hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[craftymum]

Claire you need to get yourself down to A&E that's what I did and after being in the loo for about half an hour trying to give them a sample they finally sent me up to the gynae ward as they realised I couldn't pee cos I was so dehydrated so take a sample with you if you can, they will check your pee, your bloods and your BP and probably give you a scan too. Your Doctor sounds terrible can you not see a different one, to even tell you that the tablets she is giving you aren't safe is really bad as Kat says no drugs are really deemed safe for use in pregnancy but in extreme circumstances the pros defintely outweigh the cons. You definitely sound like you need some fluids, the headaches and dry lips are usually caused by dehydration too. I hope you get some help soon.

Rebaby don't worry about going to work you are not well enough, I have been off since the end of Feb now and Kat has also been off for most of her pregnancy too, you should also take as much time as you need, noone will think any better of you for going in when you're not able to cope with the job you have to put yourself first and sod work.

Good luck with the midwife Kat hope everything is ok. Getting haircut tomorrow so hopefully I'll feel better or at least look better after that, only problem is I have to summon up the energy from somewhere to get up and wash my hair now.

 

[craftymum]

OMG I just fell, I don't know if I tripped or just lost my balance but I went right down on my hands and knees with a bang I sat there crying like a baby and then felt really stupid cos my window is open and the neighbours are out in their gardens. luckily I didn't land on my stomach or that would've been me having to go for an anti d injection too. My both knees are like those of a 5 year old now they are all cut and stinging like hell why can't something good happen for a change.

 

[Rebaby]

OMG I just fell, I don't know if I tripped or just lost my balance but I went right down on my hands and knees with a bang I sat there crying like a baby and then felt really stupid cos my window is open and the neighbours are out in their gardens. luckily I didn't land on my stomach or that would've been me having to go for an anti d injection too. My both knees are like those of a 5 year old now they are all cut and stinging like hell why can't something good happen for a change.

OMG hun Big hugs. Don't feel stupid, i'd have been bawling my eyes out too.

I made it to the doctors and got the forms for registering at least, just got in now.

Thanks for being so supportive re: work. Deep down i know you're right of course, i just feel terrible about it. I'm a nurse, and when i applied for the job my manager was hesitant about offering me it, even though i was the strongest applicant, as my sickness and absence during my nurse training, as a student was pretty bad, mainly due to my dad having a stroke a couple of months before i finished and having a lot of time off to visit him in hospital etc but i convinced her it was a unique situation and that i was in good health etc etc and now, 6 months later here i am- off sick!

 

[craftymum]

thanks rebaby, think it was more that I've had enough with all this puking without something else happening to - throwing up again now spent ages on phone to hubby crying and he told me just to get myself tucked up in bed and relax. He worries so much about me here on my own in case something happens, he tells me off for going up and down the stairs as he's so worried I'll fall down them and be lying there til 6:30 when he gets home.

Glad you're getting your docs sorted, I know what you mean about work though as I felt really bad at first but over the last week or two I've come to realise that I just couldn't do it as I'm not well enough. I'm a dental nurse so I'm on my feet all day and it can be pretty hectic without any regular breaks apart from lunch unless a patient doesn't show but that's quite rare as there's usually someone else squeezed in to fill the gaps.
It does leave you feeling like crap though as other people generally don't understand they all think we're just pregnant not ill, I guess I wouldn't have understood it either until it happened to me but we all need to look after ourselves and our babies too as just think how bad we would feel if something happened due to us trying to keep other people happy, and if they don't like it tough. Hope you're having a better day than I am so far.

 

[claire99991]

hiya just wanted to update you i went to 5 pharamcies and they all said they didnt have this tablet it isnt used anymore and they couldnt get it, so i went bk to my docs and she changed my meds for cyclizine so i have them now carnt wait to take one i dont even want to eat anything i just want to be able to drink water and keep it down. Ok im not being rude i will reply to everyone else's threads this evening i just feel absolulty exhausted and i just need a little nap.

oh does cyclezine have side effects? if so what are they? thanks girls xxxxxxxxx

 

[craftymum]

Glad you got something sorted Claire. I take cyclizine 3 times a day, it doesn't help me at all but it may work for you as different things work for different people I think the only side affects are dry mouth (I had this at the start and it was awful) and they may make you a bit drowsy but not as much as some of the others I think. Hopefully they work for you.

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

Claire. Outrageous treatment! I would still get yourself straight to A and E regardless of what the doctor says. You are very plainly dehydrated and it is dangerous to yourself and your baby to prolong it. Dry cracked lips are a classic sign-had them myself in the throes of Hyperemesis. I hated cyclazine, sorry. It was shit and only made me spaced out but with all the nausea.

To all you other girls. I am so sorry that the day has been totally crap so far. Hoping for some kind of improvement as it passes.


Kat. Hope all goes well with M/W appointment.

Much love.

XXX

 

[craftymum]

I just called docs for my blood test results (I nearly forget in all the drama of falling then throwing up) and they're not back yet so now I have to wait til Monday to call again!!! They really are useless in my surgery, I hope they haven't lost them like I said earlier they have done this before. Wish I was getting all my treatment through the hospital instead

 

[NIfirsttimer]

ive used cyclizine the whole time.. at best it fends the sickness off for an hr or so. the main advantage for me is that they meant i could sleep as they defo make you drowsy and a bit spaced out...so be prepared to have a lie down! i find that they work best on a not totally empty tum, so try eating a bikkie or something with it

midwife went good.. bp normal and no protein in my wee sample so all good there.. she said she reckons roo is pushing 7lb already!!!!HELP!

 

[craftymum]

Hi everyone, hope you all have had a good day, I managed to get out this morning and look at our pram again and changed the colours from red and black to sand and black - less chance of any clashing I have to have it all matching (I'm a bit weird like that) also got my hair cut finally first time since early Feb, it's not as good as my usual hairdresser but at least I can see again as my fringe is no longer hanging in my eyes.
Started throwing up though at about 3pm and have been sick 3 times since then and my knees really hurt from my fall yesterday, really really tired now though so going to try and get some sleep. Hope you all had a good day

 

[Rebaby]

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing today?

I have been rough the past few days, and yesterday had to go pick the pram up (we bought it from my cousin who needed the space to put in their new one, if you catch my drift) Anyway, that involved an early start and a drive to Yorkshire, on my own as OH was in work. I threw up loads of vimto (that i'd been sipping during the night) just before i set off, then called in at my mum's on the way and sat around feeling really rotten. Perked up in the afternoon but by the time i got home (with the pram) i was knackered and couldn't remember anything my cousin had said about how to assemble it, and was getting really annoyed at myself and upset.

Woke up this morning feeling no better, sick and tired and really weepy. I started to think about how my sick note from my GP runs out tomorrow and if/when i should try to go back. I told OH even if i do go back sometime soon i don't think i can manage to do the course that work have put me on as well as my regular shifts, as it is just too much. The thought of it alone makes me anxious and exhausted! He listened to all my reasons but "doesn't want me to sell myself short" (I was really pleased when i first found out i was on the course, but that was before i was even pregnant and i never thought i'd have hyperemesis) as he still hopes maybe it will pass sometime soon.

Anyway, i was starving but didn't eat anything all morning because i felt so sick, but had to sit outside the bathroom door while OH got showered just in case i needed to go in and throw up. When he came out of the bathroom i was sitting on the top step of the stairs crying, and i couldn't even really explain why. Eventually i pulled myself together and after he went to work i got showered and dressed and went to my friend's baby's christening. No way on earth would i have gone, except that the church is literally at the end of my street, just a few doors down! And i'd promised i'd be there, so i went for the ceremony, which was 45 minutes, had a quick word with her and then left before i ended up being sick all over the vicar or something.

I have felt a bit better generally this afternoon i guess, i don't know what got in to me this morning though.

 

[craftymum]

hi rebaby, sorry you've had such a rough time, if you don't feel ready to go back to work then don't as you will only end up suffering much worse for it afterwards. Your OH is prob trying to make you feel a bit better as mine is the same and he still says hopefully it will pass soon, it's so hard for them to see us like this too as there's nothing they can really do for us but give us hug and clean up our sick, mine's an expert in that now as I carry a bucket round with me and as I tend to get very dizzy I don't like to walk up the stairs with a bucket full of puke in case I drop it everywhere - that would be a nasty job! I really hope you are feeling better tomorrow though def think about taking some more time off work as it's not worth it to push yourself while you are so ill, even try a couple of weeks and see how you are after that. I've been off work since the end of Feb and I wont be back before my maternity starts as I'm just too weak. I've had a crappy weekend, was really sick all day yesterday from about 3pm and been throwing up all day today. Feel really hungry but don't ant to eat anything now as I don't want to throw it all up again. I feel so weak today I think going out yesterday took a lot out of me but it was nice to get a bit of fresh air even though I was only in and out of 2 shops and home again. My knees are still killing me from when I fell esp when I bend them but it could've been worse at least I didn't fall on my tummy and bubs has been going mad in here last couple of days so I know that everything is ok. I am so sick of hearing people saying to me that at least I'm halfway there now so not too much longer etc etc as it really does not help you feel any better when you're violently chucking your guts up every day but I guess people just don't think. The girls in the pram shop remembered me from last week guess me near fainting kinda made an impact although maybe they're used to that happening given that most of their custom will be from pregnant ladies. I'm off to bed soon as I'm so tired and just ache all over, hope you are all ok today

 

[snugglebot]

girls, I just want to give you all a big hug.

I don't suffer from hyperemesis, but lurk here because my sister did but was never diagnosed and both she and I have found some of the info you post here very helpful for her in case it happens next time.

you are all troopers and one day your babies will be eternally grateful to you.

 

[MrsQ]

Hi there I have just been diagnosed with Hyperemesis and thought I would join the band wagon!
Gonna look through all the posts and catch up with you all now!
xxxx

 

[Rebaby]

Sorry to hear that hun Hope it doesn't last very long for you.

And sorry you had such a crappy weekend louise

Hope everyone is having an okay morning. I was trying for a lie-in but we had a parcel delivered and OH is out at work, so i was rudely awoken by knocking on the door and the dog going mental!

I ran downstairs so fast i didn't even think how i must have looked, in my bath robe with my bird nest hair but afterwards the shock of being woken up so fast really did NOT help

Not too grumpy though as the parcel was our reusable nappies we ordered at the baby show

 

[MrsQ]

Wow having read all your threads I am back here at the end.

THough i would now introduce myself.

I am lorraine and started being sick at week 5. Having been sick for 8 weeks and not being able to urinate i went to the drs last week and was promtly admitted to hospital.
My veins had collapsed and they couldnt get the iv in, but they did with difficulty stayed in for 1 night.

Had a scan and baby is fine, cheeky bugger.

Been given cyclizine hydrochlorine which are pants as i am still being as sick as a dog!!! Plus they make me feel like a walking zombie!
I am so tired all the time and havent been signed off work so have to go back soon! dunno how i will manage as i do 12 hr shifts!

Also have had a friend comment that i should be careful what i wish for when i have said that I want to feel normal again! Said she wants whats best for me and i could loose the baby! This is my bestest friend! Nice huh?
So now i feel like a cow for wanting the sickness to end!
x

 

[Rebaby]

What an insensitive thing to say! Some friend!

Sorry you're having such a bad time. Why haven't you been signed off work hun? Just curious, as it sounds as though you've been really unwell with it and long shifts probably won't help you get your strength back.

Big to you

 

[NIfirsttimer]

hi all.. im back after a few crappy days! decided to have a chinese on saturday night. MAJOR mistake. was up sick from 2am, id have blamed it on the chinese but OH ate the same thing and was fine, so it was just me really wasnt pleasant tho. dont think ill do that again!
louise.. the sand & black pram is fab.. i googled it, love the colours and it will be really nice to coordinate with either pink or blue stuff depending on whats cooking in there!
rebaby... i would rule out going back to work for a while hun.. even once the sickness has stopped (which urs hasnt so ur defo mad!) it takes weeks to recover from the malnutrition and fatigue etc.. work, especially on your feet all day will soon leave you completly exhausted. i know its horrible feeling like you should be there and you are letting people down etc, but u just need to give up that idea until you are feeling close to normal again.. work will always be there when you are well again, right now your health and bubs health is number one!

louise im the same as you when you say people are driving you mad telling you half way there.. all i hear now is 'not long to go now' when in reality i feel like its never been further away! i dunno whats happened to me but a few weeks ago i was full steam ahead organising and getting ready, and once i got to about 90% i just kind of stopped and havent done anything else since lol! i think im in denial...

my friends had a little baby boy, jude, on thursday, so went to visit him on sat.. OMG he is SO teeny! made me realise that even tho ruby is 'big' shes going to be sooo tiny in reality! he was gorgeous and it was a real reality check! almost made me broody lol!!!!

ive developed really sore hips over the last week.. like at the front where my leg meets my hip, and really low down in my back / top of buttocks.. am trying to take it as a good sign, that shes getting into position, but it HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey snugglebot.. nice to see you over here, think all lurkers should say hi! we dont bite lol (cos we would only have to throw you up again lol)
sorry your sister had a nasty time too. undiagnosed HG must be the worst, at least when diagnosed you get some support and help, albeit crap!

mrsQ2b... welcome to the club no one wants to be in! hope you start to find some relief soon, stick around here and feel free to moan as much as you need too.. if you read this from start to finish you will know we do a fair bit of it in here.. sometimes its the only thing you can do.
your friends comment was unfortunatly typical. people just DONT get it. if its any consolation, all of us have felt that we no longer wanted to be pregnant. i never wished ruby away, but if i could have rewound and been not yet pregnant, i dont know if id have done it again. its the hardest thing ive ever done in my life, and its sad that some friends & family dont seem to be able to appreciate how hard it is for us, i think theres a whole culture that its a weakness, and that every pregnancy should be the same, so if they had a whale of a time, then we should be the same.
if its any consolation, HG babies are generally big strong and very healthy, rarely premature, and have been linked with high IQ recently too! its also a sign of a healthy pregnancy.. one of the dr;s in the hospital commented to me that ruby was 'going nowhere' which although odd.. i took as a good thing lol!

 

[claire99991]

mrsq2b welcome hun, im sorry your going thru the hell of this dont ever feel guilty of wanting the sickness to stop this is a proper illness, i have wished that i wasnt even pregnant anymore after 15 times of being sick

im so sorry all the other girls are being so poorly at the min we just need to cling to the fact that its not for ever, louise im glad you managed to get your hair cut and get out and about. xx

im sorry i havent been around for a few days ive been so tierd and drained by all the sickness i havent even had the energy to type. My cyclezine arent working there making me feel like im spaced out and i hate it when i have my daughter to look after so i havent even taken any today. I rang my GP this morning to see where the hell my appt is with the midwife as i havent heard anything about a booking in appt or scan yet and guess wot they didnt even reffer me and still havent they said they would ring me bk but this was hours ago its obvious there not going to. I have the antenatal number from the early preg assesment centre when i went with the bleeding so wondering weather to just ring them direct carnt hurt can it.

Well im just about to eat my dinner then more than likely throw it bk up as i keep being sick just cooking it. Lovely. Hope you have a sick free day girls xxxxxxxx

 

[craftymum]

hi everyone and welcome to the new girls, Mrsq you really should ask your GP to sign you off work I've been off since the end of Feb and I very much doubt I'll be back now and as for your friends comments that is really insensitive just ask her how could she cope with really severe food poisoning type symptoms that just never go away but like Kat says comments like that are the norm I've had people say oh I had morning sickness and I just got on with things! And as for the oh not long to go now comments they really don't help people don't seem to realise that the longer this goes on the weaker we get and the harder it gets to cope with, I'm really worried that I wont have the energy for labour as I'm sure you're freaking out about that part now too Kat.
It's crap when I can only manage to get out for 2 hours max and I really suffer for it afterwards.
Rebaby I really think you should just forget about work for now, you need to concentrate on your own health now and get plenty of rest too.
I also take cyclizine and think Kat does too, they don't really work for me either but my Doc wont give me anything else so I just keep taking them in the hope that they will work.
Kat I'm sure it was scary holding that little baby and you prob can't wait to meet little Ruby even more now. Throwing up chinese does sound very painful. I'd really bad day yesterday too and not feeling too grand now but hey what's new. Hope everyone is ok this afternoon big to all of you