hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[claire99991]

awhhhh i miss my bump
(WHAT is wrong with me!)

crazy lady

glad louise is ok and look forward to hereing the update will check in again later xxxxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

i know.. i am actually crazy. i must be!
i was so jealous of sam's lovely bump today!!!

keep meaning to ask.. are you two (claire & sam) on facebook?

 

[craftymum]

well what a crappy day! Started with me ringing Docs again this morning and blood tests still hadn't been checked by Doctor so I collected them and the hospital checked them for me, they came back normal but they did other tests for bile salts which also came back ok but they want me to have the tests repeated next Friday again as I'm still itchy and sometimes they can take a while to show up in blood.
We were up at hospital for 10am and Had scan, midwife said tummy was very small but rest was measuring at 39 weeks so she decided to send me over to DOU but the Doc had been called to theater so I had to wait about an hour she said so we went over to the restaurant but there was nothing I could safely eat at all so we just had a cuppa and came back after about 45 minutes in case we were called, by this stage I was getting very uncomfortable and really pissed off, eventually I was called at 2:20 where a junior Doc came to see me as the reg was too busy in theater which is fair enough, she scanned me and she couldn't get a reading as bubs head was turned sideways so she kept changing it and fiddling about it until basically it came close to my EDD - to be honest she didn't seem to know what she was doing and she looked about 12! She even put a ? in my notes! She then told me baby was measuring about 7lbs!!! I thought that a bit strange as 2 weeks ago was only around 4lb and as I haven't gained an ounce in that time I just don't get it at all. She asked how I was so I spilled everything out and then when I told her I was in agony she just told me in a matter of fact manner that there was nothing she could do about that and asked me if I'd tried pain killers! She was quite rude about this, Stephen even tried fighting my case but she was having none of it. I had to wait while my notes were updated and then that was me, I had so much trouble getting up off the bed again as my back was breaking and the stabbing pains in my pelvis practically unbearable, I hobbled out like a pensioner and was just told to come back in 3 weeks and I thought there's no way I can stick 3 more weeks of this, I burst into tears while I was in there and cried in the car on the way home - it was 3pm before we got out of there so we were there for 5 hours and I don't really feel any better off, the midwifes were great just that Doc was horrible - what is it with female Docs? On top of all that the heat was awful and I felt so sick and light headed from not having had anything to eat since 7:30am. I just feel so crap and fed up. I'm at my Docs on Monday again then next Friday for blood tests - I just really hope and pray that nature moves things on before that cos I can't take much more of this.
I'm sorry for such a big moan, really feels like all I ever do!
HOpe everyone else is having a better day xxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

lou maybe its time for the DIY sweeps! you are full term now, so its worth a try if you are desperate! i agree.. i much prefer a male dr too.. dont know what it is, but they just seem to be more empathetic!
we missed you today at our wee meet up... but you will defo be at the next one! (with a gorgeous baby in your arms!)

 

[craftymum]

How do you go about a DIY sweep? Does anyone here know what OT position means as that's apparantley why she couldn't get measuring properly

 

[NIfirsttimer]

ill pm you about the sweep lol..... serious case of TMI!

ot is occiput transverse, its what ruby was too.. it basically means head down but body sideways.. you usually have feet out the side rather than in the ribs, and baby is facing one of your hips! Ruby was left OT which i think is the most common, but went back to back for labour... which was kind of her! xx

 

[craftymum]

ooh I've no idea what side then baby seems to be mainly on my right side though I do get lots of pain etc under ribs but might be due to fact there's no room in my belly. Would that be why I get such bad back and pelvic pain? I tried googling it but that was scary as lots of stuff about turning it by forceps or c- section!!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

nah i think its fairly normal dont be worrying... you might have a bum under your ribs, if you feel the movment mostly on your right then baby is probably left Ot too... i think the side they call it is the opposite side from where the baby is facing, ie where their back is.

 

[craftymum]

feel most movement on left side as well as erm lots down there when I pee - which is horrible

 

[Rebaby]

Sorry you're still having such a rough time lou you really don't seem to have much luck with the drs you see do you? For people in the 'caring profession' they seem to not really give a crap I feel so bad for you.

I have had a really bizarre day today, had a shocking nights sleep, slept from 10.30pm until 1.30 am but after that i was awake every hour with one thing or another. I picked OH up from his night shift this morning and we decided to go to tesco and do some food shopping, and i felt so ill going round i had to stop and lean over the trolley for a bit, just to catch my breath. I *just* managed to pack everything away, and OH was paying and i had to dash to the customer loos and throw up A LOT. It was horrible and really took me back to the HG days, i hadn't realised how much i was taking it for granted feeling well again. I've felt pretty crappy all day since, i can't put my finger on it, i just feel wiped out and queasy and have had some sharp pains in my bump. My plan is to spend the rest of the weekend in bed i think!

Big hugs to everyone still suffering and a welcome hug to the new ladies

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

Bloody Hell, Louise, that's awful! I had hoped for more care for you from the hospital. I think I know the doc you saw at the DOU, very young, blonde, baby faced? yes, she has quite a brisk manner about her. I spent 5 happy (not) hours there on the August bank holiday. Not fun. I'm so sorry you had no joy. I was sort of hoping that they might have booked you in for an induction.

Maybe what Kat suggests may help...anything's worth a try now, eh? I might be interested myself if Bubs goes overdue!

Hi again to Rebaby. I'm sorry you felt rough today. Sometimes I have random puke days myself still. Hopefully it was just a blip for you.

Kat, no I'm not on Facebook as I fear further addiction. Hubs complains that he's a BnB widower already. I need to stay in his good books for a while!


Bump envy, eh? Kat I fear it's just bump nostaglia you are suffering from. A day or two of Hyperemesis would surely cure you of that!


Love to all


XXX

 

[NIfirsttimer]

haha yep you are so right! its like i know it was bad... but i cant remember just HOW bad it was! maybe thats a good thing tho lol

rebecca... hope this is just a temporary blip for you and wont stick around, but a weekend in bed sounds like the right thing to do! your bump is looking gorgeous! (yep.. im jealous again...)

 

[claire99991]

louise im so disapointed for you that your appt didnt go any better i have to agree female docs (well gyne docs are fu****g bitches) i dont know why you would think they would have a little more sympathy but oh no they are proper up there owne arse!

i really hope you can get things moving along naturally now and this baby is here very soon, its good your measurments seem to have sorted themselves out hope they are accurate.

kat im on facebook hun claire smith newcastle network red top on with quite long dark hair add me xxxx

 

[craftymum]

Sam the Doc was quite butch she she had mousy hair, glasses and just had a couldn't give a toss attitude. Couldn't believe how heartless she was when I was sittting there in so much pain, the registrar I was meant to see was the same lady who did my 20 week scan and she was nice but she was too busy so I was left with this little muppet! The midwifes couldn't have been better though just a pity I wasn't seeing them the whole way through instead of my GP.
Claire still not sure a bout my measurements as 2 seperate scans were both completely different and the Doc who scanned me seemed to humming and hahing and just going oh that's about right she even wrote a big question mark on my notes beside the results!
I just don't get how the baby can go from 4lb to 7lb in 2 weeks when I still haven't gained an ounce and if I'm still losing weight I don't actually know where from cos I've nothing left to lose hubby says he can feel every rib in my body jutting out and every single nurse or midwife that takes my BP comments on my skinny arms as the cuff is always too big on me.
Rebecca I'm sorry you're feeling sick again, hope it is just a minor blip and you don't end up back like you were before.
I didn't sleep much last night at all, just so sore and felt so ill, was sitting up at 4am with my bucket! Hoping to nip over to mothercare for a couple of things this morning as just so fed up sitting in all the time, maybe the action of being out and about will help shake this baby out of me!!

 

[craftymum]

Claire I added you on FB too hope I've got the right Claire Smith as there are quite a few of you lol

 

[NIfirsttimer]

too many claire smiths with red tops lol

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

Now I feel I ought to have a FB account and my Hubs will divorce me

XXX

 

[craftymum]

It's ok Sam we wont tell...lol!
I started to feel a wee bit better this morning - well compared to normal anyway. Went out to Mothercare and nipped into tesco while there - I'm now feeling like crap and in agony again so fed up I can't even walk the length of bloomfield shopping centre without feeling like a cripple. Going to take it easy now as feeling sick too - I'm so scared of being sick now even more as my tummy's so sore even when baby moves I will do all I can to avoid throwing up. Really really can't take 3 more weeks of this especially knowing that it will just get more sore as time goes on

 

[claire99991]

i havent had any new friend requests louise if you give me your name and network and describe pic i will add you. Kat gonna try find you now xx

 

[craftymum]

Louise McConnell Northern Ireland and my profile pic is one of my wedding pics so quite similar to my avatar here.

I'm so pissed off with my Mum right now - this is totally unrelated to HG but my little niece has swine flu, she has been ill for about a week and was rushed up to hospital the other night where she had lots of tests done and it was confirmed. She's home again but still very ill. I told my Mum they'd all have to stay away from me as I don't want to risk getting it myself at this late stage of pregnancy and I didn't want to put my baby at risk. My Mum said she wasn't going to go down ( after telling me that if the baby arrived it would break her heart not to see it but I could send her a photo until it was safe) but I just spoke to her half an hour ago and guess where she'd been - down at my bro's helping with the other kids, I got a bit annoyed with her and she spoke to me like I was stupid telling me I wouldn't catch it!! How the hell she knows that I don't know, I told her I wasn't prepared to put my baby at any risk no matter how small it may be. I also said to her that if I went into labour now while Stephen is at work I'd be on my own til he got here and she tried to argue that with me again too - I ended up saying to her that there was no point trying to talk to her and just hung up the phone. I just feel so annoyed that last night she told me one thing then this morning went and done another and that she obviously mustn't care about this baby that much if she is willing to do that. My sis in law is not on her own she has my bro, her own parents, brothers and sisters and they are all very close. I only have my Mum nearby and that's it! Maybe pregnancy hormones are making me more angry about this but I just feel seriously pissed off right now.