Anyone have morning sickness and not throw up?

[MeredithGrey1]

I’ve struggled with an anxiety disorder and emetophobia for years, and worrying about morning sickness was my main concern about getting pregnant.

Does anyone have any positive stories about having nausea from morning sickness, and not throwing up? I know people tend to say that the nausea was the worst part and throwing up gave them a bit of relief, but it wouldn’t work like that for me, I have panic attacks at the thought of throwing up.

There are so many threads on here about bad morning sickness, which makes sense as those people are likely to need support and suggestions for what might help, but it makes me so anxious that I need to hear the opposite!

I have morning sickness for the first 15 Weeks every pregnancy. I've never actually vomited. Good luck x

Yea with dc1 I felt so sick but never actually was. With dc2 no sick feeling or being sick!

When pregnant with my DS. I was never actually sick. Just almost 24/7 nausea till about 16 weeks

I've had two children and I had terrible nausea with both, but didn't actually throw up with either of them.
I did however throw up during the early stages of labour, which is also quite common - only once though with both - I don't want to scare you further, but I hadn't been told this could happen and wish I had been. Good luck x

With DS I felt constantly nauseous but was only sick once. This time I've felt a pot worse but only thrown up 4 times.

Bad/good news from me.

Bad news-At 6 weeks pregnant my morning sickness kicked in, I was sick every morning for 15 weeks, only the odd day I wasn’t sick but those days were the worst as I felt poorly all day.

Good news-(was for me) sickness is a sign of a very healthy pregnancy, very unlikely to end in miscarriage. I’m 33 weeks now and going strong. 💪🏻 I got completely used to being sick, it actually would never bother me now to physically be sick, it ends up fitting into your routine. (It end thankfully end at 3 months)

Your stronger than you think, always think of the less fortunate and count all your blessings.

Yeah with this pregnancy and one of my miscarriages last year. All day nausea but no vomiting.

I had morning sickness for 16 weeks with DC1 and 15 with DC2 but didn't throw up once. I think for me it would have helped if I did.

I can count on one hand how many times I've thrown up in my life and I'm nearly 50.

Are you having any help with the emetophobia?

First pregnancy I had nausea for 13 weeks. Second, nausea for 34 weeks. Never threw up once.

I've had nausea with both pregnancies and never been sick.

I suffer the same as you, the fear of sickness has put me off pregnancy for years. But no one can tell u what it’s like until you experience it for yourself as it’s all different. I felt sick but more like a hungry sick, laying down helped, orange lollies helped, fizzy water was BRILLIANT. It went on for about 3 weeks and then I started feeling better. It was not good but it is over now and I was never actually sick. Honestly I was so frightened and I did feel bad but my pregnancy was not half as bad as I feared. I’m 35+3 now. Good luck, you’re probably stronger than u think. Xxxx

It’s less common to throw up actually. Most women feel nausea and wish they could puke it away tbh! I’m 7 weeks and feeling it and I agree laying still is the only time you feel normal. Even talking makes me want to puke

Yes. Had nausea for the first 15 weeks, never vomited.

Thanks everyone, glad to hear it’s definitely possible to have nausea and no vomiting!

yeah i had nausea most days at the start but only made myself sick on purpose to feel better - definitely didn't have to be sick

I had nausea for 20ish weeks but never vomited. That said I haven’t ever vomited, except as a small baby, I presume and I am 53 😫 now. My father hasn’t ever vomited either!

Yes. So bad I was medicated. Being sick is actually a relief.

Yes, I had sickness for weeks but never vomited.

I never ever vomited and had horrible morning sickness. I felt nauseous from 7-14 weeks.

I managed the whole first trimester without vomiting, just feeling nauseous most of the day. I did have a random vomit a few weeks later but it seems to have been a one-off.

I felt nausea during first trimester with my first two but only vomited once with each. The blessed vomit was a sing nausea was disappearing both times.

I was nauseous for 20 weeks but never sick. Also emetophobe. Not going to lie it was horrible. Part of the reason I asked for and was accepted for a c section was my phobia. The anethesist didn't believe me when I said if I feel sick I pass out so he gave me the drugs , I felt sick and my bp hit the floor - anyway he was a bit nicer after that.

I think it is the norm to not throw up actually. Many of the women I know with low to mid-levels of pregnancy sickness have fallen broadly into two categories, those who are permanently nauseous for weeks, but don't throw up, and those who have intermittent nausea and do throw up. The intermittent types tended to have nausea that lasted for a bit longer too, ime.

I had nausea from week 6 and it's just easing now at week 16. I also struggle from emetophobia. The nausea was super intense and yes maybe being sick would have helped, but I wasn't sick once. However I have also had food poisoning in the past and "not allowed" myself to be sick, which actually made me a lot more poorly in the long run.

I was prescribed medication from my GP at week 7 as I could barely work through the nausea. Icy cold water, variety of crisps (each week varied between prawn cocktail, salt and vinegar or cheese and onion) and marmite sandwiches got me through.

Try not to let your emetophobia control something as special as having a baby. You only hear the horror stories - some women don't suffer at all! Hugs, because I know it's a horrible thing to live with.

Hi op, I really understand where you’re coming from here as I’m also emetophobic. I have dd (7) but have been pg twice, both times I’ve started feeling sick a week before my period was due and suffer d hideously with nausea. I said I could never do it again but I’m here pg again now (only found out yesterday but feels like a lifetime ago).

Last pg I had extreme nausea until 20 weeks and then nausea throughout but not as intense. If I feel sick I can’t leave the house as the thought of being sick is dire enough but it makes it a million times worse to happen outside of my safe space. I didn’t leave the house when pg with dd for months and then only for medical appointments. I spent weeks lying in bed as sometimes even breathing made it worse.

I’ve just cried into my dinner as I felt so sick and I’m only 4 weeks and I don’t know how I’ll cope.

But, last time I wasn’t actually sick. I retched one morning but that was because I had to get up quickly for a doctors appointment. I was signed off throughout and spent all my energy into not being sick. Quite literally my life’s work for those months was not to be sick! I can remember eating dinner and forcing each mouthful down as I knew if I didn’t eat I would feel worse but I felt like I didn’t know if the food would go down or if d throw it right back up again there and then.

Sorry, that’s probably not reassuring. What I mean is, it’s possible I think to not be sick. I got meds from the gp even though I wasn’t actually sick and that made the difference between me feeling like I wouldn’t survive and feeling like I could at least get through it. And I have a medical history of being rubbish with hormones eg I can’t go in the pill because my system can’t cope with it. My experience is not the norm in terms of severity.

Pm me if you need a chat.