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.

7th on the list Finally! It feels so strange considering I remember being near the bottom

weasle I don't think I've congratulated you! Massive congrats. Sorry you're back in HG hell but happy you're back iyswim .

Thanks justtheone! Was expecting the full on HG experience to happen today but it hasn’t...... I think it’s because I’m not 100% sure of my dates. Maybe tomorrow.....?

weasledee you should celebrate with your absolute favourite takeaway tonight

Congratulations to Ruby, so glad things subsided at 16 weeks for you and all went well!

Maybe you'll be lucky this time weasledee and avoid the full-blown HG horror, fingers crossed anyway!

@LucindaE can you add me to the due dates please? 8th May and baby will hopefully make an appearance.

I'm due 21st May so I'm waaaaay down the bottom of that list sob

Bunny I feel you on the mental struggle with it all. I'm 8+1 so we're quite close, and I can resonate with your posts. Staying fit and active is really important to me too, but I just can't do it at the moment. I used to be able to run 10k and made sure I walked 10,000 steps daily, now I've stoped wearing my Fitbit as it's too depressing. I did manage a decent walk at the weekend though.

It's very difficult, and I was in quite a bad place last week. I booked an early scan to cheer myself up and that did help - I was starting to view the baby as a bit of a parasite. Not proud of that, but I do feel like I'm becoming my poisoned.

I also had a good sob to my GP who changed my meds and offered to put me in touch with pregnancy related counselling service. New Meds have really helped and although I'm still nauseous all day and dry retch, it is 80% better than last week.

I survived the 4 hour train journey today, now just have to face the dinner banquet. I have lots of drugs and dry crackers...

Thanks everyone for the kind words

NerNer well done on the train journey and good luck for the banquet.

I just didn't bargain for this at all. Seriously I feel like everyone I know skipped through early pregnancy! And a couple of sporty people I follow on social media are pregnant and still doing their sports, yet I'm struggling to walk 100m to the post box

I'm meant to be going to London tomorrow (15 minute drive - 55 minutes on train - then tube - then walk). Feeling nervous. Got my sick bags, water bottle and tissues at the ready.......

I'm actually wondering if going out might help me - ie give me something to think about other than feeling ill......or am I just deluded

Oh bunny sorry to hear you're feeling rubbish. It's very hard to force yourself out of the house. I did find sometimes it actually helped to get out, distraction and fresh air (though it's very hard to force yourself and on some days just not possible). I like going places with wide open spaces/lots of places to sit down etc, sometimes helps to clear my head. I hope tomorrow goes ok, if you don't make it though don't worry!

Batman good luck, you are so brave, not sure I could face that one!

Bunny the travel will be the pits but yeah I found that having a bit of company and being out and about sometimes helped but would often leave me a bit worse for wear the following couple of days especially at the beginning. Good luck.

I had treated myself to a new home gym 2 months prior to getting pregnant including a 2k spin bike as I’m keen cyclist but it’s literally gathered dust since my 6th week of pregnancy sad times. I barely do more than 8000 steps a day and I could cry. My weight bar has not seen the light of day for several months and my arse has gone from toned to just fat!! Plus to make matters worse I gain a shit load of weight regardless of what I eat as pregnancy seems to retain a lot of water for me but I also have quite big babies or 1 big baby lol.

Well done surviving Batman good luck at your dinner banquet.

How you doing Pippa?

Mustang I'm also a keen cyclist so very upset about not being able to get out on my bike so understand how you feel

Batman Hope all has gone well with the banquet. Glad train journey wasn't too horrific.
Bunnyfluffy Good luck with the journey. As disabled people can ask for a special seat, it makes sense to me for women with Hyperemesis to phone to request a seat near the loo.
Much sympathy to all the cycling and sporty types who are forced to recline on their sofas like ailing Victorians!
seize Added you and DeadDoorPost So true; you are getting there!
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

Due Dates
FlapAttack 10 October
Heartburn247 23 October
FluteyTootey 26 October
mrsgembles 27 October
BlueButTrue 17 November
putput 17 November
DeadDoorPost 19 November
pippasnippa 19 November
Oklahoma 21 November
NonStopDisco 23 November
OnNature'sCourse 23 November
Satsooma 4 December
Mustang 18 December
millsbynight 20 December
mumoftheark 28 December
can'tdothisagain late December
Thingymaboob 10 January
mrsb87 13 January
Flossyfloss 13 January
1984fs 27 January
Natsku 27 or 28 January
Ameliablue 22 February
justtheone 9 March
Shenz21 22 March
AndInShortIWasAfraid 27 March
seizethecuttlefish 8 May
weasledee 5 June

Batman you're my hero. I have a 5 min drive to the mw tomorrow and I'm dreading it. Can't imagine that train journey.
Bunny maybe try and get out, if you think it'll help? I envy all of f you fitness fanatics. I lost 4 stones prior to falling pregnant but never did more than a bit of walking.
I've felt really off (only way I can describe it) all day. Feel a bit, out of body...if that even makes sense? I have ended my 3 day sickness free streak with a rather spectacular hurl while washing my face. Going to keep an eye on things for a couple of days and see if it is ok or gets worse. May have to speak to the dr re meds. Really hoping it's a one off.

batman but the baby is a parasite. Don't worry about thinking of it like that. My midwife tells me the same thing. The baby has to fees off of you. It's not a horrible thing, it's a genuine fact.
I do know what you mean though as it's often seen as a bad description but I've referred to mine as a parasite for most of the pregnancy and it's helped me cope a bit.. once you realise it's just how life is for a few long months it becomes a bit more bearable. Especially when you start to feel the movements. It makes it easier.

Kudos to everyone travelling. I still suffer on long car journeys (and by long I mean anything over 10 minutes) and on the train if I start reading anything.

This baby is definitely a parasite, sucking all the energy out of me!

I've never been good at exercising but I walk or bike everywhere usually and managed to keep that up most of the pregnancy so far (I found the fresh air helped a bit with the nausea and pokemon go was a good distraction) but now I have to ask OH to drive me everywhere as cycling hurts my bump and walking hurts my hips and pelvis.

Just dreamt I had to have an emcs and then there was something wrong with the baby's mouth and teeth forming like I don't even know what the problem was exactly but I was stood inside his mouth looking at it.
I'm going back to sleep. Hopefully to have a better dream.

Sorry about all those suffering atm
Need to catch up with the thread. Been suffering from awful back pain since yesterday. Didn't quite expect backpain so early on

Dead These damn dreams that the pregnancy hormones gives us though

Totally agree on baby being a parasite. This is how the doctor called in when I was hooked up on a drip at the hospital, I was worried that due to my excessive vomiting the baby wouldn't be getting enough nutrient but the doc just laughed off my concern saying "Baby is a parasite , it will suck the life out of you and be absolutely fine. You only got yourself to worry about"

Bunny Batman Seize Flumpet I know you ladies are struggling through the early stages but it WILL get better. I remember week 7-13 were an absolute nightmare but it gradually does start getting a tad bit better from there onwards.
Wishing you all have a good day today

Had midwife appointment today, she said I need to book my GTT test next week. Didn't have one when pregnant with DD, how bad is it? I'm slightly worried I'll just vomit the sugar drink!

I’m going home today now I’m peeing again and taking ondansetron and metocloprimide with me. Hopefully this will work for longer than a week. Would it be cheeky to be signed off until end of next week so I know this mix of meds is going to keep me going? For history I’ve been in and out of hospital 3 times this past 4 weeks as the meds seem to stop working after about a week. My work have been good about it and I went back in last week Monday Tuesday but ended up coming home sick Tuesday afternoon and was off again until now and ended up back in hospital again Monday. I just want to get on top of this before i push myself in to a commute and long working day again. Is that unreasonable or do you think work will think I’m swinging the lead?!

So to add to my misery of hg I have toothache pain and swelling in gums behind bottom front 2 teeth. Not in agony but def think an infection in gum. I'm not even registered with a dentist! (Terrified of dentists)

Not cheeky at all Flumplet no point going back to work until you know if the meds are working or not

@Flumpet My experience is that work are better knowing what the plan is rather than dipping in and out sick. You definately need two weeks to make sure the drugs are working longer term.

But parasites give nothing back. The baby is wanted and giving you the opportunity to be a mother and have a child.
Pregnancy involves the embryo/foetus/baby exhibiting parasitic behaviour that is all.

Just popping in to support all those suffering. Read an article about the Kate and was thinking about you all. Very surprised at how much colour Kate had for suffering HG. Everyone told me the first sign that I was pregnant was that my skin went grey.

Congrats to lemon & ruby. So happy to hear that HG is over for you both!

Tiny Mellee is growing like a weed, 7 weeks old and wearing outfits her sister wore at 4months! My chocolate stash has been seriously depleted and there is so much joy in every meal in the last 7 weeks.

You will all get there, and the newborn stage is a breeze after HG. Good luck everyone! Xx