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.

Just popped in to see pippa had commented. Congratulations!!!!

I’m fine thanks Lucinda. Soldiering on

Jump straight to the pink castle, don't pass go, don't collect £200.
Hey guys, I developed preeclampsia and had to have an emergency section at 27 weeks plus 5. Baby blue currently stable in NICU.

Hooray Pippa congrats and so glad the sickness is over straight away for you too and no more GD diet!

I think it went well Dead his barristers made some very good arguments about how extradition isn't the usual way to deal with hacking cases and how it would violate his human rights because of his illnesses and whatnot and the extreme potential sentence. I am fairly hopeful but will have to wait until sometime early next year to hear the decision.

Oh Amelia that must have been terrifying! Glad baby blue is stable, hope all goes well.

Amelia wow! congratulations! How scary that must have been though. Glad baby stable.

Congratulations Amelia! Hope everything is going well.

Mustang it was 24 degrees here and we went for a swim today! So that's a consolation! On the flip side I'm almost glad I am sick, or I would be desparate for a nice big glass of rose or three I wasn't preg with DS over summer last time - I sound like a total lush but I was watching everyone sitting in the sun at the pub like 😭

Feeling much better today, have kept on top of the nausea with the meds.I think the tiredness yesterday really stepped up the quease.

Oh Amelia Glad Baby Blue is stable and hope you recover quickly from the emergency c section.
Congratulations and take care love.

Lots of congratulations to give, how lovely!

Door your baby is absolutely beautiful, so glad you are feeling well.

Amelia gosh that must have been very scary, I hope baby is doing well in NICU - I'm sure the staff there will be doing an amazing job. Hope you are recovering ok

Pippa congratulations! Hope you and baby are doing very well.

Congrats Amelia
Good news all, ondansetron is back!

seize

Ameliablue Congratulations on baby, and I am so glad that baby is stable, but how stressful for you. I hope you are recovering. . Yes, I hadn't time to decorate the fabled Pink Castle for you.
seize Well done on getting back on Ondansetron. You must have been very persistent.
Genz It's 2 degrees C here in Mid Wales. Glad you have recovered a little from the exhaustion.
Natsku I am so glad that your brother's case is looking hopeful.
Waves to justhteone Emu Elephantgrey and everyone...We haven't heard from Satsooma in a long while - which I hope is a good sign- so Mustang is next among the regulars. She has been a .
DueDates
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
Spearo21 24 January
Natsku 27 or 28 January
Emu21 22 February
justtheone 9 March
Shez21 22 March
AndInShortIWasAfraid 27 March
Polyfilla 25 April
Poppet1985 28 April
dillydollydarling 4 May
seizethecuttlefish 13 May
Sally Mid May
Bunnyfluffy 20 May
BATMAN 21 May
Greenbeanies 23 May
Elephantgrey 25 May
Meadowhay 18 June
Lookingforthe corkscrew 23 June

Congratulations to everyone of their new babies! And to sieze for getting some ondansetron!

I've finally admitted that I'm well and truely depressed. The physical symptoms of HG have improved immensely recently and I think it's given the mental scars a chance to show themselves.

I can barely concentrate on anything, am tearful nearly all of the time, have persistent low mood and would quite like to self harm if I could get away with it. I don't though, it's just a thought.

Had a huge row with DH last night. He's been great throughout but I think this has been hard for him and he's been holding it in. It blew up last night. I can't rely on him to support improving my MH so I'll keep it to myself. Lots of issues with wider family too unfortunately. Feel like we've gone from being a very stable MC family to something that belongs on the Jeremy Kyle show. Fuck them all. I'll concentrate on myself.

Sorry if this post sounds odd. I don't really know who else to talk too and I think my wavering MH is skewing my view of things.

I was a perfectly well, resilient, competent, professional, adult until the HG hit. Now I'm a mess.

Should have added that ive referred myself to occupational health and our local MH service, both of whom will prioritise me due to pregnancy. So that's a good start I guess

Hope you'll get the help and support you need Batman

Lucinda Scottishem is missing from the due date list. She is my due date buddy lol 22nd March as well

Batman I have been going through antenatal depression in my pregnancy and I think the 1st step is/was acknowledging the problem which you did. Then step 2 seeking help for it which you have done as well. Goodluck and hoping you get the help you need at this point. I have good days and bad days now but it's better than the dark days of before from am-pm daily.

Batman well done for acknowledging it and seeking help. I can totally empathise. Just focus on yourself, don't shut DH out though, he can't support you if he doesn't know.

I wish I could admit to someone else how down I am. I tried, I told my midwife how low I felt and how sometimes I regretted getting pregnant and she just brushed it off as 'normal for hg' and at the end of my appointment she said 'so overall feeling well then?'. I just nodded dumbly and left and cried in the car.

amelia glad baby is Ok! Rest up and heal and I hope everything works out well for you.
batman focussing on yourself is absolutely important. I don't think i ever admitted to myself that I was depressed but I certainly stood in the kitchen with the intention of overdosing on tablets because I knew I could. I just never went through with it. Looking back I should have done something.
natsku that looks promising! Hope everything goes well.

Thanks ladies.

Can 100% relate to that justtheonethen.

Hi ladies sorry I have not posted for ages - I am 15/16 weeks now and starting to feel a bit better so have been trying to 'move on' from my hideous first trimester and leave it in the past.

Huge congrats to those of you with new arrivals, hope you are enjoying the cuddles

I'm still not feeling 100% and still been sick a few mornings this week, but now the sickness only seems to be mornings and also I no longer have the all day nausea, which was the most unbearable thing. to everyone continuing to struggle.

Anyway I'll still follow this thread, but hopefully I will continue to feel better and not need it so much.

Just wanted to say an enormous thank you to everyone on this thread, it really really helped me to get through the first 12/13 weeks. I don't have any friends who have suffered badly from sickness and felt like no one really understood me so this thread really was a lifeline to me. Thank you

Batman sorry you're feeling so down, I think it's hard not to feel depressed with HG to be honest. I can really relate to what you're saying about the scars showing now the physical symptoms have improved a bit. For me I think it will be a long road to process what I've been through, and that can only really start when you physically feel a bit better so that's when you really start to feel it. It's really hard when you feel like the people around you can't give the support you need as well. I think it's one of those things that unless you've exeperienced it you can never fully understand how awful it is and the emotional impact. Well done for seeking some help. I'm a qualified counsellor myself but still feel like my mental health has taken a huge battering with it all. This thread is a big help.

just that's such a shame that your midwife didn't listen to you when you tried to tell her how you feel, it's horrible not to feel heard when you pluck up the courage to talk to someone. Sounds like you've had a really rough time these last few days

Batman antenatal depression is pretty common with HG so this is a perfect place to post about it as we all understand.

Not sure on protocol but I have some ondansetron and avomine/promethazine left if anyone is struggling to obtain some and needs it? I know how useless some GPs can be. PM me if you do...

Still have horrible nausea here with the bf. Seriously considering giving up. It is much better than pregnancy but i have been through so much over the last 9 months and am not sure I can do this now too.

Oklahoma I'm sorry you're still so nauseous, stop if that's the right decision for you. Well done for lasting as long as you have.

Bunny glad you're feeling better, great news!

I've just spent 2 hours sobbing and heaving. Fucking DH came in smelling of smoke and the air freshener that he's clearly used to try and cover up the fact he's had a cigarette. I'm so pissed off. He promised he had stopped, I've been so fucking supportive despite the fact he's continually lied about having done so. I'm so angry because smoke and air freshener are my biggest triggers for sickness, hence the heaving.
I quit years ago as we were having fertility problems, despite the problem being his sperm he only managed to cut down. He did quit for a while before ivf but now it's creeping in again and I'm livid. Fucking arsehole. It's like now I'm pregnant he thinks he can start again, no matter how selfish I think he is. Fucks sake.

Sorry huge rant. I'm just so fed up of feeling sick.

Oklahoma If the nausea is really bad, don't force yourself. If it hadn't got a lot better by ten days I would have given up too. The letdown only made me mildly nauseated after that. You do need to be able to drink lots of fluids and keep your strength up. Don't feel guilty; those first days are the most important.
BATMAN I so agree with others that Hyperemesis makes one depressed and I hope you find counselling really helpful.
justtheonethen That is really annoying. Poor you.
Much sympathy for all suffering.
I must have copied the slightly older list, without scottishem. Sorry, and here we are.
DueDates
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
Spearo21 24 January
Natsku 27 or 28 January
Emu21 22 February
justtheone 9 March
Shez21 22 March
scottishem 22 March
AndInShortIWasAfraid 27 March
Polyfilla 25 April
Poppet1985 28 April
dillydollydarling 4 May
seizethecuttlefish 13 May
Sally Mid May
Bunnyfluffy 20 May
BATMAN 21 May
Greenbeanies 23 May
Elephantgrey 25 May
Meadowhay 18 June
Lookingforthe corkscrew 23 June

Wow iv missed loads been a bit miserable with this cold but managed a wee trip to the beach with mini today it was actually gorgeous, we got 3 degrees Gennz beat that lol. Weirdly enough I'm not that big a drinker and as soon as I'm pregnant I want to punch ppl in the throat and steal their wine so I get it . Also I'm pretty jealous of your weather and swim. Might have to come visit you lol.

Dead Christopher is absolutely gorgeous and you look really well in your photo. Enjoy every sick free minute you deserve it.

Just you are queen of the bargains I'm so impressed, the mamas and papas stuff is crazy expensive and I can't see you making a loss on that when you come to sell it. Yeah on the daft midwife front, no no No not feeling well bloody listen it's what your paid to do. Some of them are just a bit dizzy but doesn't make it excusable. Iv cried a lot this pregnancy I think because it was a business decision I don't have that same "but this is what you wanted" to fall back on. Iv also just seen your post about hubby......I'm sorry but what a PRICK!!! Look up 2nd and 3rd degree smoke damage to baby and send him that. Babies take 20 or so more breathes a minute than the average adult so they are breathing in that shit an extra 20 times in their wee Lungs obviously that's once they are here. They placenta can't filter out all the toxins either. I'd have killed him I really would have. I'm so sorry, stress makes my sickness worse so imagine that hasn't helped either. I know it's an addiction but Christ it's doing nothing but killing him what's the point. I'm an ex smoker and a genuinely miss a cigarette and a coffee but that is never worth the lung cancer or the damage it could do to my babies. Ppl can call me precious all they want but the facts are there in black and white

Scottish that was exactly what my work was like and I'd get the third degree, they made me phone twice weekly even though my sick lines were 4 weeks long. I'm just glad I didn't have to face that this time although my current employer being a 2yr old is not known for his reasonable attitude either.

Congrats Pippa so happy did you know you were having a girl, I can't remember. I'm hoping to avoid the induction but I think I might be on the same boat as you. Great size all that worry for nothing, grrr I'm cross all over again for you. So glad you feel better and you can kiss the gd diet goodbye, enjoy all the chocolate cake.

Shehz i went at 41+ 6 so tight to the bitter end but narrowly missed induction.

Sieze the consultants and midwives at Wishaw have no problem prescribing ondansetron to the bitter end. They gave me a drip during labour last time that contained it if I recall. I'm sure it's was you that's near by. Don't let your dr fob you off and make you suffer. Glad you got sorted.

Amelia wow that must have been terrifying I hope you are feeling well and baby is doing good. How are you coping?

I know Lucinda I'm sorry but you will all be likely waiting well after my due date if my last pregnancy is anything to go by. Although as I type mini 2 is using my ribs as a trampoline so maybe they will make an appearance soon, who knows.

Batman I get days where I feel somewhere like that on all fronts I never self harm but I do feel frustrated and angry at everything and mostly myself. I do think HG is to blame for this. I'm not saying I understand but I kind of get how you feel. Good luck with the referrals I'm sure they will make a massive difference.

Massive hugs Bunny we all deserve to feel better than we do but bar the baby arrivals posts like yours are really cheering I love when others say they are having a good day or several. Long may it continue.

Oh no Oklahoma obviously you need to do what's best for you, oklette and baby and if you are exhausted and nauseous all the time with a newborn that's just shit. I did take cyclizine and ondansetron whilst still feeding mini mustang for a good couple of months and the woman that does the pregnancy sickness support (think she is a pharmacist) confirmed it was perfectly safe so maybe it's worthwhile speaking to them and continuing with meds if it's something you thought would help. Obviously it's not a necessity and as much as I advocate bfeeding we are lucky to live in a country where we have the choice so do what's right for you. Massive hugs I can't imagine how stressful it is.

Sorry for massive post!!! Didn't want to miss anything. If I have sorry I'm a nob lol