Mental health and morning sickness

[Lillipike]

Im 9w and the nausea has been strong and relentless - havent left the lounge/bed for weeks.

today was the first day it appeared to have backed off a bit….we’ll see

i have tried and know all the remedies etc but the mental health side of it …

Such a lonely experience. i want a hug but i dont at the same time.

The guilt ….i cant look after the home like i normally do. I cant think of anything else but the nausea/sick feeling.

it’s hard isnt it?

It's hard, but it's a good sign that things are going well with the pregnancy. For me, the times that I didn't have really bad morning sickness ended in miscarriage. So for me, sounds crazy, but I was happy to be suffering. If it's really bad, either the sickness, mental health or both, please tell your midwife!! That's exactly what she's there for! Alternatively, if you haven't had your booking appointment yet, you can call your GP. Best of luck and hang in there! It's absolutely worth it. And don't let your mental health suffer to much without seeking help. Mental health problems can be triggered by pregnancy hormones and your midwife can help with that.

I agree with the previous poster in that I’ve had two births and two miscarriages, the miscarriages I had zero or minimal morning sickness and the two pregnancies that resulted in my DD’s caused me to have 24/7 morning sickness the first trimester, it was relentless and I lost weight with both pregnancies at the start.

Good news is it clears up by the end of the first trimester and the second trimester is FABULOUS! Your tiredness and morning sickness are gone, you have energy again but you also have a lovely neat little bump that is visibly pregnant and not just fat.

Please speak to your GP or midwife, there are medications that are perfectly safe to take in pregnancy x

It is so hard! I had relentless nausea in my first pregnancy from week 6-14. My work suffered, my house was a state and I cried a lot of the time.

The only thing I can offer is be kind to yourself. Although it feels like it'll never end it's such a small period of time in the grand scheme of things. Let the house be a mess, lie in bed and watch tv if that's all your body will let you do, you're growing a human being, it's hard work for some of us!

My first pregnancy was 2 years ago, the 3 stone I put on because eating was the only thing that helped has gone, my house is nice and clean now and the horrible nausea feels like a distant memory!

You got this!

Totally understand. Felt so ill during my second pregnancy (not at all during my first) and found it extremely depressing. I just wanted to lie in bed all day (couldn't because I had to work and look after my 2 year old at the time although I pushed a lot of childcare onto husband) but just awful. We went on holiday during that pregnancy and I felt so miserable the whole time. Doctor prescribed me anti sickness tablets which didnt help one bit. At least there's a baby at the end of it!

Also just to manage expectations...people kept telling me the nausea would go at the end of the first trimester and it didn't. For me it didn't pass until the end of the second trimester. It annoyed me when people were saying I'd be fine soon and wasn't.
Hopefully in your case it will clear up soon though!

You poor thing, I'm so sorry you're experiencing this. I'm 16+3 today and have had severe nausea since 5 weeks with vomiting up to around 10 times a day at its worst. I'm the same in that I haven't been able to do anything apart from lie in bed or on the sofa, it's completely debilitating.
It started to improve very slowly from 14 weeks. I'm now vomiting once a day (first thing in the morning) and the nausea is slightly less intense, although it's still there 24/7. I've been off work for 6-7 weeks.
Please have a look at the pregnancy sickness support website and you can call them to chat about advice to help. I tried vitamin b6, cyclizine, prochlorperazine and ondansetron and nothing helped for me sadly.
I did find that chewing gum constantly does help manage the nausea so maybe worth a try.
It is really hard mentally as you keep passing the milestones where people tell you it will get better (I.e 12 weeks!) So just take it 1 day at a time and look afer yourself. And take any support offered!

It is hard. I'm now 28 weeks pregnant with my first, and feeling a lot better. But the first 20 weeks were horrible- sick 24/7, couldn't work, hospitalised a few times for dehydration, lost 10kg in weight, just couldn't keep anything down. Really wasn't enjoying the pregnancy, although happy to be pregnant- such a strange feeling.

My husband was so so worried and has said we're never doing it again ( we will!)

Everyone kept promising it'll pass by week 8, then 12, then 16 and so on. Even at 28 weeks I'm still occasionally sick- mostly if I get hungry or from acid reflux now though.

Please make sure you chat to your midwife and get any support you can.
It'll all be worth it in the end :)