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.

Autumnsunshinebaby I totally understand Hun n I'd of prob felt the same too! Things can really get to u when ur feeling so poorly n people do not realise what effect their words can have on other people! ur little girl just needs ur love and I'm sure ur giving her that so stop with the guilt trip ( and I'm telling myself this!) they have mummies who love them dearly and are doin the best they possibly can! Some children don't have loving homes or parents all together! U will get through this! Xxxx

RaeSkywalker glad ur getting some quality of life bak! I can only dream of this! Getting pretty desperate , just need my doc to listen. Anyway wishing u ongoin relief. Mrssleepy glad u got a good meal down. I hope u enjoyed . X

'Very effective parasites' were the exact words of my consultant too!

Hope everyone is okay today.

Morning All, just popping my head in to say sorry for quietness, seem to have back to back parties to take the DC to this weekend, so will have a proper catch up when they're back at school this week. But thinking of you all, especially those suffering through the horrendous first trimester. Hang in there.

Hi everyone, can u join u?? This is my FOURTH!!! (I know I should be a pro by now) but I cant understand why I feel so ill. With my first I had 24/7 sickness up till 25 weeks then it just vanished overnight. I didnt know any better so I just put up with it and ended up losing 2 stone. 2nd and 3rd I had no sickness what so ever. Im now 9 weeks and its awful. Iv got a constant heavy ball in my stomach. im so hungary and I want to eat but when I do it just makes it worse. I have been having fruit and greek yog as that seems to help for an hour or so but anything else just makes me worse. I have been dry heaving last couple of mornings and I can see that it wont be long till its full blown vomiting. In a way I wish I would so I could get rid of this ball in my stomach. I feel awful as I have 3 lo's of 4,3 and 18 months. Never expected to feel so ill and to top it off I can not stay awake. Im so exhausted I fell asleep on the sofa yesterday while the little one napped and the others watched tv with me. Do u think I need to see the doctor?? Like I said last time I just put up with it but I didnt have any lo's to look after then. x

Welcome Insane. I think you should definitely see a doctor- it sounds like the nausea is really affecting your quality of life, and you have 3 other children to look after. Did you have any medication in your first pregnancy? Are you managing to keep fluids down?

Mother hope your DC enjoy the parties!

Thank you Rea, I have definitely been suffering the last week or so and straight after I posted on here I just had to go and vomit. All three lo's in tow asking what was wrong!!! I have been confined to the house the last few days as I just have no energy and just want to sit on the sofa doing nothing. Had so much planned as my lo starts school next week. No, I didn't have any medication in first pregnancy. I just thought it was normal to have sickness and midwife kept saying it would pass.x

InsaneMummyofThree Welcome. I think you ought definitely to ask for meds. Also, invest in some kesostix to make sure you don't become dehydrated. How are the liquids staying down? Are the juice of tinned fruit, flat coke, soda water, or elderflower water any good?
MotherofPearl All this sounds very energetic.
autumnsunshinebaby and others - don't let ignorant,self righteous remarks get to you.
Waves to all.

Thank you LucidaE, I think I will make an appointment with gp on tue when the kids go back to school and nursery. Just can't cope being like this and having to look after them. I never expected full on 24/7 nausea/sickness as I never had any with 2nd n 3rd. Just goes to prove that all pregnancies are different!!! Do u think all is OK tho as I'm starting to worry something might be wrong. It's daft isn't it but no matter whether it's ur 1st or 4th u always worry. I haven't contacted the midwife yet as I feel like I want to keep it a secret anit longer as I'm worried people will judge us.

Just re read ur post. Liquids are OK but has to be tiny sips of tepid fluid as if its too cold or too hot it makes me sick. Iv been having strawberries, Apple and grapes but chopped up small and topped with Greek yog. I made a bowl of it then just keep picking at it throughout the day. It comes back up like strawberry mouse. Lol. Since iv been sick iv only managed water. OH has just asked what's for tea as he just got in from work. He had a raised eye brow from me so decided to retreat to the garden along with the kids. .

Insane r.e. Something being wrong- I can only comment on my experience, which is that my baby seems totally unaffected and is growing nicely. However, when I was admitted to hospital at 7 weeks, the consultant did arrange for me to have an early scan. He said that this was because sometimes it could be a sign of something wrong, or of a multiple pregnancy, and he wanted to check. I'm so glad he did because seeing the heartbeat did lift my mood greatly! Is paying for a private scan an option for you? I'd definitely get your OH to take over cooking for now- my DH still does most of ours, as food prep makes me feel worse. I'm much better if something is plonked in front of me, rather than feeling nausea build over the cooking process.

Have you found you can keep anything else down? Dry crackers, cereal? I also found is lollies and sucking on ice cubes a good way to try and keep my fluid levels up.

Welcome insane, sorry you've had to join this thread but you'll get lots of good support. It really has massively helped me through my pregnancy. I only have one other DC and that's hard enough - I have no idea how I would have coped with 3. DH had to do a lot of the childcare from weeks 5-15 along with grandparents etc. Do you have a good support network? Def go to your doctors. There are a number of meds you can try that are safe and although it doesn't eliminate the nausea it does reduce sickness drastically. Lots of rest does help too. I wouldn't worry about anything being wrong with baby when suffering from HG but if you get dehydrated that can be bad for both you & baby. A trip to the docs tomorrow would def be worthwhile!

Hi to everyone else. I'm already in bed (same time as DS) as feeling so incredibly tired. Been getting period pains on and off this evening. Pretty sure it's nothing but uncomfortable all the same. It's making DH paranoid as he's away with work Tues-Thursday a few hours drive away. This and randomly finding the size 1 nappies had fallen off the top of the wardrobe next to my partially packed hospital bag is making him spooked. At least I'm at the hospital tomorrow. Hoping I don't have an irritable uterus as this could go on for weeks!

Hello everyone! Not sure how many of you will remember me...I was on this thread earlier this year with my 4th hg pregnancy (though only 2nd child). Anyway just wanted to pop on to give a bit of support. I had meant to stick around but mumsnet kept messing me about with my password and in all honesty, it's been a tough 4 months (yes dd2 is already 4 months) as both kids have had chicken pox and dd2 has been diagnosed with reflux like dd1. I am also suffering from pnd...it's taken a while for me to admit it but I finally did and am receiving counselling. I partly think i was depressed in pregnancy...however, looking back the good thing is the dreaded sickness is over. ..stopped the moment dd2 arrived. I found some of my old pills...trusty omeprazole (dd1 is on this alongside ranitidine arghh) and ondansetron and it took me back...made me think of the wonderful ladies on this thread like meerka (not sure what her new name is), Lucinda, Mop and Ickle who helped me through the darkest days when I had no rl support. Anyway I hope it's OK if I try to pop on now and then just to remind you that as our wonderful mother Hen always says this too shall pass. Gentle hugs to all. x

Sleepy hope you manage to get a decent rest. How far away will your DH be- could he dash back if needed? Mine has just announced that he's planning to go to a sports event 3 weeks before the baby is due, 5 hours away from home. It means 2 nights away. I'm already nervous!

Reebok! Lovely to hear from you! I'm sorry to hear you've had such a tough time since your DD2 arrived. Is her reflux improving? I'm glad that you're getting support for your PND. It's lovely of you to pop back and say hi whilst you're clearly going through an awful lot yourself

Raeskywalker that's what I was concerned about really, the multiples thing. This pregnancy feels so totally different from the others I am shockingly exhausted despite going to bed extra early most nights and now this awful sickness. I know every one always wanders this and it probably not but I don't think I would cope with another 2 on top of the three we already have. How far along are you, do u still suffer with the sickness??

Thank u SleepymrsE I have been going to bed extra early (I'm there now) but still find myself shattered and nodding of on the sofa. I will def make an appointment Tues and maybe ask if an early scan is possible although I'm sure they won't authorise it. OH came back in and whilst we put the kids to be he announced that he was making tea. He suggested tomato soup as he remembered it was the only thing I could keep down with my first. Bless him!!! I managed a slice of bread and 1/2 a bowl but now I have raging heart burn and have a feeling I will be seeing it all coming back up in the early hours. I have brilliant support but we haven't announced it yet so still suffering in silence. I may have to soon tho as I don't think I can last much longer with no help. Apart from Oh but he works 6 days a week and has to travel an hour to work so often leaves at 6/7 and not back till 6.30. How far along are u?? Hope u manage to get some rest. X

I can imagine that it's really alarming to have such a different pregnant Insane. I guess in that respect I'm lucky- I have nothing to compare this to! Maybe speak to your midwife about your concerns? I'm 29 weeks today, the vomiting is well controlled at the moment (touch wood)- I'm managing to keep food and drink down most of the time, but do still vomit several times a week. I'm nauseous constantly but it's better than it was in the first trimester most days. It's worse if I'm tired. And I have random days when I've had a good sleep and am still very sick, I have no idea why! I think that most women see a big improvement, or totally shake the sickness by about 16 weeks though (is that right Lucinda?) Letting other people on your support network know what's going on would hopefully help you a lot. We had to tell my parents and I don't think that DH or I could've coped without them. My Mum comes and sits with me on 'bad' days so that DH can go to work and not worry. She's also taken over some of our cleaning (it was really hard for me to agree to that initially as I'm very independent), but I am so grateful as I'm not stressing over cleaning the bathroom on top of everything else!

^ that should be "in your support network"...

Hello! Sorry I totally disappeared off this thread! I am 30 weeks now. So glad the thread is going strong with great support especially for people in the early stages.

I'm doing okay... Things started improving around 20 weeks and I came off the omeprazole at about 25 weeks. Since then I only had one major relapse where I had to go back on the pills for a few days. Nausea is better but still there and vomiting is only about once a week. I have a huge bump and reflux now though!

Rae, great to see you on here again, glad things are going better!

Gosh, lots of catching up to do!
Huge happy waves to Reebok, who of course I remember - my fellow HG warrior in my most recent pregnancy and when you were PG with DD1. So sorry to hear about the PND, but glad you're getting treatment. Hope you feel physically recovered from the HG? My DD2 is 18 weeks this Wednesday! Thanks for your kind words - helped me through my dark HG days too. X
Sleepy, hope those twinges are a false alarm. Nerve wracking if your DH is going to be away this week.
Rae, hope you're taking it easy and not pushing yourself at work this week. Any word on those blood results?
Welcome Insane. I really second what others have said about seeing your GP and pushing for effective treatment. You do not have to just grin and bear it! And yes, I think all pregnancies are different. I had moderate MS in my first pregnancy, but no hospitalisation or meds. In my 2nd and 3rd pregnancies I had full blown HG, drips, hospital admissions and meds. In terms of something being wrong because of the sickness, one hospital doctor said to me that while the sickness is unpleasant for the mother, it's usually an excellent sign that you're growing a healthy baby. Not much help I realise, but reassuring in a way.
Hope everyone else is coping today. Glad to hear things have improved for Rocket. Waves to Lucinda!

you helped me, that should say in my message to Reebok!

It's been a long time since I posted on this thread. I suffered badly with hg with my first pregnancy (daughter is now 1!!), and OH and I are now thinking about baby number 2. The only thing holding us back is that there is no way I'd be able to look after our daughter if I'm as bad as I was with her!

I've been doing a bit of reading and I'm hoping that preemptive medication will mean I don't end up hospitalised again!! Anyone have any other tips?

How lovely to hear from Reebok and dillydollydarling again.
Reebok I am so sorry to hear about the pnd, it sounds as if you have had to cope with a lot with two LO's with reflux, and them having chicken pox.
I honestly think that it is difficult to distinguish between pnd and ptsd because the mental effects of this - particularly being treated dismissively by medis, are massively underestimated in my opinion. It would be lovely if you could find time to call in regularly. Thank you for your lovely words.
dillydollydarling Do explore the practical options open to you. There is stuff available on the links in my introduction which I hope might help. Realistically, even with pre emptive meds most sufferers will need help with childcare, though I hope you will escape suffering badly this time.
Rocket Lovely to hear from you, too,and I am so happy that things are so much better. There are some good meds for acidity the GP can prescribe.
Rae and InsaneMummyofThree. How could I forget the ice lollies and the ice cubes?

SleepymrsE I hope pains settle. I had to laugh about the magic self packing nappies!
Waves to MotherofPearl . Apologies to anyone rudely ignored.

Hi all, waves to everyone! massive apologies for being quiet and for not replying individually to you all. At least at the moment all I can manage is to read what you've written and then lie still again. I've swapped to Metclopromide today having given cyclizine then pheragran a good go. I feel like a zombie and can barely move from bed or the sofa. I wish there was an answer to 'how long will it last?' question... I'm dreading the return journey back from the holiday and also it will mean I will have to cope on my own during the day with my daughter. Hopefully I will be able to be more useful in supporting others soon!

Oh dear Autumn, sorry to hear you're still in such a bad way. What a miserable way to have to spend your holiday. Is there anyway you can get help with childcare once you're back in the UK? Hope the Metochlopramide is the thing that turns this around for you.