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#!scenario

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.

reebok I'm so sorry to read that you are back in hospital. I hope that you managed to get some sleep. It sounds very scary but they'll be able to keep an eye on you and baby. Take care.

Oh reebok love, I'm so sorry to hear that. Sounds awful, I hope they can do something to help you (presumably they don't just leave you contracting in a hospital bed for the next 5 weeks?!). Sending lots of love and positive sleep vibes to you. This may be a moronic suggestion but would it help to listen to music (relaxing birth stuff / anything you like) and do some breathing exercises in the hope it might help you get to sleep? (As I say, this may be a moronic suggestion, but in past hypnobirthing music + lavender smell and breathing exercises have helped me. Feel free to say 'of course it f-ing won't help' though). Hope you and baby are ok. Much love.

mrsamerican I'm sorry you hear you've been struggling from a mental health perspective, that must be especially hard when you feel physically unwell, I hope you have good support around you.

icant sounds like you are still having a rough old time too, hope these final weeks aren't dragging too much (I expect they are) and sorry to hear you have so many additional complications to deal with.

How is everyone feeling/doing? lynn and rocket sorry you're here, are the meds helping? If they are not please go back and get something different until you find something that helps.
ickle I hope you are feeling much better and free of lurgy, did you manage the wedding? (Sorry was it a wedding or another occasion?)
cola sounds like you are having a tough time, commiserations.
Hello to spandau squeezed ickle sleepy amys MOP and of course mother hen lucinda, how are you all?

Sorry if I've missed anyone.

Easter wishes to anyone celebrating, whether religiously or chocolate-y. I am hopeful I might be able to eat a bit of Easter egg. Hosting sis and niece today but thank goodness it's them, we're having baguettes for lunch as I can't handle anything 'cooked'.
I'm quite fed up and miserable now it has to be said. 23 wks and no let up. I know others on this thread are in much worse positions so I'm trying to count my blessings, but it's hard!! I'm on 3x Ondansetron and 2x ranitidine and I STILL can't eat or drink much as, if I do, I vomit violently. (This happened again yesterday, I dared to have half a simple sandwich mid afternoon). So whilst I'm keeping ketones at bay, I feel constantly exhausted, nauseous and headachey (from not drinking enough). Eating nothing after lunchtime and going to bed early seems like the only solution. I've noticed also that on days where I do a lot I'm much more likely to be sick, which is making me worry about returning to work. Anyway, that's my Easter whinge, must get up with DD now. Love to all. X

reebok You poor thing. Much sympathy. I do hope they can do something else for the pain at least. As others say, they can't leave you like that for long. I do so hope the contractions ease again.
mrsmonkey That sounds miserable, when with meds even half a sandwich doesn't stay put. After Easter, it might be worth trudging back to doctors to see if they can suggest anything else as while nobody iikes taking meds, a combination can often work best? Cyclizine as well as Ondansetron is often thought good?
squeezed How are things with you? Ican't and spandau? It's no way to spend Easter; thank goodness, next year everything will be different.
Colabottle Glad things are a bit better and that you are approaching that halfway mark.Oh dear, about the horse; can anyone else help out? Your mare is at the top of the due dates list (silly joke).
icklekid and everyone, I hope surviving.

Contractions have calmed down and while still there, not enough to warrant worry. Hopefully I will be discharged this evening. Unfortunately there's not much they can do. They've said it could be a sign of impending labour or I could just experience these contractions for weeks before I give birth. They said they won't try to stop labour at this stage though as I'm 35+2 now and by 36 weeks, baby is ok. So that's a relief. Just fed up of all these hospital admissions. I begged them to let me go home last night but they wouldn't let me. So knackered...no sleep. Only good thing is ondansetron via injection! Sorry for the me post. Love to you all x

reebok Glad the contractions have calmed down and with luck you will be discharged later. What an endurance test this pregnancy has been for you. I had heard vaguely that they don't worry much about a birth at 36 weeks, and I'm glad they aren't too worried about your situation. But you must be exhausted.

Hi all. Apologies for not being around much recently. Holy week is a busy one for us church wise, and hubby dearest leads the music so has beenawol much of the evenings laSt, leaving me with mini ealli on my own. Not complaining, but it can be tiring! Don't know how people manage as single parents, I have a lot of respect for them.

Currently lying on bed with baby ealli at in law's listening to chaos below whilst baba snoozes. Will read back and catch up.

reebok I don't know if it would ease worry or add stress,but my SIL with her last baby,baby began to arrive 6 weeks early,meds etc to try to make him wait but steroids for his lungs. He did decide to hold on,to she had contractions for the next 6.5weeks on and off,and then he was 3 days late! Bouncing big and healthy. You're doing so well , glad they've eased off a bit.

lynn welcome. It sounds like you have every right to be here. Please dunt worry about complaining despite ivf. We didn't get as far as ivf bit did need nearly 2 years of and clomid to conceive, I'd also said I'd never complain, but as lucinda and others will tell you, i did a cracking line on having a right whinge throughout. No one plans to have HG and it is utter crap. Quite frankly a good moan is a necessity. I'm very glad that meds are helping you.

spandau sorry things still so difficult. Remind me when you're due?

Happy easter!

mrsmonkey I'm right there with you, half a sandwich is normally all I attempt most days. Dh cooked a roast (whilst running into me sitting on the sofa to check everything all the time) and did very well so I had a bit but know within the hour will regret that but didn't want to disappoint him! (I'm fully aware how ridiculous that sounds!)

eallison can imagine it's been crazy busy but glad you can have some quality time with dh and support with mini ealli. We had a lovely service this morning hope you were able to enjoy yours too

reebok you have done so well to keep going until now so must be reassuring to know baby will be fine whenever they make an appearance. Hope you get some sleep

mrsamerican mental health is half my battle especially having been signed off work again. I've now got a rotten cold and feeling totally fed up and have had enough. Couldn't stop crying this morning because everything got too much

Sorry to everyone have missed thinking of you all. Managed a small lindt chocolate bunny which felt like a proper treat!

Happy Easter to all, although I realise it's probably not the happiest Easter for most of us this year. I've been managing OK just exhausted and getting desperate for the end now. 34+1 today. Icant my naughty baby is also still in a breech position. Both my others had turned head down by this point. Midwife keeps tut tutting at my check ups and says if it hasn't turned by my next appointment they will want to 'talk options'. Sounds ominous! Have been trying some exercises when I can manage it. I think it was TwoDrifters who succeeded in turning a breech baby with the exercises?
Reebok, so sorry to hear you've been in hospital with contractions again. Honestly I think you've done amazingly getting through your pregnancy which has been unrelentingly horrific. Hope they can at least make you more comfortable.
I hope you and Icant get to give birth a few weeks early - you really can't endure much more, and as you say, anything from 36 weeks is fine for baby.
Ickle, hope the roast dinner and choc bunny stay down! MrsMonkey, it is so dispiriting the way HG drags on and on when you really expected to be a lot better. Don't rush back to work in your condition.
MrsAmerican, I think the mental side of HG is in some ways the hardest part. I don't think anyone other than fellow sufferers knows what a terrible toll it takes on your state of mind. I find that everything feels so joyless, and each day is just a question of surviving and ticking it off, which is really no way to live.
I'd better get the DCs baths on the go. Getting them to bed with the clocks having changed is going to be a battle.
Waves to Lucinda, Ealli and everyone else of course.

Those with breach babies; mini ealli spent plenty time in such a position...I basically sat on the sofa leaving over my birthing ball or crouched on all fours with my butt in the air...He sorted himself out.

The mental health side of this is si difficult and often neglected by health care professionals. We do what we need to do to get thru; moaning when we need, included! Everyone, you are doing so well.

I do hope everyone has managed an okay Easter at least. Alleluia, He is risen!

Well as of yesterday I have a horrible cold. Can't breath and can't swallow without pain. Feeling fed up and didn't get much sleep last night. Dh got up with ds and has taken him out for a walk hopefully he will be back and then ds can have lunch and a nap. I feel bad for dh but at the end of the day if he was poorly I would do it for him. Just not sure this cold is necessary to make my body feel any worse right now! On the plus side not even hungry so won't even be attempting to eat so sickness is hopefully not too bad. I miss day and night nurse!

Still throwing everything up. Does anyone else have 'delayed stomach emptying'? I had it last time and it seems to go with HG. I have it again now. It's dispiriting to keep something down for 4 or 5 hours and then to find it all still seems to be in the stomach. On the plus side, I kept the prenatal vitamins down today and I think I did yesterday. It is so weird when your goals in life shift to just surviving the day and keeping down some vitamin pills.

rocket there is a med that is specifically designed to empty the stomach quickly which might be worth exploring. Can't remember which one it is...I think it's metoclopramide. It's one that helps some, tho has very rare side effects for mum (not baby), can cause twitchy legs in which case you'd need to stop taking immediately. Very rare tho.

Rocket Like eallison I've heard of metro. being the one to help there. I remember that delayed food thing well, it seems to go with one's stomach just not working as it should (to put it mildly)
eallson You do sound busy. Thanks for great advice from you as ever, and MotherofPearl too, and others. I keep forgetting you're on your third pregnancy, you trooper!
icklekid Sorry about cold. There's a horrible one going the rounds,which amysummy and others have caught. It isn't silly at all about OH and the roast.
reebok I hope you are home and the pain has eased off.
Sorry to anyone rudely ignored.
I hope everyone has as Happy an Easter as they can, which isn't very. Next year will be so different.
Buggrin

Trust me! That was meant to be [bugrin]. It came out sounding rude!

Give up! Why won't my Easter icons work? Oh well, at least I've given you all a laugh.

Ha ha what was it supposed to be lucinda?!
ickle much sympathy re cold, that's rotten. I find something 'simple' like that can really bring you down (emotionally and physically) when dealing with HG. I posted a few pages back for amys some preg friendly cold remedies in case you need any. Sterimar spray helps.
rocket sorry to hear that, I don't have experience of metro but please do go back to docs and see if they can alter your medication. Well done on the vitamins, small victories must be celebrated. I've generally managed to keep mine down fortunately, I'll just mention in case it might help, pregnacare also comes in a liquid form if you feel it's worth a go (appreciate it may come back up even quicker).
ealli glad you had a lovely Easter. We didn't make it to our church at all as it was just too much (and DH less keen on going so unless I galvanise us all we don't tend to go to mass), another thing to feel guilty about.
Excellent reminder about how different next Easter will be, mother hen. Baby monkey is kicking away as I type, worth more than all the Easter eggs I could ever eat!
Conserving energy for solo parenting tomorrow, hoping this might be my week for getting things more under control.
Hugs to all. X

mrsmonkey I didn't get to very much last year as pregnant and suffering, so it was nice to get to everything this yr. In fact, we reminisced earlier that last year I didn't go to the Easter Vigil and in fact had to ring hubby to come and look after me so he had to leave during the service.

Hi everyone, hope those suffering badly at the minute are taking it easy and managing to enjoy some of the benefits of bank holidays. Reebok, you really are going through the mill. I hope the contractions have calmed down a bit now and you're chilling out at home.

To whoever it was that suggested a combination of drugs to help with sickness, I'm on the cyclizine & ondansatron combi which seems to be working for me. Don't get me wrong, I am still feeling like rubbish and often feel nauseous but I have pretty much stopped being sick and have managed to put 1lb back on after losing over a stone in the space of a few weeks.

I met up with friends for the first time on Saturday so the kids could play together. Luckily as it's very close friends who knew I was pregnant were very aware I wouldn't be on top form and were very accommodating to my being lame! Managed a walk out although was shattered afterwards.

In laws came to collect DS yesterday until Wednesday (mil is a teacher and loves to spend time in the holidays) so DH gets a nice break and we both stayed in bed til 10 this morning.

Had lots of tummy ache again. Really hoping it's just stretching pains. Just want to get Thursday's scan out of the way to know all is ok with bean.

sleepy that's good to hear re the Ondansetron cyclizine combo, maybe I should talk to consultant about trying that, are you able to eat a bit more? Well done on the weight gain. I've stopped losing weight but not managing to put any on despite enormous bump. Good luck for the scan on Thursday.

Thanks mrsmonkey, yes I am definitely able to eat more (although still a pretty reduced menu) particularly morning and lunchtime. Still don't eat much in an evening but evenings have been my worst time even when I was my sickest. The combination means I don't have to go too long between tablets. I take an ondansatron first thing, then cyclizine late morning, another ondansatron mid afternoon, cyclizine in an evening and depending on what time I go to bed another ondansatron. I have been managing the last few days on just two ondansatron and two cyclizine which has helped with the constipation. I usually eat a bowl of cornflakes for breakfast, a couple of biscuits mid morning, a bit of bread or potato waffle or pasta for lunch and then an early tea (4ish) of something like a couple of chicken nuggets or like today I have managed a couple of slices of cheese & tomato pizza. Still struggling with liquids but strawberry crusha seems to be working ok at the moment.

So don't want to jinx anything but scince this horrific cold started I've not been sick...not really eating but also not taking medicine (forgot this morning and realised hadn't been sick so thought would see how rest of the day goes).

sleepy that's what I was doing with ondansetron and cyclazine although 3x ondansetron and only 2 x cyclazine. mrsmonkey definitely worth a try as sickness had reduced on them when I rested

sleepy hope mil gives you a well deserved break am sure ds will have a great time!

mrsmonkey will look back at cold remedies as very much in need!

Sorry everyone else looking at phone for too long makes my eyes water so not much mn-ing today

Well I definitely jinxed it. Just been horrendously sick. All fluids and whatever solids tried today came up in a near 5 mins constant sickness episode. Out my nose and also managed to wee at the same time wow pregnancy is glamorous! I am off to bed...

Gotta love the vomit pee...I found crouching such that the heel of my fit was passed into my lady parts helped with that - a tip I got from here!

Oh dear ickle, sending sympathy.
sleepy your diet sounds v similar to mine! I'm also struggling in afternoon/evening. I'm rarely sick in morning. I feel as though if I manage it VERY carefully I could avoid vomiting at all, but I would be managing it by just not eating. I'm not sick every day, but I just can't seem to get balance right, and I feel hungry and very very thirsty. When not preg I def drink a lot more than the average person, so I'm managing not to be too dehydrated with the fluids I keep down, but I have immense thirst all day and wake up each morning with stinking headache from feeling dehydrated. I do find it quite hard to explain all this to people who seem to expect me to be 'better' whilst on meds. Sorry, was fairly cheerful earlier and now sinking into grumpy hungry pregnant lady mode...