All Day Sickness

[Fia89]

I'm sorry to sound like a sap but self-isolation plus sickness/nausea has really got me down and fed up. I am 7+2 and it feels like everyday is a lifetime. I'm struggling to work, concentrate, stay awake. I spend my morning being sick my afternoons feeling sick and my evenings with the most horrendous bellyache. I dread waking up in the morning now it's so frustrating. People say it ends around 12 weeks and peaks at 9 but it honestly feels like ages away. I feel bad as we have been TTC for so long. In fact we were meant to see the IVF consultant on 09/03! I've tried ginger and anti-sickness meds but nothing seems to work. I'm living off bagels and biscuits which I'm so so bored of. Although I couldn't go to work feeling like this even if we weren't self-isolating I feel like I'm stuck in my head and slowly going mad. Anyone else struggling to ride it out?

Just wanted to say that I am feeling exactly the same as you! Really struggling with it all (I’m about 7 weeks 3 days).

I’m only occasionally sick but feel the nausea all day long, same in the evenings with the stomach. My biggest gripe is I’m eating so much to try to manage the nausea!

Although I’m bored of working at home, I’m quite grateful as it’s slightly easier to manage at home!

Bu evening (round about this time) I just want to sleep to forget about it all!! Not what I thought this would be at all!

Really hope it comes to an end soon and then we both get some relief!

I’m on anti sickness meds which don’t really help wirh nausea but worth giving it a try if you’re being sick as that may give you some relief :)

Hi @Luckyme30

That's exactly my thoughts as well. This is not how I thought I would feel. And yes being at home is a blessing and a curse. I've tried 2 types of anti-sickness meds now and they don't seem to be doing anything. Today I'm going to see if vitamin b6 will help, apparently it takes 5 days to work though. When I wake up in the morning I get about 20 minutes of no nausea and in that time I can feel how sore and tender my ribs and stomach are. I get paid sick leave but I don't want to use it if I don't need to, but lying down on my left seems to alleviate some of the pain and sickness and I can't work like that.

On another thread I find someone experienced a decline in nausea around 10 weeks which have me some hope.
I hope it gets better soon for both our sakes.

Nausea went down at around 10 weeks for me too. It was horrible, little snacks frequently helped though.

Take is easy on yourself

@Fia89 which two have you tried? I tried Cyclizine which gave me terrible headaches and now I’m on another (can’t remmwber name at moment) but is the next level up I believe..: does nothing at all for the nausea, so I may also try B6, is that from your GP or are you going to buy it? Please let me know how you get on with it...

I’m really hoping it eases up, luckily for me I’m not physically sick often but I actually think the feeling of needing to be sick is worse!

My partner is lovely but because I’m working at home he seems to think I’m not ‘working’ and that I’m getting rest so can’t understand why I’m so miserable - it’s so difficult to feel happy when you are constantly feeling so rubbish!

Hope you start to feel better soon x

@Luckyme30 how has today been. I think I may be having a good day today. Turns out it's a big no to dairy so I've switched to jam or Marmite depending on what I fancy. For breakfast I had 4 (no judging) packets of crisps! That seemed to settle my tummy. I am not a crisp eater and everyday I have salads and veggies and workout but I'm trying every way possible to get through this. I'm taking stemtil which so far today had been positive. I also slept for 2 hours which makes the day go quicker. I'm only lying on my left side and instead of drinking water I'm crunching ice cubes which seems to stop my tummy feeling so sore and swollen. Could just be a good day but it's given me hope. I was sick this morning halfway through a biscuit actually but prior to this I'd managed to have a banana and my anti-sickness tablet which didn't return. I can live with being sick in the morning it's the all day nausea that's killing me and these tummy aches. I just want to enjoy this pregnancy.

Also I've bought every canned drink I could find in my local co-op which I'm trying out, fizzy then flat including sparkling water. I've got my bands turning up later and I'm ordering my B6. I also spoke with the pregnancy sickness support line today who sent me some info. I'm attacking this full force now!

Let me know how you get on! X

I’m really pleased as it sounds like you’ve had a positive day!
I’ve not had too bad a day today, nausea has been on and off, my biggest thing with the nausea is that it makes me feel so hungry so I just feel I need to eat to take it away which is not good for my figure :(

Let me know about the bands as I might give those a try, where did you get them from?

It sounds like the support line is we’re helpful too; I’ve not yet tried the support line - what was it like? I may try them tomorrow.

I find it really varies from day to day as to how bad the nausea is but I can’t seem to find a pattern to it. I do think it’s good to get a fair amount of rest in though as I’ve heard that helps! :)