sea sick

[erth mama]

Hi Beautiful mamas,
I am just past 7 weeks with my first and have spent the last 9 days stuck to my couch with morningsickness. I live right on the edge of the ocean and my floors are wood so i am convinced that my house has turned into a boat and this is sea sickness!
Feeling a little discouraged after the high of realizing I was pregnant was replaced with nasea, also I'm not really ready to tell anyone yet and I don't want to see any friends or family cause I think they will know as soon as they look at me ( is it written across my forehead?) so I am grateful for this forum, to hear all the stories from the otherside of the continent. I'm not the only, usually active, person curled up with their cat on the couch, am I?
My thoughts go to all the pregnant Mamas that are caring for toddlers right now as well. I have so much to learn.

[Shorin_Mama]

A huge ditto on that post! That's exactly how I feel. I even feel the seasickness (which is exactly how I describe my morning sickness).

Oh, but I'm not curled up on the couch with a cat, I'm curled up on the floor with a dog.

Here's hoping we both feel TERRIFIC again soon!

Jess

[murray&me]

I too feel like crap. But instead of on the couch or the floor, unfortunately, I am at work eating a million saltine crackers. I just heard that you should keep some crackers on your nightstand and before you get out of bed in the morining, you should eat them. Apparently it helps. I am going to try it tomorrow morning. Good luck to you guys.

[erth mama]

Shorin Mama,
that is so sweet, I can see us all on our boats bobbing up and down on the waves, curled up with our pets. I feel alone no longer! Much Love.

[erth mama]

murray&me,
thanks for the tip. Its funny, crackers ( which i usually love) I can't even stomach, and the morning i the only time i seem to not feel queasy. Some things of all the stuff I am trying that seems to be helping is vitamin B6 -50mg three times a day, and the homeopathic remedy "pulsatilla".

[lovnbnhome]

I have been hit with the morning sickness this week (I'm 5 weeks today) and it is horrid! I have been feeling hung-over and have been eating avocados and peanut butter...they seem to ease my stomach... I have also heard that crackers (like Saltines) are supposed to be good right before you get out of bed. Sorry you're feeling yucky!

yech! After re-reading that I guess I have a tad bit of a craving for those two

[southernmama]

Right there with ya

Ugh! This is the pits. I am usually very active, have a two year old and just moved into a new house that needs a lot of work- not to mention unpacking. Normally, I love to garden adn work around the house, but for the last few months its all I can do to make it through the day- I am very food adverse right now- but I have to make food for Lucy and I am starving. I think I am 10.5 weeks- I visit the midwife on Tuesday- but anyway- I am ready to have my energy and good health back!

[RachelGS]

I am also really struggling with nausea and parenting a two year old. I am so much sicker than I was with my daughter (which was still really tough). I've already been to the hospital for IV rehydration. I'm taking zofran, which is the only way I'm managing at all. I never needed meds with my first pregnancy, even when I felt wretched. I'm also doing acupuncture and hypnosis and taking B6 and trying all the tricks I've ever heard of. It's so frustrating to be doing ALL of that and to still barely be scraping by. I'm not quite seven weeks and am really anxious about how long this is going to last. I've been sick now since implantation, and it sucks so hugely.

[erth mama]

Rachel Honey,
That sounds really uncomfortable..... I hope you find some relief soon. One thing that helped me out last night was talking to my midwife about feeling a bit bummed out and guilty about not wanting to get off the couch. She reminded me that being kind to myself is the best thing i can do, and if I need to rest tonnes than thats what I should do, and letting the things that don't absolutely have to be done now, wait. I guess I felt better to have permission to be a slug, and to not guilt out and be hard on myself. Much love.