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.

Mustang - oh I so hope your little one feels better really soon. Poor thing.

Pippa - don't stress about weight gain. I'm 1kg over my pre-pregnancy weight and today is 34w (a grand total of 7kg weight gain so far) Baby feels massive, and I'm going to gain so much when I can eat chocolate again.

Mustang, hope you both improve, sounds like a horrible time.

I ave not slept at all, felt nauseous all night so had a banana to take the edge off. I did sleep this afternoon though so hopefully I can get through tomorrow without too many problems, just need to take it slow.

Scan went well, more detailed that I remember last time at this stage. The clinic had a fancypants machine with 3D/4D so got to see a bit of that too

Rest of the journey went OK until the last half hour when we had to stop so I could puke. Another four or so hours to travel today and then we finally arrive at my grandad's (deceased, uncle owns it now) old Lapland farm - absolutely beautiful place.

Here's a scan pic

Oh and almost bought this for DD from Tiger shop to help her understand pregnancy!

Pippansippa Oh dear, I am sorry you feel bad. I do hope you are able to get Ondansetron - though it would be good if you avoided admission - and glad you're back home.
Mustang Your poor LO! How awful for you that he was so ill. I hope he is on the mend now? Did they recommend anything for the mouth ulcers? It is so worrying when LO's won't take fluids. You must feel dreadful, poor you.
Natsku Glad you had a good scan. Lovely picture. A farm in Lapland sounds idyllic.
Melleebacca Thinking of you tottering towards the end. I hope all those horrible symptoms aren 't so bad today.
And much sympathy for everyone having a bad day...

Glad the scan went well natsku

I'm currently finding it hard to find things to do to keep myself occupied. I would normally do some more sewing but I seem to have misplaced my bag with all my zips and elastic etc in it so I can't even make myself a nice skirt/dress for graduation seeing as everything I've got atm isn't going to fit.. might have to ask DH to go in the boiler cupboard for me to see if it's in there. ..

And the weather is pants so I refuse to go outside.

I'm finding it hard to keep occupied too, mainly because I just can't focus on anything, anyone else having trouble with concentration?

In the car now and feeling sick :(

@Natsku yeah, the concentration levels are getting worse... managed to unpick a zip and skirt and it took ages because I kept being distracted by nothing.

Spotting again today at 8 weeks. Booked into epau for Thursday. Feel much less sick today too but hoping it's because I've done nothing all day.

@natsuku spent all day staring at my computer because I have no idea how to do my job any more!

@Beanhunter hope everything goes well. I've had spotting, gushing and heavy bleeding through to about 16 weeks due to an extra chorionic haemorrhage, doesn't affect the pregnancy and is quite common, just looks worrying as hell.

Hope everything is OK bean

Glad I'm not the only one who can't concentrate, at least its normal!

Oh Mustang that sounds heart breaking.. so awful for you to have to see and not be able to help much when you've already got so much going on with you with the hg and pregnancy. I hope he is ok and it starts to ease for him soon. Are you still feeding? Imagine he is wanting you lots if so and that must be exhausting too :( my one hasn't had it at all but lots of cases at nursery and with his friends so been worried a few times. Thinking of you both x

beanhunter That is stressful. Did you say you have had spotting before? I do hope you get some reassurance on Thursday. Sorry you have to wait.

Yes I did at 6 weeks so was scanned then and saw a hb.

Hello ladies,
Hi Lucinda! Thanks for the welcome and encouragement:-) you are a ray of positivity keeping us going!!
Glad to know I'm not the only one with the munchies at stupid o'clock in the morning, I too was eating a banana at about 2.30am to try and get things to settle down nonstopdisco I feel your pain, struggling into work feeling like this! Not sure how long you have to go at work... look after yourself
I just find it mega frustrating how I am able to do so much less than I want to, whether that is at work, home or looking after dd. Going into work one last time tomorrow, might get a taxi, felt weak as a kitten today. Reached a new low last week of walking a couple of mins down road to the co-op for some things we'd run out of, then waiting 5 mins at the bus stop to take me 1 stop up the slight hill back towards our place! Ridiculous- but it was worth it!!
mustang so sorry to hear what you and your dc is going through and I hope he starts to make a good recovery soon. Awful to see dc suffer
I had some abdominal pains overnight and this morning, thankfully gone now but I got the fear...not ready for this baby, need to re-read baby book as forgotten everything I learned about labour and newborns from the first time round eek! I've told him to stay put for a bit!!
Just had my mum here who's reminded me that my little brother came a month early 'after a hot summer' - I am blocking this out!!!
Wishing you all a peaceful night if possible xx

Aww thank you everyone for your kind words and support. Yeah it was bad but he has been far better today still poorly but more himself. We are nearly finished with the feeding, HG has killed my supply it's sad because it's a reminder that my baby is getting big but I'm genuinely ready and he seems happy enough to accept 'no let's get a snack or a drink' now.

Sorry bean that you are getting bleeding again and you have to wait it's so unfair.

I had a giggle at all the distracted baby brain going on I'm definitely in that club.

I didn't want to disappear having only just joined and received your supportive messages so should let you know - I learned at a scan today I've miscarried. Very sad and (rather cruelly, Mother Nature) I'm still feeling sick although significantly less so. People have told me so frequently that my sickness is the sign of a strong pregnancy. Oh well. Wishing you all the very best and hoping ( in a strange way) that I'll have to be back here seeking hyperemeis support in the future.

Oh Sadie I'm really sorry to hear that
:(
Look after yourself and hopefully you'll be back with us very very soon.
(For what it's worth I miscarried before this pregnancy and was pregnant again the following month)
Take care

I'm very sorry to hear that Sadie . A miscarriage is always upsetting but it seems especially cruel when someone has endured severe nausea/sickness in the early weeks. Look after yourself.

Sadie - sorry to hear that. Hormone levels should drop soon and you can get some relief before you decide to try again.

Daffodil - I believe we are due around the same time. I totally get you using the bus for one stop. I have my sister staying and I'm pretty much refusing to lift DD at all. Making my sister do the heavy lifting so I get a bit of a break.

Natsku - what a fab scan pic. I haven't seen such a clear one before.

Bean - hope the bleeding is nothing serious...thinking of you.

In bed, feeling nauseous. I spent so much of DDs pregnancy freaking out about the 3rd trimester HG return, and fortunately it didn't eventuate in vomiting. This time around, I'm really struggling to keep food down after breakfast and dinner. I just go back to bed after them and stay there not moving until the nausea reduces enough. But cleaning teeth tonight had me almost gagging.
I can't cope with all of this for much longer.

Oh Sadie I'm so sorry it's awful no matter the circumstances. Once you feel up to it treat yourself do something you really enjoy that makes you happy. It's ok to be sad but never harsh on yourself.

Oh mellee that sounds awful and so unfair because you will desperately want to be organised for babies arrival and HG is stealing all your energy.

So sorry Sadie.

So sorry to hear that sadie, wishing you all the luck for the future.

I'm so sorry sadie have a break, wait for the hormones to drop and then hopefully you'll be back here complaining with the rest of us. Not that anyone wants this, but it's a darn sight better than what you've gone through.

Sadiebrolly I am so sorry to hear that. For now, you just want to mourn, but I hope you had good reassurance at the hospital. I was lucky in that I had a female doctor who had just miscarried herself, and said, 'Upsetting as it is, sometimes the body just needs a practice in getting the hormones up to the right level'. like weasledee I had a miscarriage and conceived again the next month, too.