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.

Cross posted Lemon so glad you had a nice consultant. It's a relief when they say that but the extra scans are nice to break up the last 2 months but not good if there are concerns. Why the extra vitamins? Just die to the level of sickness?

Hi ladies can I join?

I'm 10+0 and due Dec 30th

So I think I suffer from HG! Apart from working the bare-minimum 4 days a week at a pretty cushy admin job, I'm bed-bound and have palmed by beautiful DS(6) of to his dad's most weekends as I just can't handle doing anything except sleeping and vomiting at the moment. My nausea is off the charts - it lasts all day everyday, I vomit at least 3x a day but it's mostly just bile and fluid coming up although sometimes I throw up whole meals, I can't keep water down and get really bad headaches from dehydration. Im fact I just had a glass of water and threw it all up so I know it's serious.

I've vomited at work and on the way to and from work a lot. I'm thinking of seeing my GP to get signed off for a few weeks - does any one know how easy or difficult this is?

I was really bad with DS throughout my pregnancy but never clicked it was HG and I wasn't working at the time so could rest during the day.

My daily life is in pieces, I struggle to keep it together on the tube, I struggle to meet friends as I start feeling nauseous, my work is suffering, my poor DH is being mum and dad at the moment plus doing all the household chores as I just can't right now. I can't go down in to my kitchen as it STINKS. I start gagging when walking down the stairs just knowing I'm going down to the kitchen. Doesn't smell when not pregnant but makes me gag and dry heave and sometimes vomit in the sink if I go down in there. Also the utility room makes me gag, the smell of washing powder sends me over the edge.

Sorry for all the rambling. I'm just really suffering and glad I know what it is now! Just don't know where to go from here...

mills my mum had the same problem with the washing powder while pregnant with me.. That and she couldn't stand the smell of my dad or the entire house so moved back in with her mum it got so bad.

mustang DH is really looking forward to it. He s wanted kids for a long time (He's 28 and from a large family) so he'll definitely be helping out once the baby is born. He s helping out now as well. I'm just glad he likes kids coz it means I can have a break for maybe 9 months then be the one to go to work instead of him. It's what's keeping me going at the moment... roll on a job with a publishing house!!

Waves also to weasel and thingy!

@DeadDoorpost that's hilarious 😂 Your poor dad! My DH has asked a couple of times if I think he smells, thank god he genuinely doesn't. When I was with ExP and pregnant with DS we visited his parents a lot and they had a dog and the dog stank so bad. He was a cute little lap dog and kept wanting cuddles on the sofa and I'd just sit there and dry heave over him. Dog never stank when not pregnant.

I also have fond memories of vomiting in my handbag on a plane, vomiting in a McDonalds drive thru in a foreign country and staff yelling at me in a foreign language to go inside to the toilets, and vomiting in the sink in the ladies toilets in a shopping centre in front of a long queue because all the toilets were taken.

Looking forward to all that and more this time around!

Hi mills, this is my 3rd and with my previous two my docs have been very supportive, signed my off as they could see how unwell I was. I was sick all day every day upto week 14 and then it turned into "normal" morning sickness :)
Give them a call....

Dead I shall keep everything crossed that is how it goes, he sounds great and sahd looking after you and your wee one is awesome. I sympathise with your mum my oh stinks not any other time just when I'm pregnant it's like rotting dead dog or something equally horrific smelling . I did suggest I moved out for awhile but he is super needy so won't happen lol.

Mills that sounds awful, I doubt they would argue at all with signing you off and maybe try some meds. They are often not a miracle cure but if it helps you keep some fluids down and not feel totally awful it's worth it and most of the first meds they give are completely proven to be safe during pregnancy.

Hello all. Sorry about the nose vomit ... oh thay horribke :(
Thank you for the good wishes for 1st day bavk at work.. went ok but just can't wait to start maternity already and am only 22 weeks. I feel enormous, nausea still but not a patch on hg anymore.. this feels more like i imagine "normal "morning sickness?!?! It's a relief in a way that I am now having more issues with more standard pregnancy things like my giant cankles... I didn't have any oedema with my first really until the very end but this is so bad I can't get my shoes on!! Think the sunburn has made it worse. I actually had to stop and put my feet up on a stool at work during my free as the swelling was so bad and sore. .. Lots of expressions. .. I didn't wven care haham. I also hd to wear my giant slouchy winter boots to work which is totally out of the strict business wear uniform policy... if anyone dare challenge me I will.unleash the tomato cankles and orge cocktail sausage toes

Lucinda thank you for my hand scrawled note you can't read haha.. was it about me.being a silly fool.for getting sunburned !!

Born yesterday evening,
Our very long awaited baby - a son. He was just shy of 7lb.

Ended up having a EMCS. Shudder.
Things got scary for a while but we're both recovering well. Absolutely in love.

Congrats four he's beautiful. You made it to the pink castle! Love the bear ears.

Congrats four! What a hunkaspunk. Hope the pink castle is pampering you nicely. Well done!

Congratulations four!! What a beauty :)

It's moving fast on here lately! Hello mills! And all the other newbies.

After my meltdown last week where I managed to convince myself I'd had a missed miscarriage I had my scan this morning and all is good 8 weeks 3 days so makes my due date now 13th jan (I'm sure this now makes me joint last with someone else )

It was good to see the little racing heartbeat and arms and legs moving around

Congratulations four.. he is a beauty.
And yayy flossy lovely to see little floss :)

Great pic floss :)

Congrats Four!! He looks absolutely lovely. So sorry you had an EMCS after bloody HG,very unfair, but so glad to hear all is well. .

Please tell me you feel ok now?! Thanks for pushing me up the list .

Hello to newbies, sorry you've had to join us. Flossy, lovely pic glad all is ok.

Lemon, really pleased you had a nice consultant. My last one was a monster!

Waves to all. Hope it is a good day for as many as possible.

Aww congratulations four he is gorgeous.

Aww little bean flossy so cute.

These pics have made my day.

Congrats four!

Arrrrrrgggggghhhhhh congratulations Four!!!! He is absolutely gorgeous. Hope you're feeling ok. Does he have a name yet?

Looks around for update from Peace stamps feet...

Lovely little bean flossy

Just stumbled across this! Peace has been holiday out on us!!! (Anyone might think she's been busy for the last few days )

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/2947757-similar-sounding-name-to-parent

*holding not holiday

Before congratulating FourCorneredCircle I must welcomemillsbynight. You mustn't struggle on as you did last time, sounds exactly like Hyperemesis with that increased sense of smell.
Bossy Mother Hen says do go to the GP to get signed off and get meds. I am concerned about those dehydration headaches - have you got kesostix to check how bad it is? How do you find the juice of tinned fruit - particularly peaches, flat full sugar coke, Elderlower Water, ice lollies, soda water, Dr Pepper, Lucoazade, sips of chocolate milkshake - maybe soya, slices of melon, cuppa soup, nibbles of crisps and cheap ice cream? Someone had the good idea of cocoanut juice.
FourCorneredCircle What a lovely baby. . I hope you feel fine now? Sorry it was a nasty birth experience. You say long awaited: how long is that? Welcome to the Pink Castle at the end of the dreadful Hyperemesis board game.
DeadDoorPost and Flossyfloss and Lemondrop Happy news!
CaptainWarbeck I meant to say, have you got heartburn with the returned sickness? Might an anti acid help or a change of one.
byvelds I so agree with the great advice of others. Sorry the doctor was awful and uninformed.
FlapAttack Not sure what the message was, ha, ha. No pecking was involved. I was really sorry to hear about the legs. My OH had that terribly through neglecting to put on sun tan cream in Malta. He called them 'my lobsters'.
Waves to Hollyhop Mustang and everyone. I'll add the due dates.

Excellent detective work Lemon. That's TWO places higher I go, woohoo!!

Again, so happy about fourcorneredcircle's bundle of joy and arrival at the Pink Castle! flossyfloss Now you are neck and neck with mrsb87
Ooh, I must follow that link.
Here's the new Due Dates list.
Due Dates
LHReturns 1 June
PeaceLove 3 June
Boobs 6 June
South London 6 June
Pastiemaid 12 June
squeezypeasy 13 June
Babyand 23 June
Captain Warbeck 24 June
HollyHop17 Between 12-19 July
whoate 1 August
HaichM 1 August
SociallyAcceptableCookie 5 August
JimmyJay Early August
Daffodil 11 August
SickRose 18 August
Pip1982 20 August.
Melleebacca 22 August
Mardybum2017 25 August
MagnumAddict 1 September
littlepooch 2 September
MamaBear 7 September
MrsK8541 15 September
MuvaWifey77 17 September
Lemondrop09 30 September
RubyReins 3 October
Passthesickbucket 4 October
FlapAttack 10 October
Heartburn247 23 October
FluteyTootey 26 October
mrsgembles 27 October
putput 17 November
NonStopDisco 17 November
DeadDoorPost 19 November
pippasnippa 19 November
Oklahoma 22 November
NonStopDisco 23 November
OnNature'sCourse 23 November
Satsooma 4 December
Mustang 18 December
BeautifulLiar 29 December
millsbynight 20 December
Can'tdothisagain late December
mrsb87 13 January
Flossyfloss 13 January

Add me add me!!! Jan 16!