hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[Kitty23]

Lol Katy I know how crap it is wanting to go out a celebrate something but knowing there is literally no point! It was our first wedding anniversary when I was 10 weeks, we stayed home and I just was sick as usual lol. Oh and you can also get those wee sticks from boots, I keep meaning to buy some.

Hope everyone is feeling better today!

I'm still losing a few pounds a week ( it has slowed down on what it was) and the drs are getting annoyed with me for " not eating enough" ahhh! Lol I do try! I was looking at my blood test results and it looks like I'm quite anemic and no one has bothered treating me for it. So I'll mention that next week to the Midwife.

I feel terrible but I'm focusing on the fact twins are early and they will induce me about 37 weeks. Its making the sickness more bearable! xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I got told that as well kitty. When I was last in hosp the doctor that saw me told me he didn't think I was trying hard enough to eat and drink. I wanted to smack him xx

 

[Kitty23]

I always find its the male doctors that make these shitty little remarks about not eating enough. I'm a big girl and I think they think I am secretly dieting! ermm no lol! The midwives at the hospital were great though they really understood how shitty HG is.

How is everyone today? I've not been too bad this morning, only sick a few times so far, it was all bile again which is so gross coming up lol xxx

 

[justmarried24]

Hi ladies.
I have been advised my someone in 2nd tri to pop over here to ask a few questions.
I have been constantly sick since Saturday. I have not managed to keep anything down....food or drink! I have been to see doc (on Monday) and I was given anti-sickness tablets Prochlorperazine. They are so far not working!
I feel so drained and weak and so emotional. I have lost about 2 and a half pounds in weight since Saturday.
I have called and spoke to my doctor today and I have to go back to surgery this afternoon when hubby gets in and she told me to be prepared to possibly go to hospital.
Is this usual??? I havent been diagnosed with hyperemesis, and I have only had sickness constantly since Sat....so 5 days....can anyone help me or give me any advice?
Thanks in advance ladies.
xxxxxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I always find its the male doctors that make these shitty little remarks about not eating enough. I'm a big girl and I think they think I am secretly dieting! ermm no lol! The midwives at the hospital were great though they really understood how shitty HG is.

How is everyone today? I've not been too bad this morning, only sick a few times so far, it was all bile again which is so gross coming up lol xxx

I've only actually been sick a couple of times today too but I feel like shit to be honest. I'm wondering if I might be dehydrated again. Have MW tomorrow so I guess I'll find out then.

I must be odd, I don't mind puking the pure bile, it's better than proper sick.

Hi ladies.
I have been advised my someone in 2nd tri to pop over here to ask a few questions.
I have been constantly sick since Saturday. I have not managed to keep anything down....food or drink! I have been to see doc (on Monday) and I was given anti-sickness tablets Prochlorperazine. They are so far not working!
I feel so drained and weak and so emotional. I have lost about 2 and a half pounds in weight since Saturday.
I have called and spoke to my doctor today and I have to go back to surgery this afternoon when hubby gets in and she told me to be prepared to possibly go to hospital.
Is this usual??? I havent been diagnosed with hyperemesis, and I have only had sickness constantly since Sat....so 5 days....can anyone help me or give me any advice?
Thanks in advance ladies.
xxxxxx

I think generally the hyperemesis diagnosis only tends to be given once you've been admitted to hospital for it. I'm sure I read that somewhere, and that's how it worked with me.

No advice really, other than get yourself to the doctors and if they say you need to go to hospital and be put on a drip then do. It's not fun but it will make you feel better for a few days if nothing else. I'd also recommened taking some snacks with you, because after you've been on the drip a while and start to feel better you'll prob get hungry and hospital food is at set times. After I have the drip I usually manage to eat that day and the day after so in that time I try and cram in what I can. xx

ETA: Just a bit more practical advice if put on a drip...both time's I've been they've told me they aren't going to keep me overnight so I've been in normal clothes and my bra. Then they did end up keeping me in overnight so I had to sleep in what I had on because it's impossible to get changed once the drip's in so take pyjamas and get yourself comfortable before they put it in!

ETA again: The doc will want a urine sample, if you are dehydrated you'll probably only be going every few hours so do one whenever you can and take it with you if you don't think you'll be able to do one on demand.

 

[justmarried24]

Thanks Katy....just waiting for hubby to go to docs now so I will keep you guys updated.
I have a urine sample ready to take with me....havent packed an overnight bag (think I'm in denial that might even have to spend a night in hospital) but I will do that after docs if I need to.
Thanks again for all the help and advice ladies....I really appreciate it.
Love and hugs
xxxxxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

No worries, hope the doctor has good news but if you do need to go to hospital try not to worry. I hate hospitals, I'm really scared of them. But it's not that bad xx

 

[justmarried24]

Hey ladies.
Don't need to go to hospital! Phew! Doc says I have glucose in my urine (not sure what this means) so has given me antibiotics....also a new antisickess tablet called Citizline (sp?!) to try.
She said she is worried about me, but wants to give these tablets a chance and then see how I am on Friday. I think she could tell how much I don't want to go to hospital. Hubby said I had the look of fear when she mentioned it!
I have decided to give in and take the rest of the week off work....something I hate doing, but I need to rest up and take things easy. Doc said baby will be fine, it's just me that is suffering!
So, thank you all for your kindness and advice today....I hope I get better soon. I will keep you guys updated.
Thanks again
xxxxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I hope you feel better soon. I've had those tablets too, (I think you mean cyclizine). They can have strong side effects, they make me feel really tired and just not with it. xx

 

[justmarried24]

Yeah katy those are the ones - cyclizine. I have taken one already and am supposed to take 3 per day....so I'll just see how I feel on them...can't do much else but try them....just hope they don't make me feel worse!
xxxxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

They'll probably just make you want to sleep xx

 

[justmarried24]

Yip Katy....feel very tired! Can hardly keep my eyes open! xxxx

 

[ttcbambino#1]

Hi Ladies

Hope everyone is feeling ok today

I was secretly hoping the hospital stay would cure me completely, but things haven't really improved

Managed to not be sick Saturday, but started up again on Sunday and been going downhill again since, so Monday I was off (it was my bday too) had a row with Hubby tuesday night and now I'm just exhausted!! I've come to work but my brain is running on empty!

My boss has just handed me travel sickness bands, she bought them for me as her sister swears by them, she said it completely stopped her sickness Anyone tried them? Think it's a bit of a long shot, have them on and they just feel uncomfortable mre than anything!!! Bit cheeky I suppose, they obviously don't want me off work sick!

Sam x

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yeah i wore them for my whole preg. Im not sure they did anything tbh but i wasnt taking the chance so kept them on incase!

 

[ttcbambino#1]

yeah i wore them for my whole preg. Im not sure they did anything tbh but i wasnt taking the chance so kept them on incase!

I'll keep them on then just in case they turn out to be little miracle workers!!!

 

[justmarried24]

Someone told me to try these, so thing I might give them a try.
I feel better today, managed to keep my breakfast down....which is a huge plus! Fingers crossed things are on the up!!
Hope everyone else feels good today!
xxxxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yep cyclizine is what i settled on, it didnt really do much, maybe bought me an hour or so, and allowed me to sleep which was nice. but that was about it!
one dr at the hosp implied that i was addicted to them.... as if

glad u didnt hve to be admitted this time hun... it is crap but when you do need it it does make u feel a bit better...

fluids are WAY more important that food at the min, so make them your priority, its ok if you cant keep food down, but those little sips of water are a lifesaver!

ive been so ill for the last few days with a horrible tummy bug.. its really made me realised that i cannot ever, EVER allow myself to get pregnant again until Ruby is at school... i have struggled so much with looking after her while ill for 3 days, there is just no way i could do it for 9 months.. its actually made me quite sad i hate that there will be so big an age gap between them, but theres just no way i could do it

 

[NIfirsttimer]

ooh a little cyclizine tip for you...
i normally woke around 5m & started to be sick for the day, so i found that if i set my alarm for 4, took one, and a 1/4 of a dry cracker with a microscopic sip of water, it helped fend off the 5am start.. and made it a few hours later, which ultimatly meant less hrs being sick each day! might be worth a try!

there are also some other drugs you can try.. different ones seems to work better for different people.. metclorpromide is a popular one, although it didnt do much for me as it works by emptying your tummy quickly, so while theres no food there to throw up, it made me feel worse cos my nausea was always worst when my tum was totally empty..
stematil is another but it made me SO drowsy.. way worse than the cyclizine, i spend whole days staring into space on that lol...

 

[NIfirsttimer]

oooh yeah meant to say.. iin my bid to raise awareness of HG, and show thats its not just morning sickness, im doing an ask a mum thing on it next week in the baby club section..
not sure if u girlies have seen them, but a mum does one each week, on something different, they are really interesting, so spread the word in your tri's .... ill try to be as honest as i can! think it starts sunday pm xx

 

[anothersquish]

Dont worry about the age gap. My son is five and at school now and if he hadnt have been there is just no way on earth I could have done this pregnancy. Its been hard enough when hes been around and Ive been the most severly sick because even at five its distressed him , its even woken him up in the night and he wants to sit with me to make sure Im ok at about 3am which is cute but gives me that little heart broken feeling that hes missing out on sleep because Im being sick.
It has meant that during the daytime when Im usually better I can relax and sleep if I need too/can...I honestly have no idea how anyone could manage a child at home 24/7 with hyperemesis, I really dont. My OH has been home since the end of June as well since being made redundant so he takes our son to school and brings him home every single day, if hed have been at work I would, on many occassions, had to arrange for another parent to do the school run for me because I was too sick to step foot outside the door.
In a way I think fate intervened, it took us five years to conceive this one and it seems there was a reason for that. Hyperemesis was not something I was expecting, last time I was pregnant I was sick twice, once early on and once the morning I went into labour so constant severe sickness was NOT on the expectations list, I didnt even know it existed until I was told I had it!