It's starting ~ *better now*

[kblue]

This is the second morning I woke up feeling really crappy. Yesterday I was able to recover and felt better an hour after waking. I have been up for 2 hours today and it's only getting worse. I feel crappy if I don't eat and not any better if I do eat. Not to mention I practically have to choke down the food.

This is exactly why we weren't planning on a third baby. I can't handle another hyperemesis pregnancy. I'm not even 6 weeks yet (I will be tomorrow). Is anyone else feeling this icky yet?

[heartmama]

Yes, definitely. Mine started right before or on 6 weeks and the last week and half were tough. I didn't get much done or go anywhere really. It seems to be lightening up now.

I did not actually throw up but the nausea queasy feeling was 24 hours.

I had to eat every hour! Eat, eat, eat. Each day, whatever I ate the day before sounded bad, so I kept changing what I ate.

Favorites that have lasted are oranges, Yobaby yogurt, toasted bagels with a thin layer of cream cheese, and various specific cravings. I eat just a small amount every hour and a half, and it keeps it from getting awful.

I also just lay down a LOT.

I have heard Sea Bands can help too.

With ds this was gone by 12 weeks and I hope it will do the same this time.

Just stay calm, although I know that constant nausea feeling is awful, awful, awful.

[chalynm]

I'm so sorry, Kellie. I wish there was something I could do. You know I'm phobic about throwing up, so I totally sympathize.

You mentioned once before that your m/w gave you several homeopathic remedies, just in case. Why don't you try starting one? I just got a copy yesterday of Susun Weed's Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, and she says that oftentimes the best preventative measures are remedies taken before the problem starts.

You'll be in my thoughts today, mama. I hope things start looking up for you soon.

[HomeBirthMommy]

Kellie, I was thinking about you yesterday hoping things were different this time. And maybe they still will be.
I'm feeling a good bit of nausea when I don't eat frequently enough. So far it's just nausea, no vomit. Where's the "knock on wood" smilie?

I so hope this is easier for you the third time around.

[BirthFree]

Also, walking a mile a day is what I hear works best. I simply can not figure out time to do that myself with my boys... but that's what I hear from my mobile first-baby-expecting twin sister as well (that she feels light years better).

I have also been feeling awful and Sea Bands have helped a LOT (a lot lot), but this week they have either stopped working as well or I just am feeling even worse because it's like not wearing them at all again (if I didn't have to do things I'd lay on the couch instead). I'm 8w Monday... I was hoping that as bad as I felt that would be it... but no go I guess. Ugh.

None of my previous babies gave me more than one day of nausea so I guess you don't get to choose this sort of thing (darn), but I'm grateful for a continuing healthy baby so far b/c at first we thought we'd loose this one... so I guess nausea is an okay trade. Still, I hope the weeks pass quickly!

[kblue]

Thanks ladies. I hate to say it, but it helps to know I'm not alone. Misery loves company.

Chalyn ~my mw gave me a bottle of Morning Sickness Magic (http://www.morning-sickness-magic.com/), but it's very expensive and it's basically b6 and ginger. I have been taking both of those all day and I don't know if they are helping. I still feel ick, but it might have been worse without them. I get that horrible acid stomach feeling constantly and she suggested papaya tablets so I'll look for that.

I don't feel like I can get out of the house. I just want to stay near the couch and that is really hard with a 4 and 2 year old. Luckily, they play very well together and keep eachother busy. I still can't help feeling guilty.

[kblue]

Originally Posted by BirthFree

Also, walking a mile a day is what I hear works best.

Oh my. I can't even imagine walking now. I have been using my eliptical trainer 5 times a week until today. Just thinking about getting on it exhausts me. Blah - maybe I should force myself...

[nebraskamom]

Hang in there!! I feel for you. When I was pregnant with the twins I lost 35 pound because all I did was puke. And was in the hospital twice for it. I know that is sucks. I wish I could help with a special recipe but, I don't have anything but my thought and hopes of a sick-free day for you tomorrow.

[CryPixie83]

Originally Posted by belleandboo

Chalyn ~my mw gave me a bottle of Morning Sickness Magic (http://www.morning-sickness-magic.com/), but it's very expensive and it's basically b6 and ginger. I have been taking both of those all day and I don't know if they are helping. I still feel ick, but it might have been worse without them. I get that horrible acid stomach feeling constantly and she suggested papaya tablets so I'll look for that.

mmm papaya tablets... I would have been absolutely miserable without them during my last pregnancy!

What are you eating in the mornings? I was feeling like c.r.a.p. all last week, and even worse if I ate something even remotely heavy and processed. So, I switched to eating fruit or a glass of juice and that helped a lot, I also increased my water intake which really helped too. But, you're definately NOT the only person feeling like this

[Knittin' in the Shade]

I had hyperemesis with my first two, and maaged to avoid it with my third (just had horrible, wretched mornign sickness, but not as severe with dehydration as the first two) Things i did witht he third that I didn't witht he first two - sucking on crystalized ginger basically all day long. LOTS of water. Sea bands acupressure bands (ya know, for sea sickness? They worked pretty well, actually!) Preggo pops, and lots of vitamin B complex

[newcastlemama]

starting ginger

I started the ginger last night and I am already taking the B6. It says it will take a few days to work...exactly on week 6 I started getting sick just like last time. All day with retching and blahhh. People (especially my mom) keep telling me to eat saltines...I don't feel well either way. I eat a lot of sprouted multigrain toast with earth balance and gatorade. If all goes according to schedule I will be feeling better in 5 weeks...Sitting in in a warm bath with citrus or minty smelling essentail oil seems to help...too bad I can't stay there all day!!! Jennifer

[BirthFree]

I was just going to say... I want to lay on my bathtub floor and let the shower run over me forEVER... I think it's the only thing that makes me feel better (literally). Oh, and I feel good while sleeping as long as I don't wake up - but obviously that happens.

I know, walking sounds impossible... but you know what, I'm going to do it. Why? I puked my guts out for the last 2 days and I can't handle it. I mean I run for the bathroom and either dry heave or throw up everything I eat, drink, etc. It makes my stomach hurt, my body dry, and I'm just plain old sick of throwing up. My stomach is HUNGRY and I can't feed it because if I do I throw it up. I mean I feel actually hollow inside I'm so empty.

SO, acupuncture is scheduled for Wed. (soonest I can, otherwise I'd be there every day), I'm starting to walk, and just praying a lot. I know it probably won't help (the praying) but it does make me feel a little better in my heart. I keep making lame comments like, "This had better be worth it" or "It'd better be a girl after all this" but the truth is, it already is worth it (and I don't care if it's another boy)... I just don't like going through it. It's hard on my family and I am so much more vulnerable, weak, tired than I ever have been before... it took me 3 hours to get ready this am (well, all of us ready) to run a quick errand - it's just hard.

How's that for a small book.
Sorry.
~Julie

[kblue]

Julie, have you become dehydrated? That sounds awful and JUST like me the past two mornings! I was sent for IV fluids yesterday. Home health care is coming to hook me up tomorrow. Sigh. When I get to this point, the only thing that helps is Zofran, so I will most likely be receiving that through a subcutaneous pump. My midwife agreed that if we let this go any longer, I'll just get worse. If we attack it now, I might have a chance at a normal pregnancy. At least I usually get better by the second trimester!

I hate resorting to meds. I know Zofran is considered safe, but I still don't like the idea of it. But losing 4 pounds in 2 days isn't good for me or the baby, so I have to do what works at this point....

[kblue]

Also, has acupunture helped in the past? How long does it last? It is very expensive? I would to take an alternative route!

[BirthFree]

I'm probably dehydrated... but trying to drink water to make up for it today... I'm in a deficit but I don't think to IV-need yet (hopefully not at all).

Yes, acupuncture helps me (in general) though I didn't know you could use it for m/s in the past (never had m/s in the past either)... a friend that had serious m/s did it and she said it made it more than tolerable. I've heard the same from others as well. 3 treatments (and I think they're $65 ea? for an hour each) but a trip to the hospital would cost me more than that... and I want to avoid meds like the plague if I can. Tolerable I can handle... great would be like heaven - I'll take what I can get.

[jodilynn05]

Mine started about 4 days ago. I am 7 weeks today. I havent really been able to get out of bed all weekend except to go to the doctor yesterday. Have you tried saltine crackers? That is what is working best for me. I've been up for maybe 30 minutes and have eaten half a pack of them! If you can't keep anything down, try sucking on some jolly ranchers to keep your blood sugar up. Call the doctor and get them to perscribe some anti-nausea medicine.

Good Luck!

[kblue]

Well, I'm doing much better with the Zofran pump. I can actually function like a normal person. I think I'll be able to avoid the hospital again if the meds keep working so well!

[chalynm]

I so glad to hear you're doing better, Kellie. I've been thinking about you a lot the past few days. Honestly, I feel a little guilty now for freaking out about just being a little nauseated for a day or two. I hope things continue to improve for you.