"You're not ill, just pregnant"....

[katiekittykat]

B****cks!!!

I'm ill! And if I was this ill for this long and I wasn't pregnant, I'd be in hospital.

Just thrown up for the second time this morning, so not in a particularly great mood.....

Sorry for the rant

 

[PrayinForBaby]

Aw, hope you feel better soon hun! I was sick my entire pregnancy minus 3-4 weeks ish during 2nd tri =( But it IS definitely, without a doubt, worth it!

 

[torilou]

argghh so frustrating for you hun, hope you feel better soon! Fingers crossed it passes pretty soon for you xxx

 

[knitbit]

Oh that stinks. Is it morning sickness? B6 helped me a lot. I was told by my doctor to take 50mg 2x a day and as much as 100mg 2x a day for the sickness (no more than 200mg a day). Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Blah11]

Sorry, I agree with the 'youre pregnant, not ill' sentiment

Sorry you're not feeling too great though, that sucks

 

[MrsMalowey]

Sorry, I agree with the 'youre pregnant, not ill' sentiment

Sorry you're not feeling too great though, that sucks

People shouldn't have to feel guilty about feeling sick when they're pregnant and this type of comment from people does make you feel that. I had a bad back before i was pregnant, but being pregnant has made it a ton worse, plus now i have sciatica and the onset of SPD. My doc said i may end up in a wheelchair in a few weeks. I can't get off the sofa, walk up the stairs without a struggle, not to mention being able to roll over in bed, well thats just agony.

I really wouldn't appreciate people saying to me 'well you're not ill, you're pregnant' because i am ill! Like the OP said, if i wasn't pregnant i wouldn't feel like this but it doesn't make me feel any less crap!

 

[Blah11]

why would you feel guilty for feeling sick Of course you might feel sick or unwell sometimes, your body is growing another human being. However, its not an illness and the majority of ailments pregnancy brings is a matter of 'suck it up'

I had SPD with my daughter, and have had it since 17 weeks with this LO but hey ho, I decided to get pregnant. People with the flu or a stomach bug didnt chose that. No one can MAKE you feel guilty. If you feel guilty then thats down to you, not me.

 

[nadinek]

um...wow. maybe you should go share that with all the ppl in the gestational complications area? bet they'd like to know they should suck it up.

pregnancy aint an illness but lots of the complications are. If anyones too dumb to work that out katie their not worth your time.

 

[Blah11]

Pregnancy in general isnt an illness. I'm sorry but it's not. Cancer is an illness. Even the flu is an illness. Gestational complications are different because they're out of the ordinary. Hyperemesis sufferers yes, they are ill. People with morning sickness aren't.

 

[JackiePed]

LOL... ok ladies... no wars here tonight.

I think she meant that the *average* pregnant woman without complications isn't "ill"... clearly you can be ill AND pregnant... just that pregnancy itself isn't a disease...

I'm sure nobody meant to offend... shrug it off girls, shrug it off....

 

[kstan]

Pregnancy does Make u feel Ill tho so what's the difference to being ill and feeling ill.
I swear If another man in work says to me "yes but pregnancy is not an illness" I'll scream. Like they'd know anyway.

Hope u feel better soon and the sicky feeling does pass at about 16 weeks ish x

 

[MrsMalowey]

Exactly being pregnant isn't an illness, but pregnancy can make you ill. It can make you sick, achey, tired, depressed. I'm not saying morning sickness is an 'illness', its an unwanted sympton of being pregnant but it doesn't mean that your any less ill than an non pregnant person who is being sick 5 times a day.

Saying things like that can make pregnant ladies feel guilty about complaining for feeling crap because like you, they're basically saying 'suck it up, it's your fault you got pregnant so deal with it'. You wouldn't say that to someone who had the flu, i don't personally see the difference.

 

[zoegber2]

Hang in there! Just eat some bland stuff or anything that sounds good really, remember that little one inside you

 

[Blah11]

Whats the person with the flu getting out of it though? You're getting a beautiful baby. It IS different. Hormones suck but its not like you have an invader in your body making you feel disgustingly unwell.

 

[missmayhem]

sorry to hear you are feeling so rough, i hope it passes soon! i have found supernoodles to be a life save this pregnancy

 

[fallenangel78]

I second the vote for Vitb complex Hun... Was on it before my bfp and dropped to 50mg after that and I've been relatively ok (bit sicky but more just nausea) and started feeling more human about a week and a half ago xx

 

[MummyNovember]

Pregnancy has made me feel like crap, never used to feel this horrible this often before. And while everyone else is very understanding, my boss at work thinks im just having time off on purpose! Like he doesnt believe im pregnant. He has started to have a go at me for having time off, and starts making me feel guilty. I dont think he actually believes that someone can suffer for so long with morning sickness, but every woman is different! Oh well, he soon shut up when i told him i was quitting and going back to my old job lol

 

[katiekittykat]

Dear me.....I didn't mean to start an argument

I posted because I feel ill, every hour of every day, and I'm getting fed up of it. Of course I chose to be pregnant - we were TTC for 6 months, and under the care of an FS - but this is my first pregnancy and although you can read about symptoms all you like, NOTHING prepares you for how shabby you feel day in day out.

Every pregnancy is different - there are varying degrees of how ill someone will feel - a good friend of mine is pregnant with her second child and has never suffered a day's sickness, whereas my cousin was sick from the day of conception to the day of birth. This is just my personal experience.....

Oh, and it's not just morning sickness I'm whingeing about - I've got backache, constipation, nosebleeds, headaches, and this constant peeing is playing havoc with my polycystic kidney disease

 

[Jennifaerie]

It always made me laugh... no there might not be anything "wrong" but still throwing up isn't pleasant and it's never going to be fun!

Hope you feel better sweet!

 

[Samie18]

I know how you feel i was sick daily and felt sick daily from 6 weeks to 19 weeks this made me unable to eat.Because i wasnt eating i got really bad acid which made me feel more sick. I was so hungry but dare i eat i got worse so it was a horrible cycle to go through.
I lost 1stone 7 lbs and still havent managed to gain my pre pregnancy weight and whether this is a coincidence my baby is now measuring small at the 20 week scan and i have to go back next week to asses growth.....
I'm now not sick daily but a few times a week i'm still having trouble with the acid but learning to live with it.
I was always in the brigade of its not a illness but never being pregnant i couldn't really comment.
I have had such a bad time that i never wanna do this again, peple at work were concerned i was getting antenatal depression they just couldn't understand i just felt sooooo shit all the time.

I wouldn't wish this "ill" feeling on anybody. Lucky for those who have a perfect pregnancy and glow but just remember there are those who don't!