My morning sickness is so bad I am are afraid to eat.

[artichokes]

I am 10 weeks. So far Morning Sickness has been bad but not crippling and I can usually stop myself being sick if I am at work/on transport etc.

Yesterday it changed into a different gear. I was sick every couple of minutes non-stop for 3 hours. It came out of the blue while I was out of the house. At one point I thought I would suffocate and die as I could not stop retching to breath. The doctor came out and was very sympathetic but said that there was nothing they could give me to stop the retching and if I got too dehydrated I would have to go into hopsital on a drip. Today I am better enough to sip drinks but not eat - partly because I am scared whitless of a repeat of yesterday. I had no idea a person could be that sick.

I have a history of emetophobia that used to be a big part of my life. I worked hard to beat it and have but today I am scared it is all coming back.

Has anyone been as sick as I describe? What did you do?

AHLH hate to rain on your parade but it might well return for a while in 3rd trimester. Please don't say it's psychological, it really isn't- it may be exacerbated by stress but it's a physiological condition, I got so fed up of people telling me I wouldn't be sick if I didn't think about it.

I definitely isn't psychological...I was told it would stop at 12/13 weeks, (it didn't) then it would stop at 14-16 weeks (nope) then it might be 20 - no again.

I took rectal stemetil til around week 22, even after that I was still physically very poorly.

But it is good to hear that your sickness AHLH is over for now - hope it doesn't return.

pinky did those same "helpful" people offer you lots of nice ginger biscuits - that proven "cure" () for hyperemesis?

lol oh yes. That and the 'I don't like being sick, so I just stop myself'. I obviously really enjoy it

Formerly known as AHLH here. I am changed my nickname as I have chnaged my surname, and my old initials don't fit any more.

Sorry, I didn't mean to make light of hyperemisis at all! I know how horrific it is, really. I spent 2 weeks feeling awful, a week not eating and 6 weeks in hospital. I hang my head in shame . It was just a very neat coincidence that it stopped at the time all the medics said it would. I think they think it is something they did, but they are wrong. I don't really think it is psycological, trully, I was just glad it stopped. I am aware that it may return in the third trimester, and am trying not to think too hard about it.

Please forgive me!

Yes, the ginger biscuits, marvel of medical science - NOT! and travel sick bands just left bruises on my wrists.

hiya, another one with a history of hg here, and also used to volunteer for that hyperemesis site soeone called lovely (thank you!)

theres loads of meds out there and maybe just one that will suit you, but some gp havent come across hg, and some of them still believe the old theory that hg is psychological.

if you need a chat do cat me- support was my role with the hg group

How are you feeling today artichokes? I meant to reply last night but sadly was too poorly to type .

I am so glad you are signed off. In my first pg the GP signed me off for a week at 12 weeks and it did me the world of good just to sleep, eat a bit, sleep, drink some sips of water and just get healthier again. With DD2 I was off for 5 weeks. I felt better in the last week and wondered if I should get signed back on early, but the (different) GP said to stay off until I was feeling a load better rather than just a bit. She was right - I felt much better for going back to work at nearly full power rather than just marginally better. I really tried to be superwoman and work as normal with DD1 but it didn't do me much good. When I went back with DD2 I felt a bit wobbly but almost functioning again.

Don't listen to all those people who dismiss bad morning sickness / hg. It isn't psychological and it isn't a question of being a delicate flower. I have lots of friends who felt a bit queasy or tired at various points and looked a bit that I'd been off, esp the second time. I really wouldn't wish the worst of it on anyone. THis time I've had a couple of days but miraculously have functioned slowly but OK fo the rest. Having said that I am "working at home" on Wed and intend to take it easy!!

Take care and see you on the AN thread soon.

bikerunski, I am sure you are forgiven

We all type things that we later think "oooh, didn't really mean that how it came out!"

I just have such traumatic memories of my hg with the first pg (and that was nearly 5 years ago now) I can't help posting on these threads as I feel such a "bond" (if that doesn't sound too dramatic) with others who suffer with it.

I had severe ms the 2nd time round and felt dreadful, but it was manageable compared with the severe hyperemesis.

Originally I wanted 3-4 children but after 2 I decided I could never tolerate another pregnancy. However on the positive side we are fortunate that we have 2 beautiful dds and many people would love to be in that position.

OMG bikerunski no I didn't mean it like that. I've bumped into you on HG threads before- I know you know- I just didn't want the OP getting the idea it was a psychological thing. People said silly things like try not to think about it, or it's in your mind, to me and when I was low I thought they might be right- I was just doing it to myself. That's all.

It's sometimes hard to realise, because of how huge mumsnet is, but HG is very rare and most people you meet haven't got a clue about it. That's why I try to post on these threads.

Sorry, I lost this thread for a while (oddly it just disappeared from threads I am on). It is so nice hearing others experiences and how you got through them.

I am on day 3 of my week off and day 5 of having DH home. DH is being a total star and letting me sleep 11 hours a night while he deals with DD. He even eats his dinner at the cafe round the corner so that I don't have to smell food [blsuh].

I feel soooo much better . I am still limited to eating a small plate of rice a day and sipping 7-up but it if I stick to these things and rest all day I am really a lot better. I have even got to the point where I am rather bored with resting which must be a good sign! If I continue to feel good today then I may to Waterstones this afternoon and buy myself some nice new books to keep me busy.

Keep your fingers crossed that it carries on like this.

Chutney - how are you feeling now?

Hello artichokes,

I'm on the same anti-natal thread as you, but haven't been there for a while as I've been feeling so dreadful .

Do you think that things are calming down for you because you are reaching the end of the first trimester? I think I am looking for some reassurance that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

I'm 9 weeks tomorrow and have thrown up nearly everything I've eaten for weeks. I have no energy and look dreadful due to loosing weight. I'm taking anti-sickness medication from my GP but it is just not working at all .

Hi Jollybear

Sorry to hear you are feeling so bad. Could you go back to your GP and ask for different medication? Or even for a referall to an Obstetrician who may know more about which meds are best?

I am actually having quite a bad day after my upbeat post of earlier. I hope the sickness will reduce at the end of the first trimester (I am 11 weeks on Friday) but as the posts below show there are no guarantees .

It really is horrible isn't it? I have not been outside in days . I have let my work down. I am hardly spending anytime with DD - all I do is sleep, stare at the TV and MN...

I hope you start to feel better soon . I can't remember but is this your first?

I am not sure if anybody is still reading this thread, but I have a question for all of you below who have had HG in the past: did you find movement set it off?

It is really odd. For the past few days I find I feel nearly normal if I sit or lie very still and don't move. It makes me feel so much better that I start to feel I might be able to do something. Then I get up and move and find that even a walk around the house or to the corner shop sets me off again. Its like my own walking gives me motion sickness. Its driving me crazy because the longer I sit still the tireder I feel, I feel like my whole body is atrophying, but movement is impossible. Has anyone else felt like this???

Artichokes- yes movement was one of the worst triggers for me in my last pregnancy (with this one although the hg has been worse movement hasn't really made a difference it's still been awful!)

I'd find even reading was hard because of the movement of my eyes. Felt like I was on the move even though I could have been sat still. Crawled a lot with my eyes closed as for some reason being upright and moving was worse than being low down! V odd. Sadly I didn't find anything that made the movement issue easier to bear but it did ease with time, even though the hg didn't really. Grrrr! (Why on earth did I think getting pregnant again would be a good idea????! 32 weeks now though thankfully hg has subsided)

I'm like lollipop- I feel that "bond" with anyone else who has gone through the terrors of hg! Been following thread but didn't have anything more to add than others had already contributed.

(And hello again AHLH, when I saw your new name I thought it was a la Adamski or Normski, i.e. Bike Runski in a Soviet-Union gangster stylee )

Hope all fellow hg sufferers old and new are doing well x