OK, back to post my story.
Reading this I can see I didn't have it as bad as many of you, I suspect that may be because I don't have a very good sense of smell, and I've read things that say smell plays a very big part in HG.
Anyway I've only been pregnant once so I don't have different experiences to compare.
I started feeling really obvious MS at about 7DPO and then started throwing up constantly at about 6.5 weeks I think. At first I thought I had gastro because I just thew up solidly for 3 days and couldn't keep anything, even water, down, and then on the 4th day I felt better. But this pattern just repeated itself over and over again so I realised it was MS.
I thought the vomiting was par for the course so I didn't see a doctor or anyone until I had my first ob appointment when I was 8 weeks, she weighted me and I realised I had lost 5 kgs in 1 week. She gave me maxalon which actually did help me to a degree. On the days it worked it made me throw up less (perhaps only 4 or 5 times a day) and made me sleep most of the day, but more often than not I would throw up the water I had with the tablet and it wouldn't do anything.
I remember my DHs 30th birthday when I was about 14 weeks. I wanted to make it a bit of a big deal so I decided to make this special chocolate mud cake recipe. I didn't have the ingredients for it. Mum was staying at my place but doesn't drive so I drove us to the supermarket, sat in the car with a bucket and chucked my guts up while she went and got the ingredients, then we went home and cooked that damn cake, doing one or two steps, throwing up, doing another couple steps, throwing up again etc etc. Hope he appreciated it!
I don't really remember the exact times but I think it eased to about 3 spews a day on the sick days (which were probably 3 out of every 5 days) around 25ish weeks, then later it twindled out to perhaps only being sick once a week or once a fortnight, but the nausea remained the whole time and I felt only a few minutes away from being sick all the time up until delivery day. Actually funny story, I had an epidural towards the end of my labour and THAT killed the nausea. Who would have known? I was actually 10cm dilated but because I didn't feel sick I suddenly felt ravenous and was begging the midwife to feed me! Don't think they would consider that option for treatment in the first trimester though!
So, to respond to some of your posts.....
clover - the impact getting pregnant again will have on my DD is something that weighs on my mind soooo much. I just don't want her to go for weeks with me just laying on the lounge doing nothing. My mum lives 6 hours drive from me and I don't have any immediate family any closer than 4 hours away. But I am trying to come up with a plan.
AAS - the hospital bags sound good, I mostly used freezer bags which were good cause I could always have them in my hand bag and after use I could tie the top and throw it away. They also passed the 'simultaneous throwing up and driving' test a few times!
fionaw - sorry you are living through this now. I remember occasionally having some bladder issues when throwing up. I was wearing liners most of the time because I had major fluid leakage from every possible orifice the whole time so I just wore that and pretended I didn't know what was really happening.
Diamond Girl - I have absolutely everything crossed for your scan on Tuesday, I am sure everything is going well in there. I guess that is one thing about HG, you never really go through that doubt about if things are still happening down there.
Lily Dust - I thing you are right, I think you do forget to get over the trauma. I had totally forgotten about the shakes, headspins and heart palpitations after every vomit until I read it here.
WOW I wish this thread had been around when I was pg with DS3 it's brining tears to my eyes reading through and I feel lucky I didn't have it as bad as some of you ladies
Actually even if the thread was here I wouldn't have been able to read or post, that was something I couldn't do, I couldn't read anything, and trying to look at the computer screen was impossible! After 5 months though, when I started to get better I would have loved this thread!
Hope those of you that are pregnant currently are having some OK days or have found a safe food.
Diamond Girl - I noticed in another thread your scan didn't go well - I am really really sorry to hear this honey. I hope you get a definitive answer soon instead of being stuck in limbo. Thinking of you.
Thankyou or thinking of me. Yes, the scan didnt go well . Sack measured 5w?d when I was 7w3d and no heartbeat. I really did know it was too good to be true not to be sick.
That being said I am still hoping and praying for a miracle when I have my next scan. Blood test results come back on Monday.
We are considering TTC for #3, but terrified of being sick again for so long after no help from doctors with first 2 children.
We want to find an OB that will help medically (if that is what is needed this time) and just meet with and talk to an OB who is sensitive to HG, before TTC.
Does anyone know if we need a referral just to talk to an OB or knows of an OB that understands HG suffering in Perth??
Welcome CaseyM!
I am not sure what suggest on the ob front as I am not in Perth. With obs in general I find asking friends and family is a good way to find some one who people have been happy with. Of course HG isn't something that people really know enough about to know if a specific ob is understanding of it or not, so I'm not sure if word or mouth is helpful this time. You could always try posting a thread in the section for WA members?
Do you you have a good GP who will help you out with treatment and/or referrals to obs they think will help you? If you don't that might be the first step.
Hi Sagres,
Thanks for your reply. We are new to WA, only been here 6 months so don't even have a good GP. When I was pregnant, my GP just told me to eat saos first thing in the morning and said it was best to have no medication when you are pregnant. A week later I felt like dying. I would just have to move from lying on one side to the other to throw up. Couldn't sit, couldn't stand, couldn't talk, the smell of EVERYTHING made me throw up. My dogs, my shampoo, my laundry powder on my clothes, walking past my kitchen, in the end even my bed... I'm not large, but in 3 days I lost 3kgs. I could smell someone smoking 6 houses away - and throw up, couldn't go into coles near the meat section - I would throw up. I would eat, it would come up. I would eat more, it would come up. I just can't do that again with two kids to look after. But I just looooong for another little person giggling and running around. There are lots of recommendations for good Obs, just wondering if anyone in WA who has/had HG found a good one that understands and will help ease the crap with medicine if needed. I would travel an hour to see a good one that would help. So, seeing a GP for referral is the first step - even though I'm not pregnant now and just want to talk??
No I don't think you could get a referral for an ob now (you would need to be pregnant to get that referral) but I thought if you explained the situation to a good GP they might be able to give you a few names of obs that they consider good that you could contact and have a chat with?
So did you see an Ob with your first 2 pregnancies? I am not really sure but from what I know of obs that I and my friends have used, I would have thought all of them would (and have) prescribed maxalon or other meds to some one in your situation. The search may not be as hard as your think, I think the number of obs who would help you would be fairly high? Some of the others in this thread might have more information on this?
BTW did you ever go to hospital due to dehydration when you were pregnant? I would think (hope?) that if all else failed and you went to hospital they would give you something to help ease the vomiting?
Hi Sagres,
No, we lived in the country 3 hours from the regional hospital, so no obs for the previous pregnancies. One time when we were in town for my checkup at the doctors I asked for help about the vomitting, but at the time I "wasn't sick enough" and "it should settle down". It did settle down - when I was 7 months pregnant, but I was nausious up until a week AFTER my daughter was born. I was told "this is what it feels like to be pregnant" so didn't know any different. I lived on hydralite and gaviscon. That's the hard bit about living in the bush, when you are sick, you just have yourself to look after yourself, there is none of this "lets just check it out at the ED". There was no way I could drive - let alone drive for 3 hours each way to get checked out. Just lucky enough that I could resign from my job and stay home while my husband worked.
I looked up one of the recommended obs on this site, and he has an office about 25 minutes away, so might just call and see what the receptionist says about just having a chat with the ob. It is a scary thought to go through all that again - it is the sickest and loneliest I've ever felt. But the desire for a little one is so strong.
My daughter is now 5 and a half years old and I am shocked to have stumbled on this site and thread!
I was soooo ill during my pregnancy that I was signed off work at 5wk pregnant when the sickness started!
I was sick anywhere between 10-15 times a day. It was so incredibly exhausting and painful.
I used to bring up small amounts of blood, my head would spin, I was burning hot, and could barely breath
and used to wet myself everysingle time then collapse on the toilet floor :-(
When I saw my Dr and the hospital staff they all said the same thing...take nothing for it as it could harm the baby! I actually lost 4 stone during pregnancy and was in and out of hospital on drips for a total of 9 weeks out of the 38 weeks I was pregnant! I was unable to walk, drive, or do anything really, it was terrible. I hated my pregnancy and feared if my baby would develop properly since I couldn't provide it with any nourishment! My sickness continued right through my labour too! Then once Elanya popped out, I was cured! :-)
My partner and I are currently trying for another child but now I have found this I am really worried! The Drs here said I was unlucky having bad morning sickness so until seeing this that is what I have always believed! Now I am scared that this might actually be a condition that I could suffer again if I get pregnant again???!!! How would I look after my daughter or do anything if it is??? Advice please ladies xxx
Melania, I am so sorry I totally missed your post!!! Computer nightmares here! Your 1st pregnancy sounds just like mine was with DD. I dont have any advice as DD was my first child and no doubt, my only but I am sure that some of the girls on here who have been through this with a child will be able to help you out. Sending you a huge though. I hope this time around you get a beuatiful pregnancy.
Hi, I didn't even realise there was a thread for this and I'm now 29w5d with number 2.
With DS, I had little more than just nausea. This time, from about 6weeks, I have had horrible m/s. It died down to throwing up only a few times a day for a few weeks around the middle but then got worse again to the point of hospitalisation because my body had begun to shut down. They hooked me up to a drip for 4 days and gave me water and ice constantly, although I couldn't keep it down even with maxalon and they kept getting annoyed with me every time I filled another bag. Eventually they gave me ondansetron (wafers) and I could start eating lil bits at a time.
Sometimes I am lucky and can eat and be ok, other times, even the wafers can't help me.
Until this pregnancy, I was able to count the amount of times I've thrown up over my life on my fingers so this is a massive change for me.
Sorry to see there are so many sufferers.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Im very glad that you found our little suffering or suffered family here . Although I am sorry to hear that you are one of the very unlucky ones though Its really not a nice thing to have to experience anytime especially not when you are trying to grow a precious baby in there! I cant offer much advice cause it looks like you are getting well looked after and on the meds that are helping. All I can say is hang in there, you are on the downhill run and soon you will have your babe
first off im sorry to you ladies who are or have dealt with this awful HG im 6 weeks and feel like absolute CRAP its so exhausting and aggravating and depressing. 2 nights ago i was in the er getting 3 bags of fluids put in me through iv cause i was dehydrated from the constant vomiting. i havnt eaten in 4 days. nothing at all and the few crackers i have tried eating and sips of gingerale have just come right back up. this is my first pregnancy and im at the point where i feel as though im already being a bad mom cause im not eating or drinking which is depriving the baby growing inside of me. even though i know its not my fault that i cant keep anything down its so depressing and its so frustrating when people r telling me try this or try that and i just wanna scream DON'T YOU SEE EVERYTHING I TRY ISNT WORKING IM JUST GNA THROW IT BACK UP. im so exhausted and miserable and feel like complete crap. this awful sickness is getting in the way of being able to enjoy being pregnant like other normal women do.
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and I feel lucky I didn't have it as bad as some of you ladies 
After 5 months though, when I started to get better I would have loved this thread!
. Sack measured 5w?d when I was 7w3d and no heartbeat. I really did know it was too good to be true not to be sick. 
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