Really struggling :(

[prettyflower7]

Wasnt going to post but I dont think anyone else at home will get how I feel. I will be 6 weeks tomorrow and I feel so sick all the time that I havent eaten properly in about 2 weeks and have lost 9 pounds already, Doctor doesnt want to medicate due to me being pregnant...but I find myself in tears alot cause I really dont think I can cope with how bad I feel.

I have suffered 5 miscarriages previously and should be happy that im pregnant but I really just dunno how I can handle weeks of feeling like this...and not knowing if its gonna end. Oh and to top it all off I have a completely unhealthy fear of throwing up which doesnt help at all. I know its just a rant but needed to get it out

 

[monkee12]

Oh honey I'm not really sure what I can say to make you feel better but I will certainly listen to anything you have to say *hugs* the only thing I could suggest is going back to the gp and maybe seeing a counselor? xxx

 

[Dancerforlife]

I'm so sorry you're experience such strong symptoms all I can say is it will get better. While you don't have a defined endpoint, you can do anything for a few months and you know it won't be longer than 9! I hope your stomach settles a bit, what helped me in my last was little nibbles of saltines all day every day. I probably ate very little else but it was bland enough to stay down and get me through the day until the sickness passed.

 

[LorraineMM]

Hey, I

'm exactly 5 weeks and 6 days today too and will be 6 weeks tomorrow! I'm away in Turkey at the moment and for the last 5 days... I've been overwhelmed with sickness not vomiting just nausea really bad. Sometimes i dont even want to get up and move. I am struggling to eat, mostly eating bread and butter as its the easiest.

I'm really feeling how you feel, i had a miscarriage 6 months ago at 5+ weeks which i also had breif nausea with but i only knew i was pregnant a few days before i miscarried (nowhere near as bad with this pregnancy), and its making me worry a little as it doesnt feel healthy for the baby as its constant day and night.

Hope this goes away soon as i want to keep positive and enjoy my pregnacy like i should be!!

 

[prettyflower7]

thanks to u lovely ladies...i suppose it even helps to get how Im feeling off my chest.
I suppose all I can do is take it a day at a time and hope it doesnt last the full nine months.
thanks for listening to my rant anyway

 

[bobobodkins]

I'm 6 weeks tomorrow too!
Sorry you are feeling so rotten. Hopefully it will pass soon xx

 

[Bonnie11]

Oh Hun! I feel for you. 6 weeks ago I wrote a really similar post myself. I just felt so sh*t all day every day. If I wasn't throwing up I was nauseous. Felt like I had severe flu and norovirus at the same time.
All I can tell you is that it does get better. Around week 9 I had a good week. Came back in week 10 but week 11 had been steadily improving. I feel almost like a human being again!
You will have your down days. Sometimes I just sat on the bathroom floor crying because I felt so crap, then I felt guilty because we wanted this baby for so long and I was almost wishing I wasn't pregnant! And on it went..
All I can say is hang on to the times you feel good and don't feel bad for the times you just need to lay in bed and cry! You will find little things that help you through the day. Try any different foods you can stomach to see what helps. One of my biggest triggers was my prenatal vitamins! I had to stop them and just take folic acid straight tablets. Not ideal but it's all I can stomach.
It will pass, I know it seems like an eternity at the moment but stay strong. We are all here for the days when you can't manage it anymore

 

[Beatha]

*hugs* I hope it'll get better soon.
Throwing up really really scares me too. When I was pregnant with my son every time I threw up I started crying and shaking.

 

[lola85]

If it gets any worse or your not eating/drinking go to a&e Hun. Some gp's don't take it seriously! I was like you I lost a stone in 3weeks and only managed one meal a week cos of hyperemesis ended up in a&e twice at 8&10weeks and admitted for fluids because GP just kept telling me to take meds they prescribed but I couldn't keep them down! I'm 12weeks now and it's much better controlled. I hated the first 11weeks but I promise it gets better. If you need to rant that's what we're all here for!

 

[Hope115]

Zofran has kept food down for me... I still feel sick but at least i have a break from throwing up.... Sometimes i still do but its no where near as bad as before.

 

[hopestruck]

Oh sweetie, you need meds! If your doctor won't give you anything (which is ridiculous because there are medications that have been tested safe in pregnancy), try some Gravol or other anti nauseant medication (anti-emetic or antihistamines). You can get these from any drug store. Most are approved safe in pregnancy. Don't suffer needlessly. I have bad nausea and I know how awful it is. None of those "tricks" - ginger, ice, frequent meals, etc work for me. Hugs!!!

 

[prettyflower7]

Hi guys,

went to see another GP and tried metoclopromide which did nothing so now am taking promethazine which seems to work a little...to the point i can eat a little which was better than sitting in tears. I have also been referred for early scan etc due to previous miscarriages so hopefully things are going ok. feeling slightly more positive about things now.

 

[xxenigmaxx]

I was the same way my last pregnancy. It was miserable. My poor one year old had to sit in front of the tv for hours a day because I felt too sick to move or do do anything else. I took reglan to help control my nausea, but it only helped a little. I just had to ride it out and wait for the hormones to stabilize. I am almost 6 weeks this pregnancy, and the nausea is starting again. Just know you are not alone, and that it will pass. Apparently it is a sign that your pregnancy is doing well, and that the baby is healthy. Why our bodies have to put us through so much torment to make a healthy baby is beyond me, but when you see his or her cute face all these trials will be worth it. Good luck, and keep reminding yourself "This too shall pass!!"

 

[hopestruck]

Prettyflower, glad the meds are helping somewhat. Hopefully you will continue to feel better and better. I know with the antihistamine I'm on, it takes a few days to build up in your system so the changes may be gradual. I thought I wasn't really getting sick anymore (didn't need the Diclectin anymore) so I tried going off it for a day..... BIG MISTAKE! I was sicker than ever and threw up for the first time (vs all day nausea). So, if you start to feel a bit better, keep at it.

Enigma, I love your way of looking at things. Xxx