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.

mrsb87 So sorry you were admitted. As you can see further down, Mother Hen was wondering how you have been. What were the ketones? Have they changed your meds?
Mustang Much sympathy. I remember that. It is really foul. I believe metoclopramide speeds up the disgestion so that doesn't happen, but many doctors avoid using that for too long (not because of the baby, but the mother in case twitching starts).

My ketones weren't too bad actually but they were so good and could see where it was going so got me in straight away.
lucinda I mentioned to the doctor about maybe adding something alongside the Ondansatron which she agreed to but nothing seemed to happen, maybe it was lost in translation?
My husband has been fab today, 2yrold will be back at nursery 3mornings/wk on Monday, no idea what I'm going to do the rest of the time. I think this might be the week I tell my church family so I can get some help.

Thank you Lucinda definitely makes me wonder how much nutrients I'm getting if it's still coming up hours later looking the same. I will maybe say to the dr that I think my digestive system is at an actual stand still see what they say as not tried the metaclopramide.

The Promethazine and prochlorperazine seem to have stopped working (and were making me feel worse with making me so foggy), and cyclizine is out anyway as I was always throwing that back up!
Is there anything else I can try, or should I crack on without? Still keeping fluids down, nausea is reduced, but throwing up every evening and most mornings. Hoping this is the last week of vomiting before the magical 16 week mark!

Disco, is there a reason you're not on ondansetron? There's not a huge amount else apart from metaclopramide (but usually only prescribed very short term) or steroids (rarely prescribed and only after everything else has been tried, including ondansetron).

www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/help/treatments/

Hope you feel better after the 16 weeks. It was about that time that my vomiting (while still here!) reduced to a more manageable level.

Feeling exhausted this morning. Couldn't turn the news off last night then couldn't sleep when I did. So sad for my city and the world I'm bringing my baby into

Disco I hope 16 weeks is your turning point!!! I can't keep cyclizine down either.

I know Lemon i feel like we are losing I'm near Glasgow and I'm thinking they must be a target or Edinburgh soon. We seem to have been fortunate so far but I doubt they are forgetting us.

mrsb87 I am glad they were nice to you, but it's a pest they forgot to add anything. Can the GP? I know there is often disagreement as to who prescribes.
Mustang and Lemondrop It is particularly distressing for pregnant women. The hormones do make one feel it even more. The Rwanda massacres were happening when I was expecting my DD, and I was in tears writing to my MP not to allow the United Nations presence to leave. Horrors have always happened, sadly. It mustn't stop women from having babies!

lemon I honestly thought I would be fine without it. I'm going to see docs tomorrow and see what they can do.

The children we're carrying now are good we are bringing into the world. Not necessarily UN Peace envoys or world leaders, just another good person in the world. The overwhelming majority of people are good.

I've had a horrible few days it's really got me mentally had a good cry yesterday and today I feel so miserable I've been unable to get out of bed - it's just the constant repetition of feeling sick/being sick day in day out with weeks still to go. It's depressing my whole life is on hold I can't get dressed most days and I'm either on the sofa or in bed. I have my eldest daughter (17) having a go at me as I can't go and watch her hobby - I've told her I'm sick with stomach issues so she doesn't know the truth but she's so selfish I doubt it would make a difference anyway.

I don't know how I can lift my spirits because it just feels like I have ages to go yet - I'm only 8 weeks

Well, I went to bed with an almighty headache (not related to lack of fluids thankfully) and have finally got rid of it. 16 week Mark for me today as well but still wake up feeling sick so I'm sticking to the tablets a bit longer and keeping my fingers crossed.

I'm really starting to get fed up with not doing anything now. I finished uni in April and I don't have a job, nor can I apply for any just yet because they won't want to take me on only for me to go on maternity leave in a few months.. it's frustrating because I had a list of jobs I was sending CVs out to. Oh well. And on top of this we could be moving back to Kent so if that happens I have no idea what is going to happen with regards to sorting out Drs and midwives etc. I'll have to find out if it actually happens.

I'm so sorry flossy. I do understand how you feel, it's very depressing thinking were only 8wks in and feeling so awful :-(
Dh is back to work tomorrow, ds1 is in nursery til 1 so at least I can have a morning to recover a bit. I'm going to tell my church family on Tuesday as I'm hoping it will mean they will offer to have ds for me to help me out. I feel awful that I just don't have the energy to play or do anything with him :-(
lucinda I will see about chatting to a gp this week about it. They're usually pretty good at prescriptions.

flossyfloss It is very hard. As it gets better after the first nightmare bit for almost everyone, even for the unlucky minority who suffer throughout, you do have the comfort of knowing that this is the worst stage. As everyone says, take it one day at a time. You will get there.
It must be very annoying about your daughter acting as a self involved teenager at this time - but if they don't have the normal teenage rebellion then, it's unnatural. Still, it's very hard for you to deal with at the moment.
Lemondrop Great advice for NonStopDisco.
DeadDoorPost Sorry for this hiatus - but you do need to get your strength back. Sorry to hear about the headache - the hormones can do that if it's not dehydration.
mrsb87 I'm glad you'll have the chance to ask for them.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

Oh gawd. Looks like everyone is suffering today. I'm having a nightmare day. Had to go tile shopping with DH and vomited in car park. Then been vomiting since I got home despite eating my usual brand foods like oven chips and hula hoops. My ketones are fine so I'm keeping down some fluid. Just got that horrible acidic taste in my throat.
DH is wonderful. I asked him to stop eating so quickly earlier as the view of him shovelling food down his gob was making me feel worse. He gladly obliged. I've got a very busy week at work. 1/2 team are off sick at the moment so don't feel like I can call in sick...

Flossy - I was 13 when my mum had my sister, she told me at 4w, and to be honest, it did shape the way I grew up. Mum never had HG, but she did suffer with migraines, so for most of the pregnancy I took over cooking. Maybe spilling the beans might help? My sister is now 16 and comes to stay every school holidays to help look after my DD. Having a niece has helped her selfishness too.

Nonstop - I hate vomiting, so progressed to ondansetron really quickly. Hubby keeps telling me not to be a martyr and do whatever I can to be able to eat and drink.

Lemon and deaddoor - I'm sorry to hear about what's happening in the U.K. I tend to only read the life and style news now, otherwise I end up all upset at the state of the world.

Thingy - it's lovely when partners understand what you're going through. Big thumbs up for your hubby. Take it easy at work. You're sick too, and on top of that you're growing a human, so don't wear yourself out. It's surprising how little needs to be done to keep a company ticking over. With DD, at 4w along, we had most of our site go on strike, for a week. But the company went on, and then at 5w when the sickness kicked in, it wasn't such a big deal to just lose me.

Did anyone have a really rough time at 12 weeks, my sickness has ramped up again. Tried to have some family time at the park today which was a disaster. I'm back to nibbling dry crackers and sipping lucozade and crying a lot.

Sorry to hear everyone is having a rough time. Flossy, I think 8 weeks was my lowest point mentally because the end point feels so far away and you feel so terrible at that point. I don't know what to say accept try and hang onto the thought that it will pass, just try and focus on one day at a time to make it a bit more mangable.

Mustang, I remember feeling pretty crap at 12 weeks when I was hoping it would magically clear up and didn't. I didn't really improve until 14-16 weeks.

Crappy day today. Went to a baby shower (afternoon tea at a swanky hotel). Threw up in arrivals - nicest toilets I've ever thrown up in!!! Decided not to eat in the end as didn't want to waste £30 on something I'd just throw up. Drank tea while everyone else ate yummy cakes Lying in bed now dreading work tomorrow.

That sucks Lemon I'm at that point too I throw up more than I retain and just keep thinking what a bloody waste of money. At least the toilet was nice, that would have been a highlight for me lol.

I knew I wouldn't be better at 12 weeks but you can't help but think what if, everyone is always saying 12 weeks and it will be fine .

Think I'm just feeling a bit fragile as had shit news recently and it's really affected me and I'm totally helpless to do anything except be a shoulder to cry on but I'm not even really good for that at the mo.

Yeah it's hard not to be a bit disappointed when the magical 12 week turning point doesn't happen. Sorry to hear you've had some bad news - it's hard anyway but worse when you're full of pregnancy hormones and feeling like shit

Oh I forget to mention. Someone at the baby shower suggested green apples! So there you all go, put your pills down and pick up an apple! Well I suppose it made a difference from being gingered

Sorry to hear you didn't get to enjoy your day lemon. It's a sad state of affairs when we enjoy the loos more than anything else! I must admit the hospital loo was lovely yesterday!

Green apples aren't so bad to puke up but they are no wonder cure.

I think we should start taking pictures to compare our loveliest loos

Sorry so quiet.. been travelling bavk from wales and my stupid crispy sunburnt legs have been sooo sore and my cankles and feet look like they belong to ogre princess fiona from shrek.

I am on day 5 of a non vomit streak.. am almost 22 weeks now and it's been a massive relief and I am bavk to work tonorrow. . Hope thay doesnt send me into relapse . Stillgot nausea and is very touch and go between 3 and 6pm but fingers crossed.. feel bad reading what a bad time lots of you are having and I hope you all the similar respite just around the corner

Thingymaboob haha at your dh and his food eating! I had ti say similar to my DH tonight but I worry if I gave a description I may make some of you projectile vomit. Spoiler alert/vomit trigger warning. ..

it involved spaghetti bolognaise and a stubble beard

lemon ah yes a green apple a day keePS the hyperemesis away!

flossy amazed at you coping with moody 17 yo too.. hero .

mustang hang in there.. sorry to hear you've had bad news on top of everything else and how rubbish to not be able to enjoy the afternoon tea :( 12 weeks was horrendous time for me.. you're in the thick of it now and hopefully hopefully this will be the worst of it.. keep on going trooper

Waves to all and sorry to so many of you I haven't mentioned.. sending non gingery thoughts to you all x

@Lemondrop99 I'm dreading work tomorrow too. I normally work 8:30-4:30 but I'm now working 9-5 as morning is awful. I teach in a hospital and most sessions are at 9am so can't be later than that! It's bloody dreadful. I also haven't showered since Thursday... I know that's gross but I've been totally useless to do anything! I will shower tonight before bed

Oh bugger sorry I think it was lemon at the afternoon tea.. my brain is mush

Morning all. Sorry for being so quiet, this thread is increasingly hard to keep up with. Sorry so many had a bad weekend.

I am back to vomitting once a day, but keeping food and fluid down so not too fussed about that. As ever, it is the nausea I am struggling to deal with. At 33+5 I am having a real woe is me moment. Cant quite believe I have been so unfortunate to suffer throughout. Am hoping that my 'mild' case of HG means it goes immediately after birth but irrationally worrying it wont again.

DH is back at work now and I am sure that is making it worse. The fumes from the painting mean I havent been any help with the nursery so far, which I'm pretty sad about.

Good luck for those returning to work today. I am on my last week off before I return for one week. Hoping for a better week than last week. Waves to all.