Hi Lily Dust and Sagres, I'm sorry I have to be here too but here I am and I'm glad the thread is here.
This is my second HG pg out of 4, well 5 I had a m/c about 20 years ago between my eldest 2 boys.
This is a surprise pg as I had made the decision for no more. We did some talking about a sibling for our youngest closer to his age, but after a bout of gastro a few months ago, just like you said Sagres, reminding what HG was like I freaked out and said I can't do it again! Well apparently the universe had different ideas and here I am.
I had lost 6kgs by the time I was 7 weeks along and slightly dehydrated, and that was without vomiting, all from the overwhelming nausea and food aversions. I haven't been able to work for 5 weeks now, but, I've so far managed to avoid any vomits. Although it didn't really ramp up for me in the vomit department until 12 weeks last time and was then pretty much daily until I was offered Zofran at 4 1/2 months. I was completely bedridden by now with my last pg, this time I'm doing a lot better, I think it's because I knew what I was dealing with and got onto meds as soon as I caught on. I'm taking 8mgs of Zofran and 1/2 a Restavit before I get up in the morning, then 4mg Zofran and another half Restavit late afternoon and a whole Restavit before bed at night. All weight loss has stopped since starting this dosage about 2 weeks ago which is good. I still can't move too much, but sitting still I feel okayish most of the time. Still have the headache most days a shower exhausts me, and the car is a nightmare. But really doing quite well for HG.
I was lucky enough last time for the HG to leave at 5 months and not return so fingers crossed it will leave me again soon.
I've actually had a few days of feeling a bit better and being able to eat a bigger variety of foods. Yesterday I even felt thirsty and hungry a couple of times, I've not felt either of those things for about 6 weeks now. I want to think it will last but I don't want to get ahead of myself in case it doesn't.
Did you guys have it the whole time with your pregnancies?
Sagres it's definitely not 'living' through a HG pregnancy, well not for me, I'm just here trying to ride it out. I do know that so far this time and last time I was a lot better off than a lot of other women with HG and I think myself lucky all the time, well most of the time, when I'm not having a real poor me moment or day.
I am so sick of this, I know I should be grateful as the killer nausea and vomiting is pretty well controlled now and the list of things I can eat is growing. But I am still absolutely exhausted! I do nothing everyday and just going to the toilet or getting more water leaves me breathless, light headed and sick. I just want to be a normal pregnant woman, tired and exhausted after a day at work, not exhausted because I had a shower
I want to be off these meds, for the fact I hate what it could be doing to the baby, and the fact I hardly poo, and when I do I spend 1/2 hour or more in the toilet, I swear I've birthed at least one of my babies easier than most bowel movements, and I look 5 months pregnant some days, but not because I am, but because I'm so constipated and bloated it's ridiculous.
I want to be headache free and just feel normal I want the feeling someone holding and squeezing my stomach just enough to make me feel sore and sick and at any minute do a final big squeeze that forces everything out, it's like they're holding my stomach with one hand and have a few fingers in my throat on my gag reflex.
*sigh* I'm just over it. My house is a nightmare, man and teenage boy 'clean and tidy' I pray no unexpected guests call in too embarrassing.
Oh Willow, its such a rough time. My heart is breaking for you. Bugger the house, don't do embarrassed, its not worth the little energy you have Please try not to feel bad, you NEED your meds. It really is a matter of your life that you are taking them for. Stay strong, you have done this and you can do it again, hun!
Im sorry, ive only just seen your previous post. I took zofran till 20 weeks when I went back to what I would deem 'bad early pregnancy m/s', basically I stopped cause of the guilt (hence why I say dont buy into your own guilt in this situation)
I didnt even know this thread exsisted or I would have been in here much earlier than now!!! I know just how you feel! I'm 25 weeks and still suffering with horrid morning sickness, at least now I manage to have good and bad days.
I got to the point between weeks 6 - 15 where I was admitted twice to hospital because I was so dehydrated and literally couldn't even get out of bed. As for the constipation, I know exactly how you feel! As I said in the other post, give the Mircolax a try, it was instant relief for me after not going for 17 days!!!
As for food etc nothing for me was better than anything else, I tried every old wives tale etc that there was and nothing worked. I was on Zofran from weeks 6 - 16 and then my body started to become immune to it and it stopped working. My ob then told me to start taking Phenergen which is not recommended during pregnancy Honestly some days I was awake for about 5 hours out of a whole 24 hour period because it makes you drowsy. I still take it occasionally when feeling off. My bub is happy, healthy and measuring a week ahead even though I have lost 8.5kgs! I know sometimes you feel guilty but I think its better to have some food and fluid in your body for the baby than worrying about taking the tablet.
Thanks ladies. Amy_jellybean I wish this thread was here last pg it would have been a great help when I could get to the computer again I know I need to be on the meds, I actually think I am doing a bit better and would like to try cutting my morning 8mg Zofran down to 4mg and see how it goes, but I'm terrified it won't go well. I'm taking Restavit which is an antihistamine like Phenergan, I'm not sure the difference, but I know it helps a lot. For those that Restavit doesn't help much they usually try Phenergan. The conflicting advice when it comes to meds is terrible too, some doctors and pharmacists scare the crap out of you and make you feel guilty, but like you guys said dehydration and malnutrition isn't exactly great for the baby either.
I'm just having a down day I think, I'm sick of being useless, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day, or at least I'll have a better attitude. I don't think waiting on the results of my 12 NT screening is helping. Oh well patience is a virtue.
Reply With Quote
I do nothing everyday and just going to the toilet or getting more water leaves me breathless, light headed and sick. I just want to be a normal pregnant woman, tired and exhausted after a day at work, not exhausted because I had a shower 
too embarrassing.
Oh Willow, its such a rough time. My heart is breaking for you. Bugger the house, don't do embarrassed, its not worth the little energy you have 
Please try not to feel bad, you NEED your meds. It really is a matter of your life that you are taking them for. Stay strong, you have done this and you can do it again, hun!
Honestly some days I was awake for about 5 hours out of a whole 24 hour period because it makes you drowsy. I still take it occasionally when feeling off. My bub is happy, healthy and measuring a week ahead even though I have lost 8.5kgs! I know sometimes you feel guilty but I think its better to have some food and fluid in your body for the baby than worrying about taking the tablet.
Bookmarks