hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[Temg]

On my long admission with HG in the UK, I had a nurse who had gone through the same thing. She said she picked up from one of her patients that Jelly was good for staying down plus it's fluid so she got her fluid in that way. It worked for me too.

My consultant here is attached to H st and he was happy to monitor me on all the drugs but he would not prescribe them. I was on a protocol from the UK from a specialist in the HG unit in Kings hospital.

Considering the ethics with regards pregnancy here, I have lost all my m/c due to severe dyhydration and unable to support my pregnancies and still not get any help. Stemitil and fluids are not enough for me, I have to be given vitamins to stop my brain swelling from all the fluids I would need and they are so so over cautious with Zofran that by the time I would get it it would be too late. I will probably have to travel to keep my little bean if I'm lucky enough to get pregnant

 

[barking]

Just dropping in to say hi folks x

Well done Squish you reached the end the THE most perfect prize

All you other ladies, I'm thinking of you. I'm 25 weeks today and have more good than bad days.

I have two weeks off work now so it's time to catch up on the zzzz's and trying to eat well x

Hugs to all x

 

[Temg]

Just got a BFP!!! is it wrong that my first thought was to get incontact with my doctor and organise my meds!!!

 

[teal]

Temg - congrats on your bfp

I hope Kitty is doing ok

I feel awful today. I barely slept last night with being up sick. Feeling really sick now but it seems to be worse during the night xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

teal.. mine was bad when i woke during the night.... its horrible being sat on your own in the bathroom throwing up when the rest of the world are tucked up in their cosy beds

tmeg... CONGRATS! hope you dont have such a miserable pregnancy this time... all fingers crossed here! when did u start getting ill in your previous pregnancies?

any news on kitty?
katy.. you doing ok hunny??
((hugs))) to you all xx

 

[anothersquish]

Well I got officially weighed earlier today....8st 8lbs (I weighed myself at 8st 10lbs yesterday) I believe I started pregnancy at 15st 9lb ish so I have lost about seven stone in weight over the course of the pregnancy. Apparently its the most severe case the nutritionalist has ever dealt with in regards to the weight loss but then I was overweight to start with so several stone was bound to fall off pretty damn quickly.
I have to drink these nasty protein things every day, they taste BAD but it will help me recover quickly...I look rather haggard and grey!
On the plus side my milk supply isnt affected at all, this was one thing I was REALLY worried about. Ive been advised dozens of times not to breastfeed as it will "further deplete" my bodies resources but at the end of the day I want whats best for baby and Ive survived to this point so with all the food and extra supplements Im taking it will be fine!

 

[Temg]

teal.. mine was bad when i woke during the night.... its horrible being sat on your own in the bathroom throwing up when the rest of the world are tucked up in their cosy beds

tmeg... CONGRATS! hope you dont have such a miserable pregnancy this time... all fingers crossed here! when did u start getting ill in your previous pregnancies?

any news on kitty?
katy.. you doing ok hunny??
((hugs))) to you all xx

all 5 pregnancies between 5w+4-5w+6 I've 2 weeks to get myself sorted

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Congrats temg

Teal , I'm lucky that I tend to be okay at night time, so can usually sleep most of the time, I'm only bad during the day.

Squish- Can't believe how much weight you've lost

I went to the hospital last night because I felt awful, dehydrated and headache and fuzzy vision and LO wasn't moving much. I had +2 ketones, but was told by the doctor that they could admit me on a drip, or, if I wanted to I could go home as I had an appointment at 9.30 anyway and they would give me a huge stematil injection and to try and eat and drink and as long as my ketones had gone down by today then I wouldn't have to have a drip. Was so glad to be home.

This morning my ketones were +1 so managed to stay off the drip and have managed to eat some today thanks to the injection.

Hate those injections though, they sting like crap! xx

 

[Kitty23]

Temg- Congrats!

Ttc- thanks for updating everyone

Squish- massive congrats bet it feels great to stop being sick lol!

Teal and Katy- You guys are almost there! I remember looking at your tickers when I was like 10 weeks pregnant lol thinking I will never get there!

Got out of hospital today, having a heart scan and more tests next week. Pulse rate and heart palpatations. Fun fun fun! Eugh I just want to stop being sick lol and feeling sick. They will induce me at 37 weeks so less than 11 weeks to go!

Hope everyone had a bearable day xxx

 

[barking]

Congrats on your bfp!!!! How wonderful x

Squish - my goodness you have lost sooooo much weight you poor girl - big big hugs but not too tight as you too small

Kitty - am so wishing you to stop being sick

Katy - don't they just sting - blimey when I have had them it was enough to stun me into not being sick for a few minutes

Teal - how are you feeling now hun?

Love to all of you and hoping you all are feeling ok today

I'm still doing ok, trying to cut down on the meds, but when I drop too much I start to feel like I'll be going downhill so trying to get a happy medium, if there is such a thing! Other half has booked us for a 4d scan Thursday to life my spirits as I'm not feeling as close to bump as I should be, need to find some positiveness from somewhere, but it's hard isn't it. We all want the end product but getting there really is hell and I'm so very envious of people that have lovely pregnancies x

 

[Heavenx]

Hi Ladies, I'm new to this group and reading through has made me realise that I'm not alone and not as bad as some. I am 10 weeks pregnant with my second and sickness started at 5 weeks. I have been written off work since then for the sickness and also prenatal depression. I had a wonderful pregnancy with my daughter and had never felt so healthy in all my life but this time around it's a completely different story! Despite being sick, I spend a lot of time desperately trying not to be because of a jaw dysfunction that I have which can't be fixed and being sick, obviously with the mouth stretchin oepne etc causes more damage to my jaw joints. I have so far bein lucky to dodge any hospital visits and am on anti-sickness medication which doesn't really make any difference. I feel lucky that I have found foods I can just about keep down so am sticking to a boring diet of the same foods each day, although it's not much and so far I've lost weight rather than put any on, despite my obvious bump which is now visible.

Anyway that's me and why I've joined the group. I know there are others suffering worse than me so I'm thinking of you

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Hi heaven :wave: Sorry to hear you're suffering too.

Barking- I know what you mean about not feeling as close to bump as maybe you could. My 4D scan helped a lot with that I think but I do still struggle now sometimes when I'm having a bad day.

How is everyone else getting on??

I just need a little moan and then I'll shush. I just uploaded my 39 week bump pictures to my laptop and looking through them trying to get rid of all the blurry ones. I actually want to cry. When I look at my body underneath the bump I'm barely recognisable as the person I used to be You'd think I'd be pleased to look slimmer but I'm really not, I find it quite upsetting. xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

i had this too katy... feeling thin just represented feeling ill for me... i felt loads better once ruby was born and i started to put weight on.. felt like i was my normal self again!

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

i had this too katy... feeling thin just represented feeling ill for me... i felt loads better once ruby was born and i started to put weight on.. felt like i was my normal self again!

Glad I'm not the only one. I've always wanted to be thin, but not for this reason! I'm trying to find a pic of what I was like pre-preg to compare so people can see what I mean but I can't find any

Okay..best I can find: ETA a pre-preg one. I tended to avoid full body shots but this is best I can find. I'm ladybird on left.

Pre preg, 15 weeks and then 39 weeks. I'd already lost over half a stone by 15 weeks too
https://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/katy_t89/prepreg.jpghttps://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/katy_t89/011.jpg https://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/katy_t89/bump39weeks017-1.jpg xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

ur just all bump.. i was too, im still over a stone lighter than i was before, tho some of that is probably due to running around after a demanding 7 month old!
WOW 7 days to go.. thats amazing.. the end really really is in sight now hun!
how you feeling about it all now?

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Yeah I imagine running around after LOs keeps you very busy! If I can get myself back to a size 12 after baby, or a healthy looking size 10 (I don't think I look healthy atm) then I'll be happy. Even though I was a comfortable 14, occasional 16 on the bottom pre preg.

I'm not really sure how I feel atm, I wasn't favourable again on yesterday so they're carrying on with the twice weekly scans and CTGs to make sure bubs is okay. I was thinking after my appointment yesterday that I'm not sure it's worth me being induced now. If they'd have done it two weeks ago I'd have jumped at the chance. But now, I'm so close to due date I'm not sure I want to go through induction and associated risks of assisted delivery and C-section for maybe 1 or 2 days less puking? Hope that makes sense, basically, I've heard it hurts a hell of a lot more. So wondering if it's really worth it, when hopefully he'll make an appearance of his own accord soon.

Although obviously if scans or CTG show any problems then happy for them to get him out however xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yep. now you are so close, id try as hard as i could to have a natural labour.. you deserve an easy time & fast recovery hun... one more week wont make a huge difference now, but a horrible hard labour, or a section will make a big difference to your recovery time etc...

 

[anothersquish]

I completely get where you are coming from Katy. Everyone I meet says "ooo arent you glad to be so THIN??" um...no actually its bloody horrid! I was rather overweight before so loosing weight is good but then less than 9stone when Im 5'8 isnt exactly ideal, Im all bone and skin and look horrendous, I havent even had ONE photo take of me with Theo because I really just look like a hag. Ive had some judgemental comments made since hes been born by random strangers who obviously think I am a binge eater, its so hurtful as Im taking in ridiculous numbers of calories and drinking these disgusting protein things so I can continue to breastfeed and try and put some muscle and weight back on....to be accused by strangers of purposefully damaging my body when my baby relies on it...grrrr.
Ive actually had more silly comments since hes been born than when I was actually pregnant...weird.

Small negative compared to the throwing up part though, its been heaven this last week. I AM putting on weight but Im told to expect it to be slow and to fluctuate as I need to build muscle back up (seeing as my body ate my muscle during pregnancy...thanks body) plus im breast feeding and little (not so little!) Theo is stealing weight from me in the form of my "Jersey cow" milk (according to midwife!) as he put on 7oz in 5 days and I swear when hes weighed tomorrow/friday hes going to have put on a whole load more, still its nice to know the boobs work properly!

 

[anothersquish]

Oh and Katy, I went 18 days overdue and honestly I am SO glad I stuck it out. I know its really horrid and I was in and out the hospital constantly for monitoring etc but it really was worth it and if I had to go back to 39 weeks knowing I was going to go so far overdue I would still do it again.

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Wow squish- Theo's weight gain is impressive. You're obviously doing something right Shame about the nasty comments some people feel the need to make though

I think you're both right, they've let me get so close to my due date now I just don't see the point being induced at this stage. Only thing that will be really annoying is if I hold off induction and then end up being induced at 14 days over anyway. To be honest, I've done 35 weeks of being sick..1 or 2 more won't kill me...awful as it is xx