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.

Sadie, I am so sorry to hear this. How very cruel. I hope the pain passes soon and you're able to try again.

Mellee sorry it's so horrible at the moment. I found the closer I got to the end, the more depressed I was it was still there. Look at me now though, it has gone completely and it will for you too. I know hearing this does not make you feel better. Hugs.

Waves to everyone else. I'm so sorry you're still suffering.

Hi Holly how are you and Zachary. You loving every minute? Hope you are healing well.

Hey Mustang. We are doing well thank you. I feel very lucky, my recovery is going brilliant. I was up walking about the next day, my pain and bleeding are minimal. Perhaps its karma for the horrible pregnancy I had! Zach is a dream. So chilled out during the day, bit of a nightmare at night but just standard new born stuff!

How are you doing and how is the little one? I really hope he is better.

Sorry to hear that Sadie that seems incredibly unfair.

I stupidly tried to do too much yesterday and have spent all of today in bed. I'm 21 weeks this just isn't fair!!

Soooo glad to hear your recovery is going well Holly!

Sympathies to Daffodil and Mellee. I'm only 28 weeks but I'm pretty much where you are on exhaustion levels. I'm sure the HG has hammered my fitnesss levels. I commuted into London for work yesterday which was a mission, ended up getting buses instead of short walks to the train station.

Woke up feeling pretty rubbish today. Actually called in sick for the first time since early May. I also have awful lower back pain today and my ribs hurt on one side. Nausea (thankfully no vomiting yet), raging heartburn. Generally grumpy and feeling a bit sorry for myself.

Lemon you made it into the office!! You didn't think you were going to manage that again so well done you (even if it was ill advised and you should have been resting).

Well done for making it in at all Lemon. A good achievement. No shame at all in calling in sick. I think I missed some good news for you a while ago, so happy your job is safe.

Oklahoma, sorry its a rubbish day. Over half way. I know that doesnt help.

Lemon: glad you made it in but sorry you've called in sick today. No days off since May is a good record though. Also, my fitness levels are now non-existant. I am regularly embarassd by how much huffing and puffing I do just walking upstairs .

Holly: glad you're recovering well and still symptom free. That must be such a relief.

Mustang: so sorry to hear about your LO and hope he is continuing to improve.

Sadie: sorry to hear your sad news

Sorry to anyone I missed and hope everyone is doing OK.

Think I might be reaching the easier time on regards to sickness. Managed to eat smoked fish today with no problems and have a decent appetite (although mostly for sweets and cake!) so fingers crossed this continues.

Hollyhop Lovely to hear from you. Glad all is going well.
Melleebacca I am so sorry things are that bad. You will get there!
Cyber pats on offer.
Okhahoma Mother Hen clucks about overdoing it.
HaichM Lol about huffing and puffing (like the wolf in the fairy story)!
Natsku Smoked fish, well done.
beanhunter Thinking of you having to wait for those scan results.
Mustang I do hope LO is getting better by the hour.
I hope everyone is more or less coping today.

Today actually sucks for me. Woke up feeling sick, haven't really been in the mood to eat at all and my tiredness levels are through the roof. Don't know what's hit me. Headache as well which doesn't help. Last night my ribs hurt everywhere, front back and sides. Only upside is that DH is gonna do dinner today (he doesn't know it yet) and the baby's kicks are getting stronger so he'll be able to feel them soon hopefully.

Oh,and managed to make a Christmas outfit for the baby when he arrives.

Love that outfit, very Nordic Christmas jumper style!

Love that Dead :)

Hi everyone. Wish I wasn't joining this thread but here I am 😭 I'm almost 16 weeks pregnant and due on December 28th.
Since week 5 I've had horrific nausea and the occasional day of actually being sick. The last two weeks however have been horrendous. I've now not been able to keep anything down at all since Monday afternoon so over 48 hours and that includes water and attempting to eat an ice cube.
Today I had blood in my sick which freaked me out completely. I had my 16 week check with the MW this afternoon and she has booked me in to see the GP tomorrow and has said if I'm still not holding in fluids by Friday I'll need to go on a drip. By Friday it will be 5 days - that seems a very long time to not have any food or drink in your system when pregnant. Is this normal?

That's too long, you're probably quite dehydrated already so I'd be insisting on going in for fluids tomorrow.

Pinch the skin on the back of your hand and see if goes back down immediately or takes a few seconds - if the latter then your dehydration is already at least moderate if not severe.

Mum I'd phone 111 or go to your nearest hospital and see them now. 5 days is way too late. If you phone 111 first to see what they say, tell them you're x weeks pregnant and that you've not kept food or fluids down for the 48 hours plus if that's now the case, and that there's been blood in your vomit.
From personal experience, the blood in the vomit from that amount of vomiting is the back of your throat being shredded from all the puking, but my GP still wanted to see me just in case it was something else. 111 are very good at sorting you out if you feel like you might be wasting hospital time. But they might tell you to go in.

I've lollies help, btw. I could keep them down even though I couldn't keep water down. And they cool your throat at the same time.

Ice lollies

I wouldn't ring 111. They do not have a "pathway" for vomiting in pregnancy. They will assess you as vomiting and they will see it as a self limiting illness. You'll get an inappropriate disposition which you will have to disagree with (normally see gp in 3 days or similar) so you'll get called back by a clinical advisor who will probably still have no clue how serious the condition is. 111 is a waste of time. I worked at 111. They are good for some stuff but not this.
Go to ED or call the central delivery suite or OOH midwife (if you gave one).

mum go with what thingy says.

Which is really strange thingy coz 111 has always been better in my case. But then, my nearest hospital isn't the best at dealing with things unless you've been spoken to by 111. Otherwise I'd have to drive 40 mins to get to the next (main) hospital or try and get a train. And I can't do cars very well... although ive always had very good luck and everyone ive spoken to via 111 has been incredibly good when told the sickness is due to the pregnancy and nothing else.

Took another ondansetron tablet to help with the nausea as I could feel dinner trying to make its way back up. Can't sleep though despite being ridiculously tired.

Dead that's beautiful!!! I'm actually going for a similar theme of decor in my room for all year round I want it to feel like one giant wintery hug all year round lol.

Oh mum not good the others haven given you great advice, do try ice lollies like fruit pastille and the like. Refreshing and hydrating with a shed load of sugar to perk you up a little. Thingy is right call your midwife triage tell them how Ill you are and hopefully you can be seen asap. Are you peeing, are your lips dry, how is your vision and do you have a headache? All of this is a sign of dehydration just get yourself seen asap. Im on 17th week & sickness seems to have spiked for me again, maybe a hormone surge. Lucinda will know.

So glad it's all going well Holly.

Everyone saying about fitness levels I honestly feel like I'm 80 years old, breathless and aches and that's just me doing sod all lol. I went a wee walk with a friend the other day before HFM happened and honestly thought I might die and was mortified when she asked if I was Ok due to my heavy breathing 😢.

Mini mustang is definitely on the mend and even happily played in his sandpit for half an hour in the sun. He has eaten a bit better today and munched 2 bananas one after another before dinner which meant he wasn't much interested in his tea but I didn't care as he had eaten.

dead- gorgeous Christmas outfit! I had a Christmas baby too and loved dressing her up in tiny Christmassy outfits, not as talented as you to make them though!
mustang so glad to hear mini-mustang is on the mend and getting more food down. How are you? I know this horrible hg doesn't react well to stress.
mum so sorry to hear what you are going through. When not getting food and fluids down for a prolonged time I found myself getting more confused and less articulate with doctors, etc which can stop you getting the right treatment. Id suggest before the doc appt tomorrow try and write down when/what exactly your last food intake was before the vomiting started, when/how much liquid you took in before the vomiting started, roughly how many vomits a day you've been having. It sounds like you need to be admitted for rehydration to be honest and if you are feeling too weak to get to the gp and discuss this tomorrow I'd recommend just getting yourself to a&e and telling them the above info.
Keep us posted and hope you get the right treatment and sickness meds that you need.
mellee thank God we are nearing the end, it's a long slog and so sorry you are still experiencing such bad nausea.
Mine is in the background but always there and I just feel unable to prepare for the new baby. Just looking after dd, especially when she's not settling at night is something I'm only just managing. Dh has a new job a long way away so not able to help much with mornings/put to beds and sometimes away overnight. We want to move but it seems a mammoth task to make the flat tidy and clutter free enough to get the housing association in to take photos and start the process, I've been trying to get this done for about a month.
It's getting me down too to be honest, wonder if there will ever be a time when I'm not completely shattered and begging everyone around me for help
Things always seem bleaker this time of night lol, just been settling dd and now can't sleep!
Take care everyone xx

Sorry ladies, a bit behind on the thread, but just wanted to post quickly to say Sadie I'm so sorry to hear about your miscarriage, such horrible news. I hope you have some time to grieve, in whatever way seems right for you. Miscarriages are so hard, thinking of you.

Goodness, was a tad difficult to find this thread as the others were full and it's been moved a few times! Glad to have finally found it though. 7 weeks preggers with twins just one year after my DS and having such a hard time with this nausea. Turned out it was hyperemesis and have been given Cyclizine and Metoclopramide by my doctor which has helped a bit. Now I just feel nauseous instead of actually being sick 20 times a day! Hope everyone is doing well and big warm gentle hugs to all of you xx

Well hello @27Harper glad you managed to find us. None of us like being here but it's comforting knowing we're all going through the same thing. As for the nausea, that can be worse than throwing up so make sure you try and find something you can help manage it with. I personally find ice lollies help. I'm sure @LucindaE will be along sometime today to give you her greeting speech.. she's got a load of ideas to try and help so feel free to try them. I'd scour through the posts to try and find it but the I'm just feeling lazy and crap so sorry I'm not going to be too much use. Week 7 can be really difficult though. I progressively got worse from then, but I also didn't go to the doctor until week 9 I believe. And by that point I had already lost way too much weight for it to be normal. You live and learn I suppose.

As for me, guys, you know I get the strange dreams. This time though was a full on nightmare so I've been shocked awake. And DH wasn't here as he was at work so I'm kinda drinking hot chocolate right now with some Hymns playing wondering whether I should try and get someone over to purge the house I'm that anxious nd jumpy atm. Don't know what's come over me.

Dafodil babyPost is due November but my family celebrate it from October and we're half expecting him to be born late so thought I'd make one just to see if I could. Gonna leave it now though for making more coz it was a pain. girls are easier to make for why couldnt i have had a girl dammit