Morning Sickness AKA all day every day sickness!!

[momtobe03]

my name is katrina and im 23 weeks pregnant almost six months, and i have been sick as hell since day one of this pregnancy, i hate it. i hate to say it but i hate being pregnant!!! And i hate it when i meet women who say "oh my pregnancy was wonderful i was not sick once" or "oh i enjoyed being pregnant" or the one i hate most" dont worry sweety all that will be over by your fourth or fifth month"...yea rite...i feel as if im going to be sick up until my due date. i throw up everything i eat pretty much, and lately i think my throwing up is kinda letting up some, and now that im not throwing up im so very weak, like i have no energy at all!!! Am i supposed to be this miserable?? i talked to my doctor and she said "welcome to the wonderful world of pregnancy" and there was nothing i could really do about it but try to eat right, of which i try to do but its hard when ur so used to eating certain things. My doctor recommended i start drinkin energy drinks to help me get my nutrients that i need and energy, but i swear that is not helping!!! I feel as if this pregnancy is going by oh so slow, and i hate it when people tell me "oh its going to go by so fast" yea rite!!!! lol My doctor did say the baby is doing just fine and i am happy about that, and i do love my child and cant wait to see her its just being pregnant is a nightmare right about now..will i ever feel good!!!!!!!!!???

[Mamaoftwingles]

Aug. 19, 2007 at 9:15 PM

Hugs, Mama....

   I hate to say anything to the contrary of your doctor, but energy drinks are NOT the answer.  Most energy drinks contain caffeine and caffeine does nothing to help you stay hydrated.  The condition you are describing affects a solid number of women and it has a name.  It is called hyperemesis gravidarum.  I was so profoundly ill with my first pregnancy (started as a triplet pregnancy, I miscarried at 10 weeks and have two surviving triplets) that I was IN the hospital most of the time. I had a semi-permanent IV placed in my arm to deliver hyperalimentation (IV nutrition....I couldn't eat anything).  It lasted until 2 days after my twins were born. It was hell on earth.  My second pregnancy (when the twins were 3, I had the baby when the twins were 4) was bad, but not as bad.  I was on medications, there are anti-nausea medications you can try that are not harmful to the baby.   Generally, the babies do just fine, that's the good news....they take what they need from mama.  The bad news is that doctors are not quick to help pregnant women affected with this.  I didn't know the condition had a name until after my first pregnancy.  Tell your doctor that you know you have this and ask for a script for something to help you. This is NOT NOT NOT a "ha ha, welcome to pregnancy" joke.... this is extremely serious and women have and can DIE from this.  This isn't to scare you, this is to make you realize that this is a serious medical condition and you deserve proper treatment.   I hated the thought of taking any medications when I was pregnant, but the benefits of the potential of something working outweighed the risks of taking them.   Big Hugs to you.   I'm deeply sorry that you are having such a hard time....it is the most miserable thing in the world.  Please email me or send me a message if you need to chat. I have several ideas that might help.   Yahoo groups has a hyperemesis group that I found helpful.... Good Luck and many blessings.

 

[Codysmom2106]

Aug. 19, 2007 at 9:50 PM i started puking about a week after is found out and didn't stop even through labor. I threw up twice while i was in labor. at first it was all the time all day every day. around 6 months i went from throwing up all the time to just once or twice a day and then the closer i got to my due date it went down to once or twice a week. i have never been lactose intolerant all my life except for while i was pregnant. I was hospitalized i don't know how many times and no matter what the drs gave me it didn't help. i would do it all over again for my son. hang in there