hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[Pixoletta]

I hope it really works for you! I got back from the doctors today and had my first antenatal appointment. She prescribed me some anti histamines? Phenergan and antibiotics as i now have a water infection. Goody! Also said the sicker you are the bigger the baby!? I've heard of healthier the baby but bigger? I'm only tiny i don't want to be giving birth to a 10lb'der Do you think baby food might be a good food to try, as it's easier on the digestion? and also about vitamins.. i can't take those big horse pills so would kids multi vitamins be okie? Although they do have vitamin a in.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

nah, i was sick the whole time and ruby was 6lb, the other girls on here have had 7lb ers, i was told that too, but its clearly not true lol, dont worry about that xx

 

[NIKKI16JAN]

prob sounds bad but I gave up taking vitamins as think they were making me feel worse, they made me quiet sick in my first pregnancy and I remember stopping them and feeling better....my last baby was 8lb 7oz....they say the second one is usually bigger....joy oh joy!!!

 

[Pixoletta]

Do you guys take folic acid? I think as long as you take folic acid it's fine I don't think i could have a second child and go through all this again, you're very very brave!

 

[NIKKI16JAN]

Hiya, didnt have HG with my first and never ever doing this again, dont know how I am going to get through the next 20 weeks, the vomitting has eased up but I still cant manage to do anything but lay on the sofa, Its just to awful. To be honest they say you only need to take folic acid for the first 12 weeks and I doubt any of my tablets stayed down......i guess all you can do is try and see what happens xxxx

 

[Pixoletta]

I really don't know what to do anymore i think i might have to go back into hospital again, as my fluids aren't staying down and everything is coming up. This really sucks, i don't want to spend my pregnancy in hospital Why won't anything work. The tablet came right back up and made me really sick. I feel there's no hope at the moment.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

i couldnt take any vits or folic acid... nothing stayed down at all.....
pix... you could ask your dr for some ketostix so that you can monitor your ketones at home, that way you know when you need to go to hosp
have any of you tried limejuice? it weirdly worked for louise and for me too.... stays dwn way better than plain water. even licking ice cubes is better than nothing, just small sips of water, literally just enough to wet your mouth can work wonders, as long as you do it every 5 mins or so... that way theres not enough to throw back up again, but something stays down.....
i used to have a single spoonful of mashed potato every hour or so..... lines your tummy a wee bit which makes it feel less awful to throw up...
the antibiotics wont be helping, they made me feel a million times worse, i got them via iv when i had my UTI, worked way better.....

 

[NIKKI16JAN]

NIfirsttimer, did you just wake up one day feeling better and able to do things??? or was it a slow crawl back from HG??? i think you had it all the way through so probably a silly question, just wondered if I am wishing for something that isn't going to happen by waiting for that special morning.....I am going to spend the next few days trying to eat a bit more to see if that helps with my energy levels, and also lots of lucozade....just want to feel like I can go outside without it being a major issue xxxxxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Hi all, I had this the whole way through, Edward was 5lb 13 so bigger baby= bollocks.

I settled on cyclazine or buccastem. I to and fro'd as i got used to each one. If I'm honest, nothing helped me. I just had to grit my teeth and get through until he was here. I didn't have a single sick free day, although I went through phases of a safe food, noodles or toast generally xx

ETA doctors told me to drink full fat coke and suck sweets so i got at least a bit of sugar

 

[NIfirsttimer]

NIfirsttimer, did you just wake up one day feeling better and able to do things??? or was it a slow crawl back from HG??? i think you had it all the way through so probably a silly question, just wondered if I am wishing for something that isn't going to happen by waiting for that special morning.....I am going to spend the next few days trying to eat a bit more to see if that helps with my energy levels, and also lots of lucozade....just want to feel like I can go outside without it being a major issue xxxxxx

i LOVE lucozade, but i couldnt even keep a sip of it down while i was pregnant i really missed it!

i was sick right up until i gave birth, i literally felt a million times better the minute she was born, and had about 20 slices of toast, followed by a macdonalds, which was bliss!!! i think theres a photo somewhere of me eating it, ill try to find it, OMG it was gorgeous!!!!!!!!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

here ya go! (click on it!) - excuse the lovehandles, id just given birth about 2 hrs previously!

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I was well gutted mine took a few days to go. I wanted a mcdonalds moment! xx

 

[NIKKI16JAN]

how on earth did you cope with having it for that long, I am really struggling, hate it xxx

 

[NIfirsttimer]

the truth is... i didnt really cope, i just had no choice!
i was bloody miserable the whole time. its horrible.
i cried a lot, i lay on my sofa / bed for months on end, and i just struggled through it as best i could..... theres nothing else for it hun, but you are right, it really really gets you down doesnt it. its like having a real nasty tummy bug for months on end
my sister bought me all the series dvd box sets of greys anatomy, so i watched that a lot, and its weird, all i have to do is hear the theme tune to it now, and i feel ill! cant watch it at all!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

this should make you realise you arent alone.... i looked like this for months lol....not a good look lol

 

[Pixoletta]

I love that photo of you eating your burger, you look so happy!!!!! I can't wait til i get to that stage. I'm going back into hospital today, don't know how long i'll be this time but i hope it's not for long if i puke anymore i don't think i'm going to have a stomach left. See you all in a few days

 

[NIKKI16JAN]

hope you get on ok at hospital...make sure they look after you and be strong xxxxx I definately recognise myself in that hospital photo, although mine was usually with a sick bowl attached to my face ha ha........my mum is coming round in a mo to take me and my little girl out for 30mins and then to sit round her house...think I am going through some kind of HG depression and really scared about leaving the safety of my house, but on the other hand it is on my brain 24 hrs so need a distraction...xxxx

 

[Pixoletta]

They decided to put me on metoclopromide i feel so horrible it's not making me feel any better. Didn't need to stay in hospital as my bloods were fine and only a trace of ketones. I guess we just have to wait it out?

 

[Pixoletta]

What are you guys eating at the moment? Even though everything is coming back up..

 

[NIKKI16JAN]

trying to force myself to go out today to see if it will help, I am stuck in such a sick hole and want to try so badly to get better, although not sure how to do it....this may seem a bit out there but had hypnosis on Fri to try and help with my state of mind as I was going through a real HG depression, to the point where I was begging my husband to let me have a termination, and it has helped lift my spirits, so trying to build on that and see If i can muster up the strength to go to ths shops today for an hour xxxxx