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.

Mmmmm.. .. chips.....

I'll catch up with the thread properly later, enjoying having DH home from work for the rest of the week now 😊

*Ate the whole lot. Fucking phone.

Ooh yes batman have the chips😀😁

Snipples make sure you are feeling 100% before they kick you out!! Just cos ketones are gone doesn't mean you are ready to go. That's how I ended up back in 2nd time- out too soon first time. Was back in 2 days later.

Haha Hair your phone just found it’s inner Scottish I’m loving it. I have an appetite to rival the biggest bloke out when not pregnant however it’s not great at the mo very jealous.

Natsku I’m worried about you and your bike, have you come up with a plan.

Chips are the worst second time round for me but iv had the salty craving throughout. Enjoy your chips batman.

No your not prissy you are completely right Lucinda free range organic will likely taste completely different I’m off out to Lidl’s later (we have a lovely new one) so il pick up some of their free range stuff. I’m not a massive chicken fan though prefer pork tbh.

Jmd, I’m a recovered bulimic and on one of the first threads I joined about hg there was mention that someone else was and was very worried how that reflected on the sickness. I can honestly say that being sick is no relief to me at all throughout hg so there is no reason to make yourself sick. If your sister thinks you are attention grabbing she really needs to give her head a wobble. Family can be just odd.

Everyone seems to be struggling so badly at the mo it makes for really sad reading. I really hope everyone gets a reprieve soon.

gummy yay for scan, it's so lovely to see them

hairgician well done, that takeaway must have felt like magic!

natsku oh dear, anyone that can give you and the bike a lift?

snipples marvellous! Hope you have good meds to go home with.

batman I have been craving salt too, think I might have to have chips today now! Agree with mustang that they are awful on way back though

dead enjoy your DH being home, that sounds lovely!

I'm really struggling today, I don't even feel that sick I'm just so dizzy/tired/headachy. I didn't go shopping, couldn't face it. Now feel totally miserable and have spent all day crying because I'm so fed up with being ill and so lonely. Can't remember who had the lovely friend who brought flowers and tea but I so wish I had a friend like that. None of my friends get how ill I am, one of them asked me to look after her daughter the other week as "you're off work".
I barely see anyone and I'm so lonely

Hairgician They still used to say 'aye' in the Merseyside a few decades ago, when I lived there and the dialect was stronger.
Snipples I hope is much better.
Sorry for all those in a bad way today. 'This Too Must Pass'. My OH has had an operation for contraction of the fingers (it seems those of Vikiing descent have that problem in their genes) and I must look after him, so can't be as active as usual on here for the new few days.

We don't have our van any more unfortunately so can't fit the bike in, will see if OH knows if anyone else with a van can pick it up. DD's bike is stuck in town too but that's small enough to fit in a car (though its absolutely filthy after riding through a muddy bog)

lucinda hope the OH recovers quickly

Lucinda Wishing for your OH's full and speedy recovery

justtheonethen Aww I would love to be able to send all of you lovely ladies flowers and HG-friendly goodies.
at the friend asking you to look after their DC cus you are off work. You are obviously off work for a reason and a very valid one on top of that. It is such a shame despite how Kate Middleton's condition has managed to spread more awareness about hyperemesis, most people still fail to understand to what point HG can be HARD,isolating and take a toll on sufferers mental health.

Hairgician So happy to hear you were able to enjoy some nice chinese takeaway! Every meal down is a little victory! [Grin]

Dead Enjoy having DH at home and hope your BH are not gonna hinder the rest of your week together.

Natsku Hope you can figure out something about the bike. You definitely don't need the extra stress or the hip pain!

Snipples The fluids are magic right?! Hope the medecines they sent you home on help and you start being able to control the N&V better from now on.

Just if you are any where near Glasgow il come make you a brew and happily whinge about all things pregnancy related.

Haha or as Lucinda says it’s inner scouser.

Oh your poor hubby hope he recovers quickly. I’m quite partial to a bit of Norse history so I bet that interesting being married to a near Viking .

I missed that you had got home snippels that’s great. Please try not to be to hard on yourself if you start feeling miserable again it really isn’t an easy condition to get a handle on.

Hope you are feeling ok Shehz.

Snipple what meds are they sending you home with? Make sure they give you ondansetron or you will end up straight back in hospital.

Sounds like everyone is having a terrible time this week. I agree with weeks 9-13 being the worst. That’s not saying it becomes rainbows and butterflies after that but things like being able to shower and get out of bed are no longer quite so impossible. That time is the absolute worst though sending strength and patience to those of you in that grimness.

Iv just realised that wonky face looks really quite creepy after that sentence it wasn’t meant like that.

Waves at Mustang
Argh it isn't really great ever since the unfortunate 18 week relapse. Tried to have some milk today since my teeth feel awfully brittle and my gums are bleeding like its nobody's business :(
Well worse decision ever,had such a bad heaving session then got sick all over my new pjs. Grim.
Hope you are doing alright.

Shezh get thee to the dentist. They should at least give them a good clean for you and that will help the gums. I had to go couple weeks back due to gum infection and so glad I did. Also if you can stand it, rinse with salt water. Also try oil pulling with coconut oil.

I didn't finish my smoothie I made early btw, much as I wanted to it made me feel really sick. Gutted!

Oh no your poor pjs I’m actually devastated for you. It gets to the point where I’m checking to see how badly I smell of vomit on my really awful days and wether it’s tolerable enough not to change as that results in more vomit. Yeah I know I’m lovely. You have my complete sympathy on the relapse I had that one and I’m now still in 30 week one at 32 . Milk I’m not so bad with in this pregnancy I’d have vomited everywhere first one though. You could try blitzing it with a banana to see if that helps or at least makes the vomit more palatable lol.

justtheonethen it was my lovely friend who brought flowers and tea. To be fair she's had a bad time of it of late and I've been an excellent friend to her. Very lucky.

She bright me some of those teapigs licourice and peppermint teabags, which normally I would think were revolting but they actually are amazing! They're not salty but they seem to satisfy that part of my tastebuds. Way healthier than McDonald's fries ( I live meters from a 24hr drive through, too tempting)

Actually feel ok today after yesterday's wailing about how I was dying. Was a bad night though.

Been awhile since I pooped but hoping I don't go beyond the 9 day record on here!

Shehz sounds like you're having a very hard day. Hope it gets better. Are you able to get a multi vitamin down you? And then stay down?

Mustang Another one to look forward to at 30 weeks. I could cry right now.
Gentle hugs to you. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you with a LO to look after. Hope Mini Mustang is being a little angel so it's a bit easier on you. I am traumatised by the vomit sesh with the milk but I might try again at some other time with the banana.
On a happy note 32 weeks! Yay that's another 8 weeks to go to reach the Pink Castle!

Hairgician I am terrified of dentists but I might have to drag myself to one soon. I'll try the salt water, doubt the oil pulling though. Just the thought of gargling with oil makes me shudder. I am pretty sure it would have helped though...

BatmanAdmitting with much shame that I haven't been able to keep no multivitamin down since i was 7 weeks. I did have the odd days in between where I could keep the tiny folic acid tablet down but the pregnacare is pure nightmare. Its a vomit trigger I ain't even kidding. I was quite worried about baby She but had my 16 week scan where everything seemed okay. Will have my 20 week scan in a week where I guess I will be given much more information about how baby is growing.

Shehz you are absolutely lovely even when you are having an utterly shit time you always say nice things. Try not to worry about the 30 week one you might miss it. I think Hair is pretty scared of the dentist too if I recall. It’s totally worth it, the scum that builds up on your teeth with all this sick and just baby leeching all your nutrition is unreal. You don’t realise how furry your teeth are until they have had a good polish an descale. Often it looks like someone has been murdered due to your gums bleeding though. Dw too much about multi vitamin either I’m the same even tried the pregnacare liquid but that was foul.

Mini is having his good and bad days but mostly just being a toddler, he is a cracker though and says some funny things. Except when he shouted “Fuck sake” after my slight road rage this morning luckily he parrots but doesn’t repeat again so I think I’m off the hook . I was right about my bump dropping last week and mini2’s head is low and pretty much in position to go so hopefully that’s a good sign.

Your friend sound like a keeper Batman I’m sure if I recall I actually went through a stage of drinking blackcurrant and liquorice tea end of last pregnancy say.

Can I just recommend everyone on their first really looks up labour and birth, tries not to be scared about it and informed. I asked my midwife to check my notes back as there was a few things I was unhappy about after mini was born. Mostly medical intervention that resulted in the last wee bit being a little distressing rather as remaining quite a calm chilled out experience that it had been up until that point. I can recall labour pretty much to the minute due to just taking gas and air so I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t recalling incorrectly and when she went over my notes she confirmed what I had anxiety about was absolutely not necessary at the time and she apologised and said I’d been treated unfairly. Trust your bodies and ask questions if you can, if they are intervening ask if it’s really a medical reason or if it’s just what suits them. Sorry I’m waffling but it just made me so sad that I’d been saying they were wrong since it happened and just to have it confirmed by my notes and midwife makes me feel even more sad. Get a good birth plan in place, Labour is obviously a load of what ifs but always think how do “I” want that what if to be dealt with. It really does help.

Shehz I’m the same. Pregnacare makes me so much worse. This baby will be surviving on salty snacks.
Snip how you doing?
Mustang hello from Motherwell!
I had a rough day yesterday. Been trying to do more today. Mornings seem to be good but afternoons suck. I’m not been sick! Can I have a whoop whoop? However I’m still in the grip of food aversions. So surviving on junk. I need to get a grip. I had a lovely messenger convo with my aunt yesterday. She has terminal cancer. She says all she wants is to sit on the couch and have a chat. So I’m going get myself well enough to get in the car and see her. No idea when that will be but I’m doing it!

Ooo you are just a stones throw away. A wee wishaw baby for us both lol. Food aversions are the worst. I hope you get up to see your aunt soon. I think a lot of hg sufferers follow a similar pattern of getting up bile run feeling their best in the morning and gradually getting worse through the day. I’m glad you have been sick free today those are good days. I wouldn’t worry about the junk eat what you can and when.

Lots of my family are from Glasgow too! How funny.

mustang that sounds really upsetting, I'm glad they apologised to you. I definitely need to read more about labour/birth.
Had to laugh at mini mustang parroting
No where near Glasgow but thank you for the lovely offer

shez don't worry about the vitamins, the baby will take what it needs from you.
I need to go to dentist too.
Sorry about your pjs.

Wow this thread has moved so fast!

Lucinda hope your husband's recovery goes well, that sounds painful! batman I'm glad you have such a lovely friend, what a kind thought. Snipples glad you are home now and hopefully feeling better. jmd i'm so sorry your sister isn't being supportive, it's hard enough being unwell, let alone if others don't believe you. I know you should never wish ill on anyone, but sometimes I do wish people could just experience a day or two of it to understand.

I'm sorry, I know I've missed out on lots of posts, trying to keep up - but a wave to everyone! A bad day here, though I kept breakfast down at least (yay!). I keep telling myself only 4 weeks left. I do feel very lucky about that as it could so easily have had to be early, but I can't help but panic and think: 4 more weeks of throwing up whilst simultaneously pissing myself, 4 weeks of waking up 6 times a night to go to the loo, and most selfishly of all, 4 weeks of not eating cake (oh god how I miss cake, I dream of chocolate cake, with chocolate buttercream, it tastes exactly the same to vomit so I don't even mind throwing it up!). Our hot water has packed up as well so we're just getting tepid luke warm water, so no long soaks in the bath for me. One day at a time eh?

Blue is everything ok? I'm rambling on about trivial stuff and then remembered you saying you might be delivering before halloween due to complications, so am really hoping all is well.

It's not the clearest picture but this is why I'm so uncomfortable... he's sat in an odd area and it just...
Got free pizza today which was nice and actually tastes normal so yay! And the cot mattress arrived so the cot looks good now.
mustang I've got my birthing plan talk with my midwife tomorrow and I've been to a birthing choices talk AND I have an antenatal class all about labour tomorrow so hopefully I'll be all good for it. I ask a whole load of questions as and when with my midwife anyway so I hope she doesn't get frustrated with me tomorrow 😂
waves to everyone else. Still doing things with DH but breaking for dinner now so was a quick pop on

Wow thanks so much for the supportive comments from everyone. I really am humbled. So glad I found this forum and wasn’t to sure how I would be welcomed at first. But thank you so much for making me feel so comfortable approaching with my questions and moaning. Xx