hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[NIfirsttimer]

yep me too.. mine literally vanished as soon as Ruby was born, i ate about 20 pieces of toast followed by a McDonalds burger within a few hours! amazing feeling!

 

[Aaisrie]

Kat I only have a few more weeks!!! :] I keep trying to remember what it's like to not feel nauseated and to WANT to eat!!

 

[Creep]

I swear to God as soon as bubs emerges into the world I'm getting DH to order me the biggest pizza he can find and I'm not gonna share it with ANYONE!!!

 

[bumpsmum]

I think Im being tested for this. Sick day and night and somedays cant even keep my own saliva down so far Ive lost 8lb have no appetite, no energy and at my wits end. Dr put me on Cyclizine? last week but made me 100% WORSE, I had to hand in a very strong/dark urine sample last week to test for ketones? not sure what that is but think I need to go back or is it better to contact the Maternity team direct? I cant take this another day let alone potentially another few months of this hell!!!

Havnt been able to read back to far are there any tips for alleviang it? The usual ginger/eatingbefore getting up/little and often dont work im honestly (and sad to admit) that maybe this pregnancy was a mistake xx

 

[amberdawn723]

Ketones are released into the urine essentially when your body is using fat storage to survive (instead of getting energy only from food). It's common to have high ketone levels in the urine if you have hyperemesis.

The usual remedies don't work for mamas with hyperemesis. I was prescribed Zofran and Reglan for mine. The Zofran helped tremendously with stopping the vomiting. And the Reglan helped with the nausea (took it before eating to help my stomach digest better instead of letting the food sit in there). Honestly without medication I just moaned and groaned all day while rolling around in my bed. I was fortunate to have my mom to help care for me (DH was working). She advocated for me with my gynecologist and that's what got me the help I needed. Good luck mama and I hope you get feeling better with the right treatment

 

[Sweedot]

I also was prescribed Zofran and I also went in for IV fluids a couple of times, especially around the 10/11 weeks mark, thats when they finally gave me the prescription for Zofran, I take it three times per day, 8 mg tablets...and it does help tremendously with the zomiting, but i still have difficulty with the nausea....

today I was late taking my pill because I was rushing getting ready and had to drive to my ultrasound appointment, i threw up in the car and for about 10 minutes in the parking lot when I arrived....but i made it to the appointment and had my pill and within about 15-20 minutes I felt alright again.

I also agree that none of the "traditional" methods worked for me, in the beginning when mine started at about 5/6 weeks those methods actually made me worse, and i couldnt nibble anything anyway, i couldnt even keep water down, it was projectiled back up...I also spent many hours just moaning and groaning, rolling around in agony, praying for some relief...and questioned whether i could even go on with it at times...(i think they refer to that feeling as the hyperemesis FOG) where its so bad, you will do ANYTHING to make it stop...but honestly, there are ways of helping with the symptoms, even on the pills it is still very hard at times, as many of these ladies will attest, but when I see my little bubba on the scan, it makes it worth it and I struggle on, and on and I know in about 20 weeks, Ill finally start to feel "normal" again...ohhhh, how I MISS NORMAL!!!!!!!!

 

[Sher8907]

I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis at 9 weeks, & I am currently 13 weeks, 1 day right now.. The doctors gave me both Zofran & Phenergan, but while they do help *sometimes* with the vomiting, I still have severe nausea... I've lost 14 lbs in the past month. )0: It's just difficult - I'm already high risk & now with this complication, I just hope the baby stays safe & healthy.

 

[Aaisrie]

Sher baby will probably be fine. Even with all the weight I lost Atticus is measuring bigger than my DD. I was diagnosed at 9w too and I've found the constant nausea is just something to put up with and forcefeed yourself through unfortunately.

 

[MilosMommy7]

do any of you have problems with your gallbladder? when i was 8 weeks prego with my daughter, the surgeon talked to me about having mine taken out and said it could be part of the problem with hyperemesis.

 

[Aaisrie]

MM apparently HG can CAUSE GB problems - they did bloods to check mine when I was about halfway through the pregnancy but I thought it was the HG that messed up the GB not the other way round?

 

[MilosMommy7]

she said if it was taken out it might help with throwing up so much. i didnt have problems with my GB until after i delivered my son. i know that GB problems run in my family. my sister had to have hers taken out (she's never been pregnant). so maybe it's just my family history.
i know that when i have GB attacks (post delivery) it makes me wanna throw up.

 

[Aaisrie]

Definitely sounds related but could be familial for you specifically. The Dr had just said to me that the constant throwing up of HG can cause GB problems and that some people can end up having to have theirs out after having HG? I don't really know much about it aside from that?

 

[MilosMommy7]

i can see that. the only thing i'd throw up was stomach bile. i couldnt eat a bite of anything. i know i need mine out and should call the surgeon. but i'm putting it off

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yeah they mentioned that to me too, although luckily i havent had any problems despite the months i spent throwing up bile!!
i did however end up with graves disease as a result!

 

[Laura246]

Just need some advice really.
Im 7wks pg. and the sickness and nausea has started quite badly actually. i cant eat a thing with out feeling sick. Drinks also make me feel sick. Im sick at least 6-8 times a day. with the nausea lasting all day&night. Atm im very very tired.. Im drinking as much as i can to keep the bile away but sometimes its just not enough.. I work as a colourist and doing peoples dye everyday is a battle. Feeling sick/being sick after each client. All yesterday i was crying&being sick I just dont know what to do with myself. I feel exhausted.. OH is being really caring. but just going on how i should eat.. How can i when it just doesnt go down. Should i seek help from a doctor? im havent got my midwife yet. thats on the 23rd.
Hoping this passes this stage. cus i feel so worthless atm
Thanks for listening
xx

 

[MilosMommy7]

laura - people gave me so many tips and ideas when i was prego with my son (it was worse with him than with my daughter). and none of it helped. i pretty much ate nothing for 6 weeks straight (lost 23 lbs). i was in the hospital every week for dehydration.
usually thy say to eat very bland foods. bananas, dry toast, water. stay sitting for atleast 30 minutes after eating/drinking (to try and stop it from trying to come up right away).
when i was sick, i'd throw up about 10 minutes after eating/drinking. if you can, try to go to the ER and they will most likely do an IV to rehydrate you and give you some nutrients. and most likely prescribe you with anti-nausea meds

 

[Amelia Pond]

I am 11+6 weeks pregnant and have had HG since week 5, I have been in and out of hospital because I keep getting dehydrated and 6+ ketones in my urine. I am at my wits end with being sick 24/7. I think it's messing with my sanity! Just wanted to moan really.....

 

[Sweedot]

I thought i was doing really well, had a couple of days where I was ok, then last night woke up in the night in a hot sweat and just vommed everywhere, then this morning, and at work...my head is pounding, i cannot stand the smell, i feel like i smell like vomit....ive been sipping nantucket nectar, because i cant even face my water, i feel like i need sweet....and my stomach is absolutely churning over, ive not kept any pills down today, im hanging on till home time, hoping i can just collapse and try and get some pills down....what a day!

 

[TTC DH FIFO]

Ok so I commented a while back.. I started to feel a bit better by 25 weeks ad from
Then until about 30 weeks I felt great. Been getting worse everyday since... The last week I've been so so sick again. I was warned my hyperemesis would probably return in the last few weeks but I hope they were lying lol

2 weeks tomorrow until my twins will be born.. Please tell me that this sickness ends then! I am terrified that the babies will be born and I will be just as sick and unable to care for them properly.. Please tell it does end if you have been here before

Thanks ladies xox

 

[Aaisrie]

I don't know... it's my EDD today and I'm feeling as sick as a dog. Sat up nearly all night nursing my sick bowl and am now lying on the sofa wishing this was over :[