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.

sleepy I have booked a dentist appointment for the end of August and am terrified about it: not sure if it's the potential pain, or the fear of being sick in the chair that is worse! Never been one to mind the dentist but am dreading it this time round!

lucinda sorry, a PE is a pulmonary embolism. Wasn't pleasant and as a result I am at an increased risk of a DVT/PE whilst pregnant.

Wishing everyone a decent nights sleep, here's hoping!

Thinking of you all suffering ladies - up feeding for the umpth time tonight but wanted to say it will all be worth it. So many people have commented how much better I am post pregnancy even days after giving birth. It's true! You too will feel normal again soon and be able to eat without fear of sickness! (I wouldn't however advise pouring half a botttle of water over your bed whilst feeding...idiot!

Hey Ickle thanks for the encouragement. I can't sleep at night, feel constantly out of breath, and feel so sick and hungry. 39+1 - baby has to arrive soon!

Also, so sick of people telling me to make the most of it before baby arrives because this is the easy part.

I just want to eat normal food! And sleep. And not feel hungry.

How is your little baby, ickle?

Hello all.

Sorry for my MIA, been in and out of hospital. All is well, other than the obvious, and baby has a nice big round well fed tummy. Oh, the irony! Saw my consultant who said babies were 'fantasticly effective little parasites' - how true! Still can't feel him move & I should, so now just wondering if I can't tell the difference between hunger pain, post surgery pain, stomach pain from feeling so sick, & the baby. Also now have a huge bald patch like a monk - pregnancy is so glamorous! Have a c section booked for 39 weeks, but the hospital don't think I'll make it past 34 after being so ill.

Which makes me think of Hues - any news? Hope they don't keep making you eat like that. I've been doing the same 'eat & vomit' & it is blinking miserable.

Rae I feel for you. After what I went through with ex 'friend' I can tell you that I feel so much better with her out of my life, she is so very very toxic & self absorbed - they sound very similar. When I used to post something (about anything), she'd post something like what your 'friend' has in a ranty fashion. I suspect the stress of it all is making you feel worse, it certainly did with me - do try & let it go. I realise that's hard though, 6 months later I'm still struggling to forget about it. I hope she lets it go too & doesn't keep doing it - unlike my 'friend'/social media bully.
Side note, I actually just found out that mine just had a miscarriage & have been quite shocked at people's reactions (I.e. More than a few people from work have told me that they think it's karma for bullying me when I lost my first baby - jeez). Honestly, I think I might be the only person who feels sorry for her. I almost almost sent her a message to say how sorry I was, but considering she was sending me hateful messages whilst I was undergoing surgery to save my life, I decided to save my sympathy for someone, frankly a little more deserving & a lot less evil. What is wrong with some people!

Special how are you feeling? Did you manage to get back to sleep?

My brain has failed me on who else I was going to message. I just woke up from a nightmare & think I'm a bit brain fogged... But whomever was considering Athens, I'd say it's probably (sadly) too hot. Their medical care isn't great either so I would worry about that. To everyone feeling very sick, I feel for you, it's so miserable.

Hope everyone has a good Thirsday 💐

Hey Lucy sorry it sounds like you're having a hard time at the moment. Are you doing ok? Managing to keep much food down? I'm really pleased ickle posted last night, because I honestly think I'm going to be pregnant forever! Body is really not showing any signs of baby nearing arrival.

Hey Lucy sorry it sounds like you're having a hard time at the moment. Are you doing ok? Managing to keep much food down? I'm really pleased ickle posted last night, because I honestly think I'm going to be pregnant forever! Body is really not showing any signs of baby nearing arrival.

Lucy, so sorry to hear what a wretched time you've been having. It's certainly true what your consultant says about the babies being effective parasites, HG babies especially: they always seem to achieve good weights. How many weeks along are you now? Hopefully you'll start to feel movements soon - it does help to make the sickness feel a bit more 'worth it'.
Special, the people who say the pregnancy is the easy bit have obviously not had HG! As I've said many times on this thread before, imo looking after a newborn is a walk in the park compared to being pregnant. Like Ickle I've had loads of friends say how well I look since I gave birth, and I always say 'well that's the benefit of an awful pregnancy - you're always going to look better afterwards, even with the sleepless nights!' Cheering you along for the last leg!
Sleepy, glad you got to work from home after the tests yesterday. Fingers crossed for both sets of results.
Rae, Light, Happy, how are you all today?
Thanks for asking about the dermatologist. DS has been prescribed a new regime of creams to try, so we'll see how it goes. He's only 4 so it's really hard to stop him scratching it (the eczema, mainly on his arms), which of course makes it worse.
Waves to Ickle and Lucinda.

Just to agree with MOP that pregnancy is definitely not the easy bit. And to be honest I was pretty lucky in other respects: I slept pretty well, no SPD, no blood pressure problems, and having a newborn was still a billion times easier than being pregnant. Despite some problems (stitches misbehaving and bleeding nipples) every bit of being a parent including newborn stage has been amazing compared with pregnancy (or even pre-pregnancy, otherwise I wouldn't be putting myself through this again!)

There are exceptions of course (one friend had a very refluxy baby and that was hard) - but for most people I know having a newborn is no harder than the last stages of pregnancy even without HG/NVP, let alone with it. Honestly, chances are you'll have a ball, and any setbacks like reflux don't last for ever. You'll be knackered but sooo much happier and more able to cope!

Really sorry to hear what a hard time you've been having Lucy: how pregnant are you - have you got long to go to get to 34 weeks?

I've decided against Athens: just looking to see if there's any chance to get my flight costs back through insurance (not very optimistic but worth a phone call to find out). Had a good day yesterday: only sick once and went through contract with new nanny who I still think is lovely and there were no major issues, so that all seems (touching wood madly) sorted and good to go. I'm really looking forward to having her around, she seems just fab. I had probably not let my expectations get too high! Oh and must write a reference for departing nanny and sort out all the PAYE paperwork for them both... All my days seem to fill up so quickly with these individually little jobs. Still, makes the time go faster I guess, so I should be grateful for that.

Sending love to all and a big squidge to baby Ickle xx

Only slightly nervous making thing: need more drugs again and my GP is on holiday, so now getting paranoid that the locum won't prescribe - eeee - I need to stop creating problems in my head when there is enough to deal with in real life!

LT fingers crossed that the locum will just continue with the drugs you've previously been described. Sorry you're not going on holiday.

Scan not good. Baby dropped below 10th percentile and amniotic fluid volume is low, so waiting to see consultant. It feels like I've been waiting for hours, when it's only been 40 minutes.

Although possibly not what you wanted to hear special but I suspect you'll be meeting baby special very very soon as it's likely they will induce you. Fingers crossed for you.

Sorry to hear you've really been struggling lucy, I hope you manage to escape more hospital stays.

Hi to ickle, hope baby no 2 has settled into family life well.

light can you ask for your meds to just be put on repeat? All mine are on repeat now so I just phone the surgery and leave details for more.

No phone call yet from the hospital. Apparently no news is good news but I guess it is only 11am!

Sleepy you are very right. I'm booked in for an induction at 7.30am on Sunday!

Yes I probably should just ask for repeat. Didn't think of it last time as the meto was new and had no idea if it would work, and wasn't even entirely sure if the cyclizine was doing much. I will ask the locum. And if they say no my GP is back a week later - I have nearly enough meds to get me through, so worst case if the locum says no I can probably get through the following week on 2 a day of each, rather than having to go cold turkey...

Special sorry to hear your news but on the other hand as Sleepy says it really could be a blessing - at least now you only have a few days sickness to go and you will be meeting baby very soon. I was induced with DD and it went fine!

LT x

I'm okay, thanks for asking, managing to stay a bit better mentally than I was before the drugs were doing anything (then I just sat on the floor of the bathroom being sick every few minutes & cried a lot!). Can keep foods down for a while now, no more instant rejection, which is a relief. Started putting on some weight too.
21 weeks today & my tummy still hurts. Jabby pains. I think it might be him moving, but I have no reference really to be able to tell.

Mother do you have anything to put in the bath? Oilatum junior do a good bath for eczema.

Could it be round ligament pain do you think Lucy? Glad you are doing better on the meds. Still very hard though. xx

lucy I'm 23 weeks and still getting random twinges in my belly and side but have put it down to round ligament pain / baby movement. Had another scan today as was with the consultant and all is fine so maybe your pains are the same?

special not the news you wanted, but at least now there is light at the end of the HG tunnel! How exciting!

As for me, I have DRUGS!!! The consultant was brilliant - she is trying me on Prochlorperazine and Omeprazole and I am to go back in 5 days if no improvement to try something else. Fingers firmly crossed as I had already been sick 4 times before my 11am appointment.

Waves to everyone else!

That's brilliant happy!! Fingers crossed you get some improvement, but if not there are other things to try.

I'm really hoping no news is good news from Hues this time and she is busy squishing a lovely newborn!

Special, sorry to hear about bad scan news. At least with the induction booked in the end really is in sight (no 42 weeks nightmare!). I was induced this time around and it went extremely fast: pessary at midday, contractions started around 5:15pm, baby out at 7:05pm! Hopefully you'll have a good experience.
Happy days about the drugs, Happy (sorry, couldn't resist!). Hope they make a difference for you. Lots of people find omprezole a game changer for the acidity and reflux which seems to accompany HG.
Lucy, sorry about ongoing pains - as if the HG isn't enough on its own. At least at 21 weeks you've passed the halfway mark now. Thanks for the Oilatum recommendation; DS has just been prescribed new bathing stuff so we'll see how we go with that and if it doesn't help will try Oilatum.
Any news Sleepy?
Rae, how are you now?
Light, good luck with the locum tomorrow. When your GP is back, perhaps ask for your meds to put on repeat as others have suggested? Saves a lot of hassle I found. Glad you're happy with your new nanny; that must be a weight off your mind.

Special I'm finding it hard to imagine ever eating normally again! How are you feeling about Sunday? The end is in sight!

Lucy my midwife said that babies are good parasites too! thanks for the 'friend' advice. Sad to hear of the loss that yours had though, I wouldn't wish that on anyone

happy I'm so pleased that you're medicated now. How are you getting on with it?

Mother you poor DS I read a clinical study years ago now that looked at the impact of chronic health conditions on how children rate their own quality of life. Eczema was higher than diabetes on the scale.

Light sorry about Athens. I think it's probably the right call though. Hope that things go well with the new nanny!

I'm ok Mother- so happy it's Friday tomorrow! I'm exhausted. Felt irritable at work today as was so bone-grindingly tired and very queasy. I'm not sure whether to use some annual leave this month- I'm trying to save it incase the HG gets really bad again and I need to be off sick. But I'm so tired!! I have next Wednesday off but it's because friends are visiting with their baby- so it will be really good fun but not very restful!

SpecialStains So sorry you have had an anxious appointment. It must be a relief that the induction is planned. I hope all goes as swimmingly as it did for MotherofPearl. I can't believe people being insensitive enough to tell Hyperemesis sufferers that 'this is the easy part'.
Lucy and Rae I am appalled at anyone being so foul. Lucy As others say, you wouldn't wish an MC on anyone - but why would anyone be mean about yours before? Sorry you have been in hospital - was this Hyperemesis related - I know at one point you were doing well on the meds - or something else? Was it because of this that they say they may induce at 34 weeks?
LightTripper Very energetic of you, doing all this admin.
happydays Sorry to hear about PE. It sounds awful.
SleepymrsE Keeping my fingers crossed for you over news.
icklekid Lovely to hear from you.
MotherofPearl Great advice as ever....

I have been looking back for the last due dates list - I'm really sorry, everyone, but I can't find it on this or the last thread. Does anyone care to start another? Well, as below, we know SpecialStains due date now.
Particularly sorry for those who have been on it a long time, like SleepymrsE.
We haven't heard from Vixxfacee Recently. I hope she's OK.

rae it IS happy days, or at least it would be if I could keep the tablets down. mop thanks for checking - so far, not so good. I'm supposed to dissolve the Prochlorperazine under my lip on the gum line and the taste is not good! I lasted about 20 minutes before I was sick with the first one so here's hoping this one stays down longer. How long do you think a tablet needs to take effect?
light sorry to hear you've had to cancel Athens, whilst it probably is for the best I'm sure you are feeling disappointed.

Wishing all a good nights sleep!

Rae, it really sounds like you need a proper rest. I think you should book a few days off, and spend them sleeping or just dozing in bed with a book or an IPad. If the HG flares up again later then you can take sick days as needed. It's less likely to flare up if you're well rested. That bone-crushing exhaustion you describe is dreadful, I really feel for you.