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.

I swear I'm not going to say I have good days and feel better

Today feel really tired but ok. Ate normal meals then had dinner and df asks if I'm ok. I said yes - why - he said I'm grey

Few mins later I think shit gonna hurl

Dashed ups thats and just made loo

Was a scene like out of the exorcist 😱😂😳🙄😉😷

Whoosh and a steady stream of sick. All dinner and sure breakie and lunch returned

Sick Once in a week isn't bad - and sure all your in 7/12w /suffering - think wow - love to be sick once a week

but just proves that you are never totally clear .........

Castle - food and not being hungry def help

Sneezy - not sure what medication you are in if any. If not working then change it and if not on any then Insist

And yes 3+ you need fluids ASAP

Baby - tiredness does strike. Even more so if toddlers about

Just tried out of hours gp for reassurance, but they have converted to 111 round here now. Terrified their tick boxes will send me to hospital when it's not necessary (especially with DS to think about).

I don't feel any worse than "normal" and am slowly sipping solution of oral rehydration salts. Hopefully I can keep this down and just talk to GP tomorrow.

Evening all, I had a pretty good day today all things considered. Managed to get out with DD and all food still contained, so a win in my books. Feeing dog tired, but suspect that's just me now! And have a rotten cold which I could do without. Hey ho- been much worse!

power Sorry to hear you are feeling poorly. I hope the tablets start to help soon, they do take a while to build up so hopefully you'll see improvement when you can keep them down.

blondes so happy to hear that you are generally feeling so much better. And a huge to enjoying pregnancy at last!
But boo to the sudden exorcist moment! I hope it's a one off

castle I hope that you follow in blondes footsteps and the improvement lasts.

lucinda I know my oncall isn't ideal, and if I hadn't had 6 weeks off sick I think I would feel in a stronger position to push back. But don't feel like I have any choice.
Today was an ok day, no vomit just nausea and fatigue. Hopefully I'll keep it up and survive the on call. I think one of the hardest bits will be staying in hospital accommodation away from my daughter. Only ever spent one night away so far. I week will be tough, hopefully DH will cope and house won't be a total bomb site perhaps he will even get a few jobs done In the evenings... (a girl can dream...)

Sneezy I'm so sorry to hear that you are having such a rotten day. As others have said that level usually gets you fluids and a short stay. On the plus side hospitals are much better at getting you the good drugs!
If you do wait for the GP then perhaps call the HG helpline first so that you can go armed with the recommended treatment steps. Helped me a lot to get my GP on board.

baby I hope you get some sleep and feel brighter. Well done on surviving the toddlers!

Waving to everyone. Xx

Just dashing on to wish Iam good luck for busy week of being on call. Hope you are OK.
Blondes, sorry about the dramatic vom comeback. Hope it was a blip on an otherwise smooth road to big important.
Sneezy, hope you've managed to see your GP and that you've got those high ketones under control now.
Hope everyone else is having a tolerable day. Will pop back later for more of a catch up.
Waves back to Lucinda!

Thanks for your support everyone. Ketones at 2+ this morning, but been sick twice, eaten basically nothing and only able to drink tiny sips.

DH phoned GP first thing this morning, passed on message about ketones. He was told they would call back, he called again at 12, was told message has been passed on, will probably call back in next hour. Still nothing yet. I guess they don't think it anything to worry about but I am getting increasingly panicked.

Sneasypeasy Sorry you still feel so bad - so ice lollies are no good?
Sometimes you can get ketones down at that level, but it's not easy if you can't get a reasonable amount of liquid/food in. Do feel for you.
Babyand Sorry you feel awful too. I hate to say it, but some women who have said 'never again' have come back with second and third subsequent pregnancies (not accidental ones)! . I thought they deserved medals for courage.
IamSerious Sorry you can't get out of that on call duty. Best of luck with it.
Blondes That OH is very observant for a man (ie, 'you look ashen'') ! Sorry to hear of minor relapse.
Waves to MotherofPearl and everyone...
Dreadful weather here in Wales. Howling gale, rain turning to sleet...I hope people aren't having to commute by public transport.

Lucinda this is my second and had terrible hg with my LG. But as I was told no pregnancies are the same we went again- I'm calling bullshit on that on that one!

if you have hg once you are 99% likely to have again and possibly worse with no 2, maybe as less sleep and relaxing time so you feel worse iyswim

plus the guilt of neglect to no 1, but they wont rem so dont worry

rest as much as can, hydrate and eat if possible

hopefully last night was a one off and yes seems df is observant, said i literally went grey and pale and he knows the signs lol

bless him

babyand You deserve a medal too. Sorry, I had forgotten you had it with the first pregnancy. Some woman escape it with the first. I know it will be worth it. I wish I had gone for it again. I would have if it had been the vomiting alone, but the thought of the vomiting and the migraines and an LOr was too awful, plus the amnios (no Harmony then).. (Looks around clucking anxiously; does anyone on here have bad migraines with this, and a toddler or two?)
Blondes Yes, it's interesting that he can monitor your complexion. Has he got a really good visual awareness?

Interesting discussions. I was very sick with my daughter and needed lots of time off but no one medicated me or too much interest (despite my pleading). I was told it's just part of pregnancy so I stayed at home and made good friends with Bill the bucket.

In my maternity notes this time they have written HG in previous pregnancy, apparently they diagnosed it then but said/did nothing.

I think it's been worse his time mind you. Would that mean a 3rd would be worse again? Xx

That's been my experience Iam.

First: lots of nausea and vomiting but no meds and no HG diagnosis (although I think it helped that I pretty much slept through the entire 9 months.

Second: got very bad, hospital admission, HG diagnosed, took cyclizine throughout, never really got on top of it, still throwing up the night before DS was born.

Third: much better prepared mentally, sickness absolutely awful, 3 hospital admissions but pushed MUCH harder for Ondansetron as I promised myself I would not let it go on as long as it did before. Ondansetron made a big difference for me and by 20 weeks I was 'only' being sick 1-2 times a day. In the last 6-8 weeks I was only sick every 4 or 5 days.

Needless to say there will not be a fourth!

Hi all, sorry for the disappearance. This doesn't show in 'Threads I'm On' which is really annoying.

I've posted in Site Stuff but they can't replicate the problem

Had a really good 2 weeks, managed to go to the supermarket without being sick or crying, showered every day, got on top of a bit of housework (DH has been so good, but misses bits!). Thought it was over.

Then bam. Back with a vengeance last week. Lots of vomiting, almost everything I eat. But I am keeping fluid down, and the occasional ice lolly.

And I'm not as nauseous, only right before I vomit. So thank god for small mercies.

Rang for another prescription, had my begging speech all laid out, and I heard the most unbelievable thing I've ever heard from a GP. She said she'd had a look at my file and there was a note for the following day to call me to see how I was! How good is that! They're so good, can't fault them. Possibly because I've only dealt with women GPs?

12 week scan Friday. I feel like I've been pregnant since the beginning of time, so if she dates me back any more I think I'll go crazy. Already pushed back at my early scan on first admittance 6 weeks ago.

Sorry to see so many more have joined. This is the worst, but friendliest, club to be a member of

boobs so glad to hear from you, sorry you've had a bit of downward turn this week again... swings and roundabouts and stomach churning roller coasters abound on this thread...

I've had a rough couple of days. Actually phoned DH and begged him to come home today I'm a pretty hardy soul so he knew it must be bad. He was a star. Bearing ice lollies and a clean bucket.

Feeling quite well this evening - last few days evenings have taken a turn for the worse about 10pm. I think one of the worst things about HG is actually, it's so changeable. You get in to a little routine... and then, bam, everything chAnges again.

Been reading those of you with repeat HG peeganancies with horror... I've been repeating to myself "you never have to do this again". Holding your baby must be some magic shit to cure that!

I agree with those saying never again, think I said it last time too, but we wanted 2 children so here we are - what on earth were we thinking?!

As many of you predicted, I am now in hospital (eventually got through to GP, who wrote me a letter, sent me to a&e with it and, about 12 hours after we initially phoned the surgery saying there was a problem, I was finally put on drip and given some stronger drugs).

It is not very easy to sleep in hospital.

Morning Sneazy

No it's not easy to sleep In hospital at all.

Are you on the maternity ward? I found that very strange, all the newborns and labouring women, and me! They must have wondered what on earth I was doing. No baby and no bump.

Hope you feel better soon, you might be able to eat some breakfast today if you've been on the drip overnight. Fingers crossed for you.

Little tip for anyone going to hospital for fluids: try and get the cannula in the back of your hand. Having it inside your elbow means you can't bend your arm and it's so hard to sleep.

I am in pre-labour ward, so no babies, but it is bringing back some horrible memories of very traumatic induction I had here :(

Morning everyone,
Sneezy, sorry you're in hospital, that's horrid. But IV rehydration and IV meds can really transform how you feel, and break the downward spiral of sickness. What meds were you on before? Hope when they discharge you it's with improved meds.
Boobs, nice to have you back, although sorry the sickness has made an unwanted resurgence. Sounds like you have a great GP, which helps. Your description of feeling better made me smile - only HG sufferers know how much of an achievement 'showering every day' is!
Four, sorry to hear you're feeling so rough. Sounds like you have a lovely supportive DH though. Yup, I would never minimise how horrific HG was (there were times I really wished I was dead), but for me at least, the baby in my arms at the end has done a good job of wiping away a lot of the bad memories. I guess that's why I have 3 DC! But while I was actually pg, I too repeated the 'never again' mantra.
How is everyone else getting on today? LH, Blondes, Castle, Peace? How was being on call, Iam?

Morning all
Sneezy as much as hospital sucks I got great relief from it and really believe i would be suffering 100 times more now if I had never went in. Hope you are feeling much better already.
I organised for my mil to take dd today and have just got her ready, feeling so guilty as today for the first day in a long time I feel okish and oils actually be able to take her to the park and play today but instead I'm shipping her off. You can't win really with hg :(

Don't feel guilty Baby, she will have a good day out, and even though you're feeling OK, you should try to have a proper rest.

Hi all.
Sneezy sorry you've had to be admitted, hope you're home soon.

Sorry to hear some of the 12 weekers are having a yuck time. You're on the road to better times, hang on.

I'm in bed with poorly dc1. She could be at school now I think but we're drinking hot choc and watching films so being naughty.

Thanks everyone, I think you are right, I am starting to feel much better and am really hungry for the first time in weeks, so something is working. Just need to wait for ketones to go down before they let me home.

babyand Hope you are managing to rest whilst your Mum has DD?

Sneezypeasy I am so glad you are feeling a bit better; it's never nice to be in hospital, and as you say, never easy to sleep, but as others say, now they will take it far more seriously.
Great advice from babyand MotherofPearl and others.
MotherofPearl You deserve three medals!
ICanTuck Sorry thread isn't easy to follow - I wonder why? I'm glad you had two good weeks, and it's a shame about a relapse. I hope that is a hormonal surge and will right itself. Have you been overdoing it, that can cause a relapse, Mother Hen asks bossily? That sounds like really good follow up treatment; it's so good to hear of that.
fourcorneredcircle I hope you feel better now? for DH.
IAmSerious
It's awful that you had such bad treatment - or rather, none - in your first pregnancy.
castlefeck I hope you continue to feel reasonably Okay-ish?
Squeezypeasy Did you say you had a traumatic induction? My sympathies, as so did I, that led to a bleed and anemia and infected stitches. Still a nasty memory after all these years!
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

SHIRLEY. Yes I believe a 3rd would be worse

Lucinda - obv df is observant .... he said he noticed it on holiday. And I almost look green

Mop but you went for a 3rd 😛😬

I have said many times that bubs took 10yrs and 5private ivf and I'm 43

But

Even if fell preg naturally and easily and years ago I would not be having no 2. Let alone 👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼

Boobs sorry you lost us

Four. My hg sickness turned to evening only on holiday and was 14w. Had brill days. Ate and drank and then 8/9pm I would be sick - then fine

How many weeks are you?

Can anyone who was Medicated early tell me when then stopped needing it. I had it all the way through in my pregnancy with my son but did not have early intervention which unforrunately mean lots of hospital admissions. I am now 15 weeks and would love to know If anyone with Early intervention in second pregnancy just felt better after a certain period of time. Probably more in Hope than anticipation !

User I'm 18+6 and still on 2 or 3 metochlopromide a day. Tbh I'm scared of stopping and want a few weeks of feeling great before I even try.