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.

Exactly Mustang. I think some part of how shit I feel is due to not getting any exercise. I feel too tired to do anything , but also too restless to enjoy lazing or sleep properly. That is how I usually feel if not been exercising.

Mustang I totally get the exercise helping your mental health. I am a very amateur runner, mainly 5 and 10ks, a couple of half marathons a few years ago, and have missed it massively. I got back into it last April as a way of coping with how stressed I was at not falling pregnant quickly (oh the irony) and loved it. Not sure if anyone watched that marathon programme presented by Nick Knowles? But it made me cry watching it. I had all these plans when I got pregnant to keep running for as long as possible and try pregnancy yoga, aquanatal classes. Just another thing HG has robbed from me.

I dont think its a trivial thing to complain about at all.

Not having a good day here. I was supposed to be seen first thing in the diabetes clinic this morning but after 2 hours, I just left. I am not the most patient but even still I think its massively taking the piss to be that behind with supposedly the first appt of the day. Being stressed makes me more nauseous and brings out my urticaria so really itchy as well. All in all feeling thproughly miserable again today.

Mustang - does going outside for 5 mins of fresh air help with the lack of exercise? I'm not fit by any standards but it was frustrating not being able to walk the dog, so I sat outside to clear my head between vomits.

Oklahoma - will ask doctor about that next week when I get my flu vaccine and whooping cough booster.

Holly - you're not a bad mum. I get it. In my opinion, having a newborn was easier than having HG. At least I could eat and have energy. This time around might be different, but you never know. SIL had a baby at 36w with absolutely no lung issues whatsoever. But he was very large for gestational age.
Making you wait over 2hrs is just plain rude. Any way you can make a complaint? I would've left after an hour, so go you.

Vomited just a mouthful yesterday, I'm just so worn out and DD spent the day on the iPad. Hoping to be a bit more energetic today. Thank goodness it's a long weekend here this week!

My mum dropped off my birthday gift yesterday. She got me a pregnancy massage voucher. I'm going to see if I can use it for a labour inducing pre-natal massage in early August. Because I want to be able to eat again!

Mellee I agree, I found the newborn phase much much easier than being pregnant, could eat absolutely whatever I wanted and had so much more energy!

Also missing exercise and feeling very lazy here. Last pregnancy I managed to go swimming once a week. I really had to force myself to go, but it helped when I did. Can't face it yet this time, but hopefully in a couple of months I'll be able to give it a try. I try to walk as much as possible as hate the feeling of being stuck on a bus etc and feeling unwell. But the last few weeks haven't even done much of that, am turning into a hermit stuck in the house, I only really force myself out to pick up DD from playgroup.

But, having said all that, had the first good day in a while today, spent the day totally resting, no cleaning, no cooking, no childcare, just sitting in bed and was able to keep both medicine and almost all food down so have some energy again. Back to the real world tomorrow as need to go back into mum mode and look after DD, so will need that energy! Hope you're having ok days too, and sorry to hear about your appointment Holly, how frustrating.

Mellee my wee boy is an outdoor fanatic so I generally sit/stand about the garden everyday for hrs with him sothe fresh air does help but still feel twitchy with lack of movement. Labour inducing massage sounds like a good shout.

Snap Holly I had grand plans of being a fit mummy as fitness is my hobby I'm not that fit though just like exercise lol. For goodness sake that's bad for a relatively well pregnant person that's taking the complete piss with someone with HG.

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Oh holly, sorry to hear that and I second the declaration that you're not a bad mum. I personally think you're going to be a great mum after you've gone through all this and finally have your little boy in your arms.

I hate not exercising. Like many of you I had such plans for this pregnancy after not really exercising during the last one. I knew I might get HG but was hoping by 2nd trimester would be better and able to do things like pregnancy yoga but my diastasis recti and vertigo makes it too much of a risk. It sucks and it does affect your MH.

Sorry to everyone not having a good day. I'm doing ok. Saw the mw today and all is well which is always good to hear.

Oh somebody just got gingered on a morning sickness thread.....I feel sad

Hi ladies,

Sorry so many of you seem to be going through a rough few days. If it helps at all to know how grateful I am for your help and reassuring me that this isn't normal! This has been one of the most welcoming and non judgey threads I've ever been part of and knowing that I'm only a few weeks into what has been months for some of you makes me even more amazed that you've all bee so lovely and helpful.

If only I could say the same for the dr today! He recommended I try ginger! His wife found Chinese food helpful he said "you definitely don't have HG despite what you may have read about it " and he said some women just cope better with it than others and you don't seem to be coping very well. I wanted to hit him! But he did give me metoclopramide so I've decided to tune out the crap and not add it to the voice in my head that's already telling me I'm a useless pregnant person. If I don't get anywhere with these I'm going to choose the day that has the lovely sympathetic dr and go back!

What a miserable battle this all is!

I got gingered today by the senior midwife who examined me. I eye balled her and said I have HG, not morning sickness. She persevered and I just continued to stare at her until she changed the subject.

Good god Seren, that is awful. If it makes you feel better, early on a GP told me, after me telling him I had been sick multiple times a day, everyday 'well you're pregnant, what did you expect?'

Ignorant healthcare professionals make this awful situation so, so much worse. Hugs.

Oh god Holly, Seren I just can't!!! They really have no idea how belittling it is. Yeah because meds that are actually designed for ppl who are getting treatment for cancer can't control this shit so please tell me again how a bloody gingernut is the answer to all my problems .

I'm 33 weeks pregnant practically. Even if I didnt have HG is it likely I've made it to the third trimester without trying everyone's favourite remedy? Apologies for the language, but are you fucking kidding me? Poor DH, I was already in a foul mood because of the diabetes clinic so he got an earful on the way home. I am no longer tolerating or being polite to anyone who suggests ginger to me at 33 weeks pregnant.

Oh no at all the gingering and that RIDICULOUS ARSE of a dr... am so cross on all.your behalfs!!!! Show them this.

Seren... I am surprised that dr didn't get a kick in the balls

Seren so sorry he said that to you! Definitely go back to a nicer Dr if you can. If not, 111. Whenever I've had to phone them it's always been sympathy for me but never brushed me off. And Dr was a lot more compliant when he knew I was contacting him because 111 had told me to. Now he just says 'ok what's next to try?' Metoclopromide will hopefully work wonders for you. Did for me for the short time it worked (tablets don't always last long for me but ondansetron seems to be working) so fingers crossed for you!

holly I had everyone under the sun suggest ginger to me as soon as they all knew.. parents stopped once they found out it was making me really sick. But friends suggested it so often it's a good thing they all live on the other side of the country because I had to constantly tell them that no, ginger makes me incredibly ill sadly and was the first thing I tried.

These new ondansetron tablets take a bit longer to kick in (the swallow tablets not dissolvable ones) so I have to time taking them really well otherwise I cough and then throw up. But they're still working so yay for a tablet lasting longer than a week and a half.

And I may or may not have found that I shouldn't drink so much milk in one go... not been sick but not do I feel it. I just wanted a cold cold drink of something decently healthy besides water 😭😭

Ladies, I need a shoulder...

My DP just got readmitted to hospital, it's 2:40am, I'm due in work in a few hours, and I myself spent all morning in EPU after pain and discharge. My HP kicked off again tonight after the hospital smells got too much. Can I get a break and a holiday now?

Deaddoor - try a thick smoothie or milkshake. Just try to have a few sips at a time. If you make it with ice it will stay cold and thick for ages so you can slowly drink it.

Sorry to hear about the gingering by healthcare professionals. That's ridiculous in this day and age!

OnNature - can you get signed off? The stress will always make the HG worse. I'm sorry to hear it's so difficult for you at the moment.

My sick days are through the roof! I'm actually wondering if I can spare time tomorrow to go see/pick up DP. I'm slowly losing my grip on everything. 😳

I had to take today off due to the emergency hospital appointment for me, I get home and DP had post operation bleeding 😔

And ladies, I promise I'll catch up on the chat. Feel so rude just dropping in! Xx

That sounds like a particularly annoying gingering episode serendipper, I hope another Dr is more sympathetic! Onnatures I'm so sorry to hear both about you and your DP, I hope today goes as well as possible.

On nature's. . Doesn't matter about sick days. YouR health comes first and you're not going to be pregnant forvever. I reckon someone woth no pregnancy, no hg and no anything woukd have taken the day off out of stress and exhaustion after the night you have had... let alone some one in your condition .

Really hope you can get yourself signed off for a while to give yourself some rest .

Sorry also dipping in.. waves to everyone and wishes you all the best day possible x

Onnatures I really hope your oh is feeling a lot better and the hospital have managed to stop the bleeding.

That sounds awful for you, does everything seem ok for you now?

You really shouldn't be going into work today if they don't understand that's their problem xx

I have messaged my work, no one yet been kind enough to get in touch so I'm obviously not that big a concern. 😔

Heard they can't use pregnancy sick days against you, right?

I'm knackered, 2 hours sleep. Can't face going in. Stomach in knots. Talk of operating on DP again, just waiting to hear more x

I feel for you my first pregnancy was plagued by my employer just handling my sickness really badly and constantly questioning how sick I was, it's dreadful when you don't feel supported.

Please just stick to that you can't possibly go in running on less than empty plus the extra stress of dp. That is such a shame is it a relatively standard op that's just gone a bit shit or is there extra stress with it being a bigger op? Not that it really makes a difference just that if you don't have his health to worry about over and above the issue at hand would help x

OnNaturesCourse My goodness, you poor thing, such stress. You would, as others say, definitely be in no state to go in even without Hyperemesis. Keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well with you both. Were they able to reassure you in the EPU about the pain and discharge? Can you get yourself signed off? Surely no doctor would dispute that?
Serendipper Words fail me about that doctor. What????? I am glad he at least gave you metoclopramide. How are the liquids staying down? Have you invested in the famous kesostix?
Hollyhop Someone else summed it up 'a particularly annoying gingering episode'. This ginger madness seems to have run riot.
Mustang Hollyhop pippanippa HaichM Melleebacca satsooma and everyone - I have heard it is due to those endomorphines, or whatever they are called, that the body produces during activity. I was addicted to the adrenaline rush, too, when I used to do the martial arts, but hopefully nobody on here would go in for that savagery even if they could rise from the sofa. If i was still doing them, I could warn off the Ginger Brigade...As I am now a Mother Hen, I could go over and peck them.
FlapAttack That was a great idea about those grids.
Much sympathy, everyone...Apologies to anyone rudely ignored.