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Cant bring myself to drink anything - 6 weeks pregnant

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Rubberyduck · 22/05/2019 21:33

So I posted a little while ago asking for drink suggestions but I am really struggling. Second pregnancy, but same problem. The nausea starts to kick in and i literally cant bring myself to drink anything. And I mean water, tea, squash (the absolute worst) I have to force myself to drink obviously to stay hydrated but its literally forcing myself so I get upset and feel very sick at the thought of even trying. Last pregnancy I would end up in tears just contemplating having to drink fluids. Has anyone else experienced this? I had this for the first half of my last pregnancy and was praying I wouldnt get it again 😞

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FogCutter · 01/06/2019 08:00

Ugh reading this brings back so many horrible memories of being pregnant to everyone suffering.

The only drink I could stomach was cans of ice cold san pellegrino limonata with lots of ice.

LHMB · 01/06/2019 08:05

I'm 10+4 and I've struggled with drinks too for weeks, squash now turns my stomach, most fruit juice also apart from orange or apple in moderation, completely gone off tea. The only thing I can stomach is still flavoured water or coke and lemonade but trying limit fizzy drinks, sipping water but that makes me nauseous too. Also I seem to have a horrible taste in my mouth no matter what I eat and drink, I'm brushing my teeth all the time now

Notquiteagandt · 01/06/2019 14:34

I had really severe hg the only thing I could stomach with meds was cucumber and watermelon. So got fluids that way. Feel for you. It is the worst feeling

Trippedupagain · 01/06/2019 15:09

I had the same and I found that anything slightly bitter went down more easily, so anything like grapefruit juice diluted was just about okay. I think I found that warm diluted grapefruit juice was the most bearable to sip, for me, but it was trial and error for ages before I found that! It's so difficult to make people understand if they haven't experienced it, I know. Hope you feel better soon!

Newyearsameoldshit · 01/06/2019 22:08

I had mild success with freezing cold water or fairly bland cupasoups.

JaJu14 · 02/06/2019 06:26

Sounds similar to my last pregnancy I gagged at drinking or eating anything for a about a month. Ice cold water, ready salted crisps, ginger nuts and rich tea biscuits were the only things I could keep down.

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 02/06/2019 06:31

Another hyperemesis survivor here. Ice and a straw are what you need. And to drink fizzy drinks. I know it’s miserable, I had it the whole pregnancy with both. Lucazade in all her guises helped me, always in a glass filled with ice and through a straw. The fizz somehow made the drinking better too.

Preggosaurus9 · 02/06/2019 06:40

So have you been to the GP to get meds prescribed OP? It's really important you get help now. Also talk to them about getting signed off work. There's no shame in it. You are ill and need help, but you have to ask.

My first pregnancy I had nausea and vomiting but the second one has been horrendous. I've been on meds and signed off work. It was the only way or else I would have collapsed. I understand the mixed emotions around it but please please get help OP.

CaptainBrickbeard · 02/06/2019 06:53

See the doctor, get signed off work, make sure your husband reads up and understands hyperemesis. The dismissal of the suffering women have endured with this condition and continue to, being told to ‘get on with it’ is horrifying and heartbreaking and symptomatic of a deeply misogynistic society. Hyperemesis used to kill women (Charlotte Bronte for one) and the ‘treatment’ of it in the past has been barbaric and cruel.

It is an illness; just because people will say ‘pregnancy isn’t an illness’ and some people sail through it - hyperemesis is seriously debilitating and dangerous. You can’t go to work. You can’t carry on as normal.

I had it twice and in the second pregnancy, couldn’t vomit much but felt terrible unending nausea. I had to lie absolutely still and could only keep down lemonade - not water or anything else. It was worse to suffer that the relentless nausea than the previous pregnancy where I vomited much more frequently.

Do not suffer on in silence thinking you have to be stoical because ‘it’s only pregnancy’. Get help.

yoursworried · 02/06/2019 07:23

Poor you it's awful I was like this with my first baby. I found ice pops bearable about once a day and I could also suck cold water off a sponge a bit. See your gp

CheesecakeAddict · 02/06/2019 07:28

Fanta was the only thing I could drink. Not because I could keep it down, but because it wasn't as vile as everything else coming back up 🤮

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Rubberyduck · 02/06/2019 13:12

Thanks all. I have my booking in appointment next sunday so I plan to ask there. I feel stupid because I am not actually being sick its just unrelenting nausea. I feel useless to my son too today has been the worst yet

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BrilliantYou · 02/06/2019 13:25

There's anti nausea medication that is safe during pregnancy; speak to your GP.

Sounds like the idea of physically drinking is causing you more stress than it's worth really. If you're not actually vomiting and are eating etc you'll be fine. As long as you're eating a good balanced diet work lots of fruit and veg etc. Hopefully it'll pass soon. Ive has HG and it's bloody horrible so you just do what makes you feel better.

Are you taking folic acid?

CaptainBrickbeard · 02/06/2019 14:36

OP, unrelenting nausea can be just as debilitating as vomiting. Will a midwife be able to sign you off work? If I were you, I’d see the GO first and get a sick note. Rest is the only thing that will make it better along with meds.

CaptainBrickbeard · 02/06/2019 14:37

GP, not GO!

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Rubberyduck · 02/06/2019 14:46

Thank you. I am back to work on Tuesday. I will give it a day and then decide about seeing the GP. With my GP by the time I get an appointment it probably would have passed!

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FenellaMaxwell · 02/06/2019 14:49

I had horrific nausea. Sparkling water, loads of ice and a tiny bit of lime cordial or lemon squash was all I could drink.

CaptainBrickbeard · 02/06/2019 14:52

Stay home and ring for an emergency appointment - it’s the only way of ever seeing a doctor where I live! It is an emergency - you need hydration, rest and a chance to recover. Please do not feel like you have to keep on going because it’s pregnancy related - you are ill!

Preggosaurus9 · 02/06/2019 21:43

@Trippedupagain never heard of grapefruit juice, tried it today and drank 2 whole glasses! That's the most I've been able to drink in one go for months. I feel so much better for not being so dehydrated. It's crazy because I think it tastes disgusting and delicious at the same time somehow. Thank you!

@Rubberyduck I know it's scary but try to be realistic, if you are 7 weeks now then the chances are it will get worse before it gets better. Better to get seen by GP now so you can have it on your notes and access help more quickly and easily when you do need it e.g. meds. If you start vomiting you can get dehydrated very quickly. I know it's scary to think about but we are all here to support you.

Trippedupagain · 03/06/2019 07:00

@Preggosaurus9 I'm so pleased that helped you! It took me ages to find that grapefruit juice worked for me and it just felt like a lifesaver at the time. No other juices were the same at all. Best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy x

Iggly · 03/06/2019 07:06

I found that to keep the nausea down I had to adjust my diet and get more vitamin B in me. I’d read somewhere it was a possible factor in pregnancy sickness.

So that meant more eggs, brown rice and marmite for me 😬 I had to have brown rice at bedtime with minimal protein for some reason.
Crackers by the bed for morning as soon as I opened my eyes.
I couldn’t take folic acid tablets unless it was just as I was falling asleep.
I’d have two breakfasts - first one was a small pot of yoghurt and hazelnuts, second one at work was a macdonalds egg muffin.

Then I’d split my lunch into two - usually a chicken salad and more plain chicken with plain carbs.

I had this ridiculous way of eating 5-6 times a day then it faded by about 14 weeks thank goodness.

I was so exhausted and ill second time around with pregnancy - even ended up napping at work in the first aid room!!!

FrenchyQ · 03/06/2019 07:11

The only drink I could stomach for the first 12 weeks was incredibly cold squash(loaded with ice cubes), as soon as the ice started melting and warming up I couldn't drink it

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Rubberyduck · 03/06/2019 13:21

I've tried calling the doctors today and they have no appointments bookable for the next 3 week's. They've told me my only chance is to turn up at 8am to see if theres any chance of squeezing in that day. So it looks like I am going to have to head back to work tomorrow

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SinkGirl · 03/06/2019 13:32

Honestly I would try medication. My nausea was so bad in the first trimester that I could barely eat or drink anything. I was put on promethazine which has been used in pregnant women for a very long time and it really helped and I mostly stopped it by about 19 weeks. I now buy it over the counter (sold as Phenergan) for nausea associated with my periods and it’s brilliant.

There are multiple things sold over the counter for travel sickness which may help tide you over - you’d need to call and speak to a pharmacist though to find out if any are licensed for use in pregnancy when buying over the counter (I suspect not but it’s worth a call to ask).

If you’re not able to drink and are actually dehydrated or close to it, please call the doctors back. Tell them that you are pregnant and suffering from dehydration, unable to drink and need to see a doctor urgently - otherwise you’ll have to go to A&E and you’ll make sure you tell them that your surgery refused to help you. At the very least they could get a doctor to speak to you on the phone and prescribe something. During their opening hours they need to be able to deal with emergencies - actual dehydration in a pregnant woman is very dangerous.

Before I was medicated I would force myself to have a calpol syringe of water (or whatever I could stomach that day) every 10 minutes at the very least.

The pharmacist may be able to sell you a dehydration powder but the problem is drinking the drink it makes!

Dec2019mumtobe · 03/06/2019 13:41

I was like this but it wasn't making me feel nauseous, it was making have terrible acid reflux and indigestion which both made me feel sick.

I could only drink milk and the occasional glass of cola. I tired to sip water. Literally a few sips here and there throughout the day

Thankfully, around week 8 it got a bit better. Then better still by week 10.

I also asked my doctor for Omeprazole which was a life saver. But I still don't like drinking water (I still feel a bit sick after) but it does help.

Food was also making me feel bad so I drank most of my drinks with dinner to just confine the time I felt bad to after mealtimes.

Then I'd go for a half hour walk with my dogs, burp loads and feel a bit better by the time I got home 🤣

My doctor told me the best thing for nausea is not let your tummy get empty. Might be worth trying too

Hope you feel better soon x

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