Week 8 Morning Sickness

[Blueeyes91]

Hey all!

After a traumatic eptopic in March. My partner and I so far touchwood have a healthy pregnancy. I've got my first meeting with my midwife on Monday coming.

However, for the past 3 weeks I've been really unwell! I don't throw up daily (thank-fully) but I do feel sick all day long and nothing seems to help. I feel like I've not eaten properly in all that time either.

I used to love drinking tea (always decaf) but now have a hot drink of any kind makes me throw up. Along with that, I seem to have turned vegetarian, I can't even prepare anything that involves meat, let alone eat it.

I am fed up of feeling sick constantly and not stomaching much. I've been to the doctors about this just to be on the safe side and they gave me acupuncture, that left me with a day of bringing up everything... then after that they recommended I take some anti sickness tablets, I was wary, but I can't stomach those to help either.

I guess I just need some reassurance that this feeling is going to go away and soon. I've not told my family yet, waiting until after my scan. So my support is my partner who is freaking out and budgeting like a mad man. He'll calm down right?

While I feel sick all of the time I am constantly hungry! I actually feel hungry. I've tried the eating little and often. I despise ginger, I cannot stomach it. I do the biscuits and toast thing too.

But any tips on some real food that might go down better?

I know it's all going to be worth it. I just need a little light while I feel rotten and my partner shakes in a corner with a calculator.

Any advise would be lovely! And at least, thanks for reading my mini 'ahh' moment too!

Congratulations! Feeling sick is supposed to be a good sign that everything's going well so try to take comfort in that.
Feeling sick all the time is awful isn't it. I can't remember quite how long it lasted with my first. Maybe until about week 16.
I used to feel the same as you. Sick all the time but hungry. I used to eat bland stuff like jacket potato and beans. I couldn't stomach strong flavours.
It's miserable isn't it? But worth it.

Nausea can be horrible. I had it for the first 14 weeks with my first and I actually wished I could be sick just to get some relief from it.

I found that anti sickness wristbands worked wonders for me. No idea if it was just a placebo effect but I didn't care. You can pick them up quite cheaply so might be worth a try. Good luck!!

Thanks for the tips @Seachangeshell and @elmo1980 I totally get hat you mean about relief if I could just be sick. On the few days I have been I've felt soo much better!

Hi. I had anti-sickness that dissolved, you put them at the top of your gums, they worked wonders, I couldn't keep down a normal tablet form. Also had the sickness bands though when I eventually got these the sickness was slowing down so not sure if they helped. Hang in there and hopefully things will get better, mine finally stopped at week 16 and after a hospital admission.

Crackers and No to morning sickness tea definitely helps to take nausea away. The tea has a very mild taste. I did not have to add anything in it (sugar, cream). Just be sure not to steep it too long as it can get quite strong... unless, you like really strong tea. I would recommend giving this tea a try.

I would agree with pp that travel sickness bands are definitely worth a try. I also tried ginger biscuits (don't like ginger either but was willing to try anything), sips of really cold water and bland food. I struggled with hydrating enough because I couldn't drink anything but sips of water, so I tried food that was quite juicy like fruit. My nausea was worse weeks 7-11 and I am just about 12 weeks and don't feel 100% nausea free but it has definitely lessened. Although indigestion and acid reflux has now reared it's ugly head. Good luck with your pregnancy and try and convince your DP to put the calculator down.