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.

Mummymulb16 Poor you, that sounds awful. That relentless acidity is as hard to bear as the actual vomiting, and leads to it. I know happydays has been helped by Omprazole, might it be worth asking for that? On food not digesting. Remind me what meds are you on, as I wonder if they might consider giving you metraclopromide (spelling) which seemingly helps food digest rapidly? But you may be on it already. I know they have prescribing regulations about that and it may not be considered suitable?

Hello Lucinda and everybody. So I did not think I would be back on here after my first horrendous experience with hg in 2013 when I was pregnant with my first, Jayden. Here I go again 😓 I've just tested after an awful evening of nausea and sickness. I have a faint positive. I'm not even due my period for 4 days!! I knew I was as the symptoms were there. Its bitter sweet as I'm happy st the prospect of another child but scared senseless about possible 2nd time Hg. I've got some ondansetron and cyclizine that I was prescribed for something else but neither worked last night. Did anybody else start so early? With my last pregnancy I wasn't sick till 6.5 weeks xx

Oh and forgot to say, I'm so pleased this thread is still going, amazing work Lucinda! I don't know how I would have got through my last pregnancy without your support xx

Lucinda I am on ondansteron and cyclizine but have stopped taking them as the sickness and nausea has got better I just feel full all the time and can only eat one bite otherwise i I get really bad indigestion and heartburn all evening only thing that helps me is fizzy Coke ( I am drinking so much I do worry )

Welcome Sally- you poor thing HG 2 I know the feeling and this forum is great and the support is amazing.

Hope everyone else is well X

Sally Welcome back again. Nice to meet up with you again, but sorry you have to be here. I do remember having heartburn and very slight nausea round the time my period was due, but you do sound super early. Is your doctor likely to prescribe pre emptive meds besides your old supplies?
mummymulb Brave of you to go off them altogether. The Omprazole sounds as if it might be worth trying, perhaps?

Ah, mummymulb16 Don't worry about drinking all the full sugar coke - if it is all you can stand, then after all, lots of babies on here grown on a lot of that!

Sally8655 Ah,and thanks for lovely words. Glad the thread helped you last time.

Oh god Fresh I' so so sorry to hear about your hospital dash! How is your DD now? Are you ok?

Mother and Lucinda, my back was really sore over the weekend but is much better today. Stomach upset is easing. I'm not sure if it's a virus or the iron tablets, but it's not pleasant! I think it's probably the iron. We made it to the party on Saturday night, which was lovely. I'm just tired by 8pm though, so we left at 10ish.

Mummy I'm so sorry you're suffering. How far along are you now?

Hi Sally. Sorry you're back here! I started taking cyclizine at 6 weeks, and ondansetron at 7 after admission. Might be worth seeing your GP to try out some different meds? I was nauseous for a couple of days before I got a BFP but thought I was just under the weather.

Hope everyone is coping today. DH and I are off to meet the Health Visitor in a bit. I'm quite nervous- haven't heard great things from friends. Trying to keep an open mind though! I did 8 hours of work over the weekend for something a colleague needed urgently- they've now pushed the meeting back from this morning. So I feel like I wasted a bit of my break to be honest! Felt really sick last night because I was so tired. Lesson learned I guess!

Love and hugs to everyone!!
DD much better. I'm streaming with her cold today. Strapped up my pelvis with my three strap belt, and walked her to the school playground on my crutches. One mum looked at my crutches and asked "oh what did you do?" I just stopped myself from snapping "I got pregnant!!" I just said "it's SPD" she looked at me blankly and I thought 'yeah you obviously never had it and probably didn't have hyperemesis either!' there are times that you look around and feel you're the only one suffering in pregnancy!!

Hi all. Havnt posted for a while - days vary to good ones and feel ok and not sick to those sick 2-3 time a day to total shit and stay in bed al throw up or retch all day

Cyclizine def helps but can't wait till bubs is out and hope to feel better

Kinda used to feeling queasy all day and constantly hungover so forgotten how to feel and taste normal 😂😂

Rae Mother Hen clucks, but what can she do with you? It's as if you're trying to have a normal life or something, with interests in it, and fun. Not allowed by the Scourge Demon of Hyperemesis.
Freshbread Poor you with the hobbling and a cold, too. I'm glad at least DD is better. I was lucky enough to avoid SPD -- as I am very loose jointed, you'd think I'd be a prime candidate - and never heard of it till I started this thread, so I suppose in all fairness we can't blame people for the ignorance, but that sort of remark can still be very annoying, and the explanations.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

Blondeshavemorefun Welcome back. Sorry you still don't feel that great.

I've just been sent an email by Pregnancy Sickness Support it mentions this, and thought I ought to pass it on on this thread. It's a new counselling service for women who have or are traumatised by having had, Hyperemesis which opens soon:
'www.hyperemesiscounselling.co.uk
An excellent idea; I think the lack of general understanding and sympathy and 'Pull Yourself Together' type remarks, and also, the fact that even awareness in the medical community isn't that great, can easily lead to feelings of depression and PTSD which is probably massively under diagnosed, besides the initial illness...

Hmm. I didn't realise that you had to pay for it, though. £40 for fifty minutes is pretty steep...

Morning all, sorry to hear of all your difficulties fresh. It doesn't sound very 'restful' which is what you need when suffering the delights of HG & SPD. Glad to hear your DD is feeling better now although sorry you're really suffering today. Can you rest up today?

rae glad you managed the party but totally get what you mean about it wiping you out. Must admit being on mat leave is allowing me to get some rest which is helping a little.

Welcome back sally, you are very brave doing it again. This is my second pregnancy but my first was nowhere near as bad as this one. I will admit though I tested 4 days before my period was due (in the afternoon) because I was feeling pretty sicky. Definite BFP popped up straight away. Then was admitted & put on meds at 5 weeks and again at 8 weeks where I was put on a combination of ondansatron and cyclizine. Hopefully early intervention will work for you.

blonde I think you do get used to feeling sick all the time. It is like it becomes a normal part of life which is ridiculous really. I'm on the home stretch now and so can't wait to eat proper food (non beige), not feel sick and of course meet baby.

Again, big thanks to lucinda for all the support on this thread, and to mop who picks us up when we're so down.

Hi to everyone else who I have rudely overlooked.

Wow, after being quiet for a few days there are lots of new (and returning) names!

Sleepy how are you doing? Glad to hear you are finally getting some rest, really hope that is helping you to feel a little better!

Rae well done for making the party! I can second the upset stomach / tired front - I am constantly exhausted. I really do hope you can try to take it slightly easier at work before your mat leave starts though. I realise it's probably impossible, and if someone said that to me, I'd probably scoff at them a bit. But.. please try. How was the health visitor?

Fresh It sounds like you have are having a really rough time! How is your DD now? That must have been absolutely terrifying and your SPD sounds very bad as well - are you seeing a physio regularly? Sorry if I have missed your previous post on this.

Mummy Great news that you have managed to come off the drugs (and also very brave!) I have been suffering with the constantly full feeling for about 20 weeks now! It's horrible! Are you also getting very bloated? I have suffered with heartburn/acid too so I wonder if it is related? Try not to worry about all the coke - as MOP and Lucinda say, I think plenty of HG babies have grown on this! My teeth are a mess (this is probably because I have also been obsessively eating mints for 6 months too) but the baby seems to be developing just fine!

Blondes how far along are you now? I completely agree: it's so strange how the nausea, vomiting and disinterest in food has just become the "norm" now. I am obviously very excited about the arrival of the baby, but I am almost equally excited to be able to get out of bed in the morning and not have to run to the toilet to be sick! It's just part of my daily routine now: wee, sick, brush teeth etc. DP barely bats an eye at it anymore, however he did say that his lasting memory of this pregnancy will be the sound of my feet running down the corridor to the toilet!

Sally welcome back! All of you coping with HG and young children too - you are my heroes! I don't know how you are doing it! I can barely be relied upon to shower every day, so how you are taking responsibility for others I don't know!

Waves to Lucinda and MOP as always, and anyone else that I have forgotten!

blondes glad you are having some good days but it's so horrible isn't it. Sending you strength and hugs
Thank you lucinda yes I can understand that not everyone knows what spd or hyperemesis is, I was feeling tired, unwell and grumpy and just wanted to trip her up with my crutches!.... :)
Thankyou sleepy managed to have a nap before going to physio this pm
Hi happy how are you? Yes seeing physio weekly. DD improving lots, first full day at school today so hope she will be OK. She looked a bit worried and overwhelmed when I dropped her off
Love to all x

Hello all! Sorry you are back Sally and Blondes and to everybody else suffering.

Was absolutely knackered this weekend. Walking at a snail's pace and had to have a nap yesterday afternoon. Sickness not particularly bad though, I wonder if it's the pills? Or just going back to full time work taking it's toll maybe. Still, haven't thrown up for nearly 2 weeks now so that is a huge win.

Went to the pharmacy this morning to get what I hope may be my last set of pills. Tried reducing from 2 a day to 1 a day a few days ago and that was not a success, so sticking to 2 for now. The pharmacist was so nice - asked me if it was "morning sickness" (I forgive him for reasons you'll see) and then when I said yes he just said "ugh, that's so tough - sorry." Such a simple thing to say, but the only thing I really want to hear, just an acknowledgement that it is shit and I am not a wuss for needing pills. What do you think: maybe his wife or sister had it? Anyway, it was refreshing.

Hope everyone is doing OK and colds and SPD and other nastiness abates soon.

I'm 13.5w and other weird thing is that I dislike the sun

She says from her SUNBED in Tenerife 🌞🌞

We booked holiday after returning in July. Assuming ivf would fail again so a kinda pick us up and 2w later for bfp 😱😃

Have to be in shade then ok but I'm a sunworshipper usually bloody bubs

Threw up at gatwick but somehow managed to control it on the plane eve. Tho hit severe turbulence and DF said he felt queasy thought was going to be sick

I said welcome to my world 24/7

It's just weird feeling queasy all the time and then thinking actually gonna be sick

I do think it's slightly better now in 2nd trimester but don't dare reduce pills as don't want to be in bed all day again

Freshbread I don't blame you for wanting to do that! It does sum up a funny picture, particularly if you did it where the offender could fall into a puddle - it's raining like anything here, but may not be outside Wales...
happydays Sorry to hear that you start each day still with that dreaded Bile Run - that's horrible.
lighttripper I'm glad you met a sympathetic pharmacist. When you think about it, saying that is all women going through this want others to do - well, none medics, that is...
SleepymrsE It's so nice of you to come on to encourage others when you must be so fed up with it yourself. Cheering you on!
Blondeshavemorefun I'm full of admiration for how sufferers manage to survive a plan journey without being sick.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked and I'm glad you enjoyed the party, anyway, rae.
We haven't heard form autumn and others in a while...

Blondeshaemorefun ...Let alone a turbulent plane journey. I assume DH wasn't looking for sympathy from you for that?

I just kept eating. Which DF stil doesn't understand but I I eat I feel better or better then when hungry

gonna be the size of a house

But throwing up on an empty stomach is worse. We times flight to be at my best time. Did have 7am one so getting up /airport 3/4am and knew no way could do that so kind Thomson changed flight for free

Same as today. Kept head in shade or wore a hat and surviving sun but eaten little and often and all bad stuff like peanuts Pringles biscuits

Don't think he was looking for sympathy but was more proud that I didn't throw up as he felt bad

Maybe he is now having some understanding to how us pregnant ladies feel 😂😂

Here's the last due dates list, very much in need of upating.

Due Dates
SleepymrsE 8 October
RaeSkywalker 20 November
Freshbreadandfaith 30 November
happydays00 7 December
LightTripper 28 February

blondes I really sympathise! I went to Turkey for what was supposed to be a lovely baby moon (booked before the HG kicked in). Our flight was at 6am - yes, there were a lot of tears in the airport, but miraculously wasn't sick on the plane. There have been a couple of instances where I've started to think the human body is amazing and maybe just "knows" it has to hang on. Maybe I'm going crazy..

I think I spent a grand total of 2 hours in the sun in the whole week! Just couldn't bear to feel hot!

Keep eating, and doing whatever you need to do to enjoy it! Hope the rest helps!