Giving in to Zofran....I need some support for All DAY sickness! - Page 2

[CorasMama]

yeah, if I don't eat 10-15 prunes a day, there are serious problems. Thank God the zofran works, because I hate prunes, and no way could I eat them while nauseous.

[PeachyKeen]

Originally Posted by AustinMom

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I am so tired of it. I've done, ginger, lavendar, high protein, acupressure sea bands non stop, acupuncture every week, eating early, eating small, eating frequently, resting, relaxation, puking, deep breathing, eating what I feel "I'm in the mood for", no greasy foods, no carbonation, etc, etc, etc.

Nothing works, and I feel terrible!!!! I puke at least 4 times a day. I've lost about 10 lbs and I'm only 9 weeks pregnant, Anything I eat, I see again, except for an egg this morning, a banana I shared with my 18 MO, and.....well, that's it.

My hub works M-F and he can't take off to cover for me, he did take off one week already and that was wonderful, but I still puked a lot. My house is a mess, I have laundry from a week ago, waiting to be folded, my kitchen gets to be horrible, as in, stinky, dishes everywhere, more dirty dishes than food, pots and pans on stove with old food. Once I get enough energy to clean it, I do, and then I go puke, and am done for the rest of the day. I'm not talking major clean, just doing the dishes and wiping the counter clean.

Last preg, I was said to have HG, and I was on Zofran, and it did help, I still felt crappy, but I didn't puke near as much. I like to think I can make it till this is over without it, as I don't want to use any meds, but I don't see me doing this another 3 weeks at least. Last time it wasn't till 6 mo that is stopped.

I know, I know, take it one day at a time, I'm taking it one hour at a time. I've already made my son switch from one 2 hr nap to two 1.5 hr naps a day so I can rest, and hubby gets up with him at night, and takes over when he gets home.

Someone tell me you are going through the same thing!!! I feel so alone, I hardly leave the house, and the thought of it is just not worth running to the bathroom again.


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I could;ve written this post except for one thing. I've been on Zofran since 7 weeks and it hasnt helped not one bit. It eased up for a few days then it came back full force. So far today I've puked 4 times and I've only eaten a bagel and a bag of 99 cent chips.
I am so sorry you are going throught this and I really truly wish I had a solution that could help you. I would not wish this stuff on my worst enemy.

[AustinMom]

Originally Posted by CorasMama

oh, one thing about zofran: start eating prunes or something, NOW! It is so, so constipating, and no one told me.

OMG thank you so much!! I thought it was just because I was dehydrated! Good to know, I buying some tomorrow when we go out!!! I like prunes so it shouldn't be that hard to eat them through the day. I caught myself doing a sort of "labor squat" and relaxation breathing on the toilet the other day....good to know where it's coming from !

[CorasMama]

considering how badly constipating zofran is, I think it's ridiculous that there are so many women who don't get told about that.

[crittersmom]

I was just given some yesterday and they didn't even say anything either.Thank goodness for some real advice.

[CorasMama]

also, it may give you a headache. Unlike the constipation, however, that'll go away.

[mediumcrunch]

If you can't stomach the prunes, there is no way I could, aColace a day helps a lot of mom's as do glycerin suppositories and enemas. Miralax is probably the best laxative out there. It dissolves completely in any liquid. Works great and fairly quickly IF you are able to keep liquid down. Me, I can eat food before I can drink so in the worst of it miralax wasn't an option for me.

even when dd was in the hospital and on IV zofran no one told me it would constipate her, of course I knew and was prepared but what if I hadn't had experience with zofran?

i think most medical professionals don't realize that it isn't just a 'side effect' but probably 90%+ of patients who take zofran get severely constipated. it is practically a guarantee. i once went 3 weeks without a BM because of zofran. want to talk pain?

[reneeisorym]

OMG thank God for this post ... I suffer from constipation from the prenatals anyway. I figured out that acidophilus counters that. I have the most difficult biles.

I just started Zofran today out of desperation. Glad to know that I need to find something to prevent constipation.

[CorasMama]

Yeah, reneeisorym, I can't stress enough not to let it get bad. Don't mess around, don't think just increasing the acidophilus will do it. Go straight to the many, many prunes (if you can) or colace. That said, even the horrible constipation can't stop me from taking my zofran. I puffy heart my zofran. I can eat, and while I still feel nauseous most days, it's not constant and usually not "omg, I want to die more than I want to stay pregnant" anymore.

[luv-my-boys]

first off mama hugs. I have life threatning HG in all my pg and I wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy. the HER.org forum is truly a wonderful place to get support and information about dealing with HG including treatments and protocols that you might investigate with your mw.

Have you been checked for dehydration? Because being dehydrated will make you more nauseous and throw up and...well its a vicious cycle. I often had to "break" it by getting IV fluids and IV zofran (which imo works way better than oral as it bypasses the stomach and gets directly into your system, no chance throwing it up)

Another thing I did was I ended up flipping our days. I made my "nights" during the day when DH had to work so for the most part I didnt have to be mommy while he was gone. Everyone was sleeping. We'd "wake up" when he'd get home from work and it would be our "day" at night. Now it is very hard especially on my DH as he worked and then was constantly woken up when he was trying to sleep but it was the only way we could do it. that way if I needed help (which I did) he could help us.

We also take a "we need to survive" approach. I nixed all washable utensils/cups/plates and only use paper products (not great but again were so in "survival" mode that honestly DH washing dishes just cant be priority. We also pretty much take a whole other stance to laundry. I usually could get the laundry done but we would live out of sorted laundry baskets. Each member had their own, I figured at least we had clean clothes, wrinkly but clean this is also when we started to use those clorox wipes. You can literally clean with a wipe by wiping down all surfaces.

if you have any friends or family around that could help with stuff even if its to vacuum real quick or heck even take out the garbage all those little things that need to be done.

[AustinMom]

Originally Posted by CorasMama

Yeah, reneeisorym, I can't stress enough not to let it get bad. Don't mess around, don't think just increasing the acidophilus will do it. Go straight to the many, many prunes (if you can) or colace. That said, even the horrible constipation can't stop me from taking my zofran. I puffy heart my zofran. I can eat, and while I still feel nauseous most days, it's not constant and usually not "omg, I want to die more than I want to stay pregnant" anymore.

If you haven't read Belly laughs by Jenny McCarthy, you should. She has a great chapter on Morning sickness. I laughed so hard through the whole book.

I am not one who can usually stand throwing up. I will hold it and site there throw up nauseous till I finally give in and go to the bathroom. Every time I pray...."oh God, please, please, please, make it not come out my nose, and make this be the last time...."