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Hyperemesis Support

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LucindaE · 26/03/2022 18:45

I hope everyone suffering from the Horrors of Hyperemesis will find this thread useful as a source of support and information.
There's no TMI on here - can't be by definition - and nobody should feel ashamed of moaning as much as they feel the need to.
MOH's wonderful website is full of useful information on this illness:
sites.google.com/site/pregnancysicknesssos
Another invaluable website is:
www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk
If you need help in obtaining medication, phone them on:
024 7638 2020
Lastly, the NICE guidelines on treatment are useful:
cks.nice.org.uk/topics/nausea-vomiting-in-pregnancy
I would like to thank everyone who has given such invaluable support and advice on this and on previous threads.
It has been suggested that I add some practical tooth cleaning advice: a lot of sufferers find using a child's small toothbrush and strawberry toothpaste far less nauseating.
On my image of a pink castle: that is an image I use because when I was little, my family had a Snakes and Ladders board with an image on the last square of a pink castle in the clouds. As Hyperemesis is so like a grotesque version of Snakes and Ladders - eat a meal, go up a ladder, first thing in the morning bile run, down a snake - I have used the image of that pink castle on the last square of that Snakes and Ladders board as a metaphor for the happy end of Hyperemesis.
Remember when you are at your worst, 'This Too Shall Pass'. It really will.
So many women on this thread have thought they couldn't get through this, but they did.

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Kiwi202 · 25/04/2022 21:41

Hi everyone, sorry I haven’t been on in a while. A few weeks ago the kids brought home a vomiting bug which the whole family got struck down with. My oldest and I ended up in hospital because of it. Seems to be a really nasty one going around at the moment.

What is sad is that I missed my 12 week scan because of the bug and had to have it at over 14 weeks instead. So they weren’t able to do the NT measurement as it was too late. That was a huge worry especially as I hadn’t been able to keep vitamins down since week 8.

I am amazed at how active you all are, you all have incredible strength. I feel so envious that you can still get up and about a little. If I try to walk I throw up immediately and nearly faint from the blood pressure drop. The trip to the hospital for the scan was terrifying. I feel so weak and helpless :-(

Oh! That reminds me though, I forgot to mention that this pregnancy they did my booking appointment over the phone and came over to my house to do my blood tests! It was amazing to not have to stress about dragging myself out of the house when I was at my worst. I fully recommend asking if this is possible in your area, if you’re at the start of your HG journey. The midwives said it was no problem at all and would do this for exceptional cases like for us HG ladies.

This weekend, at 15 weeks, was the first time I was able to get out of bed and have a proper walk around the garden without throwing up. It was a huge achievement for me and my kids were so happy!

Forgot to add: my due date is 15 October.

Thinking of you all x

BalletN · 26/04/2022 10:26

@Kiwi202 You poor thing. As if hg wasn't bad enough! I hope your family are all feeling better now. I'm not up and about yet either. Think it's just the people who are a bit further on. My midwife also agreed to do my booking appointment over the phone this week, although I still have to pop in for bloods. That's a big help though.

ohCARP · 26/04/2022 12:53

@Kiwi202 that bug sounds horrible! I couldn't have the NT test either so I had a quadruple blood test. It only tests for Downs though - did they offer you that?

Glad to hear you were up and about at the weekend even if only a little

ajb22 · 26/04/2022 19:41

Kiwi202 · 25/04/2022 21:41

Hi everyone, sorry I haven’t been on in a while. A few weeks ago the kids brought home a vomiting bug which the whole family got struck down with. My oldest and I ended up in hospital because of it. Seems to be a really nasty one going around at the moment.

What is sad is that I missed my 12 week scan because of the bug and had to have it at over 14 weeks instead. So they weren’t able to do the NT measurement as it was too late. That was a huge worry especially as I hadn’t been able to keep vitamins down since week 8.

I am amazed at how active you all are, you all have incredible strength. I feel so envious that you can still get up and about a little. If I try to walk I throw up immediately and nearly faint from the blood pressure drop. The trip to the hospital for the scan was terrifying. I feel so weak and helpless :-(

Oh! That reminds me though, I forgot to mention that this pregnancy they did my booking appointment over the phone and came over to my house to do my blood tests! It was amazing to not have to stress about dragging myself out of the house when I was at my worst. I fully recommend asking if this is possible in your area, if you’re at the start of your HG journey. The midwives said it was no problem at all and would do this for exceptional cases like for us HG ladies.

This weekend, at 15 weeks, was the first time I was able to get out of bed and have a proper walk around the garden without throwing up. It was a huge achievement for me and my kids were so happy!

Forgot to add: my due date is 15 October.

Thinking of you all x

So sorry to hear you struggling so much! Pleased you had a good day though it always makes things feel a little easier. Honestly please don't think your alone with the thing of being stuck in bed, that's exactly how I've felt these past few weeks! Like no one gets it and then I end up overthinking and worrying myself silly about how I feel. But we've all got this and hopefully with time our good days will be more Daffodil and I'm sorry we are growing human and suffering with the worst sickness and 100 things on top of it, we deserve to stay in bed!!!

Honestly all you ladies amaze me, it's my first pregnancy and I'm struggling to even look after myself with having HG and just being basically bed ridden, and so many of you keep going and have other babies to look after honestly your amazing all of you!

I made dinner tonight! Was out of breath and felt not my best the whole time but I did it!!! First in ages and didn't feel to sick at the smell of the food. I have still had to lay down most of today and just felt funny. That's what I find the worst some days, when you just feel so dizzy and weak! But I Also washed my hair, 2nd time this week! These past few weeks it's been a hair wash day 1 time a week or if my partner can do it for me !

You guys have been so amazing just reading the thread and seeing how well you all cope and how you keep positive it has made me feel much better. Lots of positive vibes & love to you all .

LucindaE · 26/04/2022 21:40

Kiwiw202 My goodness, that bug sounds dreadful.Congratulations on 15 weeks' walk in the garden.Added your due date.
Ajb22 Congratulations on cooking dinner.
Melleebacca I must dust out the Pink Castle, eh, in readiness?
BalletN Wishing you *and all still bed bound some bed free days asap.
ohCARP Interesting about that blood test.

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FateHasRedesignedMost 16 May
Melleebacca 3 June
HopefulJ2018 14 June
Starbeach 17 June
BuffyFanForever 19 Jun TWINS!
PopGoesBang 7 August
FarmWife 12 August
rainbowzebra05 15 September
ChloeHel 5 October
Kiwi202 15 October
ohCARP 16 October
tigger2022 18 November
fumedup early December

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Weathergirl1 · 26/04/2022 21:59

I've been lurking on here for a while as I'm not really convinced I have HG, but I'm still struggling with nausea most of the day despite being on Stemitil and Omeprazole. I was last actually sick on Saturday morning, but mostly feel at my worst in the evening and overnight if I wake up.

I'm 14+1 with number 2 having had none of this at all with my previous pregnancy 3 years ago. I was fully expecting it then as my poor mum was sick all the way through with me, but not at all expecting it this time after that experience so it's been a bit of a shock to the system. Honestly, I would not be pregnant now if I'd had to deal with this for my first, so I am in awe of all of you on your subsequent HG pregnancies.

LucindaE · 27/04/2022 20:56

Weathergirl1 Welcome. It is possible to have Hyperemesis withhout actually vomiting,if the nausea is very debilitating. Yours certainly sounds it. Are you able to drink enough liquids on those meds? I am in awe of those who go for
it two or three times myself. I am glad you are on meds. Here is my normal spiel, which I hope helps. Ignore the parts which don't apply, obviously. Sufferers find that they improve a lot at some point between weeks 14 and 20, or sometimes later. Even those who are unlucky enough to suffer throughout generally are not as ill later on as they are in the first part. A good anti acid can make a surprising difference to the sickness. Kesostix are worth buying online or from a chemists, as while they aren't they best test of dehydration, hospitals take them seriously.When reporting on the vomiting to doctors, remember to emphasize the number of heaves in each vomiting session, as doctors tend to count these as 'vomits' and this can lead to their underestimating the severity of your symptoms. Besides drinking through a straw, here are some drinks that have helped others: full sugar flat coke (if you don't find it too acid), ice lollies, the juice of tinned fruit, Vimto, Lucozade, apple juice, Ribina, Dr Pepper, soda water, Elderflower water, tonic water, ice cubes, Iron Bru, lemonade, lemon squash, orange squash, orange juice (if not too acid), fizzy orange, 7Up, isotonic drinks, sips of strawberry or chocolate milkshake (maybe soya), fizzy water, apple juice, Robinson's fruit drinks, Rubicon sparkling mango drink , raspberry Lucozade sport and frozen ice cubes of flat Lucozade sport. Also, pink lemonade , cloudy lemonade and Sprite. Foods of a sort include tinned fruit, cuppa soup, nibbles of crisps and chips, cheap ice cream, Scotch pancakes, bagels and biscuits, potato smileys, minature salty Yorkshire Puddings , dry cereals and slices of melon and mango. Protein drinks have also been mentioned.

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Weathergirl1 · 27/04/2022 21:14

@LucindaE thanks for your post. I honestly thought you had to be sick lots for it to be HG!

I'm not really drinking enough but I really struggle to feel like I can drink anything. I am still urinating but not as much as before - I usually drink quite a lot and keep hydrated and am sporty and it's really knocked me not feeling like doing any exercise. I had a urine dip when I was vomiting more and the GP wasn't concerned. Dry vomiting up meals when I'd not drunk enough fluids with them was a particular low point a few weeks ago - my 2 year old was lovely when my husband was at work though and brought me the sports bottle to the bathroom so I had some water 🥰.

I've been on fizzy water and fever tree tonic water but I'm trying not to drink empty calories as I am not exercising and as I'm mostly keeping food down and eating to stop feeling sick and then still feeling sick so really conscious about not gaining too much weight - I've already put on more weight than I did at this point last time 😭.

I can't take any normal antacids as they're either mint/aniseed (which will make me vomit because of the taste) or have artificial food colours in that will set off allergies, hence why I've been prescribed omeprazole (I used to use ranitidine for my urticaria but it's been banned).

rainbowzebra05 · 28/04/2022 11:08

Hope everyone's doing ok!

I vanished for a few weeks after starting ondansetron which seemed to have fixed everything. Though I've now got horrendous constipation and keep ending up with impacted stools Blush

Please can I ask how much lactulose others have found helpful alongside the ondansetron? I wasn't prescribed anything for my bowels so have bought some of the lactulose, but there's a massive dosage range on the bottle and I'm not sure where to start! GP was massively unhelpful by telling me it was trial and error and not giving any starting point.

Seems it really is the gift that keeps on giving. It was over by this point last time but this time still comes back if I miss meds (I'm 19 weeks), though I've got it down to once a day so that I'm just a bit nauseous on the afternoon, but functional for work first thing. I'm ready to hit the next dr who says it'll go by X week, think I've passed 3 of those targets now and it's still there!

MeandSpud · 28/04/2022 12:23

Hi all,
I've just spent the last hour or so reading back through this whole thread and feeling very sorry for myself and everyone else here! Also, feeling like a bit of a fraud, as I'm getting off so lightly compared to some.
For a bit of background, I'm currently 9 weeks; started feeling nauseous around 5.5 weeks and it really ramped up at 7 weeks, when I happened to have a drs appt for something else and asked about anti-sickness meds at the same time. I was prescribed Cyclizine and it didn't seem to do a lot other than leave me knackered! The Dr that prescribed them was so lovely and told me to contact them and let them know if they didn't work, so I could try something different. Unfortunately, when I did try to contact them I was put through to a nurse practitioner who told me she 'couldn't believe I'd been prescribed anything before 12 weeks, as nothing is safe before 12 weeks' and to just get on with it as 'it's just a normal part of pregnancy'. Thankfully, I knew better, and was able to get back in touch with the original Dr the next week, who then prescribed me metoclopramide, which has pretty much been a dream! BUT, I'd read multiple times that metoclopramide should only be taken for 5 days and the Dr had given me about 3 weeks worth, so I then had to phone to check what to do. The Dr said he has regularly prescribed them for longer than 5 days and has never heard anything about not doing so, but called another Dr at the local hospital to check. They said because of my age (34 -not too young, not too old!) I should be fine to take them for longer, but the original Dr ended the phonecall with me by casually saying "but take a break for a day or two every 5 days, just to be on the safe side". This is where my issue lies: I had a break day on Sunday and it was just dreadful. I was unable to do anything other than move from bed to sofa and was horribly sick in the afternoon. I'm having a break day again today (not yet 5 days, but the last day I have childcare help for awhile) and I haven't dared get out of bed yet (12pm). My mental health is really suffering and I'm not sure I can continue with the break days, especially when they don't seem entirely necessary. I would never usually go against a drs recommendation, but I am really struggling with this.
On the days i can take the meds, I haven't once been sick and the nausea, which had previously been 24/7 amd stopping me from being able to do anything, subsides massively, especially after the 2nd dose of the day, and im able to eat, which feels incredible! BUT, I still feel completely and utterly drained and although I was hoping to return to work next week, I'm just not sure how I can. But equally feel unsure and anxious about being off due to "tiredness" (of course it's complete exhaustion/fatigue, but I'm just so worried about how it will come across to others).
Sorry, this is such a long post and so moany. Just having a really down day today. :(
Much, much love to everyone else going through this.

CurbsideProphet · 28/04/2022 14:23

Hello all, I've been lurking here since 6 weeks and now I'm 15 weeks. I feel a bit of a fraud when I read what some of you are going through. My GP has been putting hypermesis on my sick notes but the midwives have been non committal and say it's normal.

I feel sick 24/7 and have done since 6 weeks. I was being sick nearly every day, but it has now lessened to every 4 ish days. I tried metoclopramide and cyclizine but they just turned me into a zombie. Apart from the continual nausea I'm not able to drink water and keep worrying about my teeth, as (apart from several herbal teas per day) all I can manage is orange juice and fizzy drinks (I've been trying the zero added sugar versions). I'm anxious anyway as this is a ivf pregnancy, but I do spend a large part of the day thinking "I need a drink, but will my teeth fall out from all the fizzy" 😬 All very irrational, but it's a bit difficult to be calm and measured when my brain is constantly thinking "do we need to be sick" 😬

ChloeHel · 28/04/2022 14:33

This HG is driving me crazy, it’s playing games with me I swear! One day I’ll be ok, I’ll feel a bit nauseous for an hour, so I think awesome, I’ll do stuff today, the next day I’m severely Ill again 😂 and on top of that I’ve just gone to collect my xonvea and oh dear…everywhere in the UK apparently has supply issues, I’ve currently got enough for 2 weeks but my god my anxiety is through the roof! I can’t imagine being without the stuff!

@rainbowzebra05 so glad the ondansetron is working for you, not so glad about the constipation part though! With lactulose I’d start low then increase if needed, so starting dose is 15ml twice daily. Go with that for the first 3 days, if no movement after 3 days then increase by another 10ml for 3 days, if still no movement then keep on increasing by 10ml every 3 days until you are at the maximum of 45 twice daily if need be. If still nothing after you are on the max dose then contact the GP for an alternative! But generally speaking, lactulose does help!

rainbowzebra05 · 28/04/2022 14:36

ChloeHel · 28/04/2022 14:33

This HG is driving me crazy, it’s playing games with me I swear! One day I’ll be ok, I’ll feel a bit nauseous for an hour, so I think awesome, I’ll do stuff today, the next day I’m severely Ill again 😂 and on top of that I’ve just gone to collect my xonvea and oh dear…everywhere in the UK apparently has supply issues, I’ve currently got enough for 2 weeks but my god my anxiety is through the roof! I can’t imagine being without the stuff!

@rainbowzebra05 so glad the ondansetron is working for you, not so glad about the constipation part though! With lactulose I’d start low then increase if needed, so starting dose is 15ml twice daily. Go with that for the first 3 days, if no movement after 3 days then increase by another 10ml for 3 days, if still no movement then keep on increasing by 10ml every 3 days until you are at the maximum of 45 twice daily if need be. If still nothing after you are on the max dose then contact the GP for an alternative! But generally speaking, lactulose does help!

Brilliant thank you! It's like concrete and going about 10-14 days in-between. I swear birth is less painful. It's bad enough that I've considered stopping it and just going back to throwing up. Will start low and build up. Do you then restart at 15 once things are moving or stay at the dose you're at when they do?

Fingers crossed the supply issues resolve for you!

ChloeHel · 28/04/2022 14:39

@CurbsideProphet hello! HG is definitely not normal, ugh some people! But at least your GP recognises it! Are you taking anything for it now? The cyclizine also zombified me too!

As for the sugary drinks, I’m a fiend for the M&S fizzy orange! So good! If you are worried about your teeth what I would suggest is maybe drinking through a straw! That way it minimises sugar exposure to your teeth! You could also just give your mouth a little rinse with water after each fizzy drink, that will help wash any excess sugars away :)

ChloeHel · 28/04/2022 14:45

rainbowzebra05 · 28/04/2022 14:36

Brilliant thank you! It's like concrete and going about 10-14 days in-between. I swear birth is less painful. It's bad enough that I've considered stopping it and just going back to throwing up. Will start low and build up. Do you then restart at 15 once things are moving or stay at the dose you're at when they do?

Fingers crossed the supply issues resolve for you!

Oh god! Thats really impacted you! Whatever dose starts working just keep at it - That will be your maintenance dose for the time being! If you are really suffering in between and need a bit of relief try the glycerol suppositories, they can work within a few minutes!

PopGoesBang · 28/04/2022 14:45

Hello all the 'newbies' can I just say, we're all in this together. No one is a fraud because they have something less than someone else.
We'll all have good days and bad days. And suffer a little differently but that doesn't make anyone less valid to be here. It's all relative to the individual, and it all sucks when you are in the rough patches. Flowers for all, it's a tough old journey growing these beautiful babies!

After baby having a rave last night, and what I can only assume was pole dancing on my bladder. I must have wee'd a million times, give or take, and couldn't find a comfy position so got a grand total of 3 hours sleep. I am today just feeling sick constantly. Tiredness really is the devil in so many ways.

Take care all, and I hope everyone has a kinder day soon x

ajb22 · 28/04/2022 14:49

rainbowzebra05 · 28/04/2022 11:08

Hope everyone's doing ok!

I vanished for a few weeks after starting ondansetron which seemed to have fixed everything. Though I've now got horrendous constipation and keep ending up with impacted stools Blush

Please can I ask how much lactulose others have found helpful alongside the ondansetron? I wasn't prescribed anything for my bowels so have bought some of the lactulose, but there's a massive dosage range on the bottle and I'm not sure where to start! GP was massively unhelpful by telling me it was trial and error and not giving any starting point.

Seems it really is the gift that keeps on giving. It was over by this point last time but this time still comes back if I miss meds (I'm 19 weeks), though I've got it down to once a day so that I'm just a bit nauseous on the afternoon, but functional for work first thing. I'm ready to hit the next dr who says it'll go by X week, think I've passed 3 of those targets now and it's still there!

Hey! I had this same issue with constipation the past few weeks and still even now! So frustrating and just uncomfortable.

So I used lactulose for awhile but I did nothing apart from give me wind ahah so called my gp last Friday and explained and he gave me these tablets called senna. You take them before bed, and at some point the next day are able to go to the toilet! It also makes it a lot less painful, as the tablets just soften everything needing to come out (sorry so gross I know) but honestly it's worth explaining to your gp the pain your in because they can give more, they just seem to be so lazy in doing so and just always give you lactulose it's so frustrating!

CurbsideProphet · 28/04/2022 15:00

Thank you @ChloeHel 💐 My GP surgery have been amazing, but there isn't anything I can try because of other medication. They did give me omeprazole at 7 weeks for my heartburn. And to be fair my employer has fully accepted the situation and said I shouldn't think about going back until I am drinking and eating more normally.
I don't think the midwives believe I have hypermesis... I've also had a doctor friend suggest that 24/7 nausea and difficulty drinking are normal in pregnancy, which made me feel a right wuss... This is my first pregnancy to get this far so I don't know what is normal, other than I'm sure it's not overly common to even find swallowing tiny aspirin a big task every day. I can't even read a book when normally I would read on my lunch break (I wfh) and for an hour every night 😔
M&S Sparkling Florida Orange? Oh god it's so lush 😍 Thank you so much for those tips. DH will get me some straws on Saturday and I will start rinsing my mouth after my drinks. That will make me feel less anxious about my teeth!

Sicksmellymess · 28/04/2022 18:20

Hi all.
is anyone else unable to get Xonvea due to manufacturer issues? Only thing helping me right now and now I can’t get anymore

ChloeHel · 28/04/2022 18:46

Sicksmellymess · 28/04/2022 18:20

Hi all.
is anyone else unable to get Xonvea due to manufacturer issues? Only thing helping me right now and now I can’t get anymore

Me :( I managed to get the last box in the pharmacy today, I have enough to keep me going for around 2 weeks. I’m going to perhaps wean down to taking 1 at night to conserve them!

Its a national shortage, sometimes these things only go out of stock for a few days, sometimes a few months! My anxiety is through the roof because of it. I’m going to ring my store that I work in tomorrow to get more details and I’ll let you know what they say.

If you are running out I would ring around some small independent pharmacies in your area as they may use different suppliers to the bigger pharmacy chains, so could possibly get them from there.

rainbowzebra05 · 28/04/2022 19:24

@ChloeHel I tried glycerol and they did pretty much nothing, something resembling a rabbit dropping and that was it! It's like it stays in there until it's too heavy to (sorry for the TMI!) will have a go with the lactulose that way thank you, the pharmacist helped me work out which anusol to get today ("I can't tell you you can take this one from the shelves, but if you buy it you could then check it with your midwife and I can't see why it'd be an issue" type of round about fashion) so I'm hoping that'll help a bit as I'm at the point of not wanting to go for fear it'll hurt and it's an awful cycle!

@ajb22 it's awful isn't it! I was told not to take certain laxatives so started with the lactulose before pushing them further for actual help. I had to buy it OTC though as nothing's been prescribed x

Melleebacca · 28/04/2022 19:32

@rainbowzebra05 Yes, birth does seem so much easier than ondansetron forced constipation. I could usually keep it under control with 2 tablespoons worth every morning. But I would go up to an extra tablespoon every 2hours when I hadn’t gone for over 3 days. I end up with piles if I don’t stay regular enough, because baby’s head is right there, blocking the exit. I also probably pushed it too far and ended up with diarrhea occassionally, but the feeling of an empty system was amazing!

@ChloeHel and @Sicksmellymess I can’t think of anything worse than not having access to your meds! You poor things! I always got 3 months of ondansetron at a time, and would request more when I was down to a months worth!

@MeandSpud There are so many meds you can try! Bloody nurse. I have tried metachlorpromide, but it made me twitchy and anxious so I went up to ondansetron after that. You can also do combinations of meds, so this pregnancy I did ondansetron and cyclizine. Might be worth getting something else so on the days you don’t take metachlorpromide you can still have something?

@Weathergirl1 drink the empty calories. Drink anything that your stomach allows. HG is a terrible cycle of sickness that leads to dehydration that leads to worse sickness. You don’t need to worry about calories at this stage, more about staying alive. And I always had a glass of water next to the toilet for dry vomits. Skulling a glass of water when pregnant is almost guaranteed to make me vomit.

@CurbsideProphet i have been drinking lemon juice in water almost non-stop this pregnancy as normal water tastes so awful. My poor teeth are stained and enamel is wearing off. I cringe to think about the dental bill I’m going to need, but what I need today is to stay hydrated and healthy. Drink whatever sits best, because the dehydration is worse for you and the baby than teeth issues that can hopefully be repaired post pregnancy.

Im 35wks today - yay! 3 weeks of work left, thank goodness! Hubby gets back from the states tomorrow, and I’m so impressed I’ve kept everyone mostly alive and happy while he’s been gone. I had an iron infusion yesterday to hopefully boost my iron levels enough so I can birth at the birthing center. And I’ve finally started gaining weight, which is most likely all baby, but I was getting worried that I was going to still be under my pre-pregnancy weight at my due date. Today I’m packing my hospital bag. Going to add in all the treats for post birth. Finally feel like I can see the end!

rainbowzebra05 · 28/04/2022 19:43

@Melleebacca I've told work I'm off today because of a bad sickness day because I wasn't sure how to explain why I really couldn't come in. I'd honestly welcome diarrhoea over the constipation. Glad it isn't just me thinking it's worse than childbirth, my husband looked at me as if I'd lost the plot when I said it to him!

Melleebacca · 28/04/2022 19:55

@rainbowzebra05 i remember vividly being 16wks with my first and so constipated that it was like pooping the avocado sized baby. I am a very effective pusher when it comes to labour, and I give all the credit to being hideously constipated in pregnancy. At least in labour it feels like your body is working with you, not against you.
Also, don’t take lactulose within about 6hrs of going to bed. I learnt the hard way that not being able to sleep due to the stomach cramps associated with lactulose, was not worth it. And much scarier if the diarrhea hits when you’re asleep!

Sicksmellymess · 28/04/2022 20:11

@ChloeHel it’s absolutely hell how stressful it is, I have 9 days left and I return to work in 7 days after 3 months too sick to go.
I’ve tried all pharmacies and was getting some online but even they don’t have any left now so just feel stuck. I’ve ordered some sleepaid which is Doxylamine and going to take vitamin b6 see if I can substitute them.
I ran out 10 days ago and went three days without and was so so sick again so it’s stressing me out!

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