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Hyperemesis Support

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LucindaE · 17/04/2019 20:13

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.
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.
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.

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Teddyreddy · 15/06/2019 15:50

I don't have food aversion - I have drink aversion. Ondensatron stops me vomiting, but I have to take metaclopramide to stop the nausea enough I can drink - and even then it's only iced drink. If you are so nauseous you can't eat, it sounds like you need something else as well as the ondensatron to me. If you arent keen on more medication, are there any foods at all that are better for you (chips, crisps or cheese were only things I could eat when my nausea was at its worst)? Are there any times of day that are better - at my worst I could only drink in the morning so I used to force myself to drink as much as I could then and then just do without the rest of the day? I don't know about you but I find the nausea worse than the vomiting - it just never lets up :(.

Sorry I've been quiet - we had a big family wedding which wiped me out a bit. I'm conintuing as ever, but I'm getting so tired of being nauseous and at 32 weeks I'm starting to get quite cross at all the things it means I can't have, like a cup of tea or chocolate or pudding.....

avacadooo · 15/06/2019 16:13

Hey guys, haven't really been on for a while because I felt better but now I think I've hit a brick wall. 32 weeks tomorrow and I'm miserable again, yesterday I had that dreaded court case which had me throwing up and unable to eat but thankfully it's all over now I don't have to go back!
Today has been shit I spent all night waking up with pain across my bump and I'm surprised dh actually slept through me screeching. Had to call in sick for work cause of it and just feeling so nauseous and stuck in bed all day but don't have any drugs left to take so making do with drinking milk which helps?🧐
I'm so done with being pregnant now and can't wait until the parasite vacates my body.
On a plus side I've discovered 7up is miracle juice!

Sorry for such a moan post but dh is at work and I don't want to winge at him when he finishes cause he's had a shit week too and has been so good with me recently between my constant 7up demands and napping basically all the time and letting the house go to shit again cause I don't have the energy to do anything anymore.

LucindaE · 15/06/2019 20:57

avocadoo Poor you. I amso glad that the dreaded court case is over now. Tension can make things very bad. Can the doctor add any meds for you? Even an anti acid can help. It might be worth asking about the bump pain, which is almost certainly nothing to worry about, but they might be able to recommend something. I remember my ribcage hurt dreadfully, apparently through stretching. I hope you are near the time to take maternity leave, as I remember your employers' attitude was awful. I am so glad 7up is helping. I will have ot add that to my list of suggested drinks.
BlodwynBludd That does sound dismal. How many weeks along are you? As Teddyreddy suggests, it is certainly worth asking the doctor if they can add anything as you are still so debilitated. Might an anti acid help? Could you stand milshake with vitamins added, or another sort of drink with vitaimins added if you can't stand dairy?
Do you find tined fruit, particularly peaches, and its juice any good? That can help sufferers who can't stand any other sort of food.
composed I am so glad that the mh nurse is going to speak to your OH.

DaisyChain It is very hard for OH's to deal with. It does put a strain on relationships. But you will get to the end of it, and find, like Reastie and all the others on this thread, that it was wholly worthwhile.
Teddyreddy I do feel for you over tea particularly. Good advice.
Reastie Thank you. Do call in as often as you can.
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

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beforeIhit30 · 15/06/2019 22:37

Teddy I don’t blame you, it’s tiring when you’re so far along and yet there are still things you can’t have or do because of the HG, it’s a long time to spend without what seem like quite normal comforts or pleasures.

avacadooo wow that’s a lot on, no wonder you’re feeling it, it must be causing quite a bit of stress. Glad it is over now but just rest and take care of yourself, if you can get signed off for a little and that would help then great, but as Lucinda says I also remember your terrible tales of your employer so I know they’re not the most supportive. Hopefully you’ll be off soon and can just focus on you and the impending evacuation of the parasite Grin

Blodwyn I haven’t had total food aversion as such, but spent a long time finding just thinking about food, or looking at food, made me feel off, so even when I was hungry I couldn’t contemplate what to eat. But, once I had something in front of me (usually something simple and bland) then I was fine to see it in that form and eat it. I can’t remember how far along you are, but as Teddy says if you are struggling to eat despite the meds then perhaps another med may help? Also along the lines of what Teddy said, I had some ‘safe’ foods and times of day for a while, eg no eating before 12pm, pretzels (the small crispy snack kind, not the big bread things) were usually fine, I cycled through different drinks (fruit tea for a while was all I could have, then ice cold weak squash, it’s continued to change throughout!).

I took a chance today and it sort of worked, sort of didn’t! For the first time in 6 months I took DC1 to his sport. He does it every Saturday morning during term time, it starts late morning and is only one hour so it’s actually quite a nice and gentle activity in the routine. As in, pre-pregnancy, we would always be up between 6am and 7am anyway (young children!) but could have a very leisurely morning, DH and I could have breakfast together if we wanted or just spend some time with a coffee, I could stick some laundry on etc, because there’s no rushing around. And it was nice for me to have that time taking DC1 there and DH would relax at home with DC2. But of course with the onset of the HG that went out of the window, DH has been taking him most of the time, he’s missed a couple of sessions when it has all just been a bit much but that was fine, and it’s a great group, very relaxed and inclusive.

Anyway I decided I would take DC1 today, it was fine, but it was on the way home I just started to feel like my batteries were draining! We had to pop into the pharmacy as DC1 needs a prescription filled and unfortunately there happened to be someone in front taking ages (they rang a relative to put them on the phone to the pharmacist and everything), and I was struggling with queuing/standing for so long. Had lunch at home and slowly began to feel out of it, in the end I was in bed by about 4pm and could not get up until about 10pm Confused so on the one hand actually being at the sport was fine, and I haven’t been sick, but it’s really taken it out of me! It’s closed next week so at least it’s not on, but will possibly not do the next one!

DeadDoorpost · 16/06/2019 09:06

I most likely won't be back here until Tuesday now as I'm travelling up for my brothers wedding today (wedding tomorrow)

Got my meds, got my drinks and snacks, fully prepared to be sick...

LucindaE · 16/06/2019 21:11

beforeihit30 Well done on attending your LO's sport. I bet you enjoyed it. A good sign that after a good rest you haven't had a total relapse today.
DeadDoorPost Congrtulations to you on going to a wedding. It's very brave of sufferers to attend these special occasions...
I hope everyone is coping today.

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Blii · 16/06/2019 21:18

Feeling a bit sorry for myself these past couple of days. I think I’ve got a cold, blocked nose and sore throat but no other ‘cold’ symptoms but I feel sooo nauseous again. Like if I wanted to I could easily puke.
Same boat as you avacado, almost 32 weeks and so done. Hope it’s not the hyperemesis coming back.
Have my 2nd growth scan on Friday so looking forward to that.
Talking of food aversion, I am literally on a diet of potato still. Potato is all I can eat. I have aversions to everything else. I do have cravings for cake though but sugar makes me feel very sick and brings back the lump in my throat.
Hope everyone has a good week.

avacadooo · 16/06/2019 23:00

@Blii I'm so sorry you've got a cold! I know what you mean with the sugar, I love to bale and it calms me down but the thought of eating any of it makes me want to hurl, dh is loving it though I'm fattening him up like the witch in Hansel and gretel! Gutted though cause I made flap jacks today and I was craving them last night but can't touch them 😔

@beforeIhit30 we've got a new girl at work who enjoys watching me struggle while sitting on her arse so she's not helping the situation and I keep complaining about her for them to do nothing!
Evacuation of parasite I'm going to use that when talking about the birth 😂😂
Well done on getting out with ds1!

@LucindaE I'm incredibly lucky it's all over just need to hear the sentence! Lucky for me I was the last witness on Friday because the girl who went before me got attacked by reporters taking her photo, I think my hormones would have resulted in me breaking some cameras!
I can't get a doctors appointment for three weeks so I'm just going to have to grin and bear it! I'm meant to finish mid July for mat leave but the more I go on the less likely I'll survive that long!

I've spent the day lying in bed feeling like shit followed by random bursts of doing housework then back to bed 😂 I bleached the sink for an excuse to smell bleach 🤤 and I really want to chew on a sponge!
I'm on my 4th load of laundry and got 3 more loads to go, I feel like I've got 20 people living here not just me and dh!

Reastie · 17/06/2019 07:32

So sorry to those suffering. Blii colds just make everything feel worse, including hg, I hope it’s short lived.

Just to share some positivity to help you through. At the week end I managed to play board games with dd and not have to lie down for hours to recover because the exertion made me feel so sick. Yesterday dinner dh made custard (to help use up milk) and said he couldn’t think of anything to have with it for pudding and I just made a microwave chocolate mug cake like that, without having to stop myself because I’d feel too sick half way through to continue or the effort of making it would mean I’d be in bed for the rest of the evening crying from it making me so much worse. These are just little things that were part of me being normal in pre pg life but I’d completely lost for so long the ability to do and I’m so appreciating being able to do stuff. To the point despite the tiredness and pain from section I’m wondering about getting a wheelchair so dh can take me and baby out and push me around so I can get out of the house (I can’t walk much after the section hence the wheelchair) without being scared of the outcome making me sick. It’s such a relief.

Blii · 17/06/2019 13:11

Thank you ladies. I’m feeling slightly better today. Managed to put in 3 loads of laundry and fold and put away the dry clothes. Get me!
Aw Reastie, the pink castle sounds amazing! Cannot wait to be able to do stuff without feeling this horrible exhaustion. Love your positive vibes and I’m so happy you’re feeling better.

putputput · 17/06/2019 16:02

Well done blii, it's a huge achievement being able to complete those little every day tasks.

Have a lovely time at the wedding deaddoorpost. Hope that it all goes as smoothly as possible.

Not much has changed with me. I'm still at the hospital every other day for fluids. I'm vomiting less but am so averse to drinking that I can't keep myself hydrated. The nausea is still crippling and I've had to start anticoagulant injections as I'm spending so much time in bed. Haven't got any further with getting a PICC line as no one seems to want to take responsibility for it. Incredibly frustrating as they are struggling to cannulate me each time, my visit yesterday I had to wait for an anaesthetist which was an additional 3 hours. My little girl is being good as gold, spending days with family, I'm so limited as to what I can do for her.

DeadDoorpost · 17/06/2019 18:40

Really quick update: managed to eat some salmon without feeling sick. First piece of fish that's not made me feel seriously ill which is good. I feel really big though and stomach aches. Still having small bits of my mucus plug coming away but nothing too concerning yet.

LucindaE · 17/06/2019 21:23

putputput Oh dear, that does sound tough. I do hope they sort the PICC business, and it was awful that you had to wait 3 hours like that. I do so hope that you will get an imrovement in both the efficiency of the care and the symptoms. Really feel for you.
advocadoo Congratulations on baking flapjacks when suffering. So glad that the court case is over for you. That bleach longing is intriguing...
DeadDoorPost Congratultions salmon. I am glad that the mucus plug situation isn't serious.
Bili It certainly is lovely to welcome people across the drawbridge of the Pink Castle! Potato is very healthy, anyway. I read ages ago that wasn't such a bad diet, if you can drink milk, too...Sorry about that cold.
Reastie Happy news. I am so glad things are returning to normal. You sound energetic already! Smile
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.

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beforeIhit30 · 18/06/2019 17:26

avacadooo so frustrating, but hopefully you’ll be off on leave soon and leave them to it!

Wow Blii that’s loads! I’m nailing a solid one load per week, I have something of a towel/linens backlog Grin another item on the to do list...

Sorry it’s so tough at the moment putput Flowers

I managed to clean one bathroom the other day, which was pretty amazing (we have two bathrooms, both are quite small, but one was enough for now!). I’m establishing a new and relatively reliable limit t seems, I can do maybe 2-4 hours depending on what it is (obviously going out or cleaning is more draining than sitting about), I’ll be quite tired after but usually ok, as in not super sick, need to have some regular breaks during but that seems fairly manageable. Probably not every day, maybe like every other day/a few times a week? But that seems to be working out okay, which is good.

beforeIhit30 · 18/06/2019 17:28

Forgot to say Reastie, so glad things are feeling improved already Smile

LucindaE · 18/06/2019 19:16

beforeihit30 That is good news. I am glad you are energetic enough to face housework.
putput Dare I ask how things are going?
I must draw up that due dates list.

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DeadDoorpost · 18/06/2019 19:43

Back from the wedding, feet are swollen but had a good time and was nice to see my brother and meet his wife for the first time. She's lovely.

Had bad heartburn today and that's pretty much the only problem I've had whilst away. Just glad to be home, even if the beds at the premier inn are way more comfortable.

LucindaE · 18/06/2019 19:56

DeadDoorPost
It's good you had a nice time at the wedding. Congratulations on attending. What do you take for the heartburn?
Due Dates
Nighttimenope 13 July
evuscha 26 July
emma 4 August
CalmerComber 5 August TWINS!
Teddyreddy 9 August
advocadoo 11 August
canonlyhope 13 August
Bili 16 August
Hairgician 16 August TWINS!
norbert 26 August
beforei hit30 3 September
stroen 4 September
DeadDoorPost 8 September
1Potato 8 September
MoonKid 1 October TWINS!
ElkieMacjibe 12 October
TwoShades1 17 October
cattaxi 19 October
BlodwynBludd 16 November
Composed 30 November
ClareDB 27 December
HermioneKipper 27 December TWINS!

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Teddyreddy · 18/06/2019 21:42

@DeadDoorpost glad you had a good time at the wedding. @beforeIhit30 impressed you are doing any cleaning at all, I'm still cooking and wiping down the kitchen but DH is picking up all other cleaning as it's too much for me.

I've had a bad day again today, I've started a pregnancy yoga class because I was getting v v stiff but it does seem to wipe me out the following day :(

putputput · 19/06/2019 07:01

Teddy well done on the yoga. It's such a fine balance between trying to do the right thing and overdoing it.

Lucinda thank you as ever for the list. You can add me at the bottom for 10th Jan SadI'm 10.5weeks now so have hit double figures! Didn't realise how many twins are expected on this thread.

Had a very frustrating day yesterday at the hospital. They were unable to cannulate me as all my veins are shot from the last few weeks. Basically leaves me in the position of no more IVs. So I'm to test urine every day and if I'm 3+ ketones and vomiting I go in. The doctor I spoke with was someone who just didn't get HG. Kept telling me that the medications I was on will stop me vomiting and it will all be gone by week 14...knob. He also had the 'miracle' suggestion of ginger tea. HCPs knowledge of HG is so variable, but I find it so incredibly frustrating when they refuse to listen and learn from your actual lived experience.

Hope everyone can have a reasonable week.

ClareDB · 19/06/2019 07:55

Hi all, hope everyone is okay. I've got my 12 week scan today which I'm excited about but also really nervous. I had an awful day yesterday, a headache that paracetamol wouldn't touch, nausea, vomiting, a cold and hayfever, all at once! Luckily I've woken up feeling a bit better today.

@putputput How frustrating! Hopefully next time you will get someone who is more understanding and knowledgeable.

Well done to anyone managing housework/cooking. Our house is such a state, it's getting me down but most days I just physically can't manage it.

composed · 19/06/2019 08:14

Hi all been a bit quiet as had a few bad days recently and spent the whole day in bed yesterday. Glad to hear you enjoyed the wedding Deaddoorpost.

So jealous of those who are able to clean! I don’t yet have the energy to no matter how much I try to gear myself up to do it. I did however manage to stand up in the shower yesterday so I will take that as a small victory.

How is everyone else doing?

DeadDoorpost · 19/06/2019 08:35

LucindaE I take cheap heartburn tablets from wilko/asda but still have some Ratinidine from a few months back when I was hospitalised. I've kept hold of them just in case.

Ribenaberriesgowoo82 · 19/06/2019 10:09

I'm new, but old, many name changes. I've been here on thread before but had termination. I thought this time would be different. I was so wrong. I have lost 7lbs in as many days but I was overweight anyway. I have perinatal depression and I just can't go on. Meds aren't working and Im broken. Waiting for marie stopes to call me back. How can I have been so stupid to get pregnant on purpose?

Excuse grammar etc. Find it hard to type without retching.

Ribenaberriesgowoo82 · 19/06/2019 10:11

I have ketostix and they are showing 3+ so am waiting for call from docs.