hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[danni1979]

Hiya Ladies

I had my lil girl in october and am thinking about my next one and am really concerned about my sickness..
I was never diagnosed with hypermesis and tbh not sure if i had it because i never lost any weight.
I began being sick at 4+2,it was allll day every single day,i remember on valentines day being sick 25 times before a doctor would give me any meds to control the sickness,it continued all throughout the pregnancy,was sick 3 times in labour and it got worse again towards the end of the pregnancy,the only thing apart from the meds which had some element of control over it was eating every 2 hours,even then sometimes it worked and sometimes it didnt!!
Does this sound like hypermesis to you guys??
Thanks
xx xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

it sounds pretty miserable anyways!
i *think* that the official guidelines for diagnosing it, including losing a certain percentage of your body weight, and being hospitalised... but that doesnt mean that being sick every day is normal or fun, im sure it was horrible hun xxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

Hi Holly I complete agree with NIfirsttimer, its amazing how little you can actually eat and the baby is still fine!

Drinking is v important, try sucking ice cubes or ice lollies if you cant physically stomach drinking. And don't worry about being admitted to hospital. I've been admitted a few times and for the few days I was in I felt lovely! It was like a little holiday!

So hows everyone else doing? I'm almost there now, though I have been having worse sickness this week I'm coping with it. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! My sickness pattern has changed now. I never used to wake up to be sick and thats what I'm doing now, several times in the night which is a bit odd for me.

Anyone else planning the second one yet? I'm not letting HG put me off having babies! Me and dh have agreed when the twins are 2.5 years old and in nursery we will try again, then if the HG is back at least they will be in nursery and that bit older xxx

thats how i was! my sickness started about 4 / 5am every morning, and got a little better in the evenings...

yep... i cant wait for another one, i just WISH i didnt have to do the 9 month sentance to get there... like you, i wont even be considering it until ruby is a school... theres no way i could be that ill with a toddler to chase after! i had a bad tummy bug for a week recently, and it really made me realise how very very hard it is to look after a young child while being so ill...

 

[hollybaldwin]

Thank you I appreciate it! Its a really worrying time and its hard when no one you know has been through it, and either "didnt have it bad" or " didnt have it at all " I hadn't even heard about hyperemesis until I became so ill. On a different note I know its not sickness related, but I feel I should be using oil/cream for my tummy, does anyone recommend Bio Oil ?

 

[Kitty23]

Hi Holly I complete agree with NIfirsttimer, its amazing how little you can actually eat and the baby is still fine!

Drinking is v important, try sucking ice cubes or ice lollies if you cant physically stomach drinking. And don't worry about being admitted to hospital. I've been admitted a few times and for the few days I was in I felt lovely! It was like a little holiday!

So hows everyone else doing? I'm almost there now, though I have been having worse sickness this week I'm coping with it. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! My sickness pattern has changed now. I never used to wake up to be sick and thats what I'm doing now, several times in the night which is a bit odd for me.

Anyone else planning the second one yet? I'm not letting HG put me off having babies! Me and dh have agreed when the twins are 2.5 years old and in nursery we will try again, then if the HG is back at least they will be in nursery and that bit older xxx

thats how i was! my sickness started about 4 / 5am every morning, and got a little better in the evenings...

yep... i cant wait for another one, i just WISH i didnt have to do the 9 month sentance to get there... like you, i wont even be considering it until ruby is a school... theres no way i could be that ill with a toddler to chase after! i had a bad tummy bug for a week recently, and it really made me realise how very very hard it is to look after a young child while being so ill...

Its horrible going to bed knowing that in a few hours you will be sick again! I was sick on the cat yesterday lol. Not funny, the poor cat was really upset lol!

Sickness has gotten really bad this week, every single meal is coming back up which is messing up my blood sugar levels not good for gd. Water is coming back up again. I really thought it was getting better lol but no!

Nifirsttimer, I know what you mean, if it wasn't 9 months of being sick it would be so much easier to chose to have another child. It must have been horrible having a tummy bug and trying to look after Ruby, bet it brang the HG memories all back! Sometimes I try and tell myself I wont get HG again with the next baby but I'm sure thats just wishful thinking xxx

 

[ttcbambino#1]

HI Ladies, sorry I've been a bit slack and not posted here in ages! Kitty, sorry to hear you were sick on your poor cat!!! My dog just stands by and looks at me all sad and helpless when I'm being sick, but it's nice to have the company sometimes!! You've not got long to go now, you must be so excited! Will you be having a c-section? Did you have to have the GTT test in the end?

My HG is still ever present, but I had thought I was doing really well until I ended up in hospital again on Thursday. I went in because my little lady hadn't moved for 2 days so just went in to be mnitored. I was quite happy to hand over my sample as I had managed to keep a small lunch and a decent amount of fluid down that day, but of course my ketones were high, I felt so disappointed! I feel like even tho I am making progress with it all and my meds really do seem to help, I'm still not geting enough in me, arghhh!!! So I was monitored etc and baby is fine, but both our pulses were racing, mine due to the dehydration I didn't realise I had, not entirely sure why her's was really, no one answered that, but she soon calmed down and there were no further decelarations/accelarations so we're both fine.

I guess the reason I'm not posting so much is I find I've hit a real difficult spot, it's my viability day today, but I'm so frustrated and angry with my body and me mentally for not handling the HG well, I can quite depressed about the whole thing and I'm wishing away the weeks when I should be really enjoying my pregnancy, but I find I can't at times and I get very blue. I'm sure evreyone is sick of me moaning and I don't like to post too much when I'm so glum as I know so many woman would kill to be in my shoes and be expecting a baby, but I find it such a struggle. Don't get me wrong I love my little girl and cant wait to meet her, I want her soo much, it's the way I feel thats doing me in!!!

 

[lea28]

Hi ladies just been reading about all your hyperemesis stories and I'm really feeling for you all. I had what I thought was fairly bad hyperemesis but looking at this I know I was pretty lucky. I was diagnosed with hyperemesis at 9 weeks and signed off work for 2 weeks (i had started being sick at 7 weeks), at my 10 week booking scan I had lost 9lb. I managed to return to work which was difficult as I'm a teacher but I felt so guilty about being off. I had sickness daily up until 17 weeks. I know how horrible it is to feel like you're not enjoying your pregnancy. I felt so bad for moaning about it especially when I knew there were lots of people who would do anything to be in my position but you can't help feeling so low when you're constantly feeling sick and weak. I remember thinking I'd forgotten what it was like to eat and drink normally! It was like a constant experiment to try and find something I could drink. I'd find it would be ok for a couple of days and then would have to move onto something else. I nearly lost it with my MIL one day when she said it was psychological as she'd had no sickness!!! I was so relieved when my sickness eased but now I've developed constant UTI's which have led to kidney infections which I have been in hospital for and now I've got constant kidney pain! The joys of being pregnant! Some days I can't wait for it to be over but then others I see my tummy moving about and I love it!
Good luck to all of you and I hope your hyperemesis eases!
xx

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi my lovelies

Just wanted to say that I have never had hyperemesis myself, but my heart really goes out to you ladies that have - it must be utterly vile

I am on pregnancy number 4, with twins and I have always suffered with the usual 1st trimester morning sickness, and I know how bad that can be. I cannot imagine being continuously sick for the duration of the pregnancy.

With baby number 1 (a boy) I felt constantly sick throughout the day til around 16wks, but was only actually sick a couple of times. With baby 2 (a girl) I was significantly worse - sick every day and felt just dreadful, almost like I had a viral illness for the first 20wks. It was so miserable and I barely coped.

With the twins, (2 boys) I was worse than with my first - sick a few times a week, and occasional days of feeling genuinely flattened, but I still wasn't as bad as I was when preggo with a girl. I knew they were boys for that very reason. Certainly in my experience girls make for worse m/s! She was totally worth it tho

Sorry to waffle - I cannot entirely relate, because my m/s was limited and obviously nowhere near as bad as you ladies. But I can appreciate how awful it must be to have continual sickness and feeling rubbish throughout. It is such a shame that it takes away from the joy of being pregnant.

Good luck to all you brave ladies - unless you've had it, you can't possibly get how bad it feels. I do, and send my heartfelt hugs to you all

 

[Kitty23]

ttc- viabilty day hooray! Well done for getting this far Nope no c section they are "allowing" me to do it naturally which I am so so happy about! I did do the GTT it was terrible lol, I was sick in the hospital quite a few times and unfortunatly I do have GD, but its being controlled nicely with diet
Don't feel guilty for moaning, every woman on here knows how hard having Hyperemesis is . Glad everything went ok at the hospital, and the bubs is fine. Post on here as much as you need!

Lea28- Poor you I absoloutly hate it when people try to say Hyperemesis is in your bloody head! If we weren't pregnant and were being sick god knows how many times a day for 9 months people would be treating us a hell of alot better! I hope the kidney pain gets better

Lizzie- thank you its nice when people appriciate how crap Hg is lol xxx

 

[firef1y]

Hi there,

Can I join you girls, even though I've only got a couple of weeks to go, I have lots of experience of Hg. This will be my fifth baby and I've suffered with Hg in every pregnancy. My first was over 18 years ago and treatment (and attitudes) have changed so much since then. I still vividly remember the way some midwifes and doctors thought it was pyschosomatic (?sp) and were reminding me it wasn't to late to 'get rid' of the baby right up until I was 20+ weeks.

This time round I started feeling sick before I was even due on and was vomitting about a week later. Having been through it so many times before, I was confident enough to go to the doctors and ask for medication at a very early stage, to try and stay out of hospital. Sadly they weren't that effective and I did end up being admitted several times. I ended up on two different drugs (cyclizine and buccastem) which did a pretty good job of reducing how often I was vomitting enough to allow me to stay home. Then when I got to 30 weeks my dr decided not to prescribe any more!!!!

Anyhow, I'm now 37 weeks and am still sick at least once a day, normally first thing and I cope by eating/drinking little and often. If I don't eat then I do feel really yucky and will end up being sick. But I knew what I was letting myself in for when I got pregnant and believe me the suffering is all worth it in the end.

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Just dropping in to see how everyone is doing.

ttc- As kitty said...everyone on here understand you feeling down, it's not surprising. As I got closer to the end I found the sickness more and more difficult to deal with, especially around 36/37 weeks as I knew that Edward didn't need to be inside me to survive anymore and if he was born he would be okay. Then I felt awful for thinking that.

Kitty- Yay for you nearly being at the end of your pregnancy. Your poor kitty being puked on, made me laugh though I'm sorry

I know it's a slightly old post, but I'm still undecided as to whether there'll ever be a number 2. I would like another, but I just really don't know xx

 

[Kitty23]

Katy- Don't feel bad for thinking that Edward could have survived at 36/37 weeks. I've been feeling exactly the same since 24 weeks, I feel terrible. The only thing that really keeps me going is knowing the twins will be early as horrid as it sounds it makes me feel more positive.
Lol the cat still hasn't forgiven me! She keeps giving me evils!
I really really want another child at least, Dh isnt too sure though he doesnt know if he can watch me go through this again especially when we will already have children. And if it was this bad again, I'd feel so guilty for being a crap mum to the twins. If only pregnancy wasn't 9 months! I am really hoping that I only got HG because its twins. I know its unlikely but I keep clinging on to it.


I was back in hospital yesterday bp was 160/106 lol and they started to get a bit panicky, but luckily I don't have pre eclampsia, I don't think I could deal with one more label during this pregnancy lol!

 

[hollybaldwin]

Hey everyone. I just want to say thanks to everyone for helping me ! My sickness has finally stopped ! I am 4 and a half months now and havent been sick for 3 weeks!
Don't get me wrong I am not 100% as I can't touch the food I remember being sick with ie/ cereal, pie as it makes me heave ! But I can eat crumpets, teacakes, sandwiches, salads.

All my love to all the other mummys who are suffering, just know it should end sooon ! (Mind you I have heard it can come back, so I am a little anxious every time I feel even slightly sick !)

Holly xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

anyone suffering out there at the minute? this threads been a bit quiet lately!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

OMG KITTY!!! the twins are here.. how on earth did i miss this! is there a birth story?
huggggggge congrats!!

 

[karenmark01]

Hi,

I suffered with Hyperemesis right through my pregnancey from week four and the midwives were really unsympathetic. I spent most of my time in hopsital from dehydration and on a vile drug which they injected into my leg which really burnt. It would be nice if there were a better treatment but I do sympathise for all those suffering xxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

ooh that burning drug was cyclizine? it really burns! i agree... better treatment is VERY MUCH needed! all they do atm is treat the dehydration really.. theres no attempt to treat the 'cause'......

 

[Kitty23]

OMG KITTY!!! the twins are here.. how on earth did i miss this! is there a birth story?
huggggggge congrats!!

Sorry I've just seen this lol! No birth story I'm suffering from post traumatic stress disorder because of the birth and I really can't write a birth story.

So bloody glad the hyperemesis is gone! God its nice not being sick!!! xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Sorry you had a bad birth xx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

awh kitty im so sorry hun xxxx I hope it gets easier soon babe xx