hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[teal]

Katy - I seen that and thought that's what got to you. Some people just don't understand at all

Barking - I think it does help knowing I'm in the final stretch but sometimes I just don't think like that. My GP told me to always focus on feeling better once I have my baby and I know a lot of the women on here have felt better right after the birth. I think it's more tiring now because I'm already feeling drained and it's harder to be sick with a bigger bump. Not sure I'm making sense!

I managed work today. I barely slept last night again but was only sick a few times during the day. I feel awful though. My eyes are all red with black circles

I keep telling myself it's only one more week (or 3.5 days now).

I feel really down that the sickness is returning to how it was before. I should be glad it eased off for a few weeks - the sickness never left but it wasn't as often as it was.

I hope you girls are doing ok today xx

 

[Sovereign]

HOpe you lot are okay, just popped in cos I was ill my entire pregnancy so know exactly how you all feel. x

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

teal- it's hard when it gets worse again, I've found mine seems to have stepped up again as bump gets bigger. It's awful.

OH thought he was gonna have to call me an ambulance on monday night, I literally couldn't stop heaving and vomiting for hours and some of the stuff coming up looked worrying. Luckily after a while I fell asleep which stopped it. Blergh xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

How is everyone else doing?

For people who might have missed it (sorry teal, you must have read this 3 times by now!) I was admitted to hospital on Friday overnight with 3 ketones I think it was. I also had really really low blood sugar. I had to have 5 litres of fluid by drip, anti sickness injection, lots of bloods taken. That all was done overnight, then the next day I had to drink 2 litres of water and eat breakfast and was then allowed home.

Been to midwife today and have ketones again, but only 1 so no cause for concern just yet. Hopefully I'll manage to stay out of hospital.

I also have to go for a growth scan tomorrow as bump is now measuring 6cm behind and has pretty much dropped off the chart.

xx

 

[teal]

Katy how have you been getting on since getting home from hospital? The last few times I've had to give a urine sample I've had +1 ketones but they're not concerned about it for now.

I'm still feeling really sick but I'm only sick a few times a day. I seem to still be getting spells where I'll be ok-ish for a few days and then just have days where I can barely get out of bed. It feels harder to be sick because of the bump. Even just dry -heaving from the nausea is awkward.

I was thinking the other day about being able to eat a full meal after baby is here. I wonder if we'll be ok doing that or if we'll be scared. It's just I can't eat a lot at once or I'll be sick or I'm scared that I'll be sick. Not sure if that's making sense.

Hope everyone is doing ok xx

 

[Kitty23]

How is everyone else doing?

For people who might have missed it (sorry teal, you must have read this 3 times by now!) I was admitted to hospital on Friday overnight with 3 ketones I think it was. I also had really really low blood sugar. I had to have 5 litres of fluid by drip, anti sickness injection, lots of bloods taken. That all was done overnight, then the next day I had to drink 2 litres of water and eat breakfast and was then allowed home.

Been to midwife today and have ketones again, but only 1 so no cause for concern just yet. Hopefully I'll manage to stay out of hospital.

I also have to go for a growth scan tomorrow as bump is now measuring 6cm behind and has pretty much dropped off the chart.

xx

Katy- Are you feeling better after being on the drip? I found I felt amazing actually on the drip but as soon as it came out I went back to feeling crappy I ketones is good much better Fingers crossed you won't have to go in again.

Let us know how the growth scan goes

Teal- I've been worried about that to. Will I be too scared to eat a full meal just incase I'm sick everywhere lol. It will be odd!

Lol last night wasnt a good night, felt so so proud I'd managed a small pork chop for dinner and half a bowl of raspberries, most I'd eaten in a while. Then literally 2 minutes after my last mouthful it was everywhere, all over the coffee table, the leather sofa, the cushions, my clothes lol. Not fun. The raspberries tasted so yummy to! xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Katy how have you been getting on since getting home from hospital? The last few times I've had to give a urine sample I've had +1 ketones but they're not concerned about it for now.

I'm still feeling really sick but I'm only sick a few times a day. I seem to still be getting spells where I'll be ok-ish for a few days and then just have days where I can barely get out of bed. It feels harder to be sick because of the bump. Even just dry -heaving from the nausea is awkward.

I was thinking the other day about being able to eat a full meal after baby is here. I wonder if we'll be ok doing that or if we'll be scared. It's just I can't eat a lot at once or I'll be sick or I'm scared that I'll be sick. Not sure if that's making sense.

Hope everyone is doing ok xx

I'm the same. I think I'll be really scared to eat a full meal. I actually think I've forgotten how to eat properly. I know that sounds stupid, but I'm so used to just picking at tiny bits, or having bread or toast that when I try and eat a proper meal I end up accidentally scraping the plate with my knife, or smacking myself in the face with the fork.

I'm the same bump wise too, it makes the being sick so much harder. I was wondering the other day if that's partly whats squashed him into a bad position, me hunching over to be sick all the time.

I've been okay-ish since I got out, been sick...5 times today so far I think.

Katy- Are you feeling better after being on the drip? I found I felt amazing actually on the drip but as soon as it came out I went back to feeling crappy I ketones is good much better Fingers crossed you won't have to go in again.

Let us know how the growth scan goes

I'm the same, I feel great in the hospital whilst on the drip, but when I get out I feel awful again pretty quickly If I only I could get that permanent drip feeling without having to be on one because I hate them.

for the puking everywhere. I'm lucky in that I can always tell when it's going to happen so I get to the loo in time to puke. xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

hi girls.. just popping by with some hugs xxxxx this time last year is was were you are now katy.. just out of hospital & desperatly ill...

i too couldnt imagine ever eating again! i honestly thought i had trained my body to throw up constantly.. i thought id have to live on crackers for the rest of my life.. but seriously.. HONESTLY, you will eat, and you will love it!!
i had an initial few days of eating EVERYTHING and anything i could find, (which made the fact i wasnt filling in the meal cards properly in hosp even worse.. one night i got ONE sausage and 1 potato croquet.. i actually cried!) my OH was constantly bringing up food for me to eat, i had McD's & all sorts, i think that was my body just knowing it could FINALLY get some nutrition, nd going for it.. after a day or 2 of that, although i wasnt sick at all, or feeling sick, i found that i could only graze.. i felt so full so fast, so i was again eating things like toast & cereal etc, but then i got back to normal.. louise didnt have the initial few days of eating like a lord, she just had the not sick but not being able to eat much for a few days, then she was all good again!


im starting to loose my feelings of being able to do this again, now that the initial buzz of giving birth etc is fading.. im remembering how bad it really was, and wondering how im going to survive it a second time... i desperatly dont want ruby to be an only child, but i really really really dont want to do it again... i think its something to do with the weather lol... it was this time last year, so i think its reminding me more than usual!
perople think giving birth is the hard bit, but for us girls its the easy bit! i used to say to lou it was our graduation from hyperemesis!!
id give birth every day for a month than be so ill for 9! honestly, i actually would!!!
anyway.. chins up girls... keep going, u are all doing fab xxxxx

 

[anothersquish]

Think Im finding it easier just because I know there is such a limited time left. Soon I will be able to eat.....I have food prepared in the freezer that my OH touches on pain of death as its my "welcome back to the normal world" stash.
Im actually worried that I will feel great, eat loads and make myself sick because my stomach wont be able to handle food.
The most I've eaten since 5 weeks is half a chicken sandwich.....think I will be stuffed after half a dozen mouthfuls of anything. I have forgotten what life is like not to be sick.

I keep catching myself doing the silly breathing thing when I feel Im going to be sick to try and stop myself....still now I do it even though I know it doesnt work.
I admit to being very glad that this was always going to be my last pregnancy as I really couldnt face doing it again....!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

katy.. sorry but i couldnt help but reply on 'that' thread. seriously.. that lady hasnt got a clue!

squish... dont worry about food after this is over, i can promise it will be fine!! i thought all the things you are thinking.. i think your body knows u cant handle much for a while, thats why i had those first fab days then went back a bit again.. its actually amazing!
i ctually hate mcdonalds lol.. but that burger i had was actually THE best thing i ever tasted in my life.. it was like nectar from the gods (as my nan would say lol)
lemme see if i can find the pic for some inspiration for u all...

 

[NIfirsttimer]

haha here it is... excuse the muffin top lol.. id just given birth a few hours before!

 

[anothersquish]

ha, I am so having OH on standby to go to KFC....I really hope it goes that quickly for me.

By the way how big was Ruby in the end? I remember they had told you she would be massive but she looks tiny in that photo? Hadnt they told you she would be 9.5-10lbs?

Ive been told similar and was interested in that Id heard its common for hyperemesis babies to be pretty big?

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yeah lol... they said 10lb. i had several scans confirming it lol...
she was 6lb 1oz!!! those scans are rubbish!!! i hadnt even bought newborn stuff, only 0-3 and she ended up in tiny baby, i had to send my sis out to get stuff cos she was like a drowned rat in her 0-3 stuff lol!!
i too had heard its common for HG babies to be big,but it seems like a myth! i researched it, and spoke to a few midwives at the hosp, and it seems much more common that they are on the smaller side of average, but not usually classed as 'low birthweight'
that said, her weight has SHOT up ever since and shes now well above average, on both weight & height, she was born on 6th centile, and is now 99;8th!! shes 22lb+ and is wearing 9-12 clothes, so it certainly didnt do her any harm in the long run!!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

heres my birth pics if u guys want to see them...
some more inspiration....

https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=125574&id=743494387&l=e1d876f733

 

[anothersquish]

That has to be the biggest weight "mistake" Ive heard of....4lbs??!!
I doubt they will be that far out with mine, he was suposed to be 9lb+ at 38+1...Im intrigued as to how big he actually is as his birth weight has been estimated (using scans) at anywhere between 8lb6oz and 12lb3oz....he feels bigger but that could just be psychological...plus Ive lost so much weight Im not sure I can trust my proportion perception anymore! My belly is smaller at 40 weeks pregnant than it was pre pregnancy it seems...
my fundal height has been normal the whole way through, all my bloods, urine etc have been fine (bit dodgey early on between 11 and 22 weeks when I was in hospital half a dozen times on drips because of dehydration...yak but that sorted itself) and I still feel ok so Im sure he will be "above average" (ie over 7.5lbs) regardless, might be down tot he fact I had a heap load of fat he could merrily live off for the first few months!! Dread to think what it would have been like if Id have started pregnancy at a normal weight.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

i know.. its crazy. shes long, we are both tall, so that was a given, and im sure thats where the 10lbs has come from.. they base it on leg length etc, and as u can see from the pics shes got lovely long legs... its not hospital error, cos i had a private 3d scan too and they said the same!!! i actually have a friend who was induced 4 weeks early because they were so very worried about how tiny her baby was.. they eventually decided he need to come out, nd when he did, a month early, he was a massive 7lb!!

 

[LucindaE]

Hello, you don't know it, but you have a stalker!

I'm LucindaE. I hope you won't consider if pushy of me if I make one post here.

I first came upon this thread because I was researching for a friend of mine who had awful m/s and couldn't face the swirling movements of surfing round sites.

I didn't think her doctors were taking things seriously enough. They said there wasn't enough weight loss, etc. Fortunately for her, the sickness went off at 14 weeks.

Once having started reading this thread, I went on with it, both astonished at your courage and humour and appalled at the callousness of most people in general and many people in the medical professions towards women with hyperemesis. Here's a bouquet from me, if it is the slightest bit of use to you .

I feel as if I have come to know so many of you - Craftymum (I don't know how she survived!) Dragonfly, NIfirsttimer, Claire9991, anothersquish, Rebaby, Stilletto_Sam (whose hyperemesis fortunately responded to treatment) Katy, happyjacky, Teal, Kitty23, Henrica80, barking and all of you, I would like to mention every name, but I have a rubbishy memory for names! I felt I had to say something.

I want to say, as well, that I am sorry for the shocking instances of insensitivity and callousness on the part of other pregnant women (I believe that Katy suffered from such a response recently) who do not suffer from it and from the public in general. It made me quite angry that they could treat the condition as a joke. I know that years ago it was dismissed; you would think that people would be more enlightened these days.

From now on, in so far as I can, I will do everything I can to promote awareness of a condition that can cause such misery.

When I suffered from violent sickness leading to migraine/dehydration type headaches for two, then three, then four days out of seven for fourteen weeks myself when I was pregnant with my daughter I was sorry enough for myself; I used to vomit so much that I wet the bathroom floor (sorry if tmi!) and I was sick in the street on my way to the doctor's surgery in the car, etc. The doctors refused all medication on the grounds that it was 'only three days out of seven.' .

I got a lot better after I went to see a homeopath and acupuncturist. Not sure which helped!

That was as nothing to what so many of you have been through and are still going through and I hated to think of you suffering over Christmas.

So, and I hope I do not sound gushing - I am posting here to express my admiration to every one of you for your devotion to your babies and your strength of character and wonderfully supportive attitude towards each other.

Look forward to those babies!!!

(if you will accept them from a stranger).

Won't forget to spread awareness, I promise.

LucindaE

XXX

 

[teal]

NIfirsttimer - thanks for sharing your pictures
That was a huge difference in weight! xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

NIfirsttimer- To be honest a lot of the time it's only thinking about how you got through it that helps me keep going. I remember that pic of you with your mcdonalds from when I was really early on and it's literally the thing that keeps me going. I also am not sure whether I could do this again though. I can't believe how huge a difference in weight there was between what Ruby was predicted to be and what she actually was! I'll bear that in mind at my growth scan today.

LucindaE- Thank you for your post. That actually just made me cry (I blame the hormones!) It can be so hard sometimes when people don't understand. Particularly when it's a midwife or consultant who's supposed to be helping you. Like the one who saw me the other day and accused me of doing this on purpose, or the midwife who said I must have had a stomach bug as there's no other way I could be this sick, and told me that anti sickness drugs shouldn't be taken long term as they're bad for baby. Might have been nice if she'd read my notes and seen that I've been on them since 6 weeks before telling me that

Hope everyone is as okay as can be today. I'm gonna have to leave an hour early for my scan I think as it's snowing again here. I hate the snow xx

 

[anothersquish]

katy, I really sympathise with you and feel so bad you dont always have drs and midwives around you who are supportive. I feel so lucky that everyone (aside from one consultant last week!!!!!) has been so supportive and understanding and its made a big difference to me as I spend so much time worrying about what exactly all this sickness could be doing to baby, fortunately all my health providers are reassuring!

Fingers crossed for your scan today.