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@Natasha can u get medication before it starts ? It’s taking away the happiness worrying about it , I was so ill & in hospital on drips every week . Did anything help you that I could possibly try . Thank you for your reply x
If you state that during your last pregnancy HG was a huge concern/issue. They recommend starting the medication before the symptoms kick in. I got all my info from the pregnancy sickness support charity! They helped me massively in advocating for myself and getting on the correct medication. As for what helped me… just medication and resting unfortunately 😢 if I had a craving for food, despite it being healthy or not I just ate it. I ended up eating tons of tuna cause it was the only thing I could stomach!! Listen to your body and what it needs and follow your gut instinct. I won’t suggest silly things like ginger and getting fresh air because it’s so frustrating when they don’t work! I had HG from week 8 to week 34. It was relentless and I lost weight by the end of my pregnancy not gained 😢
@Natasha oh god I don’t know how u coped that long I had it from 6 weeks -12 weeks when I mc and honestly I could not cope I even considered an abortion all I did for 6 weeks was lay in bed with a bucket at the side of me . I couldn’t go downstairs my body was weak n felt heavy only time I moved was for the toilet or to go in hospital . I didn’t bath for weeks it destroyed me it was awful being in hospital too x
Yeah HG is no joke. I can completely understand as I was the same. I was bed bound for about 18 weeks. I barely showered. Never went outside was just in bed everyday and my exercise was running back and forth to the toilet everyday to throw up. I was doing about 80 steps a day. It got easier as time went on and I’d say even tho I was still sick I was able to go and do things from around 28 weeks within reason so like go on a drive with my partner at night 😂. I can honestly say it was horrendous and I would never do pregnancy again with the idea that I have to go through it again. Birth was so much easier than pregnancy
@Natasha if I didn’t have a mc it would of been worth it but I feel I suffered so bad for nothing , it’s still a hard pill to swallow, now I’m Pregnant again after 2 years I’m so on edge of not being in control with it so I want to try prep before it kicks in if it does x
I had HG with my first and it was the worse. When I found out I was pregnant with my youngest I spoke to the GP and raised my concerns and they got me on the medication straight away. It helped a lot and kept me out of the hospital. I was dry heaving and feeling sick still but I wasn't living in the bathroom and was able to still go out and do things where as with my first I couldn't leave the bathroom till I was admitted to hospital
@Rebecca Louise what medication did you have ? X
@Natasha what medication did you have from the gp x
I was put on ondansatron as that was the only one that worked for me
I have a combination I started on cyclizine which didn’t work Then was put on metroclopromide and cyclizine which didn’t work Then put on cyclizine and ondansetron which kind of worked but still not great Then finally xonvea and ondansetron which somewhat worked but still felt sick just I wasn’t physically throwing up as much but if I missed a dose I 100% knew about it
Mine was bad
I can really recommend Xonvea. I’d also say get on meds before it even starts… if it’s really full on the chances are quite high of getting it again. Get fluids too, they helped me so much! And thiamine if it gets bad. I’m not doing it again after 2 HG (and cholestasis) pregnancies and a MC, but if I was going to, I’d get on meds and fluids and thiamine as early as possible. And get peer support and counselling from PSS (Pregnancy Sickness Support). And ask family/friends for help and educate employer/ anyone who says something weird by sending them links to this https://www.hyperemesis.org/who-we-help/family-friends/survival-guide-for-family-friends/
@Eva I couldn’t keep any fluids down not even my own saliva , I’m So happy to be pregnant after 2 years of miscarriages back to back but I cnt get the hg out my head and the dark place it put me in x
Get on medication asap! Before it kicks in and just rest. Your body needs to rest cause HG puts so much strain on your body you need to look after yourself first. Find what works for you, unfortunately it isn’t a one size fits all and what worked for me will probably not work for you. Try anything and everything as I know you probably will anyway cause HG is horrific and you are constantly just looking for some relief. Also go to the hospital if you haven’t eaten/held down fluid. Don’t put yourself in dehydration cause it’ll only make you feel worse 😢. Sending you lots of love and I hope you don’t experience Hg/ don’t experience it as bad this time. You won’t starve baby, baby will take whatever they need from you. Unfortunately this may mean you’ll loose weight and feel even worse 😢 don’t feel guilty. I know it’s easier said than done but your body will use what it needs to provide for baby ❤️ You got this mama!