#pregnancysickness

[mrsdslifestyle]

R E A L I T Y Today this mama can't even read to her little bump. 36 weeks tomorrow and still struggling with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. People still say: *Are you still sick? *Oh it's strange you still have it *But you're in the 3rd trimester... *But you look so well... *Sure you were out for lunch/dinner... All of the above may be true but yes I still struggle, some days are better than others but I still take my mega strong antisickness tablets every day just to do all of the above and those everyday things people take for granted! People don't see the me who has to lie in bed or on the sofa most of the day in their pj's from the night before with unwashed and brushed hair. An unwashed face and unbrushed teeth because the smell of anything makes me want to vomit! It won't be long until my little man is in my arms and I can read to him without feeling sick hopefully! Now just to rest as much as possible to build my body and energy up for labour, cos right now it's a struggle just to get up and walk for a glass of water! #hyperemesis #hyperemesisgravidarum #hg #pregnantlife #pregnancylife #hiddenillness #hiddenillnessawareness #cancersurvivor #hodgkinslymphomasurvivor #sickness #pregancysicknesssupport #pregnancysickness #reality #pregnancyreality #pregnancyrealness #niblogger #lifestyleblogger #instablogger #nibloggers #mumtobe #mamaandbump #readingtomybump (at Northern Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDY3HxDh15K/?igshid=xp8013i0n5w4

[babyflixx-blog]

You may find that self-help, a combination of dietary changes, and natural remedies can help you tolerate morning sickness until it eases off. However, if nothing works, and you still suffer, see your doctor as early as possible.

[hyperemesismakesthree-blog]

Good Day

Today was a good day. I stayed in bed till 4pm, when I managed to get up and shower, then spent the rest of the evening playing with my son until his bedtime.  The most important thing about today: I didn’t vomit. I’ve had food and kept it down. I’ve had drink and kept it down.  This evening, I feel the most human I have felt in a long time.

That said, the reason that I stayed in bed until 4 is because when I tried to move I was overcome by waves of intense nausea. The only reason I didn’t get up to go to the toilet to vomit was because I felt so sick for moving.  Moving did not seem like what I wanted to be doing at all.

It’s nice to have a bit more positive of an evening though. I’ve had some playtime with H and got in some lovely cuddles and kisses (and he did steal a lot of my food).  I’ve watched a bit of TV like a normal person and felt like sending a few friends messages to catch up a little.

DH read a clinical paper in regards to HG. It says it generally peaks around 12 weeks. Tomorrow I will be 11 weeks, so hopefully I am more or less at it’s peak and the symptoms will start to disappear. It’s hard to stay positive though, with H I was sick till about 24 weeks, although nothing this bad, so I’m kind of expecting it to stick around for a while. I hope it is more tolerable by 24 weeks though, as we have a holiday to Spain booked and I would hate not to be able to enjoy our last holiday before becoming a family of 4 (or 5 including the dog).

In terms of the pregnancy I am also feeling a lot more positive today as well.  I woke up this morning and could feel my uterus peeking out over my pubic bone.  After I had gotten up to pee, it had disappeared back into the depths, but it is good to know it is doing what it is supposed to.  Give’s me hope that there is a wriggling, kicking baby with a heartbeat in there.

I did watch an episode of Call the Midwife and today it was all about Thalidimide babies. Which did make me freak out a little over the medicines that I’m taking. With H, I didn’t take anything. But there is no way I could have gotten through this without medicine.  I’m sure nothing will come of it!

So to summarise. It’s been a good day and I’m feeling more positive than I have in a while. Amazing what 24 hours of no vomiting can do for you!  Here’s to it continuing tomorrow!

[tessasbump-blog]

Pregnancy sicknesd

Ok so I'm going to go back a bit to post a little about my pregnancy experiences and particularly the sickness side of things. The first thing I will say is that many people will refer to it as morning sickness. Yes for some people a bit of nausea and maybe sickness happens but not all of us are that lucky and it can be very debilitating. I found out I was expecting at 4 weeks. During week 5 I felt terrible. My stomach we very unsettled but I wasnt sick. I used the pressure bands you put on your wrist and drank lots of water. I had hoped that would be it but I told my boss anyway just in case Then that weekend I tried to get up and I threw up. I spent the whole weekend in bed unable to do anything as even the smallest movement made me throw up. My other half found me and app called nevasic that basically plays specific sounds. That helped a little. I managed to drink lucazade and eat plain crisps and lime jelly. In total I had 7 weeks off work. After the first week I went to the doctor on a same day appointment and he signed me off no problems. The following week I saw a lady doctor who gave me anti sickness tablets too and they made a difference. Going to the doctors was challenging though as walking made me really nauseous and smells like dog muck and car fumes made it worse. One time there was a man who had a sickness virus and it was all I could do to not join him in retching! The time I had off all I could do was sit still on the sofa and do nothing. It was really frustrating. In terms of food I went with what my stomach would allow which puzzled my other half. To start with all I could manage was plain crisps and lime jelly. With force I gave potatoes a go and they went down a little. Once I had the anti sickness I took a liking for protein so had eggs and sausages. I think my partner thought I was turning into a sausage after having sausage and tomatoes for dinner every night for a week. He was very good to me. My advice to anyone going through it is eat what your stomach tells you it can manage. Think about types of food and if it doesnt make it turn over try it. Old wives tales don't work for everyone. Ginger, dry biscuits and toast made me worse. After 7 weeks my manage arranged for me to do a phased return which took place over 3 weeks. It helped a lot. I tried coming off the anti sickness when I was back at work as I couldn't drive on them. It had very violent messy results. I then continued for another 6 weeks. It was then I finally felt ok again. To anyone going through it good luck! It does end!