Morning sickness

[teasconesandlavender]

Or in my case, all-day sickness.

I’m 6 weeks pregnant exactly today, and like clockwork, the sickness has started.

Yesterday I felt queasy all day but managed to eat fairly normally and went about my day as normal. This morning, I woke up feeling extremely nauseous. My husband brought me apple juice and plain toast as the cold drinks seemed to settle nausea yesterday. It didn’t help at all. There were moments I felt like I was going to be sick, but I didn’t.

I’ve spent today barely moving and snacking on ginger biscuits, blueberries, grapes and babybels. Within 45 mins to an hour I feel sick again.

I’m off work this week, thankfully, but I’m already worried about going back next week. I’m a teacher, so I can’t even sit at a desk snacking all day.

Any advice? 😓

Op this website is a great source of support and information
Pregnancy Sickness Support | UK Charity https://share.google/P1AnzDFuXAt8UpxHj

Have you tried these liquid sachets? https://replenish-electrolytes.com/ they were developed by a mum that had severe sickness. They've got electrolytes, B vitamins for energy and folic acid, so you don't have to take massive tablets that make you gag! 🤢

Thanks again for all the advice.

I’ve been off work for the last two weeks, and GP is signing me off for another week. The cyclizine wasn’t very effective and made me really drowsy, so the GP prescribed Promethazine which I take before bed. It helps in the sense that I haven’t been sick for several days, but I still don’t feel like myself. My hunger cue is feeling sick - I’ve forgotten what it’s actually like to feel hungry! 😅

Does anyone have any experience of how long their pregnancy sickness lasted, or how long they had to be signed off work because of it? I can’t even manage to do light housework without needing to have a rest afterwards. Going in the shower and getting dressed feels like climbing a mountain!

Weeks 9-10 are often the peak of it and many people start to turn a corner around 12-14 weeks. Tiredness will make it worse so get as much rest as you can and try to eat little and often.

Oranges helped a lot. Snacking on orange segments, Capri sun drinks, marmalade on toast etc.