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 great: 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.

Morning all.
Another weird dream where I breastfed a baby that wasn't mine. Only I was milking myself into a bottle first. Not expressing... actually milking as if I were a cow.
Sickness for me is almost non existent which is nice but I have noticed a pattern where when it's like this for too long there'll be a bad day so that's probably coming soon. Although fingers crossed it'll go soon.

I was up til 3am last night due to being really uncomfortable and really itchy eyes. The skin around them seems to be dry and sore this morning so I must have rubbed them a lot last night. I also think I ate something last night that the baby either didn't like or my stomach didn't like coz I felt a bit sick after dinner. Might have been the faggots. They really weren't nice at all.

DeadDoorPost That woman might also be autistic spectrum and unable to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate conversation with strangers; from my experience of my brother, she sounds it. She may also be ignorant about the fertile periods - if I was you I would be clinical; 'The best time to conceive - given a 28 day cycle - is sometime between day 10 of the cycle and day 14' etc etc.'
Melleebacca Congratulations on induction date if there's a delay. How are things?
Oklahaoma Wise words for Hollyhop. You were brave continuing feeding - after five months I just couldn't endure it.
Lemondrop I believe orange juice can set off movements - that is, if you can endure the acidity.I think Blondes discovered that.
Hollyhop Very exciting. You will be calling back to tell those at the beginning of the Hyperemesis Horror Game that it is definitely worthwhile.
Mustang Sorry about continued puking.

Sorry, forgot to ask how wealsedee and "pippasnippa* and everyone is?

All the nausea went a few hours after giving birth. It was such a relief!

Had a MW appointment today. She looked so surprised when I said I was still being sick. It can't be that rare surely? Was a bit annoying.

Hi lucindaE, still the same.... 10 weeks and still signed off work. As with all of us, I've now forgotten what it feels like to not feel sick! :(
Previous pregnancies it's improved in the next few weeks......

Lules how far along are you again? Some midwives just dont seem to have dealt with seriously sick pregnant women. When I had my 16 week appointment the MW felt so sorry for me because I was still sick. And then she was happy for me coz I didn't need to do the glucose test for gestational diabetes coz id lost so much weight. She's gonna get a shock on Thursday when I tell her I'm still on tablets and being occasionally sick. Bless her.

To add to that though..my dad told me that when my mum went to her appointments the Dr himself was also incredibly shocked she was still sick 6 months down the line. Luckily his wife had been the same and just thought it was a rare occurrence. He was quite helpful but they didn't have tablets for it then apparently. Otherwise I'm sure my mum would have been on them all.

Lucinda I did think Aspergers as my brother has it but then he's also more tactful about things. So I dunno. I'm kinda just hoping she doesn't talk to me again. I'm ok with talking about the pregnancy with people I've known for ages but with her and other strangers... eeeh. That also includes the midwife. I'm so awkward in the appointments.

I'm 28 weeks. She was sympathetic though. In my last pregnancy the MW just didn't believe me (until I fainted and vomited during an appointment!) and kept telling me I shouldn't still be on medication.

Lules that must have sucked. I almost passed out picking up my meds once. But at least she was sympathetic this time. Better than being outright disbelieving.

Lules, I went for my 25 week check at my GP (the same GP who I cried at constantly for the first 10 weeks) and he was shocked I was still being sick

DeadDoorPostYou are so right about incredulous sympathy being preferable to incredulity! Apropos the inquisitive woman, I have found Aspergers people more tactful than my autistic spectrum brother, certainly.
Lules Fainting at the appointment must have been dramatic, oh dear.
Lemondrop I am glad the GP was shocked.I think it might instructive. I am often startled that there is still a lot of ignorance about this condition.
weasledee I am sorry things are still bad. I hope you reach a turning point soon.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

I'm back off to the doctors today in a push for Ondanestron. I don't know if I will have any luck - if not my midwife told me to go to A&E. I'm at breaking point today to be honest, I just can't bear another day of not moving out of the bed apart from to be sick. Everything is coming back up and my meds are making me even more anxious and depressed. sorry to come on the moan again. Hope everyone else is doing ok today

Good luck. Take the RCOG guidelines with you

www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/green-top-guidelines/gtg69-hyperemesis.pdf

Good luck 1984

Was feeling great yesterday, had lots of energy and did a big clean in preparation for my parents visiting and ate a massive bowl of pasta but clearly too much too soon as I threw it all up, and my medicine at bedtime.

Hope your appointment goes well 1984.

Had an awful morning. Was sick all over my son's room. He then slipped in it following me as I ran to the bathroom. He was screaming and covered in vomit so was trying to calm him down as I was being sick. My mum is coming up though so I can rest a bit today.

Oh dear, suffering all round - qualified suffering forNaitsku.
1984 You poor thing. Did the midwife think you were dehydrated to urge that? What are those pesky ketones like? Do let us know how you get on.
Lules Oh dear, how awful for you both.
Lemondrop Great advice, as ever.
I hope not everyone has had as awful a time...

Thanks @Lules @Lemondrop99 @Natsku

@LucindaE I think she just felt that I'm more likely to get the meds I need through the hospital rather than the GP. My ketones early this morning were +1 and since then I've lost every sip of fluid I've tried to take so think I'm heading for dehydration if they can't do something for me soon. Too scared to eat so far today after a horrible day of nothing staying down yesterday. Feeling very sorry for myself I'm afraid to say. X

Hospital might be the best place to go then 1984 if you're losing every sip you're taking :(

I just checked and I've lost more weight, don't remember losing weight when pregnant with DD even though I was being sick much more with her, I think I just ate more with her so some stayed down somehow but I still can't face most foods now, just fruit and tomato toast.

Natsku just the thought of tomato toast makes me feel sick. Anything with tomatoes... bleurgh.
1984 go up to the hospital. I probably should have done but never did so listen to the wiser women.

As for me, this morning was the first time I thought I was going to throw up after about a week of feeling pretty good. Have been awake longer as well (booo) and am waiting to be yelled down on MN on a thread I commented on (pointed out to someone that eczema really is a good reason to need days off work especially if you've just been diagnosed and need to get used to the awful regimen of cream applications... I used my friend as an example of how bad it can be (he died eventually of it)) Didn't mean to make it all sad but that's the extreme of it sadly. (it was his birthday over the weekend as well so it's been rather hard on me the last few days) All fun and games now.

And I have people coming over. I should probably do the housework. sighs

Oh, and I have found that American marshmallows are so sweet I can't stand them atm.

And salt and vinegar crisps are my favourite as well atm. Can't really stand cheese and onion so my tastes have been shifting from sweet to salty. (or I just really like vinegar so who knows)

My mum is bringing over prawn cocktail crisps when she comes, I can't wait for them. Can't get any decent crisp flavours over here :(

I've never been able to stomach anything with prawns, but at least you've got something to look forward to! Md DH bought 20 bottles of Root Beer for me because it's the only fizzy drink I can have without feeling sick. Sent the photo to my dad and he asked where we'd found it and got us to buy him some as well. He's picking them up when he comes down for my graduation on the 19th/20th. (also get my christmas presents- they hid them just before christmas and then forgot where they'd put them whixh is why they're so late (they're good at hiding things)) win

Oh 1984 hope you are ok. Agree with deaddoor that maybe the hospital is a good idea, it should make you feel a whole lot better.

Lules that sounds awful, poor you!!!

Hi to everyone. Another so-so day here, but still have family here helping to look after DD. Stupidly I used that time this morning to deep clean upstairs (think the nesting is beginning...), why do I never learn just to sit down!! Hope everyone is having an ok day.

*1984 Oh dear, at this rate you will soon be dehydrated. How many hours has it been with no liquids staying down - I believe they treat 24 hours like that for a pregnant woman as a medical emergency? Might be an idea to phone the early pregnancy unit or whatever to ask for advice?
You have every right to feel sorry for yourself; gentle cyber pats on offer.

1984FFS As below. I hope you get treatment asap, much sympathy.
DeadDoorPost Tell me that you are a mature student - I would be really upset if someone of 21 had had to handle finishing off her finals and Hyperemesis! I haven't been much on other threads on Mumsnet - goodness, are people that aggressive? It's awful that anyone could die of eczema. I never knew that.
Natsku Prawn flavoured crisps? You are brave.
pippasnippa Mother Hen flaps and says you mustn't force yourself too hard.
Waves to everyone.