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.
It has been suggested that I add some practical tooth cleaning advice: a lot of sufferers find using a child's small toothbrush and strawberry toothpaste far less nauseating.
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.

Morning everyone.
Glad it’s all very uneventful eal.
Gassy over here too! Who ever it was that mentioned that. I’ve still never farted in front of my husband. If he heard some of the noises I’ve been making (from that area) lately I think he’d have a heart attack!

I got my blood results back, I had to make a telephone appointment, the doctor told me that my iron is still low and also my platelets. This means my blood won’t clot as well as it should so they need to keep an eye on that and I have to have another blood test towards the end of the month. And possibly every month now if they continue to be low. Good job I’m not needle phobic.
My son got into his first preference primary school, so he’ll be joining his big brother in September. They’re both very excited.

Hope everyone is doing ok

Not just gassy here but always very loud gassiness that I physically can’t hold in until convenient .

Blii that’s great school news. Hope your iron levels improve but at least they know about the issue so can keep it monitored so hopefully it won’t drop too low.

Cattaxi just goes to show how much of a difference the medicines make. Some days I’m tempted to reduce medicine but usually the day after I have that thought is a really bad day and I laugh in the face of considering reducing meds.

Eal every day is a bonus so well done for cooking lo a little longer. Hope hospital life isn’t too grim, at least you can relax a lot. Is your son visiting you much?

Bad afternoon yesterday. Not sure if it’s because I overdid it in the morning or because I left it too late for lunch and got overly hungry. Either way it’s depressing. Dh was going out and dd wanted to stay with me and I just wasn’t in a position to be useful to look after her so she was moaning at having to go out with dh. Today she’s going out with her grandmother for an Easter trail so hopefully that’ll cheer her up a bit. I can’t help but feel I’ve been a rubbish parent as I’ve taken her nowhere and done nothing with her for the past 6 months. I keep saying to her it’ll be nice in the summer holidays as I can take her out again (althiugh will have a baby with us but I think she’ll be understanding that that will make things trickier but at least I won’t be feeling sick). I’m wondering about a surprise trip to legoland hotel in September with her and dh (and baby) for a night as I can do lots of sitting and feeding whilst dh takes her onnthe rides. It would be so nice for her to have a special treat but I’m waiting to see how sleep and nighttime’s go first with baby as if he’s likely to spend all night crying and we are all trapped in the same hotel room I’m thinking that won’t be much fun.

Glad it’s been uneventful eallison here’s hoping that continues

I’ve done that cattaxi lowered the cyclizine and very quickly climbed back onto top dosage! Didn’t expect to feel so rubbish but goes to show how much work it can do.

That’s great Blii! DS2 also got into DS1’s school (we found out a bit earlier because he has an EHCP, which adds a layer of worry!), DS2 is oblivious but DS1 is a mixture of excited and completely amazed that his little brother can attend the same school I keep having to remind him they won’t be in the same class...

Reastie Legoland hotel trip sounds good and they often have some good deals on. I’ve also been thinking of taking the boys with baby, maybe this time next year. We took DS1 for a day trip when DS2 was a toddler (about 18mo), it worked really well, I had DS2 in a carrier but plenty of wide and level access for buggies around, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed myself by just wandering around! There were quite a few babies around, and DH took DS1 on rides, we swapped for a couple so I could go with DS1 whilst DH had DS2.

Had my 20 week scan today, was preparing myself for anything (as we’d had an anomaly with DS2, although it eventually resolved a month before he was born), but actually everything was all fine and we’re expecting a girl! I’m going to have some female company, that will be novel, even our cats are boys DS2 keeps stuffing a blanket under his top and telling me he has a baby too (apparently he’s expecting twin Spider-Men ), he’s totally fascinated by it all. Also so relieved that today so far I’ve been feeling alright, it’s been a while since I had a good day. I keep trying to remind myself of this, in that I have days where I think, “Am I just being a bit precious? Maybe I could do more?”, then feel rubbish, but then days like today remind me that you really notice the difference when you actually feel well. After the scan I took DS1 with me to the shops to pick up a little bit of food (just one bag, not a big shop) and then we had a light lunch in a cafe and I practically felt normal, it was great. So I have used today’s energy to also send off my paperwork to my line manager for maternity leave dates and annual leave, whilst I’m able to!

Hope everyone else is feeling okay

Before glad the scan went well, that must be a relief. Congrats on the girl. I know exactly what you mean about having a good day and realising it feels so strange to feel normal. Earlier this week for 3/4 day in myself I felt normal. I couldn’t do normal activity still as it brought back the nausea but if I did gentle stuff I felt like myself. It was such a novelty and made me realise a) what I’m experiencing is not normal b) it must be lovely to have a ‘normal’ pg without the debilitating nausea stuff. Right now I’m feeling rubbish, possibly from overdoing it this morning with housework (I barely did anything but I’m capable of minimum) and had an awful headache earlier (I thought it might turn into a migraine at one point as it was one sided and the iPad screen went all fuzzy). Annoyingly couldn’t sit in the sun and fresh air this afternoon as mil was out with dd and didn’t specify when she’d bring dd back and I didn’t want to miss her if I was in the garden.

Thanks to everyone for all your well wishes. More uneventfulness meant I was allowed out for a few hours on day release today! Went to SILs house with hubby and son for lunch, 5 nephews/nieces . Then sat and chatted for a few hours. was lovely to be in the middle of a rowdy normal family household. Exhausted now, but really good exhausted, though.

beforei I'm glad the scan went well and congrats on the girl. I'm surrounded by boys (2 Tom cats) as well, so i can imagine how you feel about the female company!!

reastie a shame about not being able to take advantage of the sun!

blii my poor husband is never gonna look at me in the same way again. I've farted and burped spectacularly, puked utterly ungracefully (haven't weed on him this pregnancy tho, so really he should be grateful!) and had some really very detailed conversations about what's been coming out of my vagina in his presence! It's a good job he loves me!!

New thread here, everyone www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3562556-Hyperemesis-Support