hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[claire99991]

aww im sorry you had a argument with your mum i can totally understand that you dont want to catch swine flu at this late stage in your pregnancy i think you have every right to be upset about it you need her as well you have been poorly for so long and like you said your sis in law has other people to help out! i would be pissed of as well hun

just looked at your bump piccy your 36 week bump pic looks like mine at 16 weeks, it just really shows how bad the HG is for you hun its so awful and you have suffered so very much your so brave hun this will be over really soon xxxx

 

[craftymum]

Thanks Claire, I just wish it would all kick off this weekend I am seriously fed up, felt so sick all afternoon so just lay down in bed and avoided eating til it passed, I could hardly walk the length of myself today either I feel like such a pensioner hobbling about and yelping out with pains too. I feel like a medical nightmare!

 

[Rebaby]

I think it's totally understandable the way you feel lou, after everything you have been through this pregnancy your mum should understand that catching bloody swine flu is the absolute last thing you need to be worrying about right now

I've been feeling 'off' still today, although haven't been sick so shouldn't complain. Just feeling incredibly shattered and queasy and a bit shaky/weak. Also i am constantly starving but no real appetite for food (if you see what i mean?!) which is most unlike me, as since the sickness passed i have been really making up for lost time eating everything but today thinking about food makes me feel a bit ill! I'm hoping it's just a phase, or being a bit run down or something like that I did manage an hour nap on the sofa this afternoon which was really nice and made me feel a tad better than i did this morning.

 

[claire99991]

rebaby hope this little blip doesnt last long i think its totally common for woman with HG to have sum blips after they start to feel better lets just hope it doesnt last long and you can go bk to eating everything in sight

louise aw i hope sumthing kicks of for you as well could you stomach sum of that rasberry tea thats meant to get things going? walking is out of question with your pain, curry probs isnt a good idea with the HG bounce on your ball! and maybe have sex lol sorry hun thats all i can think of!

 

[craftymum]

aw rebecca sorry you're having such a bad day, I really hope it doesn't last too long for you, you def don't want to end up as bad as ever all over again.
Curry def a no no - eurgh the thought of all that rice coming down my nose and the burn yuk! As for sex OMG I really don't think I could even get comfy enough or find a way that didn't hurt to do it lol!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yeah i tried the sex thing... its not easy lol!!
the diy sweeps are the way to go hun.. the good news is theres no real technique lol.. a general rumage seems to be all thats required hehe!

 

[claire99991]

im intruiged by this DIY sweep lol

 

[craftymum]

Me too, bit scared though as I've heard people talking about risk of infection etc when you don't know what you're doing.
I had an awful night just felt so sick and my back and pelvis are in agony, everytime I get up or turn over in bed the pain is excruciating I just feel so annoyed that none of the Doctors have listened to me or helped me with this cos it really hurts to part my legs etc and when I read about SPD all the symptoms seem to match so that makes me really worried for labour as this can make things a lot harder - as if I don't have enough crap with the HG.
Then all the stuff with my Mum has really stressed me out now too, I just feel so annoyed that she can't see my point of view and she never even rang me back to talk. I'm now just dreading being stuck on my own here with a baby all day as we share a car so I wont be able to have the car every day and I just feel like I'm starting to get really stressed and will end up suffering with PND - I had this quite bad after I had Jenna and I suffered from depression again about 6 years ago and I don't want to go down that road again if I can help it. I just feel like crap right now.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

Awwh louise,.. dont assume that you will be depressed hun, cos thats only going to make it more likely. i know what its like tho, i too thought about it a lot, imagined that id resent Ruby for making me so ill, and be depressed becasue of it, but its not been an issue at all. My prediction for you is that you will be SO happy to feel better again, that depression wont even be a factor.
we bought a second car for Ruby coming, but actually whats happened is that it sits outside the house most days and doesnt move... you wont be out and about as much as you imagine, esp cos it will be coming into winter.. theres plenty at home to occupy us now! if you and steven can work something so that you maybe have the car a few days a week, i bet that will be plenty. try not to stress about these things (like i did) because they will ll just fall into place once bubs is here and you are getting into a routine. Im sorry that you have fallen out with your mum. it was inconsiderate of her to introduce that risk to you, and in your position i would be just as annoyed. you need her support right now and she has compromised that.

re the sweep... the way i see it (and i discussed it with my GP afterwards lol) is that if you are allowed (and encouraged!) to have sex, then i dont see why your own fingers would be a problem lol! you obviously just need to make sure your hands are clean (washed and gel-d here lol) and there shouldnt be a problem! at least i know where my hands have been, which is something thats not so easily said for the midwives lol)

 

[craftymum]

feeling like crap today, was sitting up at 1am watching crap telly as felt so sick and sore, then today have only been able to manage some toast at about 10am and haven't ate anything since - I know I'm going to have to try but I just feel so sick and not hungry at all. Had antenatal with my 'lovely' GP today again which was a complete waste of time, she briefly looked over my notes - had to direct her to the right place, she still seems really confused about the repeat bloods I've to get done on Friday and when I told her I was in so much pain on Friday after sitting for 5 hours at hosp she smiled and said 'well isn't it lovely that they decided to fit you in'!! I'm like WTF that's what I was there for in the first place! She just annoys me so much, she does not have an ounce of sense at all. She is very rough when she examines my belly she presses and squeezes so hard it really hurts and I'm now sitting in agony with a hot water bottle since I got home. I have to go in on Fri for bloods then back on Tues for another waste of time antenatal - I can't hack much more the effort of having to get up and get out is really getting too much again, it's not even just the sickness it's the pains too, I can barely put my own knickers on these days. I wish it would all hurry up and be over before then

 

[NIfirsttimer]

how are you today lou? xxx

 

[craftymum]

feeling really sick just now, just want to sleep but I always go to bed and can't sleep so I'm trying to sit up until I can't anymore. Keep getting horrible pains in back and last night I sat with about 3 hot water bottles but I think that my Doctor really was too rough on me. I'm waking up in the mornings now and feeling that horrible hungover feeling again and I can't seem to get myself to eat until about 3pm or after it, Felt really crappy today due to all the stuff with my Mum, spoke to her tonight but that's been first since Friday night, she was quite upset as was I but I still can't seem to get her to see my point she seems to think I'm just being horrible. I told her that if there were no signs of her having it by Sunday that we could all see each other again and she told me she'd just not come near me until it was over - I know she's upset by it but I really think she's blowing it all out of proportion as all I'm trying to do is ensure that I don't get it.

 

[claire99991]

aww i think your mum is being a bit unfair i mean she needs to understand that your just worried you dont need to get this as well as everything else thats going on for you at the min your already so poorly! i hope she comes round!

Im sorry your still in so much pain and every day i hope to come to this thread with to a update of a arrival of your baby and a pic of you scoffing a mcdonalds! xxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

it wont be long now until she is sat scoffing her mcdonalds!! (they have very kindly put a mcdonalds across the road from the hosp!!)
im glad u spoke to your mum again.. having lost my mum a few years back i hate to hear stories of people falling out with their mums! she will come round, babies are fab healers, and once bubs is here and the risk of swine flu is gone, it will be like it never happened. Shes just digging her heels in at the min saying she wont come round till baby is here, but you have broken the ice by talking, so hopefully she will warm a bit over the next few days
ugh i remember the rough antenatals.. my 3d scan too it hurt like hell! i think its worse for us cos our muscles are so sore from all the throwing up, so its really not nice having them poked and prodded.
fingers crossed things start moving soon... you been tempted by the diy sweep yet then lol!
xxx

 

[craftymum]

Don't know about the MacD's as I'm veggie but I'm still planning that trip to pizza hut, with bubs in tow - gonna have big 3 course feast - late birthday treat! I've lots of places I want to go to eat when it's all over though we'll have to take it easy or there'll be no money left lol! Can't wait to take bubs out shopping for lots of clothes - we didn't buy too much until we know what size to get and in case they got it wrong.
Feeling a wee bit better this morning - very sore but not as sick feeling at the minute, think all the stress with my Mum prob made me feel worse too. Dread Tuesdays antenatal again, my tummy is so hard as it is and she just gets 2 fingers and squeezes baby's head to show me where it is - as if I can't feel it myself by now. No idea how engaged head is they have just told me (both Doc and hosp) that head is well down there and when I asked how much it was engaged they wouldn't tell me for some reason - I guess cos it's not a good indicator of when things will kick off.
I'm starting to get really scared now about the pain as I'm already in agony with my back and pelvis - don't know how I'll cope as I can hardly get up out of bed or off the sofa it hurts so much and being the 2nd time knowing what to expect is def worse and my first preg was not as bad as this one.
I'm getting scared that I'll go over now - I really thought it would've all been over by now, doesn't help when everyone has been telling you from the start how you'll go early due to all the sickness - did you get people saying that Kat? I guess there's still time for me to go early and from tomorrow I can say my baby is due this month!!

 

[claire99991]

how u feeling xx

 

[craftymum]

Totally fed up, was sitting watching telly at 3am til about 6 just can't sleep at all. Still feeling really sick but haven't been sick for a few days but then haven't drank anything as I'm trying to avoid anything that I know will make me sick cos I really don't think I have the energy to throw up and I'm so sore too, can't get comfy however I sit or lie. Had a bath this morn but not really enjoying my baths anymore as find it hard to get out again and it seems to really drain me even more. 14 days to go, it's now October so I'm def more than ready for this baby to come out but I am totally bricking it too as I just have no energy at all and I can't cope with the pain I am having now so don't know how I'll manage the pain of labour. That epi is def getting more appealing by the day. cannot wait to come on here with some good news instead of just moaning and feeling sorry for myself all the time.
How are you today? x

 

[claire99991]

i know your scared of the pain of labour hun but its a few hours and then at the end the sickness and the aches will be gone and you will probs feel so much better than you do now, you will find the strength to get thru the labour hun just focus on getting rid of this horrible pain every day. I deffo think you have SPD as well as your sickness. I carnt wait for this to be over for you its october now your having this baby very soon it could even be today! i know its easy for me to say hang in there i carnt imagine how depressed you must feel you have had it so hard. I carnt wait to here sum good news hun xxxxx

 

[craftymum]

Thanks Claire, I will be sooooooo glad when it's all over and knowing that I never have to go through this again. Is the sickness any better for you?

 

[claire99991]

yea it seems to be easing a little, i do get the odd bout of it and im sick or feel it but its less and im managing food again so thats good. Hope it lasts