Constant Sickness

[BCLass]

I am 7+6 and for the last 2 weeks or so I have been suffering with constant nausea. Only actually vomitting in the mornings (well dry retching I suppose - nothing to come up at that time of day) until today when I have been 'proper' sick in the day.

I have spent the two weeks sat at my desk desperately trying to contain the nausea being very unproductive, shuffling paper and hoping no one notices. I am in an important position, stressful job, and am paid well for what I do which makes me feel really guilty.

Anyway, went sick on Monday as just needed a bit of respite. I have to go back tomorrow, its the budget, highlight of the year in my job.

I am barely eating - it makes me want to be sick, and today when my dh cooked me a lovely lunch which I managed to eat most of (probably the most I have eaten in days) I just threw it back up again (sorry).

The only time I don't feel sick is when I am asleep and even then if I wake up in the night I feel sick.

I am trying to keep fluid intake up so I do not become dehydrated but even drinking makes me want to be sick.

What can I do? I haven't been to the doctors - don't think theres any point - don't want drugs - risk to foetus etc and am a bit of a lentil weaver - don't really do medication.

Just finding it really hard going at work. I have to tell my boss don't I?

Just after some sympathy and any coping mechanisms I guess (preferably those which do not involve cups of tea and/or biscuits )

Hang on in there! At least it can only get better and you're right, you're getting closer to the 2nd trimester.

Poor you - felt the same till about 20 wks. Lived on Ice lollies, ice cream, smash & rice pudding. Bland seemed to be the answer for me. Try as I might could not bear to drink water or squash, coke was the only thing I could keep down & I think that was coz I desperately needed the sugar. Like many other posters, I found the constant nausea of the early weeks much more difficult than the actual vomiting that came later on. Even now at 29 wks there are still things I just cannot bear to look at let alone eat. Just eat whatever you can, whenever you can. I had days when I couldn't eat a thing & was v reassured when MW told me I was doing everything right & now wasn't the time to beat myself up about my lack of healthy diet. It WILL get better. Take it easy.

Glad to hear your bosses are being sympathetic BCLass. Hope it eases for you soon.

Dont know if this has been said, but get your DP/DH to get you a small snack to have before you get out of bed, like a biscuit, slice of toast, piece of bread, or put it by your bed for when you wake up, eat it, or what you can of it about half hour before you get up.

I was advised this, and whilst it did not stop the nausea, or indeed the sickness itself, it eased it an awful lot, and slowed it down in the mornings.

I suffered from morning sickness, or anytime sickness throughout my pregnancy, and found the best way to manage my sickness was to eat at very specific times, could not deviate from those times, and ate about 5 times a day.

I hope you find a way to deal with it and hope it passes. Good luck

Oh God yes. I had HG at the start and ended up in hosp on a drip. I didn't know how much being sick was too much, thought GP would shout at me for wasting his time and instead I was in hosp within 2 hours of 1st appt!! So if it gets too much, ask for help.

Bland food helped me, and stuff with as little artificial in it as possible. I'm 34 weeks now and still can't drink squash, which I lived on before. All I drink is milk and watered down juice... and tea. It was a happy day when tea stayed down again!!

The sea bands didn't cure me, but they did make the nausea a little less overwhelming. In the end the only things that did were medication, resting and eating little and often.

Good luck and hang in there.