hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[claire99991]

big hug to you as well louise, how do you manage to stay hydrated? just a question cos im really struggling to drink much xxxx

 

[craftymum]

well ladies my blood tests are in and my iron levels are very low but the Nurse needs to speak to the doctor to see if I need to go on Iron or not so I have to ring back tomorrow again. They did tell me at my appointment they don't really like giving iron til about 28 weeks unless they feel it's really necessary as it can make sickness worse. Least it explains all the dizziness and fainting, glad I insisted on blood tests now. The other news is that my silly hubby let it slip to his Mum what colour my bump is!! We are (were) keeping it secret so now we'll have to tell my Mum. He said he'd make it up to me if I wanted by treating me to a 4D scan!! Have to do some research now on where to go and cheapest price etc!
Also just threw up while on the phone - how embarrassing is that!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

louise 352 on the lisburn road is by far the best... and the most reasonable. they are also the only place whos policy is to bring u back at no charge if they dont get good pics!

 

[claire99991]

i had a good experiece at baby bond as well they also brought me bk at no charge as she had her hand infront of her face, so sorry about the iron levels but like you said at least you know why you have been feeling so dizzy xxxx

 

[craftymum]

will def look into it Kat thanks, hope he still agrees when he hears the prices!!
Hi Claire the only thing I have drank since I was 6 weeks is tescos own limeade, it's about 49p or something it's bright green and very fizzy and I drink it through a straw, I tested my pee this morning and I had no ketones, I really amazed at that as I seem to bring up so much fluid when I am sick but obviously just enough must be staying down, I eat honeydew melon too - so soothing to the throat after being sick, this prob helps too, I can't drink water though it turns my stomach and just comes straight back up again. Have heard a few people say that fizzy citrus flavoured drinks seem to be easier to tolerate, I know it's not the best thing to drink but if it keeps me off that drip then it's worth it. Stephen buys so many bottles of th stuff it all has to sit on our kitchen worktop as there's nowhere to put it, it tastes quite nice too though after this is over I don't think I will ever want anything with lime ever again! You guys are so lucky we don't have a babybond over here there's only 2 or 3 places that will do the scans and they are very expensive around £200-250

 

[claire99991]

yea i paid £300 hun, i tried the limeade it worked for a day then it just made me feel worse, i like fresh orange but it gives me heartburn im really struggling with fluids, last night i decided to just eat my tea as i was hungry and thought if im gonna be sick ill just bring my tea up rather than just water which i normally do on a night....well biggest mistake oh god i dont like being sick after a sandwich the lumps scare me sorry TMI there but i can only handle being sick water.

 

[craftymum]

Claire, I'm the same I have to drink plenty to kind of liquidise my food a little if you know what I mean - otherwise it gets stuck in my throat and makes me choke and just tastes vile, there will be some drink that will help you it's just finding it that is hard. I hate drinking anything as it always seems to make me sick straight away but the lime for me is the only thing I can actually bare the taste of at the minute, it can really burn on the way up though but I just can't tolerate water in my mouth at all. £300 is crazy for your scan!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

i stuck with plain water, ice or plain lemomade, little and often is the key i think

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

I'm drinking Tescos own brand diet tonic water at the minute. I know there's quinine in it, but I'm hoping that the amounts are so low that they're negligible. I still don't like water and it's the only thing I really fancy! The tescos delivery driver must think I'm a secret G & T addict as he delivers a four pack of tonic every week to me

Louise you can get Spatone prescribed by your doc instead of tablets. It's a very gentle liquid form of iron that is completely natural-doesn't interfere with BMs or make you ill. You can even take it by adding it to your Limeade! Makes sense that you're dizzy now you know your iron levels are low.


xxx

 

[craftymum]

Yeah Kat mentioned that too she said it's much gentler on the tum, for the risk of sounding stupid what are BM's?

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

Poos! Bowel Movements! Yuk. Sorry.

 

[craftymum]

I never even thought of that!!

 

[claire99991]

the liquid iron sounds better!

got mw appt for next wed she is coming to my house

 

[craftymum]

glad you got that sorted Claire, I didn't get my first appointment til I was 13 weeks for my dating scan etc so hopefully she'll set the ball rolling for you
Just seen my ticker 3 months, 4 weeks and 1 day to go!! Sound really scary put like that!

 

[claire99991]

how is everyone feeling today so far? im sipping vimto its my new drink of the day, only been sick once so far when i woke up.

 

[Rebaby]

Good afternoon ladies. I say good afternoon but i'm still in my dressing gown Not had a bad morning, not been sick once, although i haven't eaten or drunk anything either so probably why

I am feeling an enormous sense of relief today though, spoke to one of the sisters in work this morning and they feel it would be best for me to step off the course and they will leave me with the option to return to it once i am back from maternity.

I am so so relieved and just over the moon really. I had been agonising over it all so much the past few days and i know it hasn't been doing me any good to be worrying about stuff like that when i'm sick. She was lovely and said they don't want me under any more pressure than i already am, so basically when i go back off sick, whenever that is, i will just be going back to work, back to my normal shift pattern until maternity leave. Which i am so happy about.

Not had chance to tell OH yet as he's off in work but wanted to share with someone!

My sick note has been renewed for at least another week anyway. I am excited to be almost half way there, don't get me wrong but when i think of 20 more weeks! I think oh please let me feel better soon!

 

[MrsQ]

hi guys.
I am still being sick. And am exhausted to the point where i am sleeping all day!
I am gonna try and get a drs appointment tomorrow and get signed off as i am just off cos i cant go in. How do you get a dr to sign you off as i have never had it before?
xxx

 

[claire99991]

rebaby that is great must be such a relief for you not to have to worry about it anymore

mrsq2b just go to your docs and say you were in hospital and have been diagonsed with hypermesis and that your sleeping all day as well as still being very sick and say that you carnt contemplate work at the min and just ask for the sick note you have every right to.

Well this is weird but having a bath makes me sick, the hot water is awful i carnt stand the smell of any shampoo or shower gel i just had a bath then and have been violently ill its the same every time i have a bath, i wish we had a shower

 

[craftymum]

Hi everyone, rebaby that's great it'll take a lot of pressure of you now too. MrsQ just ask your Doctor they'll usually just give you one, I have to get mine renewed every 4 weeks but usually I can just phone up and do that and my hubby collects it and leaves it in to my work for me. I haven't worked now since end of Feb and can't see me returning before mat leave starts.
Claire I find I can't stand the shower as the water hitting my stomach makes me feel awful, try to have your bath a bit cooler you might have it too hot which will make you feel worse if you've low BP etc. I'm the same with smells Stephen had bacon and eggs last night and he left the grill on and OMG the smell was so putrid to me when I went down, usually I stay upstairs til he's finished with the smelly stuff as cooking smells make me worse, I can't stand the smell of his deodorant either he has to spray it in a different room now.
I threw up really badly this morning and feel like I'm gonna throw up again now I've had some toast. My tummy really really hurts too really feels like I've pulled all the muscles in there so badly and my back and my tail bone hurt too. I'm just so fed up with this everyday is the same it never seems to get any better, I lie in my bed al day on the laptop and sleeping and then I'm in bed again for about 9pm most nights. I'm almost 23 weeks and I've been like this since 6 weeks now and it really is crap, the thought of another 4 months like this really depresses me as the longer it goes on the weaker I get. Have to call my Doc later on to see if she's going to give me iron or not, they did say they'd rather not as it'll prob make me worse but I can't cope with all the dizziness, fainting and falling either. Will let you all know what happens. Take care everyone

 

[Rebaby]

Well this is weird but having a bath makes me sick, the hot water is awful i carnt stand the smell of any shampoo or shower gel i just had a bath then and have been violently ill its the same every time i have a bath, i wish we had a shower

I was the same! We've moved house now and only have a shower (cubicle) but had both in our last place. I love baths, but every time i had one i would be really really sick afterwards and it wasn't until OH pointed it out that i realised the connection. I'm fine with the shower though.