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, phone them on:
024 7638 2020
Lastly, the NICE guidelines on treatment are useful:
cks.nice.org.uk/nauseavomiting-in-pregnancy
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.

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Not long now, yet still feels ages away. I'm so ready to have this baby now.

blue I hope everything goes well and you have your baby soon.

It is good to know I am not the only one who fantasises about food that I can't eat.
I've had I really bad day today. I kept throwing up yellow bike when I was at work. I haven't managed to keep very much down in terms of food and drink. I am very low on energy and don't know if I can keep going in. I haven't told my boss I am pregnant yet. I realise I am going to have to soon as I don't think I can keep this up.

My due date is the 25th May. Which seems ages away but I am 10 weeks now so a quarter of the way through.

I'm due 23rd May elephant - and am so over the multiple daily bile episodes, it's horrible isn't it. I remember during my first pregnancy we had new offices with individual toilets with hand basins etc and I spent so much time in there lying on the floor/over the toilet (grim I know) - at one point there were 3 other women on babycentre chat and we realised we were all locked in the toilets at work. I can almost laugh about this now - 5 years later...

Twinges, uncomfortable in bed, and sugar in my system keeping me awake... I was also overheating so I've had to strip down to just underwear which is crazy seeing as the temperature has dropped where I live and heating hasn't gone on yet (it will do after Sunday because this flat needs to be warm when BabyDoor gets here).

Hope you managed to sleep in the end door

My bloods are looking good so far, 4.4 this morning before breakfast. I'm wondering if my fasting bloods were off on the gtt test because I ate about half a box of chocolates the day before!

Still here, heavily pregnant and fed up with a chest infection, and ghastly cold that I can’t shift!

On top of this, can’t lay down anywhere apart from my left side without projectile vomiting.

Argh, I want this over with now

natsku I did manage to in the end but I was ridiculously restless. The quilt I sleep on top of to help with making the bed more comfortable ended up half on the floor. DH and I both reckon I'm coming down with something again as I feel like I'm at the early stages of something. I'm tired, uncomfortable, and pretty emotional. Don't think it's got anything to do with Labour or pregnancy though. We shall see.
Blue yeah i can't really sleep any other way either. Right side has become so ridiculously uncomfortable so I'm glad BabyDoor is head down now so I can sleep how I want to. It sucks that you're projective vomiting though.

Oh no blue that sounds really shitty but you must be near the end soon.

Solaridarity post for the bunch of us due in the next few weeks. Sounds like we all have stinking colds, HG relapses and are just generally utterly miserable.

Sorry that posted before I had finished.

Hang on in there ladies, we’re into the days count now!

Sympathy and solidarity to everyone else too. The hanging out in the loo at work and bile runs are no fun at all. I found pop corn quite good for bile runs as it put something in my stomach to throw up that absorbed the bile.

Hi all. Sorry for the radio silence. I basically spent the weekend in bed once I got out of hospital and then I had to go back to work this week.

I was given zofran and ranitidine which seemed to be doing the trick but frustratingly I think my hcg levels have already exceeded the dose. My doctor won't give me anymore. She said she isn't comfortable for me to take them long term and that I need to wean off them. I could cry.

Had an awful incident where I vommed really badly in work yesterday afternoon and blocked up the entire sink. Was so embarrassing. I'm so worried this isn't gonna disappear at 12 weeks either (it's not is it - it's here to stay).

Just feels a bit disheartening really. Hope you're all well.

sorry you're all still suffering

snipples that is ridiculous, there is no reason you can't be on ondansetron and ranitidine until the end! I would kick up merry hell and show them the PSS advice. I hope you get someone more sensible.
It's unlikely to go at 12 weeks, you will probably get an improvement around 14-16 weeks though. Don't be at work if you're feeling dire. Sounds like you just need your bed, and decent meds.

Snippels what actual reason did she give not to allow you to take the zofran long term? There are many women on here that take it from the first symptoms up until birth as the have care plans in place as they know that they are poorly through out or they just have a better educated gp that understands their need for the meds. You could be lucky it might do one at 12 weeks but I don’t think anyone has come on and said they have felt miraculously better at that point. Normally 16 weeks seems the earliest.

Hugs for everyone getting bugs on top of hg symptoms ramping up its utter garbage. Oklahoma is right there are so many in the last couple of weeks you can do it.

I give blood Natsku and the finger prick is the worst bit it bloody hurts. Your dd made me laugh though. Only half Natsku you have more will power than me but it always results in vomit.

Oh Blue you must be truly exhausted latent labour can be days you may find you have a super quick active labour to combat this last couple of days.

Jesus green it’s nice to not feel alone but what a bunch.

The bile feels like the worst It burns and is such violent wretching to get it up

I'm gonna see if either I can get them over the counter (unlikely) or I can find another doctor. I don't want to do anything that puts the baby at risk but likewise I need to be able to function. Cheers for the advice.

Cross post with Just. Everything she says snippels.

She said that no drug is completely safe and she would only have prescribed me one dose a day if it were up to her. Since the other doctor gave me two a day she didn't reduce this as she felt I needed the crutch psychologically (utter balls. I needed it because I'd dropped 5 kilos in a week and couldn't eat or drink anything).

I'm nearly 9 weeks and I've been better since taking the drugs but I can see they're starting to wear off as my levels must be higher and higher all the time.

Snipples definitely find a new doctor a lot of the people on this thread take zofran throughout the pregnancy (me included). You really shouldn’t be at work...

I know. I'm in a bit of a tight spot work wise. I'm a lawyer and I'm on a client secondment at the moment and it's going to be difficult if I need to be off for a while. My secondment boss was already quite twitchy about the time off last week. My law firm boss is quite understanding through (his wife is pregnant).

I need to give the work situation some thought really. I only get paid for 15 days and I've used 4 up already.

Decided to test ketones after feeling awful this morning and they're high again. I don't know whether to try and get them down today or just ring the hospital and go in. OH is at work until 9pm so I'd have to see if family could have my 2 year old while I'm there. Hate this so much, I was only in on Saturday! Anyone else always cry at the thought of having to go back in to hospital?

dilly if you feel you can eat (carbs) and drink enough then try and get rid of the ketones but if you can't then go get a drip. I always feel so much better after but yes I always resist and sob my heart out .

snipples second (third?) that you need a new doctor. Totally ridiculous and terrible out of date advice. Try the PSS as they can help get meds in situations like this. Work sounds tricky .

blue you're a trooper! Hope it isn't long until you meet your baby!

Psychological crutch

snippels

PSS info on research into zofrann*

Snipples are you in the UK (sorry if you've said before and I've missed it)? You shouldn't have to get them over the counter and should be much better supported by your doctor. As others have said PSS can help and have a list of HG friendly consultants. That psychological crutch comment is horrendous, I feel rage on your behalf !

dilly so sorry you are feeling so rough again so soon after coming out of hospital. HG has made me sob pretty much daily at pretty much anything so I think crying over thought of hospital totally understandable.

Green and Elephant Yes I totally relate to the bathroom floor at work horrendousness. I've had to have a little sleep on the floor between voms on more than one occasion. Truly awful, it's just so exhausting - particularly during the time when no one else at work knows yet.

Agree with everyone else Snipples you need to see another doctor as your one is clearly ignorant about HG and its treatment.

Go get the drip dilly you'll feel so much better

It does hurt more than a 'proper' needle doesn't it Mustang? I guess because its so quick and pressured. The chocolates usually result in vomit for me too but they taste so good I can't resist!
Just did an experiment though, ate a whole mango and measured my sugar level an hour later and it was well under the line so I'm thinking I probably don't have GD but not eating half a pack of chocolate biscuits and numerous slices of cake every day would probably be a good idea anyway... makes my heartburn worse which makes my sickness worse so no real benefit except for the delicious flavours

DeadDoorpost Has anyone given you any indicator why one side isn’t okay to sleep on and the other is? I can’t work out why I can sleep okay on one side but never the left it’s so strange!

Oklahoma You are spot on!

Snipples I didn’t make it to the hospital toilet when having bloods done a few days back. Like you, I blocked the entire sink. I thanked my lucky stars it was a disabled loo which is just one cubicle with its own sink. Not so nice for the next person who has to use it. I felt bloody awful about it.

justtheonethen Thank you for my medal, it’s taking pride of place next to my Gaviscon, strepsils lozenges and tissues

Hope everyone else is okay(ish). I’m feeling sorry for myself and wish my baby was due in June or something. Feels like I’m not ready for this - How ever will I cope as a Mum if I can never even cope whilst pregnant? I know I’m still physically hanging on in there but I’m no martyr... All I ever do is complain