Pregnancy Place

Amyeddie22 · Joined: 27 Jun 2004 Posts: 3

From the time I wake up until the time I go to bed I feel sick. I am so nauseous- if I even smell any kind of cooking I feel like I will throw up. I have not thrown up yet, and I seriously hope I don't. Everyone keeps asking me if I'm happy- it is very hard to be happy when I'm sick and crying all of the time! I'm about 6 1/2 weeks now- I will see the doctor for the first time on Wed. I've tried Emetrol, eating (forcing down) small meals, lemon drops, you name it. Does anyone have any other advice? Also, if I haven't thrown up by now, do you think I will? I have no desire to do anything because I feel so awful. I didn't think that being pregnant would feel this bad! Crying or Very sad

kristiekim · Joined: 27 Jun 2004 Posts: 1

I completely understand how you are feeling. I am seven and a half weeks pregnant, and feel awful every waking hour. Everyone around me is so excited for the new baby, but like you said, it's so hard to be excited when I feel this bad. This is terrible, but I don't want to talk about the baby or even think about being pregnant, because I feel worse. Eating has been a chore, nothing sounds good to me. I am so emotional and tired. I thought this was supposed to be fun. I saw the infertility specialist for my first pregnancy checkup, even though I was able to conceive naturally. I felt like my symptoms were humorous to her and the nurses, and they did not understand how badly I am feeling. I am going to make an appointment with my regular obgyn for next week, I just need someone to take me seriously. A friend at work told me that when she had morning sickness for a few weeks, she saw it as a positive sign that she was progressing normally. I hope that I can get to that point. Hang in there and talk to your doctor.

GabbyBelle · Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 3

I can completely relate. I started getting nauseated early on (about 8wks) and then at 11wks I threw up for the first time. since that first time, i get sick now every days, several times a day. I'm 14wks 2days right now. It's not getting better yet. http://www.bradleybirth.com/r477.htm Here's a link that may help you..i'm definately going to try it. Best of luck to you!

sonja · Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 1

Yes - you are not alone at all!! This is my second time around - I am 8 weeks pregnant and have been sick for two. I feel disgusting all day AND all night so there is no let up. I am writing this in a rare state of feeling "not miserable" - not okay but not miserable.
I am taking some form of antinauseous drug - not sure it even works but too scared to stop. I will be going to see an acupuncturist on Monday - an obstetrician acupuncturist to see what he can do. I have heard the "sea legs" wrist bands are supposed to help - in a similar way to acupuncture. I have read up on the latest ideas of nausea in pregnancy and have decided to try to keep to the foods listed as better as suggested by Profet (is that the right name?) since to me it seems to fit well with my previous and current experience.
What is also true is that for most women it does let up. For me last time it was until about 4 and a half to 5 months - the thought of which frightens me this time. I wonder why I didn't remember this part of my pregnancy as it is this that could make you decide not to have any more children - only because it is so much more long lasting (weeks even months) compared to intense pain of labour that you may get for maybe a day or two!!!
I will let you know how the acupuncture goes.
I also don't have any positive feelings about the baby which does worry me - other than if I am feeling sick then the baby is still doing well (I had some bleeding recently which gave me a big fright!). I don't want to pass a whole lot of negative emotion to the foetus, but what can I do. I will have to wait until this phase passes and overcome it with my normal positive self then.
I wish you all happy and healthy babies and most of all I wish you ease in your pregnancy!!!
Cheers
Sonja.

jennyben · Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 1

Hi,
I am 8 weeks pregnant and horrendously sick. I have a 13 month old and was sick with that pregnancy but not like this. With my son, I was sick from 6-16 weeks and was mostly nauseated all the time. I only threw up twice. My current pregnancy is very different. At 6 weeks I started throwing up and did so almost daily for about 10 days. Then one day I couldn't keep anything down and felt extremely weak and my vision was blurry so I went to the hospital and found that I was dehydrated. They gave me IV fluids and a drug called zofran that definitely helps, though it's rewards are not without a cost. First, the drug wears off unexpectedly and I am completely nauseas again. Second, it is very constipating. Third, it makes me dizzy. But it beats constant nausea. I am concerned about this and hope it doesn't last the whole pregnancy. I am also concerned about my complete inability to care for my son (thankfully I have almost constant help right now).

If you are vomiting a lot, talk to your doctor about zofran. If you have health insurance, that is good because it is ridiculously expensive!

Other helpful advice - eat whatever appeals to you. If you think cheese pizza will make you feel good, try it. There are no hard and fast rules with this. Sometimes I need really spicey mustard, other times I need jello.

If you're having trouble keeping hydrated, sip gatorade all day instead of water. That way you will maximize your hydration (water doesn't do anything to rebuild electrolytes).

I know this will pass someday, and can't wait for that time (then maybe I can get excited). Until then, I am depressed, but it's nice to know that at least I am not the only one out there who feels this way.

Jenny

Murfsgrl · Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 4

Y'all need to to try Preggie Pops. They are the only things that ever worked for me! I've had two full heads of hair baby girls in two years and I don't know what I would have without my preggie pops. I was sick all day and night. It got so bad I was missing sleep at least 3 nights a week. Here is a link, and I promise it will work!

http://www.preggiepops.com/preg/

Ally · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 2

Its good to see that i am not alone! My nausea is controlling my life!!!!!! and pretty much turning me into a big fat couch potato! hahaha. The constant feeling of nausea is depressing. I have no motivation or want to get out of bed let alone get changed out of my pyjamas every day. My energy levels are so low that my day consists of eating sleeping and watching tv. Inspirational huh?? Im approx 9 to 10 weeks i know it will get better but for now seems never ending. Sad

Thanks for you messages i can totally relate.

sunflower · Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Posts: 1

Ooh love, i can relate to that! I started getting all day sickness when i was 7 weeks pregnant only i was actually vomiting up to ten times a day. To make thing worse i work in a butchers with all that meat and i had to go to work because we needed the money so i was racing upstairs to the loo several times a day to be sick. This went on until i was 16 weeks and it was an absolute nightmare. I'd get home from work exhausted from being on my feet all day, my stomach ached non stop from being overworked and i couldn't keep down any food. I couldn't even nibble on crackers without feeling sick and i've always had such a strong stomach, when i started my all day sickness it was the first time i'd thrown up in over six years. I'm such a baby when i'm sick too. Thankfully though my fiance is VERY supportive. If i threw up when he was home he'd race into the loo with me and hold my hair back, rub me on the back, give me some water to rinse my mouth out and he'd even wipe up any mess i left(he often threw up himself while doing this) and tell me to go lay down. The first thing he did when he got home from work was make a bed up for me on the lounge, with a bucket next to me which he would empty if i had an emergency vomit, and put a movie on for me to watch while he went to the kitchen to have his dinner. The poor guy lived on takeaway and tinned food for months because he's not much of a cook. I was so lucky to have someone so caring with me to help me through it all. Things have changed now that we have the baby though. We had a big talk about it the other night and he said he loves the baby but he resents the fact that the baby gets so much of my attention, he knows it's neccessary but he misses the way things used to be when he didn't have to share me. He also gets a little upset because he thought everything would come naturally to him but he's never been around a baby before and there's so much to learn which is hard for him because he works 60 hours a week and doesn't ge to spend much time with bub. He's slowly coming around though and has stopped getting angry with me when i try and teach him something and has started spending more hands on time with the baby so i think things will be OK.
Anyway, i got side tracked... the only thing that helped my sickness even a little were ginger tablets, i also made sure i took pregnancy vitamins so the baby wouldn't suffer from lack of nutrients. It's also important to keep your fluids up so i would sip on gastrolyte that i got from the chemist several times a day because it absorbs quickly into your body.
I know it sucks right now but it will get better and at the end of it all you'll have a beautiful little baby. My little one is three months old now and despite the terrible pregnancy followed by a shocking labour andthe pain after my emergency c-section, i can't wait to do it all again. Call me crazy?

Best wishes
Emma

smilinmjs · Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Location: St.louis, mo

I am so gald that I am not alone in this battle of all day sickness. This is my second time around and I am 7weeks into it. I sure can't remember ever being this sick. My daughter is 9 years old. I feel like if I'm not eating or sleeping I am nauseous. I full time so it is hard to fight this and work at the same time. I heard you need to ask before you take ginger and I haven't done that I may call today. I just wanted to let you all know that I am glad all that wrote in about all day sickness did. Thanks again

Smurfette · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:16 am Post subject:

Just a little something that I found that seemed to help with my morning sickness, was Oranges. I find that eating an orange helps me alot. I think its the citrus. Also if I know I am going to a place that isn't going to smell to good to me I take a cloth with some of the smell of the orange on it and boy that really helps me get through walking through a smelly part of the grocery store. Just an idea. Try and drink some ginger ale but just sip on it, as it has ginger in it as well.

Lexi

Josh's mum · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:58 am Post subject:

Hi there

I am not alone - do you know how good that feels! Like so many others that have written about this "sickness" - which is not morning sickness but 24/7 sickness, I too am 9.5 weeks preggie and have been feeling "yuck" (to say the least) since 6 weeks. This is my second child and it is far worse than the 1st! I am so sick of being "sick", I haven't thrown up yet! but have been dry reaching since week 6. Nothing seems to work for me - I have those "sea bands" on my arms and I am too scared to take them off. I took them off last week for the morning and by the afternoon I felt worse so I am keeping them on (not sure if they work but I don't want to feel like that again). I have tried ginger - does not work, I have tried citrus fruits - does not work (infact makes me worse), I have tried peppermint tea - does not work. I am currently seeing a nathupath who has me taking a magnesium supplement - which I must say keeps up upright and able to function (to some extent) during the day. My worse time is after 5pm when I feel like I just want to end it all! The things woman go through Confused

I know it will be worth it in the end - I look at my son who is 4 yrs and just think how lucky I am to have him - although the memories of morning sickness with him dissappeared and I wish I had remembered them before becoming preggie again! My husband tells me it will be worth it in the end - and I have told him -NO MORE KIDS after this one Very Happy

I wish us all luck and strength to get through this time and to enjoy our little babies when they do arrive!

grc · Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Posts: 41

I feel really bad for you! I'm not pregnant right now but I have had 3 children and I had severe all day sickness with all 3. I would throw up until I passed out! It was horrible I couldn't function, not to care for my other children. The only thing that helped me was my midwives put me in the hospital for about a week for i.v. fluids and zofran. However, as soon as I left the hopital and returned home. The throwing up started immediately and I felt horrible again. It's a vicious cycle. I actually had to sleep with a trashcan by my bed or sleep in the bathroom floor! And here I am trying to get pregnant with # 4! The good news is that it will eventually end. I know that right now thats not to comforting when your guts are being squeezed up throat. Anyway goodluck!

3boysmom · Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1

Check with your doctor. I am pregnant with #4 and I have always been prescribed Compozine?? maybe spelled differently. It is a safe to use during pregnancy drug also used for cancer patients undergoing chemo.
Another tip is all my morning sickness only last first 14 weeks or atleast if this pregnancy doesn't prove me wrong!!! Good Luck!

Smurfette · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

Hi ladies:

Just popped in to say hi and let you know that I am still surviving the morning sickness, but now I am fighting off a nasty cold. I called in sick to work today, I feel so bad for the amount of work I have missed since becoming pregnant. My morning sickness or what I think most of us would prefer to call it ALL DAY SICKNESS has not gotten any better but not any worse. I have been sick the past few days and noticed that I am not throwing anything up, the only thing that happens is I end up burping more than anything. Anyhow I am just hoping that this cold passes quickly as I feel like I am dying over here. I am also having a hard time finding something I can drink without it tasting bad or making me feel sick after awhile, any ideas ladies?

Oh boy there I am done whining as some of my family would say.

Lexi

Janie · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 9