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.

Oh I hope you feel better soon reebok and that baby stays put for a bit longer. You've had such a rough time.

Think I'm being naive but I'm really hoping second trimester brings a less sick and happier me.

Hope those who have been feeling rough are feeling a bit better and everyone else is having a good day.

Oh and hope everything is ok squeezed - fingers crossed you aren't in hospital long!

I though I'd get my anti-d injection, vomit a bit and then be back home. Now I'm hooked up on observation because the registrar wants to rule out pre term labour. hearing that has freaked me out a bit. I've been given steroid injection to speed up baby's lung development. I thought anti d injection was bad!
Now it looks like it is going to be consultant led pregnancy

Thanks for the advice yesterday/Friday.

Unfortunately I am feeling worse. The vomiting/wild retching has really ramped up.
I'd forgotten the worse part, when you have a stomach bug being sick brings some short lived relief. But not so with this.
I am feeling very very sorry for myself, and utterly dreading having to make a decision about work tomorrow. I feel I can't not go, but I'm also not sure I'm safe to drive the car.

Also I forced the GP to prescribe me something yesterday, Promethazine I think, but the soonest the pharmacy will have it is 2pm tomorrow!

mango if you feel you can't drive, then please don't go to work. That was a major contributor to me not going in the early days.
Try to rest as much as possible. It really is none relenting which, is the worst part I think.
Promethazine is the medication that has worked best with me.

reebok that sounds most unpleasant. Hoe things settle today.

squeezed glad they are taking things seseriously and monitoring you, and hopefully it's all just an over precaution.

mango one of the beSt and most important things you can do for yourself at the moment is allow yourself to rest. Add that to not being sure you should drive and you will probably be best not going towork tomorrow. Perhaps make that decision today then you're not worrying about it. What does your partner think?

icant sending as many positive vibes as I can

Oh no Reebok, poor you! Sounds like a terrible ordeal! Hope you're OK now. And Squeezed, you too. Bad suffering all round.
Ickle, thinking of you going back to work tomorrow. Hoping Mango and Sleepy both get some respite soon. The first trimester with HG is truly hellish. Try not to think too far ahead; just focus on getting through each day. Waves to all.

Oh gosh, trying to catch up and seems that lots of us are having a very rough time right now. Thinking especially of reebok squeezed and icant, hope you are bearing up ok and that all babies stay put until the right time.
I think it's mango that is worried about work tmw? Please stay home and rest. You need to look after yourself
Those in first trimester pls tell work if you're struggling, do rest as much as you can.
I thought I was turning a corner but had horrible vom session last night and consequently have drug addict broken blood vessels face today. Nice.
Gentle hugs to all.
I know lucinda is prob not able to read posts, but thinking of you also and hope your mum is ok.

Just about to head to bed with another banging headache. Struggled with eating and drinking again today and suffering bad nausea although not been sick thankfully. MIL & partner came today to take DS out & give DH a break. When they came back, I was asked 'oh so you've just had a sofa day' - erm yes as that's pretty much all I do. Then MIL asked if I'd tried mints because her mum always said it helped with upset stomachs. I just wanted to scream but this isn't just an upset stomach!! I'm sure people have no idea how bad we feel and think oh it's just a bit of morning sickness.

Sorry for the rant. Hope everyone has had as good a day as possible with HG and that squeezed and reebok are home from hospital and doing ok.

sleepyunfortunately it does seem that unless someone has had HG then they hurt can't get how horrendous it is. The problem is that most women had some sort of morning sickness in pregnancy and they just don't seem able to separate that from HG. It is s frustrating. I got to the point when people suggested gin he er or dry crackers I would just look at them and say " well the drugs they give cancer patients having chemo are only just helping to dampen the nausea, so I'd imagine that ginger/crackers/some other nonsense remedy won't really help. But thanks for the suggestion". Generally that put people in their place without any confrontation.

sleepymrsE I'm sure that is exactly what they think. Bastards.

I will see how I feel in the morning, but don't think I'll be going to work, the thought of washing my hair is pretty horrific!

I'm sorry everyone else is feeling so rotten.

mrsmonkey "heroin chic" used to be all the rage Sorry you're feeling so awful.
sleepy Nobody understands unless they have lived it. Especially those awful early days.

I'm in hospital for the night being monitored but hopefully home tomorrow. At least medication is easy to get here

Blimey reebok hope you're on the mend, it must be scary to hear the word labour mentioned so early on! You too squeezed hope they manage to stave things off until the bambini is big and strong!
mango take things easy and don't drive if you feel unsafe!!
ickle thank you for your kind words, I hope you manage to rest up and let others do the hard work!!
I hope Lucinda's mum is ok?

Hello fellow vomiters.

Lucinda how is your mum? I hope everything is OK.

Reebok that sounds incredibly scary. Quite an achievement getting ketones that high, but don't do it again! Glad there are no more contractions, and hope you are OK and can go home soon.

icant Are you surviving OK? I am thinking of you lots.

Waves to everyone else (sorry, long messages are hard on my phone and sodding BT won't give us internet - it's been torture being so sick and so lacking in Netflix!).

Was it mango worried about work? If you're sick don't go. Stay at home and sit still and don't vomit. Watch out for sleepiness on promethazine - I couldn't function on it. Also, ignore the well meaning comments. They are irritating. I hate being constantly asked 'are you any better yet?'. No, is the answer. I have more manageable days, but unlikely to be completely better until mid-August. It is slightly more manageable now at almost 18weeks. I don't know if it's because I'm better, or I've got my meds sorted or that I've lowered my expectations for what I can achieve (probably a combination), but I am finding it easier. Still can't open the fridge door without retching yet though.

Had to call in sick today. Early morning stomach acid vomit, with subsequent bad nausea and retching. I'm very dizzy again. I am consistently measuring a just below the lower limit of normal blood pressure, but because I've never really had my blood pressure taken outside of pregnancy I don't know if that's normal for me or not.

for everyone. Hope you all manage a good day.

special Sorry you're feeling unwell. I'm also having issues with BT who have taken our phone number off us. They will get the wrath of Dh later as I've been in hospital

Morning evergone. I'm spending another day on the sofa...called into work. Feel awful. How long does it take for the promethazine to work? I took first one on Saturday night & I wasn't sick, woke up yesterday morning & felt the best I have for a while.
Took 2 yesterday but not long after taking the 2nd one I was sick lots & again this morning I got up took one & then was sick a bit.
I know you have to give them time, how long was it before sickness eased for you?
Big hugs to everyone who needs one xxx

I think part of the problem is being sick not long after taking medication and it then not working because not enough is in the system. I struggle to swallow tablets at times and can often trigger retching. Hopefully you can manage to take the next one and not be sick.

I'm on the sofa again, but have managed a shower and get dressed which is something I can't always manage. Trying to do a bit of work from home too.

Hope things are ok now squeezed - do you think you'll be sent home today? Thoughts to Reebok & icant too. Waves to everyone else who is suffering.

Thanks SleepymrsE. Yeah I doubt the tablet has absorbed before I was sick again. DIv has given me 10mcg and to take 1 two to three times a day. I can increase to 2 two to three times day but he said to try & stick to just 1 xx
Well done you for managing a shower ...I'm still in my pjs feeling sorry for myself x

Sorry squeezed, I missed that you'd also been in hospital. How are you doing now? Scary stuff. Hope you and bump are ok. Thinking of you.

1more if you're struggling to keep tablets down have you considered asking for dissolvable ones? I've tried buccastem (disolves in your gums) and oral-dispersable ondansetron (hugely expensive, so gps may be reluctant to prescribe). I don't know if there is an equivalent form for promethazine.

I think it takes a few days to build up in your system, and maybe change when you take it. For a while, I would not take anything on a morning until I had vomited, because at least I knew then I'd have at least a 30min respite and get some of the tablet digested. :-/ Also, if mornings are the worst, try setting an alarm for 4am and take it then so that it peaks in your blood system when you wake up.

Sorry to hear so many people are really suffering today.

Hi all, just checking in as back from first day at work and so glad I did it! Felt brilliant to be useful again but glad am going slow and half days for 2 weeks should really help! It was also good to admit that this might be it and I just need to adjust to the sickness and find a way to survive!

1more I had plenty of pj days and take as many drugs as needed to make a difference to the nausea

sleepy I think that keeping medication down was one of my biggest problems. I now have to be very careful when I take meds/eat/vomit. Now I'm able to keep them down my sickness nearly halved from 10 times to 5/6 times

special hope rest helps, take it easy although I don't think I would cope without Netflix. Any friends with box sets of 24 or similar to help?

squeezed hope your home from hospital and resting lots

sleepy This is not something I would recommend in any way, but on the bad days I would wait to be sick, or encourage it, so the tablet was more likely to stay down. It was more about timing when I ate or drank. That's why one tablet a day former at night worked best.
1more I find that the promethazine generally works but I still get bad days. Combination of hormone surges, over doing it, not sleeping etc. I have used it in combination with other meds, but I can't remember which. The side effects of the others didn't agree with me though.
Ickle So pleased that work went well. Glad that you will be trying to ease yourself back into it.

I'm back from hospital with strict instructions to rest. DH heard this so there is no getting out of it
All got a bit worrying and I'm going to have more oversight. Also bump is measuring big, not sure how that happens with the HG!
Thanks for the kind messages, hang in there everyone.

Squeezed, glad to hear you're out of hospital and do make sure you stick to the plan of resting at home. I don't think it's unusual for HG babies to be big (my DS was 9lb 4oz! ). HG babies are very good at taking what they need from us and growing nicely, but leaving us depleted and feeling horrific.
Ickle, well done on a successful half day at work. It can help to be a bit busier, once you're out of the very worst stage, because at least it helps the time to pass quicker.
Special, sorry you had to ring in sick but glad to hear that overall you feel you are coping more. I do think lower expectations help. In my last pregnancy I kept waiting to 'turn a corner' and magically improve, but that just prolonged the agony: I was still throwing up the day before DS was born. This time I've resigned myself to not feeling better until after the birth, and that's helped me to not hold onto false hope. Although I'm loads better than I was at 6-13 weeks, of course!
1more, hope the meds kick in soon. Meanwhile stick to the sofa - you too MrsSleepy. Some days getting showered and dressed really is an achievement.
Hope Reebok, Icant and Spandau, my fellow 32-ish weekers, are managing OK. I've had a reasonable few days HG-wise but still suffering from a cold, and coughing makes me retch. Charming.
Ealli, I love your put-down for the crackers and ginger brigade! How is BabyEalli now? Thriving I hope?

Hi ladies, currently staying at mums. Needed some help with dd and tlc myself as oh is still useless. The contractions have started again despite ketones being + only. I can barely stand, lay down or walk. I'm so afraid this baby will come soon. I'm still measuring small and have growth scan next Thursday.

Squeezed and icant so sorry to hear you've high also had scares. Here's hoping all our babies stick around a bit longer.

Hope the rest of you are managing as well as can be with the sickness. Sorry for lack of personals. Just in way too much pain but always thinking of you all. X

Hi all, sorry neglectful today; mentally busy (been asked to apply for a new job so trying to get my head round that, informal chats with headteacher, hubby exam, normal Monday play group, meeting at church this evening...!). Need to get some sleep while baby sleeps, but will endeavour to catch up and offer any support I can whilst feeding during the night!

In the meantime, I hope people find rest and peace easy to come by tonight