Preparing for morning sickness

[BirthdayKake]

I've been pregnant five times (have four DC) and each time have had debilitating morning sickness until week 14 ish.

We want to TTC at some point (this would be my first DC with my fiancé) but is there anything I can do or have in place to prepare for the inevitable? It's the one thing really putting me off having a baby.

DP is very supportive but he does have to work full time!

DC are currently 2, 5, 6 and 9 (would be a year older at least when we do have one)

Im currently 11 weeks pregnant and have a 2 year old daughter ive had awful nausea i haven't been sick but feel it all day everyday which is horrible. It is a big put off its the one thing i hate in pregnancy aswell. Ive tried everything under the sun and it's still there i was prescribed metoclopramide yesterday to help with nausea but I have only taken two so far as im scared to take any medication even though i know and have been told they are safe the worry is still there. Wish I could help you by advising something but im going through it literally as i type this its a terrible feeling 😔 X

waiting a year longer so your youngest would be starting primary school honestly that then all being at school would help a million times more then anything else

*them all being at school

Water crackers and sparkling water?

Nothing helps with the sickness in my experience. But if you could line up help with the dc so you can minimise school runs and bath times it would certainly help you to cope.

Do you work outside of the home or are you a sahm?

I've been researching this and have read that taking milk thistle, magnesium (topical application is better absorbed by the body) and B6 before getting pregnant can help prevent pregnancy sickness. Some also suggest fermented cod oil too, in addition to the usual folic acid.

I'd check it all over with your doctor though.

Thanks for replying Barbie. I really hope it fucks off for you soon. I've always said I'd take giving birth over morning sickness any day!

Pottery come to think of it, from April 2019, my youngest should be eligible for the 30 hours of free childcare as I receive Carers Allowance, so we are probably going to wait until then. That would get our wedding out of the way too. I've already preliminarily booked her in with the local childminder, ha!

Little I'm a SAHM. I have worked before during morning sickness and I became so depressed - although saying that I was NEVER sick at work! We have thought of giving the eldest a list of jobs to do to help me out after school and then paying him £10 a week if he completes them. He is very keen

I've never heard of that Syne. Will have a look on Google

I existed on Andrews powders and Lucozade - I don't think anything really helps though, the nausea is a wall in front of everything, and you have more experience than most. It hasn't been the same for every pregnancy for me so you may get lucky next time and just not get it!

I had HG in my first pg. in my deck doing pg I stocked up on ice lollies, sawy GP for so e any-emetics a d got the phone number of an acupuncturist. I still ended up in hospital at 6 weeks!

I hope so Talith!

My OH suffered dreadfully with pregnancy sickness. Tried all usual things like ginger nuts, oatcakes etc to little avail.
But one thing that seemed to help was homemade chicken soup, she found it was one thing that she could keep down and actually ended up having it for breakfast to see her through the day (obviously making up a big batch and freezing).
One thing, if you try it then don't use sage as it is noted for seriously reducing milk production!
Good luck with everything.

Get to the GP as soon as you feel it happening, week 5 if it’s that early, and get medication. I suffered until week 17 first pregnancy, working full time, vomiting 3-4 times a day and barely eating. Second pregnancy DS was in nursery, I took Cyclazine, wasn’t working, it made it manageable. I felt nauseous and couldn’t eat very well but I didn’t vomit much and did manage to eat more. I took vit B6 but no idea if that helped too!

Thank you for the advice. So scared! In my other pregnancies I didn't have to do the school run as the other children were too young or I was sick over the summer holidays. Last pregnancy that didn't work out I did have to do the school run and it was hell on earth...

Go to the docs get anti emetics. There's a whole range used for hyperemesis. Google pregnancy sickness support for some advice

You don't have to wait til it starts either. There's advice on prophylactic methods

I've been prescribed anti sickness tablets before but felt too sick to take them!

I had stemetil. Not sure the side effects were worth it (tingly limbs) but if I took one or half just as I was waking up, at the point of being still slumbery, then it seemed to cut the nausea off before it kicked in. Once I was awake it didn't seem to work.

I had HG with both pregnancies, I ended up (after trying every bloody anti emetic going and being admitted weekly to hospital for IV rehydration) on Odansetron, which helped a lot. Went from vomiting 6-8 times a day to just feeling mild nausea. It was incredible. NHS are reluctant to prescribe it as it's expensive but my god it was amazing.

Top tip- go to GP, get drugs. They're pregnancy safe (you can check it out on the NICE/NHS website) and make life worth living again (in my opinion!)

xx