MS with emetophobia

[sandilion]

Its seriously making me feel miserable and depressed. I always said once it hits i will remain positive and focus on the reasons why i have it - because i have a baby in there!

But sadly I am having trouble with this positive outlook, and instead feel terrible, miserable, and anxious because i have a vomiting phobia, and i feel terrified of returning back to work tomorrow like this.

It starts after lunch and hangs around all day!

I know i need to vomit.... but i just can't let myself unless i really need too. So usually it takes food poisoning or a stomach bug to make me vomit, where its something toxic needing to get out. If it's just nausea then i wont vomit .... and its leaving me feeling worse for longer.

This is hell. I feel like i want out this is getting too hard!!

 

[sandilion]

Oh and eating small meals and all that doesn't seem to help me. The nausea stays whether i eat or not. When i was preg with DS eating fought off the nausea... but this time nothing seems to be helping other than dry ginger ale... i think thats helping.

 

[Yo_Yo]

I don't have it personally, but have a friend that suffers from it. I know how it affects her.
Maybe you will be one of those (like me) who just feel sick, but aren't actually sick.
If ginger ale helps, maybe ginger biscuits will too? Or those sickness bands?
If it gets too much for you, speak to your midwife and see if there is anything they can prescribe you.

 

[sandilion]

I am so paranoid about taking any anti-nausea tablets in fear it will effect the baby.

I might give the sickness bands a go.

 

[Gizzyy]

If it's that bad I would go and see your doctor hun. Lots of women take the tablets to help. Mine got bad at 6 weeks but then tapered off at 11 weeks. I found tea and toast helped in the mornings and ginger chews/ginger ale x

 

[shannonleigh]

Oh hun I know how you feel, I've suffered with emetophobia all my life and as soon as I fell pregnant I was so scared about morning sickness, Lucky enough for me I was never sick but was hanging over the toilet a few times! I think we've built our minds so strong that the fear controls whether or not we are sick, even when we need to be. It will get better as the weeks go on and the more you face sickness the easier it will become..in time..It's strange how we get so scared of being sick and after being sick it's like 'well that wasn't as bad as I thought' lol. You've got a growing little bub in there it'll all be worth it!x

 

[shannonleigh]

and sea bands work a treat! i would suggest trying them out!xx