How bad does your morning sickness have to be

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For the GP to prescribe anti-sickness tablets? Mine dismissed it as "one of those things that I just have to deal with" when I called in for a telephone appointment not throwing up, but heaving and it's all day, natural remedies are hit and miss so can't rely on them to always work and there's days where I can't do much else because I'm sitting around clutching my stomach and it feels like if I actually threw up I could get some temporary relief from the nausea (this happened once and I felt better after). I'm In my First trimester, but in my previous pregnancy my symptoms were very mild.

I thought at the very least I'd not be given a dismissive comment like that seeing as the GP I spoke to had broke down and cried from the stress of working while pregnant years ago when my mum had her for an appointment because she would obviously have had first hand experience of a pregnancy

Usually when you vomit frequently as you're losing nutrients. Friend got hers when she was vomiting twice an hour, & she had a normal BMI. Her GP said she was lucky as it normally only goes to women with low BMIs which sounds like horseshit really.

At my worst I was being sick around 14 or 15 times a day and was told it was 'just one of those things'. I was advised to eat small regular meals and to drink plenty (even though I couldn't even keep water down) - my doctor wasn't keen on prescribing meds at all.

Trust me - it does get better in the end!!!

Probably varies from doctor to doctor but I think they ought to consider medication when its at the point that it impacts on your daily life.

I'm going to the doctor to discuss medicine because although my sickness isn't too bad (getting worse though), I have a very long car journey coming up and cannot cope without something. Also losing weight but that wasn't known at the time I arranged the appointment.

It's a tricky one - weighing benefits vs risks.

In an ideal world you'd take NO medication in the 1st trimester, so it's all a bit of a judgement call.
Depending on how miserable you are, phone back.
At the end of the day, the person signing the prescription is legally responsible for what they prescribe, but there's nothing to stop you to have a further conversation about it.

Tbh, the heaving is probably the most difficult to control symptom of MS.
Huge sympathies

I'm going to an obsestrician though, wouldn't be so sure that a GP would be up to date on latest research and guidelines in the matter so are more likely to dismiss it as something you just need to cope with.

Make sure they do a urine test. That's how they knew in my case that "one of those things" wasn't the right response. I became very dehydrated and needed hospital treatment.
They sent me home after a week with anti nausea medication.
Said foetus is now 10 and she's challenging me in chess. As well as larking about like a champ.

The nausea can be as, or more, crippling than actual vomiting. I'm 26 weeks and still suffering, and while a lot of vomiting happened too, the nausea was unbearable.

If I have another pregnancy, I wouldn't hesitate to go on medication again. You can try some very safe drugs (cyclizine or promethezine, which are both antihistamines and have been used in pregnant women for years) to try for some relief.

Some GPs take this seriously, others don't. It's unfair that women get inconsistent support.

You sound like you're suffering when you don't have to. I would make an appointment (ideally with a different GP than the one you spoke to) and ask about cyclizine.

How far along are you OP? I felt the same way as you from 5-8+3 but after that the sickness got ostensibly worse (i.e. I'm now actually vomiting two or three times a day as well as dry-heaving more times than I can count) BUT for some reason it's much easier to cope with as the nausea isn't as bad in between times? And also I think I'm just more used to it and better at managing it.

I guess what I'm saying is don't just assume it can only get worse as it might ease sooner than you think. Have you tried sea sickness bands? They really helped me during the worst patch.

Sounds to me like you've got hyperemesis gravidarum. Unfortunately I had this whilst pregnant and it's truly awful.

I ended up going to the drs every Friday for a jab of metachlopramide (excuse spelling) plus I was taking avomine (travel sickness meds) 4 times a day until around 30 weeks. I managed to wean myself off prior to birth but was still being sick everyday.

I was sick all through labour and birth and only felt relief once the placenta was out.

Sorry this isn't a more positive post but I think you need to go back and see another Dr for some meds. The sooner the better. They will give you the cheapest and least effective ones to begun with but I kept going back to change. Avoid buccastem as you have to put it on your gum to dissolve. It tastes bitter like paracetamol and certainly does not help with the sickness!!

Thanks all I think I'll bring it up at my midwife appointment - doubt I would get far with another GP, feel like absolute crap and can't deal with my 2 year old's tantrums from her teething

I had hyperemesis in all my pregnancies, it started before I got round to taking a pregnancy test and lasted until labour, but this is fairly unusual. In my first pregnancy they avoided giving me anti emetics until I ended up being admitted with vomiting blood, the constant retching caused a small bleed in Mt stomach and I was severely dehydrated. After that I had anti emetics for the remainder of my pregnancy. However even then I had to be admitted on further occasions for dehydration and low blood sugar levels.
My second and third pregnancies ended in emergency sections, number 2 for poor growth and number 3 was my waters went at 26 weeks.

It's a horrid thing to put up with and unbelievably debilitating, make sure your midwife is aware and ask for a obygyn consultation, they are often more knowledgeable about which anti emetics are the most appropriate.

Fingers crossed you feel better soon

My midwife wasn't interested in my HG. It was for my GP to manage. If you need drugs prescribed, that will be for your GP to do.

This is a great website and the helpline is very helpful. Please don't soldier on unnecessarily

www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk

There's a thread on here for HG support - let me find it.

I had awful all day nausea in my second pregnancy and was prescribed cyclazine when the other anti-emetic stopped working.

It wasn't a miracle cure but it helped me limp towards the 13 week mark rather than crawl. I don't know what I'd have done without it tbh.

I'd see another GP if you can. You really don't have to suffer so appallingly when there's a drug that will help.