Hyperemesis Misery

[PumpkinDart]

Hiya, I expect this type of thread has been posted so many times but I am struggling so so badly with HG.
This isn't my first pregnancy nor my first case of HG but it by far feels the worst. I'm 10 weeks and have been on fluids twice in the last two weeks. I probably should have been admitted on other occasions but my children are small and it's such a stress being away from them overnight.

In previous pregnancies Cyclizine has helped, it isn't even taking the edge off now. Then to top everything I was prescribed metclopromide instead and had an allergic reaction to it that meant all day yesterday was spent with a lockjaw until A&E could give me the counter drugs. I feel so miserable, it's almost Christmas I have excited kids and I haven't even wrapped their presents, everything is being left to my husband I feel so guilty. Plus after the metclopromide fiasco I'm terrified to try any new medication.

Sorry for the pity party, if anyone can recommend me any tips (although I've probably tried most of the typical ones) I'd be so grateful.

There is an ongoing thread called Hyperemesis Support in the Pregnancy section - check it out.
I was on Stemetil in my recent pregnancy - it helped somewhat. Keep at your GP until you find a medication that helps. 💐

I really feel for you!! I've been there and it feels like the hell will never end. But it will and will be forgotten. That's no help to you now but I found counting down the days did help.

I found ondansetron helped me with the vomiting and kept me out of hospital (just!!) second time round. It was better than cyclazine/ promethazine I had first time round. Still had the crushing nausea though.

Have you looked at pregnancy sickness support? They have a helpline I believe which can help you far more than a GP can. I took some print outs to the GP and they went with what it said.

I found the hyperemesis thread on mumsnet which seems to continuously run very helpful. From that I found that the juice from tinned fruit stayed down enough to hydrate me. Sometimes I managed the fruit too.

I really hope you find something that works for you. It is hell that people who haven't experienced it can't grasp.

But I'm looking at my 6&4 year old and it's a distant memory, one day it will be for you too.

Thank you I have posted on there now.

Thank you that's a really helpful reply x

Try orange fruit ice lollies (the cold made it possible for me to keep them down and the vitamin c helped.) Ondanestron is a wonderful drug. They try and take you off it as it’s expensive but only thing that helped me and every time I stopped taking it I ended up back on a drip. Take each day at a time. It’s hard but it will end finally!

Hi, really feel for you too, i have been through it 3 times. Ondansetron was the only thing that helped me as well (I also had a funny reaction to metaclopramide although not as bad as you just couldn’t take it again). Agree that one day it will be a distant memory but when you’re in the think of it, it’s a truly lonely and horrible place. I had a peer supporter from Pregnancy sickness support who was brilliant and got me through the last one. We even managed a few laughs when I shared with her some of the ridiculous advice people had given me (ginger biscuits mostly, still makes me furious!!). Just remember it isn’t forever, it will go one day and every day you get through is another one you don’t have to do.

Thank you ❤️ it really is such a lonely place. I still can't believe the reaction my body had to metclopromide it's scared me so much. I had ondansetron in a previous pregnancy whilst in hospital and it helped, I'll get on to my GP tomorrow. I'm 10 weeks and I've lost over a stone in the last 3 (although luckily I have plenty to spare 😂).

I know there's never a good time but missing out on Santa visits, Christmas experiences and my other children's birthdays is so devastating. I love this time of year but I'm on my knees this year.

Ondansetron was a miracle for me along with the banana bag of fluid.