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.

After yesterday's bad day today was ok. No vomit does a gentle little dance ...
Plenty of nausea though. I stayed in bed in the dark until this afternoon

Sorry to LH, Baby and others that are having particularly bad days

I met a happy pregnant person today, she was 7 weeks. I said 'you are so lucky you aren't sick'. She said 'oh I am, I am up all night but it's great' whhaaaaaaaat?!?

^she wasn't being sarcy. She is genuinely loving it all!

LR Returns Some good days are so often the sign of an improvement to come, so this relapse might be due to a hormonal surge, and temporary.
Sorry to hear of driveway disaster.
I hope babyand is feeling a bit better and User1477 less awful.
Tomorrow, I will be away all day on a trip to Liverpool, but I will be thinking of you all and hoping you all have a good day.

SouthLondon I remember I was pleased about the sickness at first, because before that I'd had a missed miscarriage with the nausea almost tailing off before it began.

I am fully feeling the effects of not keeping my medication down for three days. I'm so dizzy and faint, and I'm getting what I call "brain zaps" feeling so rotten, but I haven't been sick all day thanks to 2x cyclizine, so yay.

New experience... heart burn. Serves me right for my little dance earlier.

Sorry for missing people, struggling today.

Baby I'm so sorry you've been admitted. The others have good advice, I'll just offer a virtual hand to hold (or if you prefer, to pass you cold compresses).

LH I think you're about 3 days behind me? Today and yesterday have been appalling for me, so hopefully both of us are going through an almost-12-weeks-hormone-changeover and we'll start to feel better tomorrow. Did the poo baby shift?

DH is away for the weekend, which is nice in that I can loll around the house in PJs with absolutely no shame (not that he makes me feel bad, but just nice to have no one to witness it!) On the downside, there is no one to go and get me plain Oat So Simple or soda bread, both of which I have suddenly developed cravings for. I want to throw up but I can only retch. I want this fucking awful headache to go away.

Thanks for the welcome all - don't feel too sorry for me as I am actually loads better! Just nausea now mainly and a couple of spews. Vomiting in a bucket is hard at work is the only thing so I am wearing safety pads from now on to prevent leaks

User (and everyone else who is feeling rough) hope you're feeling better. Ondansetron can usually be taken 4x daily and can be used in combo with other drugs - not sure what else you're on? I got worse at 12 weeks then better from 16-17 weeks I think.

South - that lady sounds bonkers - I bet she won't be loving it if she's still throwing up in 13 weeks time - boy dies it get old!

Also I'm glad that other people have food preferences based on how things come back up! I remember thinking how nice banana was - hopefully this will remind me not to try for a third....

My nurse pal has said that cyclizine could be the culprit for my brain zaps, which sucks because it definitely stops me being sick! So I will try and go back on Monday to swap to something else. Feeling really disappointed.

Happy weekend to all the hg warriors I'd say I'd hope for vomit free weekend but a couple of pukes a day would do rightly ( I hope you all have a normal morning sickness weekend) any of you feeling better I actually hate you !!!

I don't the preg lady meant to make it sound that way - if she is anything like me - yes I was very sick in early days but overjoyed to be preg. Taken 10yrs and 5 private ivf

So yes horrendous and the fact I have to jab daily for dvt etc - but im pregnant !!!

Saying all that lost dinner last night in a restaurant. Luckily in a loo. Disabled for privacy with someone banging on door while I was heaving

Waste of £30!!!

Out again tonight. Gawd knows if will keep it

Thing is I don't feel ill. Apart from usual nausea etc with hg. I feel ok tho surprised past two days I've been sick

Waves to all

Back from round trip to Liverpool. I hope everyone hasn't had too bad a day.
babyand Are you out, yet?
blondes That ten year wait is a long time! It's wonderful that you got there in the end, anyway. . Were they treating you for that long? I can' t believe someone banging on the loo door while you were in mid puke - disabled or not!
abuerginefrog I always thought tinned peaches and tinned pears were OK on the way up, in so far as anything is.
user1477 I hope you had a day with less than two vomits!
RobberChief Fingers crossed it is a hormonal surge for you and LR Returns.
fourcrosses Did anyone recommend ranitidine (I believe sold over the counter as Zantac?) I believe GP's often recommend that.
peacelove I hope you aren't dehydrated clucks Mother Hen?
Waves to SouthLondon and everyone. I hope nobody is feeling too terrible...

Quiet thread today... I hope this means a good day for many :)

I had a triple vomit morning (a rarity now thank God) but my afternoon was ok, this evening I felt well enough to go for a little walk with DH... what a difference a few hours makes!

That would have been my first thought Lucinda, but the doctor on Thursday said I had no ketones at all, and since starting the cyclizine I've only been sick once, and have kept liquids down, so I don't think so.

Lucinda thank you. How was Liverpool, what did you do? I love that city.

Today has been slightly better than yesterday, probably because I didn't have to work and could avoid a screen most of the day.

My due date is 29 May btw (sorry LH).

Only just had a quick scan of the thread but...CONGRATULATIONS Rae!

I hope you're enjoying motherhood, and can eat anything and everything your heart desires.

Sorry to see so many new names. It's worth it. I promise.

Due Dates
Happydays 7 December
Lucy 15 December
MrsM2016 5 February
Light 3 March
Blondes 30 March
NerrSnerr 18 April
Castlefeck 19 April
Robber Bride 29 May
LHReturns 1 June
Boobs 6 June
Peacelove 9 June
Fourcorneredcircle 11 June
South London 15 June
Babyand 23 June

peacelove I am glad you have no ketones, anyway!
fourcorneredcircle I am happy you had a good afternoon.
RobberBride I love Liverpool, too; I suppose as I had a father and an OH from that area, I am an honourary scouse! I met daughter to have tea in Panoramic. Added you to the due dates list.
RobberBride I love Liverpool, too; I suppose as I had a father from that area, I am an honourary scouse! I met daughter to have tea in Panoramic.
SpecialStains Lovely to hear from you. Thank you for such an encouraging message.

Morning everyone hope Sunday is good for everyone I'm due 14th may and keep thinking I'm a third of the way through ! Keep trucking everyone xx

Feeling sick as a dog today because I haven't had cyclizine since yesterday morning. Have decided being sick is the lesser evil and will try and get to the Drs on Monday to change tablets

RobberBride I hate you. However as I will likely have a second C-section a week earlier, and you are all young and perky so will likely go way overdue and then have a perfect natural birth - let's JUST SEE!!

I am quiet because it is weekend with no help and toddler and two stepchildren (who don't know I am pregnant yet). Not yet improving at all in my dreaded afternoons. 11+3 today so getting quite impatient. 5 days to harmony results and nuchal scan.

I have been thinking of posting on here for a while, but have only just plucked up the courage. 9 weeks now, due 15th June.

To be honest I feel like a bit of a fraud, I have only been sick once, but the nausea is constant and crippling - I am in awe at those of you going to work, I can hardly get out of bed.

I am a stay at home Mum, but can barely look after my son. Luckily DH's work is pretty understanding and my Dad (3hrs away) and MIL (2hrs away) are helping where they can, plus nursery are increasing DS's hours somewhat.

I suffered last pregnancy as well, though stupidly forgot how awful it was! Was signed off work with HG 6-14 weeks then, with gradual return up to about 20 weeks.

Because of my history, GP gave me metocloprimide prescription straight away, even though nausea was under control when I saw her. Sadly she was right and it has really ramped up in last 2 weeks.

I know the drugs are doing something, as I missed one on Friday and then messed up timings so ended up only taking 2 yesterday too, and things are so much worse.

I know I need to eat, I try to eat, but I can't seem to stomach anything. When I do eat I need to lie in the dark for a few hours to stop myself feeling worse.

I don't vomit, but the nausea is awful and nothing eases it.

Anyone else just got nausea? Should I go back to GP and see if she can prescribe anything else that will allow me to function even a little bit more? Or just count myself lucky that I am not being sick all the time?

Hi ladies I wanted to update.

I was kept on the drip for 30 hours and finally managed to get my ketones down. They have left me home with a prescription for cariban.... anyone had these? I'm praying to everyone I know that they will at least kill the nausea

Sneezy th nausea is 100 times worse than actually vomiting:( go to your gp they should give you something to curb the nausea.