hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[HGsurvivor05]

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[Mapleroo]

Hi ladies, fellow sufferers!

Ugh I can't believe I am doing this again! This is my 4th pregnancy. Had HG with first 3. I fear I am repeating history and going down that same old familiar , yet awful road. My plan was to start on my meds early before it got to HG, but so far my plan, as most I seem to make, is not going the way I would like it to! I am only 6 weeks along and enduring another 15 or so weeks of this seems so daunting. I just wish I could go to sleep and wake up in the 3rd trimester. So sorry for the rant, feeling like this is so isolating. My OH tries to be helpful, but he doesn't get it and I can't explain it. Just feeling sick, lonely and sad. My own private pity party. Thanks for giving me a place to get this out. Looking forward to meeting you all!

.... Just coming in here reminds me of how bad my HG was in my other pregnancies. I feel for you so much. This is my 6th pregnancy, 5th baby (had a mc) and in my other pregnancies I had HG so bad to the point I was hospitalized all the time, been on the zofran pump, docs came in told me that my baby wouldn't have a chance and I may need an "A" which I'm against. A priest was sent to my room to pray for me because he thought I was dying. It was a nightmare. In this pregnancy I didn't have HG, just normal nausea and NO vomiting which shocked the crap out of me. Just keep in mind sometimes you can feel so sick but maybe you won't actually GET sick. Lets hope for the best sweety. I never thought in a million years I'd experience a somewhat normal pregnancy but I finally did. Good luck to you and God bless.

Thanks so much for your kind words!
So happy for you that you were able to finally have that 'holy grail' of normal pregnancy! I have to admit that I was hoping that now being in my 30's (previous pregnancies in my 20's) that would somehow make a difference and I wouldn't get sick. I also have had super sore boobs this time (never with my others) and I must admit having an irrational hope that all my suffering would just stay in my boobs! Oh the things we hope for!

Awww mapleroo,
I am thinking about you, have you been to your Doctor?? My plan is similar to yours as soon as I get a positive I want medication at the ready but if I am being honest to myself that wont happen us UK helth service (NHS) is awful unless you are a royal!!!
Its taken us 8 years to come back and secretly hoping like you now I am 31 it might not happen as my body is maturer LOL sadly will probably be opposite with being older

This is only our 2nd month trying but getting quite scared as also getting closer to christmas and with DD I was in and out of hospital from wk 5 right through to 38 so would hate to be really ill for christmas

I hope your sickness settles and shout for medication or treatment from your DR!!!.

Hugs from me

Thank you! No I haven't been to my Dr for a week but here in Canada we have a Motherisk helpline. They have a no. that deals specifically with NVP and the medication of choice here, Diclectin. She put me on a more specific schedule for that and my eating and after a few days, it seems to have worked. Yesterday was my first day that I felt pretty good (well comparatively) in a week or so. Hoping it's the meds leveling out and not just a fluke. I am a bit bummed I waited so long to start on the medication actually. I should have started at 4 weeks and by now, everything would be much better. Oh well.

Good luck with your TTC! I understand it is a mixed bag of emotions. Hopefully this time will be better for you!

 

[Vicki_Cream]

I ran out of ondansetron tablets on Monday and couldn't get an appointment until Wednesday to see my doctor. Well I ended up seeing a different doctor, who refused to give me a repeat prescription as I hadn't been sick yet. Nevermind the fact I am on the tablets to PREVENT me from throwing up!! So that was at about 3pm, by 6pm I was chucking my guts up again. Couldn't get an appointment on Thursday, somehow struggled through a night shift at work, and called in sick today. Finally saw my own doctor who gave me a prescription and apologised for the other doctor's attitude etc.

I am now feeling human again and finally been able to eat and drink, huzzah! Only bad thing is my arm is sore from having my flu jab haha

 

[Mom2sam]

Hi can i join. Expecting baby #2 i am just over 5 weeks
Suffered with hg throughout my first pregnancy and stayed on metaclopramide til end as when id try to wean off itd just spiral out of control again. Hated my first pregnancy but was a much wanted baby (after 5 yrs of ttc)
Taken me 6 yrs to try again & conceived second cycle off bc pills. Im now so scared of the hg returning whch i know it will my sisters hav it everytym n hv 3/4 kids.
When did it start for u ladies??

 

[Vicki_Cream]

Mine started of slowly at 6 weeks, but then HG kicked in full force around 7 1/2-8 weeks. I hope your doctors manage to help you keep your HG under control this time xx

 

[Guppy051708]

I had severe nausea the day before my with DD. that started ay 9 DPOs. I was vomiting regularly by 11 DPOs. and by 5+3 the vomiting and nausea was bringing me to my knees, in tears. It was horrid. Was told at that point if meds didn't work I would be hospitalized within the week from dehydration

 

[HGsurvivor05]

Mom2sam, Mine started around 4/5 weeks was hospitalized around 5w+4 on first occasion then suffered till I delivered I had brief period around middle of pregnancy I was just ok bit was given little support on NHS and treated really badly. Like you taken along time for us to beable to agree to try again (8 years ) for us and I am bricking it LOL every month of trying makes things worse, I came of BCP in August so still early days as we are older this time and hubs now works away so we miss some cycles
Keep us updated on your pregnancy and fingers crossed everything goes easier for you this time x

 

[mumaoftwoboys]

Hi just wondering if I can join. I am currently in my fourth hg pregnancy which has resulted in two children so far. Currently feeling not so flash. Am 6 weeks today.

 

[mumaoftwoboys]

I should write a bit about myself. I live in nz, my first born my hg hit about 5 weeks with my first hospital admission at 6 weeks. They had me on potassium and if fluids, tried all medications under the sun but none worked. It lasted till about 16 weeks. With my second hg didn't hit until 7 weeks, first hospital admission at 9 weeks. This time they introduced me to Zofran 4mg. And stemevil suppositories at 12 weeks. Third pregnancy was more like normal ms hence why I knew something was wrong and I mc. This one I have started on 8mg three times a day if Zofran, looking at getting fluids once a week and seeing a dr who specialises in hg apparently. Am booked in for first scan in three days time. While I'm not vomiting as much at the moment due to the Zofran I am constantly nauseas.

 

[OnyxSnowfall]

Ahhhhhhhhhh I feel so bad for everyone going through morning sickness and extreme morning sickness.

I'm almost 14 weeks and still vomiting all over and am tired and icky and bleh and bleh (it's been this way since week 5 grr --- I had the swine flu twice and would rather go through that all over again u.u).

When will it enddddddddddd.

 

[mumaoftwoboys]

thre doesn't seem to be an active support group for HG - this really sucks...

 

[HGsurvivor05]

thre doesn't seem to be an active support group for HG - this really sucks...

its really crap, there is nothing. It has taken us 8 years to get the guts to go back for another and currently ttc no.2 first few months was ready to take on HG but getting scared the more time I am getting to think about it. I was treated like crap last time and met with midwife at the start of the year to discuss our plans and basically nothing has changed she is very experienced midwife and lovely but still had no real knowledge on HG basically still thinking on the lines of psychological.
Just with we found this eggy so I can hopefully get HG out of my life forever as sure to return, I dont care what Dr's say.

I have been on lots of various vitamins but think I just have to be ready for it as what every HG sufferer knows there is nothing you can do to stop it it takes over your body. I have decided if I can I will take a diary and note my every treatment as looking back I was treated so badly last time. One time I was stood over a basically forced to dring a whole jug of protien shake told 'I had to think of my baby' when told I couldn't touch dairy since becoming preg the auxiliary had to hand me the glasses for me to drink one after the other, and guess what I was sooooo ill after and they came and apologized but was too late, they also left me in corridor (grown woman) took my mum into office and I heard the matron saying 'it's all in her head, it's psychological you need to get her to listen to you and get her out of thinking she wants to be sick'
It's really shit and it infuriates me the way we are treated

Have you tried some of the online HG websites, only thing its so much easier to talk to someone as its not even easy using the computer with HG

My heart goes out to you and hang in there x

 

[Vicki_Cream]

That is awful the way you were treated!!

I have been so lucky with all of the support I have had during my HG. My midwife, GP, various registrars at the hospital, my Mum (she suffered with it previously) and my wonderful OH. It took a while to find medication that worked, but my GP kept listening to me and was willing to try other medication when previous pills had failed. The hospital were fab whenever I was admitted, and I only encountered one horrible midwife out of everyone I saw.

My OH has been my rock, and took it upon himself to research HG o he could help me. He will never understand how grateful I am

I'm still having to take medication daily, but I am almost at the end so I wont have to deal with it much longer! Thank goodness!!

I hope that you both get the treatment you deserve, and need! HG is just pure evil, I cannot imagine going through it with a poor support network.

 

[mumaoftwoboys]

I am very lucky to have two supportive groups on FB. I'm sorry you had to go through that. I wish I was at the other end of this pregnancy lol. I have to say with early hospital admissions, Zofran early I have managed to stay out of hospital since 8 weeks. been nauseas this time around and sick at night but am eating so that's a big thing in itself.

 

[sbl]

I was going to suggest the fb groups.
They really are great.
xx

 

[HGsurvivor05]

I did mention them on here but posts got removed??? So was scared to mention it again as for hg sufferer they are fantastic as not too much on here about hg.

 

[mumaoftwoboys]

Its sad there is no support group on here

 

[Mom2sam]

Hi thankyou to everyone who replied. Sorry for delayed response hg did hit hard second time round too at just under 6 weeks. So could'nt reply. Sadly ended in misscarriage at 8 weeks. Will ttc again in few months, feeling for all the ladies suffering with hg its aweful but kp strong & hopefully will begin to get better & subside in few weeks.

 

[Vicki_Cream]

So sorry for your loss hun, big hugs xxx

 

[sbl]

Sorry for your loss mom2sam.
xx