Hating being pregnant due to m/s

[Prudie]

I'm 11 weeks pregnant with #2 and I am absolutely hating it. I feel so awful ALL of the time and it's really getting me down.

The nausea seems to have given way to severe indigestion which makes me dry-retch all evening (it's starts getting really bad from about 3pm onwards). I've been taking Gaviscon but it only works for a little while.

I feel so sad and weepy all the time and I'm not at all excited about the bub - I feel so guilty :(

Just hopes it ends soon so I can enjoy being a mummy again.

[OurLittleBlessing]

I can totally relate to what you are saying.

I was SO excited about TTC #2, and also during the very beginning, but once the bad nausea kicked in, I felt much like you are describing. Personally I find it hard to be excited about *anything* whilst feeling like throwing up! Don't worry though, once you start to feel better again, or even just as more time passes, I'm sure you feel much better about things :hugs:. You are definitely not a bad mother! Pregnancy is such a rollercoaster of emotions.

I feel like I am rambling now.... :laughing: my brain has signed off for the night.

I hope I helped at least a little bit. Try and get some rest where you can, and have some time out for relaxation, even if it is just a nice hot bath or something.

[Pinkzy]

I so know how you feel :(

I am almost 8 weeks pregnant and I have been feeling sick for a solid 4 weeks now, but in the last couple of weeks (particularly the last 8-9 days) I have been feeling shocking :no:

I agree, it is quite difficult to be upbeat and excited about anything when you're constantly feeling sick, tired and out of sorts. I hope it gets better very soon for all of us so we can start truly enjoying our pregnancies :hugs:

I used to worry so much during my last pregnancy because I only felt sick 3 times and that was it!! I so should of appreciated what I had lol!!!

[Ghibli]

It is awful and I can totally understand how you are feeling. I am 24 weeks and totally underestimated pregnancy. I thought m/s would be a bit like a hangover - oh boy was I wrong.

I got terrible m/s from week 6 until week 15 or so. 24 hour nausea. I kept on dry retching every day and puked twice a week. My husband would come back to work and was greeted by a puking wife or one who could just lie in a dark room as I could not cope. I just could not enjoy pregnancy and cried all the time, because I could not cook, stand any smells or leave the house. I don't think anyone can blame you for not enjoying it - it was impossible for me as I was in pain all the time.

And although I don't get as ill now (I have not felt myself since falling pregnant) - it is getting better, esp at the thought of meeting my son. Now that I can feel him kick and knowing he is growing is pretty awesome. But the bonding has helped because I am not sea sick all the time!!!

What kept me going, was knowing each day I was (hopefully) getting closer to the m/s subsiding and I had to remind myself daily that it would pass.

I hope you are feeling a little better each day. Thoughts are with you and hopefully it will pass soon and you get to feel a little normal.

[com com]

I just got home from hospital yesterday for the sixth time in my first trimester. I get m/s so bad that I need to go on a drip every week. I am 12 weeks tomorrow.

I don't get the vomiting too bad just extreme nausea which means I can't tolerate water or anything in my stomach. If anyone is concerned that they are feeling extremely bad, tell your doctor immediately because you maybe dehydrating. Look for the usual signs - dark wee, no wee, fainty not tolerating any food or drink.

I have lost 10kg in 6 weeks and the depression get really bad. I get sick of everyone telling me to "think of the end result - a beautiful baby." Too hard when you have no belly to remind you why you are going through it and they usually are people who had perfect preganancies.
I am too tired for visitors and in the last week have started crying at everything on TV as my hormones change again.

Hang in there everyone :hugs:

[namz]

hi all...i'm 5 months pregnant with my second one and morning sickness wasn't good this time i had all day sickness for the first three months...i could hardly eat anything...at one stage i got really weak and i called the midwife and she told me to keep up the fluid, eat dry biscuits, eat these ginger gummy bear lollies which u can get from your local supermarket and chai tea....the ginger and chai tea worked...so try having them and see if it works for you....:thumbsup:

[rossmead]

Hi all, can totally sympathise with what you are saying. I am 10wks pregnant with my second bub - and it is truly horrible.

I have had all day sickness, with dry retching all day and it looks like reflux too. I actullay resorted to maxolon for some relief as I am home alone with a 2 and a half year old why my husband is away. Great timing.

I have been having acupuncture every week for the last 3 weeks which has given me some relief - I am actually sporting 3 tiny acu needles in each ear for it...they can stay in for 5 days!

I looked at some of the natural remedy sprays but they all seem to contain nux vomica...everything I read about it says its a big no no in preg.....

Any other ideas? if this doesn't settle in a couple of weeks????

Good luck all,
RM

[com com]

I live on cold water melon. This gives me the sense of eating food but receive heaps of fluids from it at the same time. Try and keep up the glucose as well. Maybe freeze grapes or chew on ice chips?

After being in hospital so many times I can say that all the obs have stressed to me to not worry about weight loss or the baby in terms of nutrician. The baby will take what it needs and you get what's left. I have lost 10kg in 6 weeks and know my baby is probably sick of water melon and grapes by now.

[Rebdot]

my ms ended saturday and iv been freaking out ever since but today i got alittle, as bad as it seems when it goes away for a few days you really want it back lol

[Pinkzy]

com com - just wanted to offer you some big hugs :hugs: going through all of that must be really difficult :( I hope it gets better really soon and I can imagine how depressed you would be feeling, I think it would be impossible not to feel that way emotionally with what you're physically going through. Will keep everything crossed that you can start to really enjoy your pregnancy :fingerscrossed:

I still feeling ill most of the time now. I only work part time but even 20-25 hours a week is taking it out of me as I clean residential and commercial businesses. I am tired within the first couple of hours of work and finding it really hard to push on, but I don't have a choice as hubby and I are moving in 5 weeks, paying for private health costs for this pregnancy and need to prepare for bubbykins whilst still managing the bills, rent, shopping, kids etc etc.

I haven't vomited in almost a week now but the constant nausea & weird smells (that apparently don't exist except to me lol) are making eating difficult and sometimes I can't even face food of any kind and will drink cans of soft drink just so I can cram in at least some sugar..or eat a few tic tacs. I am also getting really bad headaches 2-3 times a day and nothing seems to shift them. All I really want to do at the moment, all the time, is sleep lol.

I have been told that this will pass shortly after the first trimester and I'm really hoping that's true.

Wishing everyone lots of luck and hugs, hopefully we'll feel better asap :)

[surfergirl1973]

You poor thing prudie. I had the same thing. Its my first baby and I was SICK, i mean 24/7 sick till week 13! And I was SO OVER the pregnancy. So I know where youre coming from. Try to think positive, as if you feel sooo sick, it can really wear you down. I was even diagnosed with depression just due to the pregnancy and my M/S! Once it was gone, I felt so much better and am really enjoying it now (20 weeks). Good luck and I hope it stops soon! :hugs:

[GroovyChix]

Same here! My morning sickness was so bad from week 7-13, it has been the worst months in my life! I can't function, can't eat, even talking making me want to throw up. My nausea is 24/7 and I can't smell any food....feeling down all the time :(
Now in week 16, I am better but not still 100%. I still can't stand the smell but I already can eat and do some housework...luckily I work from home, otherwise I would have to resign from my job months ago!

[calmstillwaters]

I can empathize. I was so looking forward to this pgy, and then when the MS hit, it brought back all the horrible bits of my 1st pgy and I have resolved never again.

I feel bad that I can't spend much time with my toddler after work as I need to go and lie down cos I feel so tired and nauseous. My MS seems to come in the evenings.

Yet I also console myself cos I had some spotting at 6 weeks, so at least i know that bubs is there when I feel my worse.

Take care.

[Sparklydreamer]

Yep, me too. I'm 13 weeks and still feel constantly nauseous with a super sensitive nose. I never realised how bad my house smelt! The carpets, the kitchen, even the damp smell of the bathroom after a shower makes me gag. It makes me wonder how filthy my house must be and I never realised before!!

I'm permanently tired and sick, can't play with my daughter much, my husband is sick of having a useless wife, the housework gets done in patches (everything gets cleaned every week but the whole house never looks clean at the same time) and its hard to get off the couch. Even driving makes me carsick - as the driver. And i can't go the gym anymore so I feel unfit and frumpy.

I can't get out and visit friends and I'm just feeling pretty darn miserable. I will never, ever, go through pregnancy again. Its horrible. And I was so determined to enjoy this one - but I'd forgotten how debilitating morning sickness is. And I can't imagine it suddenly going away. Its really stopping me bonding with this baby and enjoying life. It doesn't help that I have no family here so I have no support outside my rapidly getting worn out husband.

Okay, whinge over. It did feel better to get it out though. My sympathies to all you ladies going through the same thing.

[NaSan37]

HI ladies. Well I can certainly relate to all of this. With my DS (who is now 14months old) I was really sick from week 6 till around week 13 and had to take maxalon in that time as I couldn't even keep water down. Even the maxalon didn't completely erase the nausea - just enabled me to keep down the little bits that I was eating. This time round here I am at nearly 12 weeks taking maxalon again (I was sooo hoping it was going to be different this time and that the ms would at least be less severe). As soon as week start commenced, BANG - there it was - the nausea and the vomiting and I had to take the maxalon again otherwise I wouldn't have been able to play and feed my DS properly. I've also had extreme nervousness with this pregnancy (like in the first) and have vowed that I won't go back a third time. It is definitely the worst part of being pregnant, especially when you get it 24/7 and it's hard to find a sympathetic husband as I'm sure mine thinks I'm over-exaggerating it most of the time to get out of doing housework and cooking. I gag when I get hungry or smell things that I can't stand. It is awful and I sympathesize with everyone going through it. Let's hope it passes soon. :)

[lukieswife]

I've only been sick for 2 weeks now, but am constantly being sick .... at least 10+ times a day, I was pregnant before (m/c) but had the same for thing and was diagnosed with depression. Am trying to be strong this time round but it's hard when you feel so terrible.

Today ginger ale is helping me but that will probably change tomorrow (tricky how one day something works and the next it doesn't)!

I just keep telling myself each day is a day closer to it ending!

Hang in there I hope you're all feeling better! :hugs:

[mummy2lilly]

Hi there,

I was like that with dd. I was sick all day and night and hardly slept because i would be vomitting every 30 mins or so. Have you tried Poweraide as i tried that towards the end of my pregnancy and it did help as it has eletro lights in it and helps with vomitting but if you find your bringing that up to just try watering it down and you should start to see a little change. Also try have small snack while your feeling sick cause it could be that your hungry but its making you sick. Im lucky this time around i havent had morning sickness once.
I wish you all the best and hopefully it leaves soon.


Also with my morning sickness i was sick from week 5 until week 39. just before i had to give birth

[lukieswife]

thanks mum2lilly, i have asked dh to bring some some poweraide so :fingerscrossed: that helps

you poor thing! right up till you gave birth, omg, how did you survive? thank goodness no m/s for you this time! I guess you had more than enough with your first bubby!!

[mummy2lilly]

Hopefully the poweraide works for you. Also df use to make some sort of drink for me which helped aswel have to ask him when he gets home. I dont know how i got through it all either. I think this time around im not getting it is cause its a boy.. Not sure tho.

Also dont eat eggs fried or anything like that. But eggs in cakes are fine as that can start morning sickness off if you have them fried etc.

Also eating carrots and peas raw not cooked helps now and then as they have juices in them which keeps you hydrated..

Also have a jug of ice cold water sitting in your fridge of a day with freshly sliced lemon in the jug also cause lemon helps with feeling sick.

I just know a lot of this from my last pregnancy with dd and i tried all this at the end before birth and they worked so i hope it works for you too..

[nick's mum]

I has m/s for 21 weeks with DS1 and 24 weeks with DS2 and although it eased a bit I didn't feel well until after the birth both times. Also had severe reflux. All I can say is - ask your GP or OB for Zofran (most won't tell you about it unless you are desperate - it is expensive but works wonders for nausea and vomiting) and Losec (for reflux - Zantac didn't work for me). Both need prescriptions and both are safe in pregnancy. I also became depressed because of the never ending morning sickness and as crazy as it sounds I'm planning on a third baby and talked to my GP and there are anti-depressants that are safe during pregnancy. I know it's not anyone's first choice to use medication during pregnancy but I can vouch from personal experience that it is safe for the baby and helps you get through the pregnancy and start to feel at least functional if not good. Hope you are all feeling better soon. I like the powerade idea :)