hyperemesis anyone??

[neekynoo]

Hi just wondering if anyone can share their experiences of hyperemesis with me? I am 19 weeks and have suffered since week 6, have been hospitalised 3 times and now take Zofran/Ondansetron 3 times a day to stop the vomiting. This is my first pregnancy and I'm worried about the affect the medication might have on the bub cos it looks like i'll be on it til the birth. Any advice or reassurance is more than welcome as I'm very scared and paranoid at the moment. Thanks:confused:

[reAllytee]

Hi :wave:

I suffered Hyperemesis with my DS all the way through the pregnancy & even vomitted all the way through the labour !

I was never offered anything more than Maxalon ( that did nothing of course ! ) while pg with him which was odd being that i lost 20kgs & never left my bathroom ! It wasnt until i joined BubHub that i spoke with others about their experiences & found out all about Zofran !

Im currently pg with my second bub & was sick from day one pretty much ! Spoke with my g.p who wasnt happy about prescribing me Zofran so advised i go to hospy when really bad. I have been hospitalised 3 times but luckily the last few weeks have slowed right down so i cant see it happening again :fingerscrossed:

Im now 24wks so im finally enjoying how nice pregnancy can be this time !

Honestly if this pregnancy had wound up being as bad as my first i would definately have taken the script the hospital offered but i wanted to see how things went. So if you feel this is your way to help you through it then i would go with it. Hyperemesis can cause babies to become low birth weight etc & its obviously not healthy for you the mum. You need to weigh up the pro's & the con's.

Good luck !

[jolennie]

HI,
You poor thing. I am 3.5 months pregnant and have had really bad hyperemesis also. I have been hospitalised three times. My doctor prescribed maxalon and oral Zofran, which both did nothing. It wasn't until I got Zofran through an IV in hospital, that I started to feel better. Maybe ask your Doc about this for some relief?
I tried everything at home; VitB and ginger supplements, acupressure bands, acupuncture...the list goes on. Nothing worked for me. I just felt like I wanted to die, and seriously questioned whether it was all worth it. I had never felt so sick; it was like having a gastro bug, every day for 10 weeks.

I found peppermint to be a bit of a lifesaver. It won't work miracles, but it can ease the symptoms a little. A few drops of peppermint on a tissue which I smelt helped, as did sipping peppermint tea (at first it had to be iced, as I couldn't stand hot drinks), and sucking on the cheap, old fashioned red and white striped bullseye peppermint lollies (black and white brand). Carbonated water with a twist of lemon/lime also helped.

I had some really good days at spot on 12 weeks, and then slowly have gone back to being generally nauseas, refluxy and headachy.GGGRRRR. But on the bright side, the vomiting has pretty much stopped now. So maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Whatever you have to do to get through it, just do it and don't feel bad. Even if it means laying in bed all day long, not doling housework, cooking, washing, or even getting dressed. Try and get some fresh air and a bit of sun if you can each day though :)


I really hope it eases for you soon,
Jo:wave:

[jolennie]

p.s Zofran is a class B drug, which means there is limited sound research available about whether it is harmful to unborn babies or not. I think the research that is available suggests it is safe.

There is not much evidence to say that it does harm, or doesnt harm, or what dosage is really recommended over a period of time.

Personally, I know of three people who have had Zofran, and have given birth to beautiful, clever, healthy little bubs, I'm not sure how long or how often they took it though.

The question is; what is the lesser of two evils? Not being able to eat or drink so you can nourish your growing baby, or taking a drug that has limited research?

Hope this helps,
Jo

[jaasssy82]

yep pick me!!!!

had it all last pregancy from week 5 till labour... the moemnt bubba popped out it was gone

i spent prob 20-30 times in hospital, but i had other issues to like kidney stones.. fun.. not

yean and im allergic to maxalon... so the ondansetron/zofran( same thing) is my only life saver

and i just figured out how to get it on the PBS as im 8 weeks and its like de ja vu and only pay 4.90 for 4 tablets rather then $50 so im a little happier:barf: .. lol... for the moment.. i got to go get fluids today as its been almost 60hours for me and i cant let it get too bad.. last weeek they gave me 3 l of fluids and i didnt need to pee( coming from someone that normally pees every 5 mins) it shows how dehydrated i was

[madreader]

Yes i too suffered this terrible thing all through my three pregnancies. With my last pregnancy i adamant iwas not going to get to sick from it and so when i felt like throwing up and put mind over matter and i ate whatever was closest to me in the fridge. It didnt always work but it was such a relief to be not kissing the toilet seat every single morning,noon and night. Hope you feel better soon. Cheers.:wave:

[Sheer Bliss]

I have just given birth after also suffering all the way through my pregnancy. I was on Zofran from about week 8 (tried maxalon for a few weeks, but it didn't do much) until the end. At one stage after being released from hospital again i was on 16mg per day! I ended up being the same weight on the day i gave birth that i was when i found out i was pregnant - i just couldn't eat much the whole pregnancy.

The good news is that the day after - i felt a million times better! It was only a day or two before i was hungry again (a great feeling). It seems so hard to take while you are going through it, and the end seems so far away. But you will get there, and you will eventually go back to normal. Don't feel bad about taking the medication. I was always against taking ANY medication while pregnant, until I was in the position myself. I know i couldn't have made it through the pregnancy without it. :hugs:

[CharlisMummy]

Your pregnancy sounds exactly the same as mine!! I had hyperemesis the whole way through and was on Zofran from week 9. The maxalon did absolutely nothing for me. I was vomiting more than 20 times on some days and also vomited blood (eewwww).I was in hospital 5 times on fluids and I was in bed for the first 5 months and lost 15kg. i was 2 kg lighter on the day I gave birth than I was when i fell pregnant!

I didn't have any problems with the zofran, although I did end up in hospital with really bad constipation:laughing: ( most mortifying experience ever!) and I did hear that it may have been from that.

Also on one of my hospital stays the midwives gave me some info from this website

http://www.hyperemesis.org/mothers/get-support/stories.php

If you go to the HG stories page click on the link for stories of humour. Its full of peoples hyperemisis experiences and some of them are just hilarious!! They really helped to lift my spirits as most days I was wishing I was dead!

I really hope you start to feel better soon myjellybean and dont end up like me!

PS Just ignore all the people who say things like "its all in your head" and "have you tried a dry biscuit before getting out of bed?":banghead:

[*Kimmy*]

Hi just wondering if anyone can share their experiences of hyperemesis with me? I am 19 weeks and have suffered since week 6, have been hospitalised 3 times and now take Zofran/Ondansetron 3 times a day to stop the vomiting. This is my first pregnancy and I'm worried about the affect the medication might have on the bub cos it looks like i'll be on it til the birth. Any advice or reassurance is more than welcome as I'm very scared and paranoid at the moment. Thanks:confused:

I had HG the entire way through pregnancy and above the sickness and feeling cr@ppy most of the time, the biggest thing I remember was being quite panicked about any possible affects on the baby. Noone can curb your fears, but what I can tell you is my 'success story'.... I lost 20 kgs, vomited approx 15 times a day till I was put on Zofran, and thought I would have a low birthweight baby for sure. Well I had a very beautiful bub weighing in at a healthy 3.5kgs (7pounds 11ounces), and he has had not one problem.
What I can tell you is what I was told regularly, and didn't believe till I had my son, and that is that those who suffer HG the worse, often have a very healthy birthweight baby, based on the theory that the mum is so sick due to the bub taking all the mums nutrients (basically sucking the life outta you!). So it means the baby is taking everything it needs to be healthy, which is wonderful for the bub, but not so great for the mum who is left being sick the whole time.
Rest assured, your bub will be healthy, and the minute you have your precious bundle, it will all seem like a distant memory. :yes:

Try and enjoy the relief you get from the meds, and relax. :D

[vixi3]

Hi just wondering if anyone can share their experiences of hyperemesis with me? I am 19 weeks and have suffered since week 6, have been hospitalised 3 times and now take Zofran/Ondansetron 3 times a day to stop the vomiting. This is my first pregnancy and I'm worried about the affect the medication might have on the bub cos it looks like i'll be on it til the birth. Any advice or reassurance is more than welcome as I'm very scared and paranoid at the moment. Thanks:confused:

So so sorry that you are feeling so terrible. I had hyperemesis and the experience was truly awful. I was in hospital 4 times and lost 10 kilos. I tried maxolon and stemetil which didnot help one bit. After I had been vomitting blood and couldnot even keep water down, I was in hospital again on a drip,and I was prescribed zofran which really helped. I still felt nauseous but stopped vomitting as frequently. I was SO worried about taking any medications whilst pregnant, but basically had no choice. I think I would have lost my baby if I hadn't. I cant tell you how worried I was.
Anyway, the good news!! I had a beautiful healthy baby girl - 7lbs 4oz (not small as I was told). She is 6 months old now and just the most precious little darling! Worth everything I went through and more.
So, hang on in there and please try to stop worrying and enjoy your pregnancy as much as you can. Everything will be fine.:)

[Twinsinryde]

Hello!
I was first put in hospital at 6 weeks, then left hospital when I gave birth at 34 weeks:yes: it was gross, I was put down as having Severe Hyperemisis/gravadiam (sp) something like that LOL and Zofran was the only thing keeping me sane, but was still so sick after it wore off:banghead:

Nothing wrong with my boys, they were nice and healthy weights too.
Hp sucks, even worse when some people complain about feeling sick in the mornings :banghead:

Here's hoping it eases off really soon:thumbsup:

[DjF]

Well - im almost 22 weeks and its still full on - all i can do is have mint, try to drink water and found it is always worse if im more tired. Being an insomniac - its kinda difficult to not be tired! Maxalon etc didnt work for me - i had allergic reactions - i felt drugged and yes - i vomited even more!!So many people do try to offer you the helpful 'do you eat a dry biscuit' or 'have you tried ginger' and even though they are being helpful (i just want to scream at them!) they dont understand as they havent had it so severe!
I had 3 separate occasions of hospital visits - i elected to stay home and rest though, and it seemed to do the trick rather than be in a noisy busy hospital. If id been worse of course i would have stayed in there.

I try to tell myself it is going to get better, i have found it terribly difficult to enjoy being pregnant and indeed dont feel like i have bonded with bubs as i thought i would. Its very hard to see people post they love being pregnant and they love their unborn babies so much - i think 'am i defecit in some way'?? Am i going mental and am i going to have bonding problems after the baby is born?

[wannabemum]

Hunny I travelled to Brazil the day my ms started and was hospitalized twice, it was horrible. My weight plumitted and I barely had the energy to get out of bed to make it to the toilet in the end, as you can imagine my trip was fantastic :( .
Plus I had to take the medicines available over there which scared me. I was put in hospital again and diagnosed with HG when I got back and reacted to all the medicines, so I had to get the ones over from Brazil that I had taken. It didnt ease until about 16 weeks. But I still suffer ms now even at 28 weeks, will have it right through to the end I think.

Sending :hugs: .......

[kirstyE]

hi everyone with HM,
I had Hm for the whole 9 months of my pregnancy, it is how we knew i was pregnant..the tests said negitive but i vomited anytime i ate from day7 on.
HM was really hard. I worked with it as i listened to all those ppl who say "keep going it'll get better as you work". Ignore them! I had other teachers watching my class half the day as i was busy vomiting....ended up giving up my job at 6 months. teh only thing I could keep down was cheeseburgers. I know unhealthy but if it didn't make me vomit I didn't care. I ended up with high blood pressure and being induced early. Also because I came off the Zofran and Maxolon as I felt worse coming down from the Zofran high you get. the moment I gave birth-- no more HM!!!!
I'm thinking of trying for my second and ppl keep asking me "Why, you had such a horrible pregnancy". I gave birth to a little 5pd (just over 2kg) premmie bub, who was healthy and happy. What mroe could I want. if the tradeoff for a healthy bub is to be sick the whole 9 months, then bring on the HM....(at least that's how I'm justifiying my HM to myself)....

Just remember when you are sick, that you are going to have a gorgeous baby soon, i know, hard, when your head is permanently down a toilet but its true.:)

[shymmer]

It made me cry finding this site. I guess I don't have HG b/c I dont' vomit all the time, but I am darn close. I am 13weeks with no#1. and this has been the worst expereince of my life with morning sickness since week 6. I am nauseous 24hrs a day, vomit every couple of days, everything I eat makes me feel sick, every I do makes me sick. For weeks I was unable to watch tv, look at the computer, walk from one room to another or I would be leaning over the toilet. I thought I was getting better but I get car sick after 5 mins and I had to go on a 20 min drive last week and it all started again.
I know I don't have it as bad as those who vomit ever day, but the unrelenting nausea is debilitating. I have sobbed and sobbed b/c this has been so unbearable. I have gone days when I could not eat, just sip water and nibble on water crackers. I had diareah for the first month (because I wasn't eating properly I think). I started eating better after week 10 but since the car ride I'm back to eating next to nothing. The Doctor gave me Maxalon and for the first 5 weeks it did absolutely nothing and only works sometimes now. All she could say to me was I have a very strong stomach b/c I'm not vomiting all the time. But can I just say you don't have to vomit everything up for it to make you feel like you are dying. I feel like I have had food poisoning for six weeks straight.
It has made this pregnancy so dissapointing I am overwhelmed with how negative it is. It's made me sincerely wish I was not pg, even though it was planned. I know I will never ever get pg again. I pray I don't have this for next 6mths. I lie in bed just crying that I cannot take another day of this.
And you are absolutley correct, unless you have gone through such severe morning sickness, you cannot relate or understand how traumatic it is and the effect it has on you mentally and emotionally. If anyone ever tells me again that 'oh, you forget all that once you have the baby' - I will abuse them! How do you forget regreting that you got pg? That you wish you would m/c so it would just be over? That you are afraid that no matter how you separate your body's reaction to pregnancy from the baby itself, you still worry that this negative experience will hinder you bonding with your baby? And how do you forget how deceived you feel that everyone makes out that pregnancy is a wonderful journey and having a baby outweighs any difficulties, when you aren't experiencing that at all?
I know some women will go through anything to have a baby and I admire you, but I am not one of those women. To me pregnancy is a journey, it's the better part of a year, and for me to be simply surviving it and not living is too difficult. I'd do anything for my baby once born - but I would not chose to go through this to get the baby.
I feel like I have gotten no help to deal with this. Aside from Maxalon which did nothing and my doctor listening - I have just had to cope with this alone. No one close to me has a clue how bad this has been. And the 'have you tried ginger?' . . . . can I punch them? I just shake my head. Do they think I'm joking? I'm sitting there crying about how unbearable it is and they think ginger is gonna make a dent?? Even the doctor says this every visit!
Just when I think I might be feeling better it comes over worse again. I wish I could go to hospital to get some relief for a day or two. It is so traumatic to go trough this without any real help.
I'm sorry to ramble. Thank you for listening.

[kirstyE]

Oh Shana,
you are having a horrible time and sound so upset. I wish i could give you a big hug:hugs: or at least an hour with no nausea (that would be a great gift to give!). I can understand the nausea...it is the worst feeling. My doctor was a good listener, maybe try and find another that will give you more to help you. If you feel dehydrated or too sick to cope, try the hospital, they may be able to give you something to help you rest.
I hope you find something that helps...as ginger does nothing at all!
kirsty