Extracting the nutrition before you throw up?

[starstar]

Hello all
Just wondering if anyone knows how long food has to stay in your stomach for you to get at least some nutrition out of it?

...it's probably a really stupid question but I'm thinking that if I can keep food down for at least an hour before I have to vomit then at least some of the goodness is absorbed?

Some meals I can keep down but some others are back up within 1-2 hours...

:barf:
:gloomy:

[shed]

oh you poor little thing.

I think your theory sounds fair enough :yes:

Bubby gets served first anyway and doesn't need much.

I'm not a doctor mind you but don't forget that some people actually lose weight due to morning sickness and their babies are fine.

[jade21887]

Just to put your mind at ease, Ive lost about 25kg this pregnancy, and Im having a fairly large baby, all is fine, wasnt even able to keep down prenatal vitamins. Dont stress too much

[reAllytee]

I couldnt keep anything down pretty much as soon as i either started eating i was bringing it back up or as i was taking the last bite i was. I was the extreme though i had hyperemesis
I lost around 20kgs all up vomitted through my labour & all but still managed a baby just off 10lb & 57cms long so trust me when i say they get what they need from you its just your body that suffers unfortunately :rolleyes:
What makes it worse is that ive found out apparently when you suffer from hyperemesis if can mean a lower weight in the baby so i really dread to think was DS's size would have been like without it :eek:

[Rell]

What makes it worse is that ive found out apparently when you suffer from hyperemesis if can mean a lower weight in the baby so i really dread to think was DS's size would have been like without it :eek:

Don't worry allyoo I didn't have hypernemesis with DD and she was 3.1kg but with DS I did have hypernemesis and he was 4.1kg.


starstar - as the others have all said the baby will take nutriants from your stores if need be. I was unable to keep down anything including water and I still managed to have a healthy 4.1kg 56cm baby.

[reAllytee]

Don't worry allyoo I didn't have hypernemesis with DD and she was 3.1kg but with DS I did have hypernemesis and he was 4.1kg.


Please oh please oh please let me have a 3kg baby next time i want a newborn not a 2mth old :p :fingerscrossed:

[Merlion]

I have had that lately too and i'm 17 weeks. I have spent more time on or near my royal throne this whole pregnancy that I'm thinking of drawing a smiley face on it. It currently has big *** sunflowers on it

[starstar]

Thanks Allyou, Shed, Rell, Jade, Alleycat! Good to know that despite the horror of constant vomiting that the little one doesn't necessarily suffer - just me, yay (?!!!).

Allyou, that's a damn big baby you had despite the sickness!!! wow:smiliedance: