugs to all on the HG wagon..

Hi Lucinda, yes I had hoped that by now I'd be passed that stage I must admit. Ah well only 6 weeks to go. DD is now 3 and DS is 5 so I'm another mad one doing this for the third time. Had hoped we'd have 4 DC but it looks like HG has put paid to that dream. Ah well.

If you've been prescribed ondansetron you should be able to continue being prescribed it. Do ring the pregnancy support number lucinda gave.

barmee congrats on the mat leave! 3 children is lovely. I always wanted 4 but I'm not sure I can even have one more sibling for this little one. I really want to adopt, but hubby is really not positive about it.

Barmee, I'm so glad you're on maternity leave now, and that the end is starting to come into sight for you. My DP has also said no more after this one!
Peppa, sorry things are so bad. I can't see how you could possibly work under the circs? The early weeks of HG are beyond hell, but try to hang in there. I spent weeks in bed while my DP did everything for the DC and around the house, and it was so tough on us both. But eventually I was able to gradually begin doing stuff again, even if not totally back to normal. Hope you can sort the Ondansetron.
Ickle, as Ealli says, it may be that you need to adjust your dose?
Spandau, so sorry to hear that you and DD have flu. Horrendous on top of HG. Can you just stay in bed at least?
Hope everyone else is surviving the day. I'm lying on the sofa having a rest, and feeling all the better for it.

MotherofPearl Glad you are resting now. Great advice from you as ever. Someone commented earlier about a high proportion of teachers getting Hyperemesis - and it is true that a high proportion of people on this thread are teachers,as I think you are? Is this a case of false sampling - ie, that there appears to be a lot of teachers getting Hyperemesis,but the real factor is that a high proportion of MumsNet users are teachers - or is it part of a general sinister conspiracy against teachers by their hormones?
spandau Poor you, and little one too.
eallison Perhaps in a year or two,when the most horrific memories have faded, you might yet join the ranks of those who go for it?
I hope everyone is coping today?

Spandeau I can't even to imagine how rotten you feel - hope you can get some rest soon

Barmee - I hadn't planned on getting g pregnant tips time. I think given the choice we wouldn't have gone ahead given my experience last time. We are however excited about another one.

barmee so glad you've finished work. Even with the awful sickness it'll be easier if you arent being drained by work.

spandau the flu on top of this ... that's honestly just rotten. Can you get any help with your little one at all? Thinking of you.

peppa if it's any comfort most of us have got to the point where we can't carry on .... sometimes just narrowing it down to hour by hour, minute by minute can help a bit If it's possible at all, take a few minutes in the good hours and do soemthing you enjoy. Really hope your great boss sends you home again.

Can you see another doc for the ondansetron as mother Hen says?

glad you're having a slightly better day.

Wishing everyone a quiet night.

Thanks Meerka and Lucinda. You're right that there do seem to be a lot of teachers on here Lucinda. I'm not a school teacher but a university academic, which fortunately means I only teach a few hours a week and can work from home a lot. Also lucky that the kids I teach are all over 18 so not so draining. I think school teachers with HG - Reebok, Amys and others - are utterly heroic. Don't know how they cope.
Hope everyone is getting some rest this weekend at least.

I've got done ondanstron left so I will use them as well.

I did hit an all time low earlier. I am usually an active outgoing person and all I can do I lie in bed or sit around - so much so my bottom has sore parts all over.

I managed a walk up the shop earlier which pushed me over the edge and I ended up sleeping but the fresh air was needed! Saw my neighbour who asked if I was ok as I looked really tired so told her the good news - she was thrilled for us! Seeing that excitement puts it into perspective

Can't remember who mentioned dose of ondansetron but on 4mg so possibly need to increase as not kept lunch or dinner down again. Feel like a bulimic at the moment 😥

peppa I feel like telling people is tinged because of hyperemesis as mostly we are telling them to ask a favour or explain why I'm shattered.

Waved at lucinda another teacher here! Surely we suffer enough at work without needing sickness too! Really regretting saying will be in work on mon...

spandau hope you are in bed resting as I couldn't even contemplate a cold in top of this let alone flu

Not a teacher, but a chaplain in a secondary school. I wonder if we get all the excess puberty hormones flying around..?!

ickle if your just taking 4mg once a day, there is definitely the option to up it. You should probably talk it thru with a gp first, but there should be no problem with upping the dose. As I said, I was taking 24mg a day at one point!

Feeling so run down. This cold doesn't seem to be shifting and it's making nausea worse. No voms so far today although to be honest, I'm so use to it now.

We have started potty training dd...so bloody exhausting. Luckily nursery have her 5 days a week so they do most of the work!

Ickle sounds like you need to increase your dose. I also went up 8mg for one dose out of 3 during the worst weeks.

Peppa I got ondansetron after being admitted to hospital at 6 weeks..after that my gp had no choice except to prescribe it and now at 27 weeks, I'm still on it. Might be worth either seeing if hospital will prescribe it or an epu. Think Mop was prescribed hers through epu.

Lucinda that made me laugh about the teacher theory!

Spandau sympathizing with you. I had a temp last weekend and it was hell on top of hg. Please try to rest.

Barmee congrats on maternity leave. Can't wait to start mine! Roll on Easter!!!

Can't remember who said they had to work on Monday but really if you are in the early weeks of hg, please get yourself signed off. There's no way I could have worked in the first trimester!

Ealli, I remember saying I wouldn't have another after my pregnancy with dd...so you may change your mind in the future. Now I can say with certainty I'm done. Oh and I have agreed no more children. My body can't take anymore...having has 4 hg pregnancies (2 unsuccessful oneS), my body has been through too much.

Waiting, so sorry to hear your news. I've been through mc with hg so please feel free to message me if you need someone to talk to.

Hope everyone is ok tonight. Apologies to anyone overlooked. X

Hi all. I'm 17 weeks pregnant and was in hospital last weekend for one night because my ketones were 4+. Managed to get them down overnight and was given ondansetron and cyclizine to take, alternating.

Honestly while they do seem to be doing the trick they haven't stopped me from feeling sick so much of the time, and I really struggle to eat. Add to that horrendous heartburn/indigestion at night and what seems like SPD from what a friend has told me, I'm miserable. I felt so much better in hospital with a drip, but obviously I don't want to be in hospital either. That was very upsetting.

My midwife is taking a very wait and see approach about all this, especially the SPD. Well, she advised I get a good mattress. LOL. Our mattress is only about 6 months old. It's not the mattress.

I'm going to the gp on Wednesday to speak to him about a few things, I'm very nervous but a friend is coming with me (my husband can't come). I suffered with depression and anxiety before pregnancy, and came off my medication to get pregnant. I was doing fine til the sickness got so bad. Im not sure what I need to do about that. I'm also struggling with asthma, so I want to be put on medication for that again. I also need to ask for repeat prescriptions of the medicine the hospital gave. I'm most nervous about that, cos I'm convinced I'll end up in hospital without it.

I really am not enjoying my pregnancy. this is my first baby and I had no idea things could get so hard.

Dcourtney welcome. It is completely normal and understandable not to enjoy being pregnant when fighting HG. I didn't enjoy most of my pregnancy (last few weeks I began to, when I had small improvements), and I found that so difficult as I'd wanted so much to get pregnant and it had taken us a long time to manage it. One of the debilitating things about hg J's the emotional side side of it. That's where this board comes in so useful; it really helped me feel less isolated and alone. I'm really glad you're seeing your gp, and even more so that you're taking someone with you -ir can be so hard to fight for what you need when feeling so low and weak (physically and emotionally). Also, I suffered badly from spd when pregnant so can sympathise with how rotten that is as well. The only thing that helped me was a chiropractor, who kept me on my feet and even eased the pain. Expensive but so worth it. Glad you've got ondansetron, I expect your gp to continue to prescribe it.

dcourtney welcome. It's not at all surprising that you're not enjoying your pregnancy. The combination of the more common difficulties are heightened with the Hg. Like you I've had depression and anxiety, also have Spd. On the mental health side of things your widwife can refer you to a consultant to see if there is additional support you need. The support is much quicker to be arranged if you're pregnant. My last bad episode was 4 years ago but this pregnancy has been a challenge for me keeping mentally well. I found just having someone say that of course I was feeling low with the hg, was helpful. Also do push for referral for physio for Spd, I'm waiting for my appointment but the research I've done suggests that rest and intervention quickly is the best thing you can do.
Remember that although it may not feel like it now, it will get easier, you will feel better, and it will be worth it when you meet your baby.

Welcome to dcourtney and I don't think I can better the advice of eallison and squeezed. As they say, very smart of you to take an advocate. That combination of Ondansetron and cyclizine seems to be effective for a lot of people on here. All luck with the appointment. As others say, things will almost certainly get a lot better. A lot of people find the turning point after twenty weeks. For useful drinks, do you find the juice of tinned fruit, flat coke (full sugar usually), soda water, ice lollies, ice cubes or in fact, jelly any good?
Reebok Really feel for you over the cold. It does hang around, even without Hyperemesis. I've heard it referred to as 'the three week cold'.
MotherofPearl I'm glad your lecturing hours allow you to work from home at least part of the time. I remember you were doing some awful commutes?
Ican't What treatment are they trying for you at the moment?
spandau I hope you and your LO are soon better.
Waves to OnceaMeer and everyone.

lucinda still on steriods and fluids iv, being treated for pneumomia so on antibx iv, oxygen and nebulizers. Still being sick but not too bad just sleeping lots.
Just on quick, banging head, waves and thought's to everyone.

Sorry to hear you're so unwell icant. Hope you can sleep through the worst of it all.
Welcome dcortney.
I may have spent a good while sat on my new bathroom floor, wailing that I'm dying. Going to go back to gp - do I want to try both ondansetron and cyclizine together or just up the ondansetron to 8mg? Have no idea how I'm going to cope back at work this week. :-(

special must you go back to wirk this week? Surely a gp apt on Monday morning and a sick note? Try with cyclizine first, perhaps. Exactly what ondansetron are you taking each day at the moment?

special am in exactly the same situation and felt exactly the same on my bathroom floor yesterday afternoon. Despite telling work on Friday I would do half days I'm not going to be able to. I've not kept anything food down for 3 days so back to the dr.

dcourtney physio was a huge help for my spd last pregnancy. They ran antenatal and postnatal gym sessions at the hospital that were brilliant (and free) so see if they do similar near you

Another bad weekend so I'm off to the doctor today to see if he'll up my ondansetron. Dreading the worse constipation though!

Reebok good luck for the gtt (today?)
Special, id try them together then youve the option to still increase if that doesn't help.
madrigal, hope drs goes well.
spandau how are you doing?
welcome dcourtney, these ladies always give good support etc

I'm currently on 4mg ondansetron every 8 hours. Feel so sick all the time (sorry, I know that's a given!). I just feel shit about having been off work for so long. :-(

Thanks Icant. Currently trying my best to keep down the lucozAde but struggling and have a feeling test will be void. Already been sick this morning.