Emetephobia+pregnancy=HELP!!!

[SusannaMOF2]

So my entire life since kindergarten (yes I remember going through it 😓) I have struggled with the most severe case of emetephobia. (Sorry if I spelled wrong). I suffer from it so bad it has sent me to the hospital for panic attacks so bad I pass out. Now I should mention I have a little girl who’s almost 2 now. Pregnancy was a breeze with her. Healthy and great. Except the morning sickness. It wasn’t too bad but still made me panic enough that I was cautious. Well.....now I’m pregnant with my second (4wks 5days) and I am terrified on how bad this baby’s will be. I have odanstreston prescribed to me but I’ve had it so much in the past that I think I’m immune to it. If there’s any women on here that are going through the same thing (pregnancy and the phobia) or even just the phobia or even just pregnancy! Please reply your guys advice on any of it. I could really use a bit of help. My hubby I can tell is getting worn..

Might hypnotherapy be an idea? Just because you've suffered for this your whole life doesn't mean you can't work through it... sorry if that seems trite or if you've done so in the past!!!

Can you ask for a different anti-emetic? I had bad sickness with one pregnancy and was prescribed stemetil. It didn't completely take away the nausea on a bad day but much improved it and did stop the vomiting.

I have suffered from emetephobia since I was 7. Awful! Gives me panic attacks as well. I’m pregnant with my third and luckily didn’t have morning sickness with any. With my first I thought if it happens I’ll manage some how. But it never happened. Now with my third I had a worry and felt slightly sick. But barely noticeable. I prepared myself though by having crackers and ginger on standby just in case.

Well done for taking the risk again! I'm a emetophobe too and definitely can relate to how terrifying pregnancy is. I'm currently 33 weeks with my first and luckily didn't have much nausea at all - not sure how I would have coped if I had.
My GP gave me Xonvea, which has just been approved this year as the first anti-nausea drug in the UK that is explicitly licensed for use in pregnancy. Obviously all the other options are also perfectly safe and the reason they are not officially licensed is that nobody dares to run clinical trials on pregnant women, but if this worries you at all, you might like the extra reassurance. I actually never needed to take it so can't comment on how effective it is, but different things work for different people anyway so you could get a few different options to have on standby.
Try to keep reminding yourself that you weren't sick with your first, so there's a really good chance you're just one of the lucky ones and will sail through this one as well. Don't let yourself get hungry, have any kind of reassurance that works for you always available (drugs, wristbands, whatever) and be nice to yourself!
Another thing I found helpful later on is knowing that after the first few weeks, if you haven't had bad nausea already, it becomes more and more unlikely that it will start then. For some stats: www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/resources/literature-review/analysis-of-time-of-onset-of-nvp-from-first-day/
and
www.easybabylife.com/morning-sickness-poll.html.