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tell her to try sucking on minties they were the only thing that worked for me i didnt beleive it when my girlfriend told me to try it . when i did it was a cure lol it just made you feel fresh in the mouth and you forget about being sick even blocks out those pregnancy smells when something doesnt smell right then thats when it makes you sick with the minties i didnt get any of that.
i found ginger good - in most forms - ginger beer, ginger cookies, dried ginger etc.
Wow everyone... we are so overwhelmed with the response and thank you for that link to the other thread which had MORE replies!
I think I just scored myself extra brownie points at work doing this LOL!
Thanks everyone!! ;)
I found the travel sickness bands from the chemist with the little pressure point ball worked okay for me. They are expensive, around $20, but are for nausea. Ginger is good, little frequent meals, vegemite toast and cups of tea!
I tried green apples and ginger biscuits. they worked sort of.
actually this will sound wierd - but - something greasy like chips from kfc worked a bit to ease my m/s whuch was 24/7 sickness.
Ohhh I HATE morning sickness - i am sooooo over it. if only it WAS 'morning'! Sorry i haven't got any magical suggestions (wish i did), but last time round i found rice crackers helped. Nothing has eased it this time - i've tried everything!! The only thing i can say is that i often feel like something really greasy like Karina said, and i don't usually feel sick for a while after eating something like kfc. weird, huh?!
I am finding the following helps me combat morning (or any time of the day!!) sickness:
GINGER NUT BIKKIES
DRY SALTY CRACKERS (I eat Premium Crackers)
SALT AND VINEGAR CHIPS
KFC CHIPS (they work wonders!)
GINGER ALE
LEMONADE
VEGEMITE TURKISH BREAD (I cut a turkish bread in half and put it on a sandwich press until it's very flat and butter it with vegemite)
TOMATO SOUP WITH HOT BUTTERED TOAST
FRUIT TINGLES
Hope this helps!
Dont want to scare you, im 29 weeks tomorrow and still suffering all day everyday morning sickness.
Things that helped me for a week or so at a time were/are:
Minties
Salt and Vinegar Chips
chocolate
Ginger did nothing for me and now just the thought of it is enough to make me sick.
A can of coke in the morning after your first puke (sorry TMI) can help to settle it down a little.
Good luck...hopefully it wont go on too much longer.
Goodness me Misty, you poor thing :cry:
I'm wearing the seabands at the moment and I swear by them. I've had no nausea for three days now (well, a little yesterday as I took the bands off for 40 minutes and the nausea came back).
I havent had much ms only a bit queasy at times, I tend to have something to eat when I feel like this then it goes away - like I feel right now...a friend of mine had it really bad and constant until she was about 20 weeks then it only came now and again. I think she spoke to her Dr who gave her some tablets which helped no end...maybe talk to your Dr? Dont go near Maccas burgers they make feel yuck - but yes their chips (or KFC or HJ's) seems to work too!!!
Had had morning sickness that last untill I was 5 mths pregnant, the best thing that soothed me was watermelon!!!
Acupuncture definately... and I DEFINATELY agree with the KFC chips!!!!!!
Holly:D
I too suffered from it quite badly and it was affecting my ability to care for my daughter.
I tried:
Ginger tea - made from fresh root & hot water. Had some minor relief.
Vegemite toast - no good for me
Mints - no good for me
Eating a dry cracker and tea before I got out of bed each day - minor relief
Finally I went to a qualified, registered Homeopath! She helped me no end, it did not go 100% but enough so I could function semi normally.
I would also recommend acupuncture as a close friend of mine had it even worse than me and acupuncture was the only thing that relieved her of it. You do have to go quite a bit though, not just once or twice.
I had my last vomit at about 19 weeks so don't count on the magic 12 week end either.
Good Luck to her.
I'm 8 weeks 5 days and have had terrible morning sickness since about 5 weeks. However i woke up yesterday and today feeling fine, i'm also not so tired, my boobs don't hurt and i didn't wake up once last night to go to the toilet. I am so worried i have a missed miscarriage (i had one at 12 weeks in Jan). Is it possible for pregnancy symptons to just vanish or should i get to my Dr? Please help
it is possible.. but go to the Drs for reassurance.. They may send you for a scan. I know I go even if they just tell me everything is fine.. ((hugs)) I hope it all works out for you
It is possible for your symptoms to come and go, so while today you dont feel them as strong, you might find that tomorrow you will be sick as a dog again! But if you are concerned, then do speak to your caregiver. I know I had days where I had no nausea and id worry then it would come back with a vengance!
Im sure all is ok with your little bean, chin up and stay positive,
Lisa
I had that with this pregnancy, although I was a little further along (about 14 weeks from memory). I woke up one morning, feeling perfectly normal and within 2 hours had convinced myself that the baby had died.
DH rang the hospital, the midwives comforted me, put the doppler on my belly and did a mini-ultrasound and everything was fine. I said I felt silly for getting so worked up, but they said they'd rather I come in and be re-assured than to stay home and stress. So, please call your hospital or doctor and get it checked out.
Celsie. xoxox
My ms stopped abruptly at 9 weeks too. Very different from my previous pregnancies where I couldn't shift it even in the second trimester. Funny this is a boy and my previous two were girls.....
I was exactly the same... my ms vanished and so did my sore bb's at almost the exact same time. I'm now 13 weeks and had a scan on Wed, everything is fine and bubs is perfect so symptoms can definitely disappear without it meaning anything :)
They can disappear without it meaning anything, mine all went at around 13 wks, well I never had a lot of them (sore BBs etc). But the worst thing is worrying so I would go see Dr and get a scan/doppler just to be sure (plus how exciting to see your littleone or hear heartbeat in any case!) Good luck and enjoy feeling a bit better!
Oliver - my m/s also stopped abruptly at 8/9 weeks. But, as the other girls have said, it's worth getting it checked - if only for the reassurance!
This is possible - i remember waking up one morning thinking OMG all day, then the symptoms were back the next day, and although relieved I was wishing they would go away again! lol! Then at 13 weeks on the dot, I woke up, all symptoms gone, felt normal. Until I started to show there were times when I actually forgot that I was pregnant! But, if you are worried then definitely go and get checked out, especially for you piece of mind.
I am so sick as well and I wishing for the day that it goes away lol. Green Kool-Aid works wonders for me,it did work also with my last pregnancy as well.
My morning sickness and sore bb's just disappeared at 7wks - so I went to the dr and he got me to have 2 blood tests (1 that day and one 2 days later) to check HCG levels. It turns out it was fine. He said I might just be one of the lucky ones that doesn't suffer much from it. Then it came back a few days later. I lost the m/s all over again at 10 wks and we did the same blood tests. This time the HCG level had dropped, so I was sent for an emergency ultrasound. Eveything was good and baby was healthy. Apparently the HCG levels start to drop around 11-12 wks. Mine just happened earlier. I had a lot more scares after this, but with just under 8wks to go, fingers crossed there's not any more.
See your doctor or call the maternity ward at your local hospital.
Good luck.
Thanks everyone for your support and reassurance. Although my symptoms have not returned, i had an u/s and everything is fine and seems to be progressing as to be expected. Just lucky me not being sick all day anymore! it was such a huge relief, its hard not to be paranoid after having a m/c. Thanks again xx
Hi there!
This is my first post to this forum, I am now 9and half weeks, and still stressing as I had a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks last year. Why I am posting today is to hear some peoples opinions on morning sickness and work, I have read some great threads suggesting things that help with m/s, as I am finding that ginger does nothing, as does eating regularly.
I had a mandarin first thing this morning yet as soon as I tried to get out of bed, I spent 10 mins heaving in the sink then had to go back to bed.
My M/S has become unbearable in the past week- gone from mild nausea controlled with eating, to all day nausea, 2-3 hourly dry retching, and my first vomit out the car door in the shopping centre carpark! With it I feel weak and tired, mild headaches and lightheadedness with the nausea. I tried to go to work- a job that is on my feet for 12 hour shifts, looking after people in a busy environment. Lasted less than 4 hours before I went home in tears after dry retching over some poor staff member. I have phoned in sick since then (that was wednesday). I feel like I am not going to be able to work till it eases.
How have other people coped with work? My boss knows I am ttc, following last years mc, but doesnt know I am pg again. Should I ask for leave without pay- have no more sick leave. Can anyone reassure me that these symptoms are normal? I am much worse than last year. I see my ob in 2 weeks.
Thanks
Hawksey:ms:
Hawksey
If you can afford to take the leave...I say take it!!! You need to look after yourself and stressing isn't going to help. Your ob may even write you a letter/medical certificate? Take care and hope everything works out xxx
:hug: Hawksey. M/S is the WORST. With my first pregnancy i was working caring for ppl with intellectual disabilities and i had lots of trouble dealing with toileting/showering etc, but the worst was the soft serve meals - blerg!! I ended up telling my roster I was pg before i intended because i just couldn't hide my running to the loo to throw up a couple of times a shift! That and the fact that i was pretty useless at work really!!
This time I've been even worse with the sickness, and it was horrible during the worst weeks with a 2yo to look after. At least last time i had sick leave - this time, no such luck.
Anyway, if you can take the leave, do it. You might only need a couple of weeks and you'll be feeling more able to go to work. You do need to be taking care of yourself and your body at this time. And pushing yourself too hard is not doing any one any good.
You could ring your OB or GP and ask for a prescription as there are some medications that might work for you (i tried 3 lots and they didn't work for me, but i've heard they've done wonders for others).
Hawksey,
The ginger didnt do much for me either. I dont really have any answers except to agree with Ellie and suggest you take whatever leave you can until this passes or at least eases a little.
I just keep reminding myself that this is all worth it in the end.
take care
treelo
I can totally sympathise with you on the M/S. I had horrid morning sickness too - i cannot remember the huge number of times I threw up in the work toilets or out of the car door on the side of the road. I used to spend half the day dry wretching too. I was assured it is normal!
I found oats to be one of the best things for me to eat for breaky (one of the very few things that would stay down and it filled me up for a while). Milk Arrowroot bickies were also great, I found.
If you have a stack of sick leave, then take it if you need a few days off. You need to look after you!
Hoping you feel better soon.
Hey Oliver,
I was one of the lucky ones too! I was very hungry/sick from 4 weeks-6 weeks but now I only get the hunger on and off.
I had an u/s at 10 weeks and everything was fine.
Congrats on your u/s being okay!
Sorry to hear you are feeling so yukky, Hawksey. You could try some preggie pops. I never tried them, but they are supposed to help - I am intending to get some for labour
Im having the same trouble with M/S and work. Unfortunately I work in a call centre and cant just duck off to the loo to throw up, plus as im only casual, im not entitled to any leave :(
Im using barley sugar at the moment, it seems to work for most of the day, that and flat lemonade, maybe give that a go.
if i find anything else that works, i'll let you know. yesterday i tried to drink a hot drink maybe 6 times, i was determined that one of them would stay down, i was wrong lol
Good luck
Jenna
ohhh M/S is my worst enemy! Started at 4 weeks and only really eased up at 14. I was heaving continuously in the toilets at work - everyone knew i was pg by 6 weeks becuase i was so off colour! I still have bad days where i find myself running to the toilet during the day ... mornings are the same as they have always been. DH brings me juice and toast in bed. I cant get out until i've had it!! All i can say about work is to have breaks whenever possible (i would advise telling your boss so they are more lenient). I have sit down 8 - 5 job and i struggle with that, so i cant imagine how you must feel having to stand up all day. My secret weapon is oranges! One in the morning and one in the arvo - the Vitamin C really helps out my queasiness!
Well, at this moment I just finished eating Vita-wheat 9 grain crackers with vegemite and cheese......got some relief, better than before....ohhh and just tried a can of Pepsi max and that’s helping. I think when I have dry stuff it really helps. Fluid also makes me feel yuck. I found greasy food didn’t help and it did not digest that well especially if I drunk water. I through up just water and some of the wedges I had yesterday. Not good.
I have had ginger tea and that has not helped. Ill stick to crackers and cheese for a while. Also, seems like just the thought of food makes me feel sick, especially hot food.
Hawksey,
I completely understand the situation you are in. My ms started before 4weeks and continued until 22weeks those weeks were filled with vomitting at least 10-20 times a day, every single day. I started the same as you, calling in sick every day and I felt like it was going to continue and I was going to quit eventually to be a SAHM for a long time (DH and I would like 4 kids, 2 years apart and I don't intend on working until at least the youngest is in school) so anyway I just quit very early on in my pregnancy, it was probably about 7weeks.
Looking back it was the right decision because there is no way I could have worked any of those days and I know my boss wouldn't have like me calling in sick fir months in a row.
Basically I think what you should do depends on your situation, obviusly if you want your job back after you have your baby then you don't want to be quiting, so maybe just ask your dr to give you a medical certificate and talk to your boss, I also think you should tell your boss, if you feel comfortable doing so, at least that way they will understand the situation.
Good luck with everything!
I just discovered a great little help to my morning sickness today (almost 10 weeks pg) mineral water!! sounds weird but I get alot of nausa in the afternoons and I found drinking fizzy drinks helps but the sugar makes me feel sick again very quickly, so I tried mineral water today and it did the trick gave me the burps and I was feeling good again.
With my first 2 pregnancies I used ginger tea and ginger tablets but I haven't been able to get hold of the tea yet. I hope this can help some of you too
Mineral water also helps a lot with the muscle cramps. :)
BW
Dear Hawksey,
I agree with all the others and say if you don't feel good then take the leave, it's now been two and a bit weeks for me with m/s and i am not coping good either, although i am not vomiting, just feeling really nauseaed all day, i have had to take time off with no pay cause i just had so many sick days used up from my previous pregnancy... i say you just do what is right for you, work is always work but these chances at becoming pregnant dont come easy babe.... take care