hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[NIfirsttimer]

that does reassure me! my sisters & i are all really close in age, so i cant imagine it any other way i guess!
i knew about it as one of my late mums friends had it so bad with both of her pregnancies, that she was literally in hosp for months.. weeks at a time. it was awful!
its also reassuring that you didnt have it last time but do this time (sorry if that sounds very selfish... i know its awful for you, but i hope u know what i mean here...) as it means that maybe i might be the other way around and not have it next time!
it seems much more common that you have it with every pregnancy, and thats it, so its good to hear stories that conradict that!

 

[justmarried24]

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

Ooooh I will def spread the word hun... and thanks for the advice about the tablets. Much appreciated. I am starting to feel ok today, but very tired! I had small glass of water before but it didnt stay down long! Supposed to take tablets 3 times a day...so just trying to work out when the best times are to maximise their power!
xxxxx

 

[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!

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

lol i swear the dents they left in my arms took DAYS to disappear i had them on for so long!!

other random things that worked for me....

kaili water.. dont know if this is just an irish thing, but its like fizzy mineral water with something in.. i think its bicarb of soda maybe?

limes... sniffing them, water with a tiny bit of lime in, and sometimes lime cordial in my kaili water.. louise swore by that limeade....

boiled sweets.. some people say mints, but i found sharp citrusy ones helped me more.. avoid sherbet lemons tho.. its like throwing up shaving foam lol

drinking warmed water.. not hot not cold.. seemed to be the least offensive to me!
im sure theres more.. ill have a think xx

 

[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

Ooooh I will def spread the word hun... and thanks for the advice about the tablets. Much appreciated. I am starting to feel ok today, but very tired! I had small glass of water before but it didnt stay down long! Supposed to take tablets 3 times a day...so just trying to work out when the best times are to maximise their power!
xxxxx

i think i did 4am, 12pm ish then about 4?

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

NIfirsttimer- Sorry you've been ill Hope you're feeling better now. I know what you mean about the age gap, I always wanted to kids, 2 years between them but I seriously don't know if I'll ever have another now.

Yep, tip from me is that fizzy water tends to be less offensive to my stomach than still water.

I tried those sickness bands but they didn't work so I just took them off, all they did was make my wrists really sore.

I've just got back from the midwife, she just weighed me as here they only weigh you at your booking appointment and then again at 36 weeks before you go into labour. At my booking appointment I weighed 68.3kg....today I weighed...70.3kg! I have put on a grand total of around 4lbs!

She told me that it might affect my milk supply when he's born as I won't have any fat reserves so as soon as I can eat again I need to really make sure I eat loads or I could struggle with BFing xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

nah dont worry about that!!!! i weighed about a lb less when i gave birth than when i got preg, and although i couldnt directly BF as Ruby couldnt latch, i pumped exclusively for almost 5 months, and honestly, i had a massively abundant, & fast supply, so dont let that be on your list of worries hun!!!

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

That's good to know I did think it was a bit of a stupid thing to say when they're meant to be encouraging BFing xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

i know.. and to be honest i got it too from a community midwife.. i think its probably one of the many old wives style tales that pregnant ladies get told so many of!!!
if that was the case, then surely all overweight ladies would be able to feed no probs and have huge supplies! thats no more the case than underweight / lost weight ladies not being able to feed!

 

[mrsraggle]

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

Will be really interesting to follow that thread-I love ask a moms! Well done you for volunteering!

 

[mrsraggle]

I don't have HG but continuous MS since first tri and generally once/twice a day or more.

Has anyone else been able to train their bodies not to be sick when they know they're gonna be?! I seem to have developed the ability to sit through a meeting and then calmly get to the loo after to be sick, in the last week or so!
Today, I knew I was going to throw up through a train journey from London to Birmingham, a taxi from Birmingham to home, put on the kettle, open the post and settle infront of the toilet before letting my body do what it's wanted to do for the last three hours.

I think it's amazing what we can train our bodies to do after 6 months! I just wish I could train it to stop, not just delay.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

haha well im a bit paranoid that no one will be interested and it will get like one reply, but hey, its worth a shot!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

I don't have HG but continuous MS since first tri and generally once/twice a day or more.

Has anyone else been able to train their bodies not to be sick when they know they're gonna be?! I seem to have developed the ability to sit through a meeting and then calmly get to the loo after to be sick, in the last week or so!
Today, I knew I was going to throw up through a train journey from London to Birmingham, a taxi from Birmingham to home, put on the kettle, open the post and settle infront of the toilet before letting my body do what it's wanted to do for the last three hours.

I think it's amazing what we can train our bodies to do after 6 months! I just wish I could train it to stop, not just delay.

ugh thats really good..well not good, but i know what i mean.. impressive!!!
i was more the 'throw up in public' type lol.. i reckon most people thought i was a drunk

 

[mrsraggle]

I don't have HG but continuous MS since first tri and generally once/twice a day or more.

Has anyone else been able to train their bodies not to be sick when they know they're gonna be?! I seem to have developed the ability to sit through a meeting and then calmly get to the loo after to be sick, in the last week or so!
Today, I knew I was going to throw up through a train journey from London to Birmingham, a taxi from Birmingham to home, put on the kettle, open the post and settle infront of the toilet before letting my body do what it's wanted to do for the last three hours.

I think it's amazing what we can train our bodies to do after 6 months! I just wish I could train it to stop, not just delay.

ugh thats really good..well not good, but i know what i mean.. impressive!!!
i was more the 'throw up in public' type lol.. i reckon most people thought i was a drunk

Done my share of that - it's amazing how many people just stare and walk on by isn't it? I'm always shocked at how few people actually ask if you're OK.

 

[justmarried24]

Hey ladies
I am no longer doing very well. Feel so so drained and weak. Doc has told me to go to A&E but I'm scared.....don't want to go. Hubby is out at the mo, so Im using that as my excuse! What will happen if I go to hospital? Will they make me eat and drink and then be sick???
xxxxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

nope hun, dont be scared. its really important that you go if you need to, as dehydration isnt good for either of you.
they will take a urine sample if you can give one, and pop a wee drip in, i usually had a few bags of just fluids, then the banana vitamin bag, and a sodium & potassium one.
i cn PROMISE you you will feel loads better for a few days after it... they will probably give you a shot of zofran or something similar too... to help with the sickness. that stuff works miracles!
they probably wont even offer you food until youve not been sick for a few hours.. and even then it will be just toast or something. They will only admit u if your ketones are high, so dont panic.. just bring a urine sample with you, and they will check it & let you know. but really, if you need to be there then its for the best.
i HATE hospital, and i can honestly say that i felt ust like you ever time i was in, but it really does help.. those fluids help a lot!
good luck, thinking of you xxx

 

[justmarried24]

Thanks hun. So I might not even have to stay in? Just get checked over?
So do you think it's worth just waiting? I mean I do feel ill, but I can just sleep at home. How do I know if I am dehydrated?
xxxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

I don't have HG but continuous MS since first tri and generally once/twice a day or more.

Has anyone else been able to train their bodies not to be sick when they know they're gonna be?! I seem to have developed the ability to sit through a meeting and then calmly get to the loo after to be sick, in the last week or so!
Today, I knew I was going to throw up through a train journey from London to Birmingham, a taxi from Birmingham to home, put on the kettle, open the post and settle infront of the toilet before letting my body do what it's wanted to do for the last three hours.

I think it's amazing what we can train our bodies to do after 6 months! I just wish I could train it to stop, not just delay.

ugh thats really good..well not good, but i know what i mean.. impressive!!!
i was more the 'throw up in public' type lol.. i reckon most people thought i was a drunk

Done my share of that - it's amazing how many people just stare and walk on by isn't it? I'm always shocked at how few people actually ask if you're OK.

yep, its actually disgusting how people dont ask if your ok... i fainted quite a lot too, people just side step you!!! luckily i always had OH with me, i didnt dare venture out alone just incase, but still, no one would hve offered to help him either!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

Thanks hun. So I might not even have to stay in? Just get checked over?
So do you think it's worth just waiting? I mean I do feel ill, but I can just sleep at home. How do I know if I am dehydrated?
xxxx

id go hun. better safe than sorry, esp with a baby on board.
the easiest way to tell if you are dehydrated is with ketostix dipped into your urine (u can ask hosp / gp for these to test at home!) but im guessing u dont have any right now..
the main symptoms are headache, weakness, serious fatigue, dry skin, really dry lips, sunken eyes, real bad thirst, metallic taste in your mouth.. theres loads more too..
i got so bad once i was halloucinting!! (tht was embarrassing afterwards!)

yep you might not need to stay in, they will check ur wee, and if your ketones are high, u will be admitted for fluids, but if you are, its cos you need them, so its what you need to do..
in most cases its just an overnight stay, and u will feel better within an hr of that drip going in1 im a serious needlephobe but there were times i couldnt wait for it to go in!!

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Just married- I agree with everything Nifirsttimer said. I am terrified of hospital but if you need the fluids then you need them and you'll feel much better after you've had them.

Mrsraggle- I kind of have to some extent. I can hold it in long enough to get to a toilet 90% of the time.

NIfirsttimer- I shall definitely be reading that thread xx

 

[justmarried24]

Think I'll go in hun. Probs best to be on the safe side. I'm not constantly being sick...just when I eat or drink. And I dry heave a lot! Lips are dry, and I do have a headache, and Im really tired. So may or may not be dehydrated. Just dont want to look like i am a hypocondriac (sp!) going to hospital for being sick!!
xxxx