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.

I think some women struggle to be supportive too, one of my old colleagues love to comment that she never felt better than when pregnant and had got pregnant on contraception as she was so fertile. Luckily I can laugh that off but it would have if she been able show me the compassion she showed her patients. How do you deal with bodily fluids if you are sick? If you don't mind me asking? Just had clean the toilet after my daughter and I can't stop retching.

@user1471462428 I'm a clinical educator but also occasionally respond to emergencies in the hospital. As part of amended duties, I am not currently responding to emergencies. I'm just teaching. It's tough! I get so tired!! And am vomiting a bit more this week. I'm 17 weeks.

My manager said to me "I'm struggling to empathise with you Blue as I've never been through it" that really irritated me..
She's the least supportive manager i have ever had at this company.. she's comparing my pregnancy to two women on my team who have recently gave birth and has pretty breezy pregnancies who were not really sick. I've started documenting everything she said and does as i have a feeling it's going to get messy especially with her referring me to OcHealth already after being off for not even 2 weeks yet.
My last manger at the same company was nothing but supportive in my last pregnancy, I'm even contemplating going to her for advice.

coffee and red wine made me throw up

rem going shopping when maybe 4/5w preg and someone walked past me in lidl carrying a coffee, i left tgrolley and ran utside to throw up

even now im not keen on either smell

@BlueeSpottyTiger @user1471462428
It really adds a layer of stress, doesn't it? The thing is that my line managers are sort of doing and saying all the right things but there's this underlying tone of annoyance and non understanding.

Bluee Please document everything she says and follow up chats with 'just to confirm our meeting' emails. It'll keep a record of it all.

My manager after a lot of hell and no support from Hr has been made aware of the legal issues surrounding what I'm going through.

She's still very offish about it all and it makes me so uncomfortable.

The smell of chicken cooking... I'm fine with chicken nuggets etc but chicken....

Speaking of chicken, bought some hot and spicy chicken strips for dinner and I could've cried from happiness. Love them so much.

BabyDoor is fine btw. Kicking more but still not as much. He's just having a rest apparently. Ready for a growth spurt no doubt. My dad reminded me s well that he'll end up being taller than me... Not that it'll be by much. I'm pretty tall as it is for a woman. But the average height for men on my side of the family is 6 foot so.. and DH's siblings were all big babies So BabyDoor is probably going to grow a fair bit I guess.

Hello all,
One fed up daffodil here. Had one of those days of bad sickness, couldn't even get up to have a shower or put my shopping delivery away. I'm so over feeling like an invalid it's so boring! Mellee, sounds like you are coming to the end of your tether too. We are nearly there!
Hi to those a bit earlier down this horrible road, Oklahoma, Bunny and everyone, I feel for you! I'm hanging on to the memory that once my baby was born it was so lovely that all this was worth it.
Bluee- aw your 18 month old laughing at you when puking, must have made that quite surreal! I'm lucky cos haven't had to throw up much in front of my similar age dd. But she doesn't like it and last time stood next to me at the toilet bowl howling into my left ear until I could stop and give her a cuddle. Gotta laugh I suppose!!
Bean, your dh sounds a bit like mine trying his best with the think positive comments that do not help at all!! u just want a hug and an acknowledgement that it's really hard, I have been training him in this lol!
Bluee -Omg can't wait to brush my teeth without feeling sick!
Thingy- I feel you with the disgusting colleague food smells and am so glad I am on maternity leave now and don't have to try
And be diplomatic when wanting to shout out -what is that disgusting smell and who is eating fish near me??!!
User- No advice about bodily fluids but you have my sympathy, I just hold my nose...
Bluee- sorry about unsympathetic mgr. stress you don't need.
Gonna sign off now but wishing you all a settled night if possible. Xx

Thanks @Lemondrop99 - really appreciate your support. I found that comment on the other thread pretty insensitive too...I decided to just ignore it! I know I am fortunate to be pregnant but it doesn't make it suck any less to be housebound by NVP!

You guys have made me realise that I need to go to the doc and will be going tomorrow. Noticed my pee is very dark so that is not a good sign. It's true that there is a kind of stigma feeling of just pushing on, or feeling you know someone who had it worse so you just gotta suck it up.

@Lemondrop99 thanks for the food tips too. Been sipping lemonade and lemon water. Can't seem to find any food that isn't making me chuck, however bland, which is why I know I gotta go to the doc.

Ladies, we are all Wonder Women!!! This ain't easy!!

@Daffodil397 Sorry to hear about your horrid bed bound day I totally get you about it being really boring not being able to do anything. I tried to do some flippin' tidying yesterday and ended up back in bed! Makes you feel pathetic!

Not that we are at all pathetic but it can make you feel that way is all.

Daffodil - so fed up! A couple of days this week, I've been in tears while I come to terms with the fact that I still could have up to 4 weeks of this to go. Especially with my exhaustion making me feel like a pathetic mum to DD at the moment.

Bipolar - sounds like you might need IV fluids. Hope you get a good, sympathetic GP tomorrow and get some meds.

Blondes - full term, but baby is showing no signs of rushing into the world yet. Can't believe I've been sick since December!

Hello all, haven't been on for a while, but have caught up I think - for weasledee, and hoping that BlueIsYou 's baby stays put for a few more weeks, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.

Spent the last week feeling absolutely crappy- pregnancy hasn't been my favourite thing for a long time, but the last couple of weeks I've just spent in tears, and not usually emotional! The sickness, constipation, constant groin pain and now possible anaemia seem to have knocked me for six and left me feeling like I can't cope, I'm useless, and that I can't really handle pregnancy because I'm not "good" at it (as if I'll be graded or have a performance review during the birth!). Even reading some of the stories on here from recent times I feel I'm incredibly lucky and should be taking it better! Nevertheless, I've been in contact with my midwife and been referred for antenatal depression, and they seemed to take me seriously, which has taken a weight of my mind somewhat that someone understands that I'm not putting it on.

Bluee good luck with OH.
Bipolarbunny pathetic is definitely the word for how I've been feeling- tried to do a 10min walk to shop to just get out of the house, took half an hour and ended up back in bed. Every time I think I'm going to be ready for some activity I just massively fail!

Sorry that I've written an essay...

@door. How many weeks are you?

@daffodil. Sorry having bad day. Sometimes lying in bed in lovely to just chill - but not possible if rampaging toddlers about or have to work etc

@bunny. Do you have stick to pee on? Check your ketones? If wee is dark you are getting dehydrated if not already. Def go to doctor

@mel. Dec seems a long time ago. As I said I R.E.M. You arriving on thread and I was getting towards end - not long now to go

@disco. Glad mw being supportive and taking
Your depression seriously.

Being sick or feeling nauseous constantly is draining and can knock your senses and emotional and mental well being

💐💐💐💐💐💐 to all

Really funny that we were talking about management then mine rang me last night.. I only started my job in April and have had surgery then HG so I've been off sick a considerable amount of time. She was so lovely. Just told me not to think about work!!
I've been having episodes where I wake vomiting and I'm really worried I'll choke. Had 2 vomits last night 3 and 4 in the morning with no warning. No ketones as still having some respite in the afternoon when I can eat and drink. At the moment taking no antiemetics as certainly allergic to Prochlorazpine and cyclazine is making me vomit. Ridiculous really

Thanks disco x

How are you've weasle? I'm sure that's actually a really stupid question but I've been thinking about you lots xx

Just coming back to the thread after a few days, welcome to everyone new, and like bean says, hope you are doing ok weasle?

Sounds like lots of people having a tough time. Still throwing up here, but mercifully under control and so much better than a month ago. I even ventured out for dinner recently (I threw up later, but still!). Low blood pressure again, so feeling a bit feeble and dizzy at the moment, but other than that things are ok, have lots of help at home at the moment which means plenty of time to put my feet up. Dreaded diabetes test soon though....really looking forward to that!

I phoned my GP to ask about the actual numbers that showed I was anaemic. My hb is 9.6, and I think they start treating below 10.5 when you are pregnant. So the prescription of iron tablets seems fair. I also have been very sleepy and breathless, so would be good if the treatment can take care of that.

The good news is that I've been taking one tablet a day for the past few days and not noticed any nausea/vomiting/constipation side effects so far. I take the pill right before going to sleep, so maybe I am just sleeping through the nausea. And I am on so many laxatives from the ondansetron that apparently the iron tablets don't get a look in on that front

I'm supposed to be taking two tablets a day, but gonna stick with one for now and try upping my intake of meat and apricots. Hopefully that will be enough to 'pass' my next blood test in a month.

15 weeks here with awful HG dialysis patient to slightly complicate things too, having my daily 2 hours respite just now so taking the time to grab some tangfastics (the tartness helps) and try to catch up on rest, as I can't seem to settle to sleep when I feel so crap and keep vomiting :(

Have discovered I can eat mini naan breads with mango chutney. Not the most nutritious but at least something is now occasionally staying down.

Hi bean and pippa, I'm doing ok thanks, feeling good physically. Have moments of sadness but I'm doing well overall and looking forward to our next attempt. Never thought I'd be looking forward to joining a HG group!! :)

Had a terrible few days I'm 20+5 so assuming an other hormone surge but my face is covered in burst capillaries with the amount of sickness I'm dealing with and I just can't seem to shake this sheer exhaustion. I'm definitely dehydrated but not entirely sure how bad just headache and unquenchable thirst.

Hi Weasle so glad you are feeling fit can't wait to have you back, sound a bit sadistic of me to say though. Not wishing HG on you of course.

Oh god pregnantmushroom that sounds pretty dreadful and stressful. Haribo jelly men are my go too when nothing else stays down although the heartburn they cause is palpable.

Bean I know you have struggled dreadfully. It mango chutney??? Really that would have me sick at the smell. So glad you have found something that's palatable and stays put occasionally.

Oh and incase I forget Good look for tomorrow Blue enjoy your big day. Take it easy and would love to see a pic of you in your dress, headless is fine lol. Hopefully the bar is good at Mocktails.