Please help! Morning sickness.

[emispregnant2021]

Hi everyone, I am badly struggling I'm writing this in tears. I feel so alone and I don't feel like I have anyone to talk to . I'm 8w and 3d pregnant with my first, I'm 21 and I'm struggling badly with morning sickness, I've now caught a cold and a chesty cough (not covid!) which has made me feel 1000% worse. I've tried to get a doctors appointment but it's almost impossible. I don't know what to do I can't do basic things for myself like get up make basic food. My midwife has said this is normal but I can't go on like this. This pregnancy was an accident but I'm so happy I really am and I can't wait to get planning, both my and my partner are truly overjoyed and I don't want to come across as being ungrateful, or moaning but I just want talk to anyone who would be willing to, about what you did to ease this. I don't really have any friends. My partner works full time

If you’re really struggling I’d keep trying with the GP but if you can’t get an appointment then I’d wait until they close and call 111. They might be able to prescribe something.
Other than that, eat little and often, sip ice cold water, have some crackers by the bed and eat one before you get up. Different things work for different people but Granny Smith apples help me, I spend the day nibbling on one. Vitamin b6 also helps, my GP was going to prescribe me some but I was already taking it.

I was the same as you at the beginning. Food was a nightmare - I basically ate like the fussiest toddler for weeks (and weeks). I ate all the unhealthy rubbish that I wanted when I wanted as it was all I could stomach. I had pick food, that was easy to eat, I couldn't tolerate much in the way of warm food.

As I started to feel better, when food was made I made extra and have frozen it. I still (33 weeks) just CBA to cook so when I do, I make extra then have home made ready meals.

Ginger tea is supposed to help with morning sickness - I tried it but wasn't overly impressed with the ginger tea. Nothing much helped me unfortunately.

Sorry OP, it is so miserable. The only thing that got me through was dry crackers, grapes, ice lollies and popcorn.

Don’t worry about nutrition etc in these first few weeks, just get through however you can.

All I can suggest is not allowing yourself to get too hungry or tired as it will make everything worse. Around 9 weeks is usually the worse time for people, before it starts to improve.

I don’t know if you can manage going out, but I went to Tesco one day to walk up and down, and just buy anything I liked the look of at the time. I had a very strange collection of things, but I managed to eat a bit because I’d seen and chosen those items. I think I had a gingerbread man, Heinz spaghetti hoops, Philadelphia cream cheese, and salt and ginger crisps.

*vinegar not ginger

I'm 11 weeks pregnant with my second and just starting to feel better. I know exactly how you're feeling and it is just miserable. It does get better though, you just need to look after yourself. Small meals often, crackers, toast, grapes, babybels and anything I fancy is what has gotten me through. There's an amazing herbal tea I've tried called queasy days tea which made me feel much better as well as a ginger cordial I sip throughout the day. Lemonade is also good. Sleep lots, avoid doing anything you don't have to and pass the time by making lists of all the lovely things you'd like to buy for the baby. You're doing great, just keep going x