I found out a few weeks ago that I'm pregnant with my 2nd child (my other child is 2) and I'm currently 9 weeks pregnant.
I'm suffering really badly from morning sickness and have already been admitted to hospital twice for fluid replacement and medication.
This is having a real affect on my excitement, as in I've got none.
We tried a long time to get pregnant with both children and both are wanted more than anything but I just can't seem to get past how sick I am constantly and worry about the affect it is having on my relationship with my child and the new baby. I just can't have motivation for anything, I just want to sleep and be sick.
Does anyone have any morning sickness advice or reassurance that this scared feeling doesn't last?
Morning sickness nightmare
Morning sickness nightmare
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I was quite ill through my entire pregnancy (2nd, I also jad a 2 yr old) and my midwife put me on vit b6 (cant remember the scientific name)and an aanti nausea drug called Ondansetron which is used for people going through chemo and also the most widely used drug for morning sickness all over the world.
I was on it from about 3 months straight to the very end.
It was a total life saver! Without it I was throwing up all day and within an hour or less of taking it I didn't have any nausea at all.
Worth asking your gp about anyway :-)
Good luck! Xx
Oh honey I really feel for you :'( I was sick for 25 weeks with my first, and 36 weeks with my second. I HATED being pregnant. I felt awful not being able to spend time with my first (he was 13 months old when I fell pregnant with my second). I had no energy, I hated the fact that I had to carry a bucket with me wherever I went to catch the vomit, and I reeeeeally hated spending time in hospital for fluids. No one says you have to enjoy being pregnant, and there's nothing wrong with not enjoying it so don't feel guilty! As soon as I held my babies in my arms, the memory of my sickness faded instantly and I loved them like I've never loved anything else in the world. My son doesn't even remember me not being able to play as much, and I can't even remember how sick I felt, I just know it was bad. The only thing I suggest is keeping your stomach full. Having a mini chocolate crunchie bar first thing in the morning helped me cause I got an instant sugar hit. I was also on Maxalon and Zofran, although neither really helped much it did take the edge off. Lots of vitamin enriched food, and no fatty/greasy food. And sleep as much as you can if you can get someone to help out with your toddler for an hour or two every few days. Forget about the housework, just do the bare minimum. Find so e quiet activities to only pull out on the real bad days, like sticker books, colouring in, puzzles and things like that, that you can do laying in bed or on the couch with your child. They won't remember you not being able to run around and play silly buggers, but they will remember you spending quality quiet time on the couch with them and that's all that matters. So lots of reading, writing, drawing, even play dough, collages etc. And be kind to yourself, the sickness won't last forever and in no time you will be back to feeling normal, even if it seems like it's a lifetime away at the moment. Vitamin b is also great, so ask your midwife or gp what to take to get more of that. Good luck, all the best and I hope you are feeling much better soon xx
Oh and it's not really a bad thing if your first born isn't getting your full attention now too, because once bubba comes along they at least already mind of understand that mummy cannot drop everything immediately so I think it helped my son transition a wee bit easier.
I remember feeling like this. I was not admitted to hospital but very sick for about half my pregnancy! Days when you just don't even want to be pregnant anymore and feeling so guilty for feeling that way. I think it is totally normal and these feelings will go away. My doctor put me onto zofran which really helped me. I hope your sickness subsides so you can enjoy your pregnancy :-)