hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[craftymum]

woah Kat can't believe ruby is 5 weeks already, I guess it just shows that even for us the time is going in quicker than it seems. Sorry you were sick last night must've bought all those horrible HG memories back to you, hope it's just a passing bug and you're not going to be stuck like that for days as I think we can all safely say we've done enough chucking up to last a lifetime!! I really am so scared of throwing up now, it's weird how a few days here and there without throwing up can do that to you whereas if I'm throwing up every day I seemed to accept it more, not that I feel any better for not throwing up, still feel like crap just don't look as bad I guess cos I'm managing to keep my food down, haven't tried the hot water but have tried it warm I think it's just the texture for some reason which is weird as I always loved water! I'm just really drinking decaf tea but I do get to a point where I have to drink something and then the fun begins again. I'm eating lots of watery fruit like melon and apples so hopefully that's doing me some good. I'm ready for bed every night between 8:30-9:30 not that I sleep though I'm finding it harder to sleep now and I'm up so much to pee during the night

I know what you mean about the birth Kat I had a horrendous birth with Jenna no pan relief, lost a lot of blood etc but getting to hold her for the first time was the best feeling ever so although the labour and birth scares the crap out of me I am looking forward to meeting the little scamp who has been causing me all this misery for the last 7 months. I just need some energy, even washing a few dishes seems to really drain me and I eel so bad for Stephen as he's under a lot of pressure at work at the minute then he has to come home to do everything here and look after me and he's no time sitting down for the night than I'm off to my bed, feels like we never see each other at the minute, that's why I really appreciate our little outings on a Sat morning as it's just me and him.

 

[claire99991]

louise i so know what u mean about getting scared of being sick after having a few days of, i wasnt sick yesterday and i ate last night although i was in bed literally holding it in my stomach crying cos i couldnt bare to let myself be sick anyway i eventually did throw up as it just wouldnt stay in and afterwards i had a little relief and i thought oh that wasnt so bad yet today ive avoided drinking hardly anything as im scared again so im sucking on ice pops about to go get my 4th then gonna go to bed see if i can hold it down although i can already feel the sicky taste in my throat, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i hate this i wish it would just be over!!!

rachel welcome to the thread hope the sickness goes away soon xxxx

 

[craftymum]

hey everyone, how has your day been? I was so so tired today and I tried to sort out my bag for hospital but I was so knackered after pulling it out and putting a few things in I just left it, everything is more or less ready though just needs sorting out, I keep adding to the list though so might need to get the suitcase out of the roof space!
Was really sick this afternoon as after 2 days without a cold drink I just had to have one but I tried a glass of diluted juice today to see how that went and I have to admit it tasted so nice but no time at all and it was all coming back up again although it didn't hurt as much as the fizzy stuff does but it tasted worse. Really am so fed up, my stomach aches so much and I am just so tired too, I just can't wait for this to be over - 9 more weeks to go although there's quite a lot of October babies making or trying to make an appearance already!! I really hope I don't go til 40 weeks I just couldn't stand much more, really want my life and my health back again.

 

[claire99991]

awww sorry you were so sick after having a drink lets hope bubs doesnt hang around to long!

ive been ok today felt a bit nauseas on and of all day but just scoffed loads of popcorn really fancied sum and feel ok at the min so we shall see if it stays down or not. xx

 

[craftymum]

Claire that's great you're feeling a bit better, hope the popcorn stayed down, I can't sleep I just felt so sick and uncomfortable so came downstairs to let Stephen get some sleep as I was keeping him awake with all my tossing and turning and grunting and groaning, it's just so hard to turn over as everything hurts and feels so awkward I really hate this if I could just get a couple of decent sleeps I think it would help me

 

[claire99991]

ive woke up not feeling sick and feeling really hungry had a bit of breakfast so lets see if it stays down, im making the most of this sick free time as im sure it will come bk soon

 

[craftymum]

Claire that's great fingers crossed it's the start of the end of HG for you, unfortunately think I'm just going to be like this til the bitter end. I'm so fed up and all I seem to do these days is whinge and cry and feel sorry for myself, I just have no life at the minute I suppose if I was able to get out and about more I could be meeting up with friends etc, but I feel so crap and only really feel secure going out with Stephen in case I faint and I can't stay out long anyway when I do, I'm just so exhausted my legs feel so heavy and sore and everything seems to hurt and the baby seems to be really down in my pelvic area now and pushing on a nerve or something cos I get this weird feeling and it makes me jump then I have to pee every flipping half hour

 

[claire99991]

awww im so sorry i wish it would speed up for you now, the sickness didnt stay away long anyway just been sick with my breakfast and now feel like shite

 

[craftymum]

aw that's crap hun

 

[claire99991]

how u feeling hun?

 

[craftymum]

not great today, nipped out earlier for a while and felt a bit funny, spent half the time in traffic as the tall ships were over here and were leaving today then came home and felt really sick, I was tempted to have a drink just to get it over with bu turns out I didn't need to as I just suddenly started throwing up while I was walking across my living room so much for my theory of beating this by avoiding cold drinks so fed up haven't slept in ages and my tummy is really killing me too.

What about you, hope you're having a better time at the minute?

 

[claire99991]

not really hun, still feel sick pretty much all day have a foul taste in my mouth all day and carnt find anything to eat that i actually fancy apart from popcorn so just gonna keep eating it i no its not good for me but im 12lb less than when i got preg now, my rings are falling of my fingers my face looks very thin and my hands have gone very boney! im also just exahusted havent even got the energy to get dressed so any food is better than none right? also i have heartburn all the time and the dehydration has started of braxton hicks which actually hurt! GRRRR 22 weeks to go...........

 

[craftymum]

hun, it really is horrible and so unfair. If popcorn is all you can eat at the minute then go with it. I'm the same even when I'm not being sick I still feel really sick and more than 10 minutes in the car has me feeling sore, sick and dizzy. Avoiding the fluids seemed to work for a while but I still feel so thirsty I'm just scared to take a cold drink now all I had yesterday was a wee ice pop and they usually stay down but everything just came up again and it was awful, how can so much food still be in my stomach hours after I've eaten.
My rings also fall off I nearly lost my engagement ring one day and my wedding ring swings around and up and down but I can't bear to leave them off.
It's really getting to me being stuck at home all day now I've asked Stephen to take a week off in the next couple of weeks if he can cos I just feel so fed up and lonely.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

hey girls.. so sorry you are both still suffering....hang in there xxxx

some Ruby pics.. shes 5 weeks now, and 10lb1oz!!!
we are now getting beautiful smiles every day
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tummy time...

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extreme closeup alert lol

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lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng baby!

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[craftymum]

Kat she is such a little cutie and something for us all to keep going for as we will have one of our very own soon and I guess all this will fade into insignificance. Just seems so far away at the minute but I guess having been there yourself you'll know what I mean

 

[claire99991]

she is just soooooooo cute!!!!!!!!

 

[craftymum]

hey Claire how are you today hun? I've had pretty miserable day,was round at my Mums this morning for a while but then got really tired and had to come home again, I felt so so thirsty and I gave in and had a drink which then resulted in me throwing up really badly, I know I was still sick on Sunday without a drink but when I don't drink I seem to feel worse than when I throw up, I get so tired and fuzzy headed and just need to sleep but when I do manage to sleep it's not a good sleep it's like a hungover sleep and I feel worse when I wake up, I don't know if this is possibly dehydration setting in though I don't have any ketones at the minute. I'm just so fed up as it's been a long 7 months I just wish I could go for a day out somewhere but 20 mins in the car kills me and I need to sit down all the time or I'll fall down On top of all this I was up during the night 8 times to go to the loo!! I haven't stopped peeing all day it's awful sometimes I just have to move and I need to go really think this baby is trying to get out!! I've been getting awful pains in my pelvic area too and it made it so hard to get my legs out of bed and I was hobbling like an old woman this morning - why is this so bloody hard? It's so unfair!

 

[craftymum]

hey everyone, it's very quiet on here these days I haven't posted in a few days cos didn't look like anyone is about. I hope you're feeling a bit better Claire, I'm still having a crap time had the return of the ketones again the other day but they seem to have gone again which is weird cos I still haven't been brave enough to take any more fluids in. Had terrible pains this morning like bad period pains and pressure/pain down in my bits they seemed to last about 15-20 mins and I was curled up with my knees up to my chest but they didn't happen again which is good cos I was a bit worried that they were contractions starting but form what I've read in 3rd tri they could just be braxton hicks as some women find these like period cramps. If they persist though I'll maybe give the hosp a ring and get checked out.
I feel so tired this last few days have been in bed for around 8pm every night but can't sleep, I'm just so fed up with this, I actually walked round to my Mums this morning which is only less than a minutes walk round the corner and this left me knackered and out of breath and also all the bloody wasps were chasing me too!! I seem to be getting really really down lately it's like the longer this goes on I just feel worse I can't get into the way of thinking that I'm nearly there as I just seem to be so knackered, sick and sore all the time. I'm also getting some mighty big kicks/punches in the ribs when I lie on my side and they are so so sore. Roll on the 15th October!!

 

[claire99991]

louise im sorry your struggling so much i hope the end is in sight for you now and although i wouldnt want your baby to come early i hope he/she doesnt hang around in there for to long, i have had so much going on the past week my daughter has had flu and my OH has his owne plumbing buisness and we had a large cheque of a customer bounce which leaves us down thousands and its a really scary time trying to chase him and sort it out, ive also been very sick still have had days where ive had more to eat than other days and sum days just the feeling of sickness but ive vomited lots today it could be part stress with the buisness thing as well. I bought a full body pillow as im already uncomfy in bed and im only half way there, that carnt be good anyway it was nice last night and helped. Will write more tomorow soooo sleepy now xxxx

 

[craftymum]

Claire that's awful, are you going to see a solicitor? last thing you need with a baby on the way, I really hope you get it sorted out soon and I hope your daughter is feeling a bit better too, hopefully you don't get the flu also. I'v been uncomfy from about your stage too and now I'm lucky if I manage about 3 hours sleep in a night I've tried the pillow but it just annoys me and I get too warm as well, also I toss and turn too much for the pillow to be any use to me (that's not pregnancy related I always did toss and turn a lot) A bunch of young ones have bought the house just down from us and they're having bloody partied every weekend which go on til 5 or 6 am the noise is awful as they all end up out on the street shouting etc, really hope it calms down soon cos it's been last few weeks every Fri and Sat night! had more pains at 2am really agonising but not regular enough to be classed as contractions, if I get anymore over the weekend I'm going to get checked out just to be safe.
Hope you're feeling a bit better today hun