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.

Iclekid I'm coming on a bit late to repeat what others say; poor you, it's so tough, you are in the thick of the worst bit, things will get better. You know it will be worth it in the end, but that doesn't make it any easier.
SpecialStains Ha, Ha, an vision to conjure up when being given fatuous advice or asked, 'Have You Ever Thought About Changing Your Diet?' Poor you as well; weetabix sounds horrendous, never dared go near that, and over three hours; that's foul!
I hope Reebooks daughter is a bit better and that her earache has gone.
MotherofPearl You always have a comforting way, even though your're suffering still yourself. It's very admirable.
Great advice from OnceaMeer and eallison.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked. Back soon.

Hi all, feeling overly emotional today. Had to pop across road to chemist with dd and was in crippling pain. Had to hold up my bump to stop it from hurting when I walked. Been in tears ever since. I'm not coping at all..the pain, sickness and exhaustion is getting too much. Ladies in last tri or those who have had their babies, when did you stop working? I was aiming for 35 weeks but right now I think I will have to at at 32 weeks. I can't take much more.

Reebok you stop.when ur ready hunni... our babies are not giving us a break

I'm still hacking my guts up .. had iron infusion weds afternoon as borderline blood transfusion here :(
I'm in agony with spd in between my legs feel torn and click ... I can't walk as my stomach pulls and hurts so much too... my back kills.. I feel sick and.ache all over. My oh is being less than helpful as he's with drawn into the man cave so I feel even more alone with all the pain and aching and sickness.

I'm 27 weeks 1 day and honestly can't see wood for trees. May need another infusion next week ... as u all know trying to organise hospital around life is bloody hard work and with added kids it's a nightmare as oh has my other 4 and I have to go in to face stuff alone ...

I honestly wish I could fast forward us all to meeting our babies cos I really don't wanna be awake for another 13 weeks doing this shit every day ...

I don't know.how I'll. Manage tbh

MoP, Spandau and Reebok sorry you're all having a hard time.
ickle how did today go?
Non scented for you all!

I had my 12 week scan today (on a side note, why do hospitals smell like stale food).

All good, I'm 12 weeks 2 days with edd of 17 August. Baby has a very strong and fast heart (have to say I was relieved because of all the ondansetron I've taken - I know, irrational worry). Baby is also going to be a bit of a handful - very active and wriggling out of position the minute the sonographer was just about to take measurements. It made me smile to see the baby wriggle in response to being poked through my belly with the probe.

I now have a new picture to put along side the others in my bathroom spewing nest.

reebok it's been incredible you've worked until now. Agreed, stop. frankly your boss has been so awful that im not sure you've much more to lose and this is just unbearable for you. Please do consider it

spandau really not sure what to suggest, just saying that you too are doing -amazingly-. Are you allowed any painkillers? Thinking of you and wishing you strength from afar.

Reebok I so agree with OnceaMeer, don't force yourself in any more as you're going to leave anyway.
spandau Poor you, too.
Suffering all round, I'm afraid; I'm so glad that SpecialStains had a boost, anyway.

reebok I do think it's quite personal the only other option would be to get signed off until maternity kicks in which I seem to recall is 36 weeks but I could be wrong? Take care of yourself and certainly don't feel guilty.

Yah for successful scans special your not too far ahead of me so hopefully we will both be feeling slightly more human soon

I am alive and having uped ondansetron to 8mg managed to keep breakfast and some lunch down although still felt nauseous all day. Feeling slightly less fed up but am expecting a lot of dh for this weekend!

spandau I had horrible spd last time have you had any physio or support band as that was a life saver

icklekid I am glad you've upped the meds and feel slightly better.
It is an endurance test. That physio band sounds a great idea.
Gentle cyber pats on offer to all.

Just managed a rather spectacular acidy vomit, some of which came through my nose. Lovely.
How do you cleanse your nose of stomach acid? It hurts.
Feeling rough.

Sorry for silence the last few days. DS has been unwell with some kind of virus (fever, rash, general misery) and was off nursery yesterday. He seems a bit better this evening.
Urge, Special, I so sympathise about the acid vom. Had one this afternoon myself. As for vom in the nose: horrors! When it happens to me all I can do is blow my nose a lot. But I find that I'm now such a skilled vomiter (what a dubious skill!) that I seldom let any come out of my nose. Great news about your scan! As you say, seeing them squirming around is so exciting. It's lovely when you can feel them moving too. Really a good reminder that this is all in aid of a real human and not just feeling like death for nothing.
Hope everyone else is surviving the weekend?

Having awful acid reflux pain in throat burning feeling sick...
Nasal vom -nice!!! Rinse nose out with water if you can stomach it hun...
Bloody awful...
Gonna have to get my cough checked out been two weeks and no improvement. .. Grrrr
Baby is doing well though I can feel her growing and the kicks are so powerful.now...
Nit long not long and we get to have our cuddles... Roll. On the better weather I'm sure that ll make us more enthusiastic. ..
I hope lol xx

Yes spandau I'm hoping the sunshine will help me perk up a bit too!

special I tend to get acidy in the evening for some reason and know the horrible nose feeling.

motherofpearl hope ds is feeling better soon. My dh has come down with some kind of coldy virus all achy and generally unhelpful!

So dh, ds and I are meant to be flying to Sweden next sat to visit my sister for a week. Dh thinks its going to be too much for me. I can't stand the thought of sitting around at home for a week feeling sorry for myself because we didn't go. Any advice welcome!

reebok Like others have said, just take the time off to rest. Your boss is clearly an idiot.
spandau I do hope you are starting to feel better. It sounds rotten.
special All I can say is yuck about the vom. I'm waiting for physio for Spd and it can't come soon enough. I've been recommended to take 4 lots of paracetamol a day and wear a rather sexy beige belt. Problem is that doc said don't take paracetamol on an empty stomach! Not quite sure how to do that.
Waves to everyone else, keep going.
I ate a sweet potato filo tart lwith green beans. Felt very healthy and then proceeded to be violently sick, also been retching this morning with nothing to come up. Feeling disgusting. 14 weeks to go is my mantra.

squeezed Lol about sexy biege belt. It's too bad that your Hyperemesis is hanging about like an unwanted guest, and biler runs are awful. Sympathies about filo pie. Cooked cheese is awful on the way up.
Oh dear, about acid vomits and unwell LO's. It must be so difficult to deal with unwell LO's when suffering.

Ickle Someone on here went on a flight,and notified the airline that she had Hyperemesis, and they were very helfpul. I think they may even have managed to change her seat, so she could be near the loo. Might that be worth a try? A change might be good, if you can sort out the travel.

Special, whatever you do don't put Vicks up your nose after sick through it haha. Ouch

icant I can't say that was my first thought after the nose vomit! Is that something you've done?!
How's everyone doing today? No vomits here, but I cycled my bike from old house to new house (

special still undecided although realistically think going to have to cancel. Everything small takes it out of me so would be expecting dh to entertain ds in a foreign country without me being able to help. I'm gutted though as don't know when can rearrange for and was so looking forward to it! Very impressed at cycling though desperateto do some exercise!

I'm in a proper slump again now and just wish I knew how long this stage would be. Currently unable to keep any solids down and sick at least 6 times a day. Not eating just results in acid sickness. Might ring gp tomorrow but don't really think they can help. Can't cope with the unknown aspect of this and not even having a first scan date is getting frustrating too!

ickle I think I've been how you're feeling and coming out the other side. It really upset me to have to push back the start of my masters, in the end my supervisor basically made the decision for me to delay for two months and I'm now starting to feel like that was a good decision.

I spent lots of time sitting on the bathroom floor wailing that I was dying - that's now happening less. I'm no way cured, but I really don't feel the same as a few weeks ago. I maybe have also shifted my mindset a little, and accepted that this is how I feel, there's no guarantee I'll be better until baby arrives and so any well feeling is a bonus. I've also come to the conclusion that I don't fancy martyring myself, so if anything is going to set me off, I stop and sit down (difficult as I'm very tidy and clean).

Maybe delaying your trip by a couple of months would be a good thing - I imagine Sweden will be warmer and lighter in the spring.

I also get very sick when my stomach is empty. Are you keeping fluids down? As much as it sucks to be hungry, dehydration is the real worry. Fizzy water and ice helps me atm (but then I vomit through my nose like an idiot so what do I know!).

What's happening about your booking in / scan date? I made a few phone calls about my booking in because I was worried it wouldn't happen with enough time to then book my 12 week scan and have all the tests done before 14 weeks, and they offered me a cancellation appointment the next day. NHS red tape is a pain.

You're not working atm are you? You need lots of rest - if you're not ingesting calories you don't want to burn lots!

- hg sucks. It really sucks.

Just a whistle stop visit...

special Urgh nose voms. Only managed that once, luckily, but the memory doesn't fade! No suggestions only sympathy I'm afraid!

ickleI'm sorry your feeling so thoroughly rotten at the moment. Unfortunately all I can offer is the reassurance that we've all been there. I remember being curled up on the bathroom floor having been sent home from work (which in hindsight I'm ever so grateful for) sobbing uncontrollably feeling id let everyone done and I hated being pregnant and I resented the baby inside of me more than j thought possible. Im now sifting feeding my beautiful baby boy and it was so, so worth it. You will get thru this, I promise. Minute by minute, day by day, it will get easier. And your baby loves you and needs you and cannot wait to meet you.

Apologies to everyone else, I do hope things are manageable. Wishing everyone a restful night (and no bile runs in the morning!).

(Wonder how ruby is getting on... or do we know and I've missed/forgotten?!)

Hey, is anyone up. I went to sleep at 10 but woke 20mins ago to empty the contents of my stomach. I'm fed up with me trying so hard to eat when I hate the sight and smell of most foods, to then be sick meaning that the torture that was mealtime is worthless.

On a really irrational note - I think taking pregnacare makes my sickness worse. I really want to stop taking it and just take my folic acid and vitamin d. Just for a few days. How unreasonable is this? I'm on the borderline for iron levels ATM.

Fed up. Want to be unreasonable and have dh come and chat with me, but I need to let him sleep. I'm really getting bored and lonely in general with all this.

Hi, this is my second pregnancy. I was sick with my first for 17 weeks and ended up being signed off almost all that time. This time round, I have a 10month old so I want to take medication. Can anyone give any advice? I've been sick around 20 times in the last 36 hours and only managed to keep down about 4 sips of water.

hi, could i join please? i have been watching thread for a while but not had strength to post. (on a side note i am so grateful for all who have posted worries and advice - made me feel less alone and abnormal!!) I;m 15wk atm and have been ill since about 6 wks, been admitted twice and off work since wk8. I have pretty much been bedbound. I feel better now than i did between 7-13wks but still horrid and completely fed up.
special if it makes you feel less guilty... i stopped taking folic acid at 13wk and havent taken anything else since, i know its against all advice i just can't face it. My dp thinks i'm still taking it.

I'm sipping a gout drink (like barrocca) that has folic acid and b6 amongst a few others. It's probably not a high enough dose but I'm hoping some is better than none. You can get it off amazon

primary please go see your gp. With my first pregnancy medication made a huge difference. Sadly this time less but without it I would be very dangerously dehydrated

Waves at peonie I'm at 12 weeks and is encouraging to know this horrific stage might not be too much longer.

special I'm taking folic acid but can't always keep it down. Pregnacare went out the window and long time ago. No not working (and not sure when will be able to if I'm honest) had my booking in last week so hoping to get scan date in post this week. Just feel like I need to see this baby to help me get through this horrible time especially having had to tell some many friends already. I'm keeping fluids down so ketones are ok but just very little food.

eallison thanks am just in a proper slump at the moment but know will get through it!