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.

Hi all. I'm an oldie puker. Have dd now 18w - where has that time gone???

Lucinda has asked me to keep the castles and spirits up and running while she is away

Passes buckets all around

If any of you read the old threads you will find comical
Posts from me from

throwing up in Carrier bags down the m25

Throwing up in disabled loos in pizza express and then loo seat hitting me on the head as I was trying to hold my hair back

Throwing up in doggy poo bag in a car park

See a theme here .....

For the first timers on here. Hg is awful but once you have your baby in your arms 99% all symptoms all go away

I will have a read of the thread when dd is in bed but if anyone wanted to give me a quick recap of who they are then that would be good

Xxxx

Hello everyone! Going back to GP as certainly allergic to prochlorzapine, got desperate last night and took it big mistake as tongue swelled. Just sticking to cyclazine from now on. Went to a kids party yesterday and had an hour feeling nausea free, ate a pork pie then sobbed to DP on the phone in the toilets. Not my finest moment but my daughter didn't notice. Sickness kicked back in the evening and kept me awake. Thinking of everyone on this thread.

user definitely best to stop taking the tablets if you're allergic. And I've absolutely bawled my eyes out in the bathroom as well on the really bad days.

Not 100% still but pains went away to be replaced by a headache. Have taken paracetamol and have drunk 3 glasses of water/juice. Thinking I was probably dehydrated as it's eased off since then but still not been to the toilet which kinda confirms it for me. If it's like this still tomorrow I'm going up to the hospital. Ain't making the mistake again of avoiding it.

Going home. Ketones still the same as I went in but I do feel better and have had 3 bags of fluid.

How high were ketones just?

3+

At home now and actually fancy food so I'm making the most of it. Gave me metoclopromide and ranitidine.

They told me I had a heart murmur today from the dehydration. Didn't say much else about it after that so I assume it will sort itself.

Blondes: great to hear from you. Can't believe DD is 18wks already. I am 40 weeks tomorrow. Not suffering as much with HG - mainly nausea, food and drink aversions and the constant bad taste, just waiting for baby to decide to make an appearance.

Bean - I think it was you: I have a 6yo so understand your concerns. By around 12 weeks or so I started managing to do a bit of washing or washing up, having conversations with DH and DS in the evening and being a bit more with it with DS after school. By 16 I stopped vomiting and the nausea started easing - I had issues then with migraines and vertigo but that's unusual and they'd improved by 20 weeks when I went back to work. I had some bad spells but they became less frequent as time went on.

I've found that DS has been quite understanding that mummy is poorly and can't do as much. He gets frustrated sometimes but is happy with whatever we manage to do together - whether that's having a cuddle while watching something or me supervising jigsaws or boardgames from the sofa etc. There has been quite a lot of electronic babysitter used as well but we try and get him to balance the time between educational games on it and watching things and as soon as I feel up to it we colour at the table or do something.

Hope that helps.

Someone said they cba being pregnant today - I so understand that feeling. Have had it a few times and am definitely feeling it now. I think it's going to be one of those weeks. I feel so useless because it's the summer hols and I want to do things with DS or help DH out by doing the bulk of the packing as he'll be doing to painting and cleaning but I feel so huge and heavy and uncomfortable, and it seems as soon as I start to do anything I ache or get tired

Just: sorry key tones aren't improved but glad you're feeling better and hope it lasts.

Blue: I'll keep my fingers crossed that baby blue stays put longer. Take care.

Hi feeling rubbish tonight. I'm now 18+5 and although I'm on tablets which are helping massively I'm still being sick once or twice a day (rather than 20). However I feel like because it's now just a thing that I do everyday my husband assumes I'm fine.
I just got sick (a big one), came downstairs and he didn't even look up or ask if I was ok 😡 I know my sickness is boring now but a bit of something wouldn't go a miss.

Just feeling sorry for myself tonight. I have a torn esophagus from being sick so much so now every time I'm sick I feel like I've brought up razor blades, & he can't even ask how I am.

Everyone, I have to go to North Wales for about eight days for my yearly visit to help tame the grounds of the place where my autistic spectrum brother lives. Lovely Blondeshavemorefun who suffered from this scourge a year, will be giving great advice.
Only I am surprised they dismissed you with the same levels of ketones. Is it that long term thing setting in where they stop being an accurate measurement?

@User - sorry you had an allergic reaction - def stay away

@Dead - sorry to hear about pains :( def try and keep hydrated

I survived on melon and rowntree fruit pastille lollies last summer

@Just the one - unusual they sent you home if k are 3 - that's usually the danger level tho least you have had fluids

@haich - 'waves' yah someone who rem me. The last 4mths have flown by for me - bet they haven't for you

But almost at that pink castle 😁😁

@almostmum - many find that 20w is a lot better

You may still have blips - jeez I had plenty - but you are almost half way home

💐💐💐💐💐💐

Crossed with mother hen aka @lucinda

I was surprised they sent home at 3

almostmumto3 that's crap but I get it as my oh doesn't even blink any more and mostly complains about the cheek of me vomiting in the car (always in sick bowl) men are a bit stupid from my experience.

almost mine kinda ignored me vomiting or asked if i was on the loo coz he didn't like the idea of me being sick. I feel for you. And my dad was exactly the same as your DH when my mum suffered. The Dr had a go at him for not being understanding.

almost my DH was the same last time round, drove me mad how just because it was now 'normal' to throw up at least once a day it somehow didn't matter. We had a good chat about it and he has realised the error of his ways , he still forgets occasionally, but mostly remembers to ask if I'm ok, or just say sorry or offer a hug.

Hope everyone's ok today. I am pleased to report that after a pretty good couple of weeks keeping much more down I have at last started gaining weight, yay!

Yay for the weight gain pippa ! I seem to have some some more even though I'm not vomiting so who knows what's going on.

Currently sat eating breakfast and avoiding milk so see if it help with the nausea. Still have a headache and I'm still forcing myself to drink a lot to help. None of the pharmacies had any ketostixs so I've had to order some in for tomorrow. Not that that will help. I think I'm just going to head up later when DH is back home. Cba to ignore it all this time round

Bleeding again. Can't stop vomiting again. I'm dehydrated and contracting.

HG mixed with worrying about a baby that hasn't got great chances is not nice at all. Back to hospital we go.

Looks like I won't make my own sodding wedding. I just hate this - I never wish to have any more DC after this.

Sorry to hear that Blue. Hope everything goes well at the hospital.

Sorry to hear that blue. Hospital is the best place for you. Just take each day as it comes.

Oh poor you blue that sounds so hard. 😔 One day at a time and hope your outcome is good

Oh Blue I wish there was something I could do to help!!! This sucks so bad for you!!! Can anyone get in touch with your venue and explain what is happening and see if they can postpone or move it. I'm sure they will be more understanding than your family have been? Obviously don't you do it just get someone who is able and not stressing g about stuff going on with you and baby😡. Christ give me the venue details and il phone them lol. Thinking of you and bubba, it's a lot to go through at any time.

Oh Dead you seem to take one step forward and ten back. Yeah go up get checked over, I hope you feel better soon. Last pregnancy milk was a trigger for me, I quite liked almond milk unsweetened or you could try the arla lactulose free stuff both are a little pricey but do try and keep your calcium levels up. I know stupid to say when all we do is vomit

@blue sorry to hear you are bleeding :( how many weeks are you?

And when your wedding day?

Oh blue :(