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.
On my image of a pink castle: that is an image I use because when I was little, my family had a Snakes and Ladders board with an image on the last square of a pink castle in the clouds. As Hyperemesis is so like a grotesque version of Snakes and Ladders - eat a meal, go up a ladder, first thing in the morning bile run, down a snake - I have used the image of that pink castle on the last square of that Snakes and Ladders board as a metaphor for the happy end of Hyperemesis.

ealli, the tide comes in and goes out gently ... sometimes you will need help, and sometimes someone else will and you will provide, I'm certain.

dead I too prepared thoroughly once we got the surprise of No 2. We arranged for our oldest to go into a (outstanding and very caring) child care place regularly and grandparents did the rest of the caring. It was very hard for him, I'm not going to pretend otherwise, especially when he had to celebrate his birthday in hospital with me, but he has gained so much by having his little brother in his life. It was a case of weighing up teh admittedly-shit time of pregnancy with the lifetime of having a sibling.

This is looking long term but as an only child whose adoptive mum died young, I think it is so important in hte long term not to be alone if it's possible. Our oldest had a hard time but whether he and Tiny Eagle get on in later years - I hope they will - then there is a shared history and childhood that they will always have. It was worth gritting all our teeth and surviving the preg. Hard as it was.

My pc hub began to flash ominous green and red as if it had black magic cast on it, and went down with a despairng sigh, yesterday. It seems it was a BT fault, and now is up again.
Oh dear, everyone is suffering,by the looks of things.
Welcome to Billi. If you can't function properly, you defintely need meds. As you are a veteran,you don't need my 'how do you find full sugar coke, ice lollies and the juice of tinned fruit' spiel, or my 'have you got kesostix' one. I hope it improves at that stage for you again.
DeadDoorPost Welcome back. You are now a veteran, too, and in no need of that spiel or the 'a good anti acid can make all the difference' one. I hope you escape it, or have it only mildly this time. I so agree with everyone else, pre-emptive meds are the thing.
eallison You poor thing, being admitted at the stage where you were on the mend last time enough to go back to work. It is discourging; however, it doesn't mean things won't improve a lot this time, too.
I hope the infection clears up quickly. I always think infections and antibiotics cause feelings of physical depression anyway.
Olivecake Oh dear, poor you. Are you still having that level of sickness, as you will surely need fluids? I do hope things are a bit better.
Reastie Weebean SeaEagleFeather Wise words from all of you.
I didn't go for it again and have always regretted it. It was the migraines which I had in the first 14 weeks more than the sickness which decided me, but I do regret it. I thinka sibling is a priceless gift.
I know DD wishes I had, too.
foreverblues Can they both have the same name?
HairgicianI think you deserve a medal. I hope the chip sandwich and chocolate drink stayed put.
Reastie On fizzy drinks, I didn't know that either. Many years ago, when the world was young and I was in my teens, they put a combinaton of sugars and sweetners in fizzy drinks. I don't know when they changed. So it's reverted?
Much sympathy for all suffering. Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked. I am so sorry to hear about poor Birthdaykake.

Thanks for your encouraging words ladies! I had always pictured myself with 2 or 3 kids, especially as I'm incredibly close to my brother. We grew up with our dad suffering from MS and I know it was much easier having my brother there and understanding exactly what I was feeling. Maybe after the fog of this lifts and baby is here I'll feel differently.

Yes, the sugar tax is coming into force soon (don’t know exactly when) and so sugary drinks manufacturers have to either suck up the tax, charge extra for their drinks, or reduce the sugar content, and the easy way to do that is to incorporate sweetener. Even lucozade has less sugar. Coke still has the same the same so they won’t all change but worth knowing.

Hello. I had a private scan at 17 weeks which looked fine except the head circumference measurement looks very low. I've suffered with hyperemesis grav.. thingy and lost a stone so now I'm paranoid I've done some damage to the brain. Sickness is much better than it was and no longer losing weight but I'm worried that the lack of food early on could cause a problem. Anyone got any experience / knowledge? Thanks in advance

Hi Scarlett. No specific experience but this has massively worried me too. However all the consultants have said that babies are basically effective parasites and will take what they need. I would wait on the nhs 20/40 scan or can you speak to your midwife?
I’m still pretty ill at early 25 weeks but apparently baby growing ok, albeit at the expense of me.

Lucinda, if they both have the same name, in reality it’s a bit of a non issue. My friend & I are so similar, it might happen 😂 just don’t want her to think I’m copying 😂 how is everyone? I’ve had a bit of upset last couple of days and that’s made me feel so, so sick. I’ve got a thumping headache and a ringing in my ears but I’m sure it will pass. Scarlett, what did sonographer say, will you have more scans? Hopefully all will be ok xxx

Thanks Beanhunter - quite amusing to think of baby as a parasite - I can see the similarities!

scarlett I was told the same, they take what they need from you and you generally have the reserves to cope.

scarlett with my son I managed very little food throughout (basically lived on tinned peaches and scotch panckes!). He was a healthy 9lb bundle of joy. Basically the baby gets first dibs on whatever is going in to your body, and you get what's left! Probably worth a conversation with your midwife as well, I'm sure s/he will be able to reassure you and/or offer more info.

Thanks all. That's reassuring. The sonographer said it's within the normal range but then I've spent ages considering what percentile it would be in, how much it changes if the due date is slightly out etc... I'm sure it was all much simpler before we could google everything!

scarlett. Hi, I'm not sure how small you mean by very low but my experience is the head circumference on my 20 week scan (done at 21 weeks) was small (11th centile), with everything else around 20-30th centile. They weren't worried and no follow up was given.
I had another scan about 24 weeks as I had bleeding and when the doctor examined me thought my waters had gone. Head still similar centile (13th), abdo now 72nd centile! I asked the midwife about it and she said the measurements aren't all that accurate and wasn't concerned at all about either small head or big mismatch between head and abdo, or that the abdo had seemingly gone from 20th to 70th centile in 3 weeks. I'm not sure what would have to happen to worry them sometimes!
I have a consultant apt in a couple of weeks for other reasons so can ask again then and let you know, but they don't really seem bothered.

Hg kicking my ass big time today. Ate very little. 2 weetabix and 1 slice of pizza. And a half glass of coke. Fml. Going to need more than cyclizine again.
Whats everyone else doing tonight? Currently watching a movie called 'new years eve'. It,l pass couple of hours. Oh and ds and dd away round to see granny. So bit of peace for now

Waves to Hairgician and everyone.
scarlett176 I am sure that the Hyperemesis had nothing to do with the small measurement, as others say. I never heard of this being a problem for mothers suffering from this, despite the dismal diets sufferers have to endure. I hope they can give you some reassurance. I think these measurements often seem rather inaccurate anyway. Do keep us informed.
silversplodge How are things with you?
Waves to everyone. I hope 2019 is a lot better for you all than the end of 2018 has been.

Not feeling sick yet, totally enjoying chilli tortilla chips and sour cream dip but feeling exhausted and sore in general. Sore throat, sore back, sore neck. But it's the exhaustion that's getting to me. I wasnt this tired with DS so I don't know what's going to happen. Thankfully we're moving to Kent so we'll have family around this time.

Feeling very glum today. Where's my pregnancy glow? Where's my blossoming? This latest bad patch and subsequent hospital visit has really knocked me. Ive reallu struggled to eat and and drink yesterday and today. I realised earlier that I seem to have developed a fear of trying to eat or drink. Ive not experienced that before, in either pregnancy. It really doesn't help that my one safe drink seems to be no longer safe. I am making myself sip iced water as much as I can, but I can tell from the colour of my urine that I'm not doing brilliantly. I'm definitely getting enough in to not need hospital, but in comparison to recent weeks it isn't great.

I hope everyone else is managing a little more positivity. At least 2019 is the year we meet this beautiful, troublesome parasites!!

How is everyone in terms of taking their prenatal vitamins and keeping them down with so much sickness?

canonly ive probaby managed about 4 pregnncy vitamin things in total. Probably about the same in my last pregnancy. Do what you can, don't get yourself up. Own brand preggo multi vits tend to be smaller than branded. Or you can get them in liquid form.

No glowing here. I couldn’t do vitamins. Intermittently kept folic acid down but very hit and miss.

Happy new year everyone.

I had the same as beanhunter and eallison and could only manage vitamins occasionally - try to take them on your better days but don’t beat yourself up too much if you can’t make it. As eal suggested maybe liquid is a good idea? I always took mine with a spoonful of non dairy yoghurt when that was the one thing I could keep down and most times had success.

Spent most of yesterday in hospital as midwife sent me due to sickness and wanted to give us a growth scan as worried bump not growing - luckily all good with the baby and I’m starting to feel better and keep down a little. 37 weeks tomorrow so hoping the end is almost here!

Thanks for the reassurance ladies I think I've managed about 5 so far and I'm 8 weeks. I've had some short bursts of tummy ache/cramp but no spotting or anything (feels more like I need a poo, sorry if TMI!) and I get nervous I'm not looking after them properly by having the vitamins but they don't stay down. I will try liquid form as suggested. Sorry some of you are having a horrendous time as well. It's lovely we're all here together to support and understand one another xx

Just to say I was recommended on her from someone a spray pg vitamin, you just spray five squirts into your mouth (very small amount so barely noticeable). Unfortunately I e recently had problems sourcing it as it seems to be out of stock but I think the brand is dlux (or something like that) and it’s a pink packaging. Don’t order from amazon though as the two sellers that sell it I’ve had issues with (one repeatedly sends me the wrong spray and fails to fulfil the order and the other delivers it and it’s 3 months out of date!).

Frustratingly enough I think th spray I just mentioned has been discontinued as I’ve been on th manufacturers website and they no longer have it.

[https://betteryou.com/multivit-oral-spray their multivitamin spray has the correct dose of folic acid]]

betteryou.com/multivit-oral-spray