Sickness , Dizziness and extreme fatigue

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I’m 6 weeks just gone , and I feel like absolute poo. I know it’s normal , and I know some people have it worse , but I just don’t know how to cope .
I’m up all night feeling like I’m going to pass out but can’t sleep , I wake up running to the toilet, then equally feel dizzy, I’m knackered and I have zero appetite , all I can eat is S alt and vinegar crisps and sips of orange juice as a meal . Great nutrition right ? 😂🤢
The dr has said he doesn’t want to put me on any anti sickness until I’ve tried all natural remedies like ginger etc but I just can’t fancy anything to try. I work in an office and I’m scared to death I’m going to vomit in there soon, they always have food out and it’s only a matter of time until someone offers me a cheese straw and I vom everywhere .
I haven’t had a proper meal for about a week, the nausea started before I got my BFP that’s what prompted me to test.
My manager knows I’m PG and so does my line manager luckily but the rest of the office don’t know yet.

Any advise on how to not feel like I’m dying ? I look like death and genuinely don’t feel like I can get through this week. I’ve even tried meditation and mindfulness to see if it was all psychological but it wasn’t lol

Thanks

Hi 🙂

I know how you're feeling, I am 9 weeks today (first pregnancy) and since about 4/5 weeks I have felt absolutely awful.
I haven't actually been throwing up loads but I be sick in the morning but the nausea lasts throughout the day, I have a migraine which just is constant and it's hard because I also work in an office and I don't think staring at a computer all day particularly helps. I am constantly tired and drained, constantly heaving and off my food too. I spoke to my dr who said he can't do anything for the nausea but can prescribe co drydamol for the migraines which I won't be taking as I don't like them and they make me so drowsy which I think will only make me feel worse. The migraine affects everything down to my sleeping so it's just overall unpleasant

Some things I've found that helped me that I can stomach to eat/drink are:
-Banana Yazoo & nesquik milkshake
-Bananas
-hot chocolate in the morning instead of coffee
But the one I have found most effective is citrus icelollies like calypo's or twisters (difficult one as a lot of offices don't have freezers lol)

Don't get me wrong they don't completely make the nausea go away but it did help for a little while to settle my stomach
The banana milkshake I can't stomach anymore but for a few weeks it really helped.

I hope this helps in any way
X

Oh and chewing gum helped for a while too x

I’m also 6+6 today and all I can stomach eating is salt and vinegar crisps too, preferably Squares 😂. I always thought that when I got pregnant I would have the healthiest pregnancy ever. Now I’m pregnant the thought of vegetables, especially broccoli, makes me feel so sick 😞

I'm sick at the smell of anything. I'm sick every single time I brush my teeth so I've got a constant horrible taste in my mouth 😢 nothing is settling. Luckily I work from home so I can work from my laptop in my bed without anyone seeing how bad I am

Thanks for the tips ladies , and sorry to read you’ve been/are in the same boat . I got hungry around 12pm and fancied a sandwich and a yoghurt , I ate them and instantly felt sick on the last bite . Couldn’t believe it because I was so hungry I really fancied them .
Thrown up twice at work so come home a tad early . @Beau2020 I’d love to work from home, what do you do ? That’s my dream! Especially on days like today . Work are good to me though but I definitely am reluctant to call in sick.

@itsemily oh! Hang on in there!

I work for a software company and we deliver innovation to corporate companies. It's all online though xx

Sucking mints has helped me, and avoiding dairy which seems to be a vom trigger! I also think sour chewy sweets help (Starburst etc) but I don't know if that's just me!

Completely feel you OP! I’ve been struggling with morning sickness and struggled to sleep last night so didn’t go into work today for the first day back (quite out of character for me). I feel really drained and I’m only 8+1 weeks in so I hope it’ll clear up for us all soon.

I'm 6 weeks and also feel wretched. Called in sick this morning but promised to be in tomorrow, not sure how I will cope. Mints help for about 20 minutes and cucumber. I'm going to try the ice lollies.
Hope you start to feel better soon xx

I was just dying of nausea and headache. Saw your post and felt salt & vintage cross were the answer (promise I've never had them before).

Salt and vinegar crisps

I know it doesn't feel like it now, but I promise you that it WILL pass. I felt exactly the same as you between about 5 and 9 weeks. I'm now 12+5 and am still quite queasy but the extreme exhaustion and dizziness has passed, and the nausea isn't nearly as bad.

Things that helped me were:

• anything cola flavoured: I had cola flavoured suagr free sweets from Aldi
• fizzy drinks with some sort of citrus in (I got absolutely sick of ginger beer quite fast!): lemonade and lilt have been my go tos
• cheese: really mild flavoured ones like mozzarella or cheddar
• milk: I've been drinking hot and cold milk by the mug/glass!
• yogurt: I could only stomach vanilla flavour, anything fruity was a no go (honestly, I've had so much dairy, I swear this baby is going to come out looking like a cow!!)
• houmous: though I struggled with most veg. All I could eat with it was sliced cucumber.
• tinned peaches (very random, read someone else recommending them on here and they totally worked!!)
• burger king/mcdonalds fries (rather specific, and hard to keep in stock in the fridge!)

I barely ate a vegetable in weeks.....!

@itsemily im the same i seem to be settling a little bit the past couple of days and im 14 wks 3days its soo hard but if the vomiting continues doc can prescribe pills for the sickness..i was NOT happy about taking them but even water was making my stomach heave so sometimes its needed

Ive just registered on Mumsnet and I'm 6 weeks. I know we all feel sick but its so nice to see/hear that we are all in the same boat! I have found that when I stop eating I feel sick, so looks like I will be piling on the pounds!

Thanks ladies I’ll try your tips
I’m feeling very sorry for myself and going to have to take tomorrow off work as I’m stuck in bed now unable to move and feeling like absolute poo ! 😭😭

Go back to your GP! There are perfectly safe anti-sickness meds. It’s drives me mad how inconsistent & not up to date GPs are about it. Rather, sorry, you just have to suffer & eat ginger because that’s what’s expected of pregnant people!

I’m on my second HG pregnancy & am extremely well read into research on anti-sickness which my fantastic GP has helped with. I’m an extreme case & on the strongest meds x 3 going. But for ‘regular’ sickness there are several anti-sickness that have had years & years of study & show zero adverse effect on baby. They have also actually licensed an anti-sickness drug for pregnancy in the UK yet still some GP’s won’t prescribe it!

There is a charity called Pregnancy Sickness Support. If you are really struggling to function at just 6 weeks, is well worth a visit to their website for a read & some advice from the experts.

And if you don’t fancy ginger & the usual nausea remedies just say you’ve tried them & they don’t work! The first trimester is a slog, look after yourselves everyone!

@Bol87 i 2nd that gps need retrained on this

All of this plus constipation which the all carb diet isn't helping :'(