hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[aevenstar]

Thanks kirst-she's fine just a few scrapes!

Rough day-tea been only food to stay down get so hungry after I've thrown up though-bizarre cycle. Hubby being fab today-looking after me and doing housework I'd normally have done on my days at home with Eleanor. Makes a difference! Pretty much decided to take some time off work.

How's everyone coping in hot weather (uk)? Just dispatched Luke for mini milks!

 

[kirst76]

We're just coming into Summer here (NZ)....I dislike summer, even while I'm not pregnant.
WE had a lovely week weather wise....the hottest it got was 21c so not too bad, but now its raining and cooler so I'm just right.

 

[Gitlost80]

Well the countdown begins. 4 days till ovulation.Im feeling excited,scared nervous and happy all at the same time. Im happy to be TTC, but then I think about the HG, and the long nights/days where the only relief i can remember getting was by sitting in the bathtub while the shower ran over my back and throwing up in the drain. I also stuck my head out of the shower curtain to eat mashed potatoes while in the shower.When I could eat,it had to be very bland,or easy to come back up. I am praying for a miracle,actually two miracles.#1 is to conceive asap,and #2 is to have less severe HG.

 

[coxy1978]

Hi All!

Good luck with TTC Gitlost, are you using OPK?

Aevenstar, sending you big


Gitlost, i know what you mean about choosing foods that are easy to bring up!! I thought exactly the same too when i read that Aevenstar was eating bit of mashed potato (mmm, nice and easy to release, ha ha!)

Foods i found difficult were pizza - and if i ate salad i found i'd get lettuce stuck in my nose (on its way out) That was harsh!

Im snuggled up on sofa this morn with my littly and a blanket watching kids TV. Feeling bit off and the nausea is getting worse. Ive been feeling pretty bad and at the stage where you have to concentrate not to be sick.. Ive had a few dry retching incidents but so far managed to keep food and drink down. Its prob a matter of crossing off the days tho!

xx

 

[aevenstar]

Morning ladies,

kirst - I'm not a summer lover either! I like it cold and sunny best in winter

Gitlost -it is a mixed feeling isn't it? I so wanted to be pregnant again, and have our second child, but there was that 'what if...' at the back of my mind.

Coxy - glad you're managing to eat and drink still - take it easy (not the easiest thing with a LO I know!)

well, another day off work - rang (new) boss this morning, and he's been fine with it - felt bit bad as he's been off for a week, and come back to a new team, new area as we've had a big organisational change, and our first conversation is 'I may not be in for a few weeks'!

Still struggling to eat and drink - going to ring docs again today and see if can get anything other than these buccastem which are useless. To be honest, I feel that rough I'd take the drip right now over this.

Been planning ahead for Thurs/Fri when Eleanor is with me - got MIL coming over Thurs pm-Friday daytime - we get on OK, and to be honest, I'm glad of the help. So that only leaves Thursday morning to really have to cope with - probably go to a friends, or maybe playcentre.


5 more sleeps till scan!

 

[Futuremommy1]

Hi Ladies!

I'd much prefer winter to summer as well. Living in Texas 100+ degree weather is common for the whole summer or about 37 degrees celcius. Right now we are still in the high 80s although its supposed to be fall. I told DH we had to move next year.

Anyway I learned the hard way that spaghetti with ground beef is HORRIBLE coming back up. I was pretty good with pastas in general but one day the spaghetti came back up and that was the worse thing in the world. It would get stuck in my throat going up or swallowing. Just thinking about it makes me feel horrible.

usually i have ice cream at night but last night that didn't want to stay down and that smelled horrible coming back up.

when will this end!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[kirst76]

OMG, I can sooooo relate to all those things coming back, lol!!

With all my girls I craved sweet stuff, milkshakes, yoghurt, icecream, etc and all those were easy to throw up......this time I've been craving savoury which is bloody terrible to throw up. I haven't been sick now for almost 2 weeks (thank you ondansatron/zofran) but the nausea is so bad somedays I feel I cant do a thing.

 

[Gitlost80]

Yes I am using OPKs,mucinex(to help thin out CM) and BBT charting.On day 12,about 2 days to go! Wouldnt it be nice if I could get it the first month? Then I could come throw uo in this thread while you guys hold my hair back.Lol,just kidding, but yeah Im doing as much as I can to prepare myself for the road ahead.I do believe HG has to do with hormones because I even get nauseous around Ovulation.I have my 2 sons and Im hoping for another just cause Im afraid the HG will be worse with a girl(My miscarriage baby was my worst,and I assume it was a girl).

 

[kirst76]

I so know what ou mean about holding the hair back....just before I got pregnant I got all my hair chopped off, my husband reckons its been great because he hasn't had to hold my hair back at all this time, lol
Begin the BD now gitlost, and go ever other day until at least a week after you know you've ovulated. Good luck!!!!!

 

[coxy1978]

well, think its setting in

Feeling worse and worse and not managed to keep anything down that i ate this morn, Ive just tried again - went for the easy option - tomato soup! haha! (dont worry - no cream carpets in this house! LOL I'l let you know how i get on, but actually, im feeling a tad better last 15mins so maybe i will keep it down!

Littly has just fallen asleep on sofa watching my little pony in a foreign language (no wonder she's asleep, ha ha) but has been so good today, bless her. Although saying that, she's made a LOT of mess...

How's everyone else feeling today?

 

[aevenstar]

Hi ladies

Been eating a bit better last two days as doc let me have some cyclizine. Still being sick and feeling nauseous but keeping a bit more down at least. Plus has the benefit of making me so sleepy I can just sleep through it!

Still - Eleanor at home tomorrow so hoping for a good day to be able to cope with her.

Coxy -hope that soup stays put! Kirst - glad you're eating - praying that nausea settles down for you. Gitlost - sounds like you've got it all planned!

xx

 

[kirst76]

I saw the dietician today....she was great!!!!
All of you with hyperemesis should definitely go see one if you get the chance.
She was very helpful and told me that if I lost anymore weight, started vomiting again or the nausea lasted past 20 weeks that she would admit me and put a tube in my nose.

I saw my midwife yesterday and had put on 600g in 4 weeks so thats something at least.

 

[coxy1978]

Aevenstar,

My doc gave me cyclizine and buccustem yesterday, to take together! Im on another planet! I could barely talk yesterday. MIL has taken little one today so thats helped as dont need to worry about dozing off!

I did manage to keep all my food down yesterday. When i woke up this morn, and meds had worn off, i actually felt human again....but i can feel the drowsiness and spaced out feeling coming back! I dont think i can take these the whole first trimester... do you?

 

[coxy1978]

Kirst!

just think, not too much longer now and you should begin to feel at least a little better. cant remember, did you say this is your first pregnancy?

 

[kirst76]

this is actually my 5th pregnancy, like you I had an ectopic so I just have my 3 girls. With the last 2 girls the nausea and vomiting lasted until I was full term so I dont hold much hope.

The dietician gave me this supplement drink to make up....I'm not drinking any milk at the moment, cant stomach it so this is a milk drink to boost my calcium and everything else. Yesterday I drank it slowly like she said but afterwards was retching and gagging and ended up throwing up a little.
I want to be well, I want to be able to enjoy my pregnancy, but its so hard when you feel like crap all the time. All I can do is my best and take each day as it comes and when I feel alright I can do stuff but when I feel yucky I just sit here.

I hope you can get things under control soon coxy regarding the meds and stuff. Good that you kept everything down the other day!

 

[angeldreams]

Dearest Coxy1978!

I hope you don't mind my reply...I joined the forum in August as I too was anticipating getting HG again...for the 4th time! I had all my ducks in a row and waited for it to hit! The girls on this forum were so sweet and offered so many encouraging words...I thought I was experiencing a miracle..I was 7 weeks and the HG had not hit me yet!

Anyway, your posts sounded so much like mine...I was afraid to read how it ended up, but I'm so relieved for you that you ended up sick (sorry! I mean that to say you're having a strong pg!)

I discovered at 8wks that I wasn't in fact experiencing a miracle, but a weak pg! I ended up having a D&C at 9 wks, but plan to try again!

So sorry you're feeling sick, but as mentioned before, there is a grand prize waiting at the end!

Good luck to you! I plan to jump right back in this forum when I'm desperately seeking relief...both physically and emotionally! Hope to chat soon!

Sincerely,
Angeldreams

 

[kirst76]

*hugs* angeldreams!!

 

[aevenstar]

Hi ladies!

How's everyone today? Have been managing to eat a bit more with the cyclizine but still throwing up about 5/6 times a day-improvement on 10+! feels odd not being in work-am seriously cross with new boss though as he's told people why I'm off when I asked him not to!

Exam on Thursday-hoping to do some prep today for it, then we are meant to go on holiday on Friday-am hoping I can cope with journey down. I normally do all the packing as well so am going to have to be patient with DH as he'll be doing it this time!


Oh-had scan on Saturday and we have a little bean with a heartbeat-so good to see! Really relieved. Bookin appointment tomorrow-time to discuss home birth! Don't know whether to try for one again-was induced last time as so overdue.
Hope you all have a manageable or better day x

 

[Futuremommy1]

hi ladies!

Sorry I've been MIA. I was admitted last week to the hospital for 4 days and I got out on Saturday. I'm now on reglan and scopolamine. Not sure if they are actually working. I still throw up pretty regularly. But when I was admitted I was vomiting every 20-30 minutes. I am so ready for this to be over.

Did anyone have hg for a period of their pregnancy or is it a full 9 month thing? I really wanted to travel and cook for the holidays but if this keeps going I won't be getting out of bed and that makes me sad.

I'm considering quitting my job cause I've only been here for 2.5 months and I've already missed 2.5 weeks of work due to hg. This is really getting to me.

 

[coxy1978]

Hi girls!

Angeldreams, thanks for your reply, and so sorry about your loss. good luck when you start trying again... How long ago was your last pregnancy?
Sounds silly, but i just wanted the sickness to start so i could be reassured that my pregnancy was a strong one...but now its here, im just wishing it would go away! I think i had forgotten how awful it was...there's just no escaping it. day and night, i feel terrible.

Aevenstar, sorry to here your new boss has been telling your work colleagues! What an idiot! Luckily, my work is bank work, so i can just drop my work load without any explanations. Although i have told a few people i work with.
Like you, im just sat here doing nothing, I feel disgusting for not doing anything...my house is a tip and im just sat on the sofa with a bucket by my side. Poor little Lila (my littlest) i havent even got her dressed today. Im being sick on my own saliva...its gross. Ive not kept anything down at all...dont know if its worth taking any meds when it gets like this? ...

....and im hungry....but i cannot face eating anything else because im so scared of bringing it up again.

Kirst, Congrats on getting ur little bean where it should be this time then! It must have been a scary ride for you too? It feels like we're punished for being pregnant, doesnt it? Ive not had one enjoyable pregnancy yet, and i cant think i'l ever put myself through any of this again now. I havent reached the point of feeling like this pregnancy is real, as in I can not foresee the baby at the end - its still too early. Perhaps i'l feel more rewarded after my scan on wednesday.

Sorry for moaning girls... i really feel like shite! I know you all feel the same tho - or have done before. xx