Im 17 weeks pregnant and this pregnancy is horrible. And not getting any better.
Im constantly nauseaous. Only throwing up about once or twice a week now but the nausea is terrible. And I have low blood pressure so I cant stand up for too long or too fast. when i eat im worse. But if i dont eat then the hunger pains are unbearable. And i have absolutely no satisfaction for food. i dont feel like anything and have gone off so much. i cant leave the house. all school holidays ive layed around and ive felt so bad for my 7 year old daughter.
Iwas never like this with my daughter. That pregnancy seemed perfect compared to this one.
This is really starting to get me. Its depressing. Im not working so therefore we have no "luxury" money my partner wage is all for necessities. I have tried everything, zofran, maxalon, ginger, crackers, eveything oldwives tale .. every dr says itll get better soon but it isn't.
I think im jjust writing this so I know maybe im the only one.
This is my last pregnancy. I just wanted to be able to enjoy it.
Please no harsh comments like you should b greatful others can't fall ppregnant ect. I know how blessed I am.
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Food was not my friend during the first trimester of pregnancy. The trick that worked for me was to not eat as soon as my eyeballs were open but to have a very slow glass of orange juice (or other fruit juice) starting as soon as I was out of bed. It was enough to boost my blood sugar without hammering my stomach first thing in the morning (I'm not normally a breakfast eater anyway) and once my stomach had got going for the day it could manage a lot better - although I went completely off eggs and meat - especially chicken and milkshakes too.
I found cheese was something I could keep down better than most other food.
I was a bit luckier than you in that most of my aversions went away a bit sooner. A friend of mine could only stick to truckloads of fruit the whole way through her pregnancy.
Sometimes I found if I was nauseous when I got up if I ate a cracker and 'induced' being sick it helped me feel better the rest of the day.
It may fall under the banner of luxury items for you but you may like to look into nux vomica - it's a homeopathic treatment for nauseousness (excellent for hangovers). It might be enough to stave off the sick feeling for you.
Without a doubt it is a horrible feeling and you have my sympathy. Try not to beat yourself up - it's not going to make you feel any better. You are trying your best - sometimes its just not always plain sailing and it's ok to be annoyed by that and feel a bit sorry for yourself.
Best of luck xx
I felt this same discomfort when I was last pregnant!
Severe all day sickness, vomiting like 5 times daily on average. I tried all the tricks in the book to no avail (was also housebound like you) and in the End the Dr put me on Pramin (same as maxolon I think?) It helped to reduce the vomiting enough that I could leave the house but my aversions and nausea stuck with me right up until the 3rd trimester when it eased off.
I lost 20% of my bodyweight and the Dr told me to eat whatever I was able to keep down, on a good day this was pizza, Teddy bear biscuits, plain crisps, milkshakes and ice cream.
Being so incredibly nauseous for so long took away a lot of the enjoyment of the pregnancy for me So I fully understand where you're coming from!
It doesn't feel like it but it will be over soon and you'll have a bundle of joy in your arms.
If you are really concerned speak to your midwife and see if she has any other ideas, also get her to assess your mental health to ensure that you are not slipping into the abyss of antenatal depression.
Good luck mumma!
I've shared this on the facebook page too and hope it helps! x
https://www.facebook.com/Theimperfectmum/posts/652803138119653?stream_re...
Oh you poor thing I truly feel for you!! I'm currently 26 weeks with my second and am in the exact same boat as you. I ended up in hospital two weeks ago due to yet again another bout of all day vomiting and the doctor said that I can take Maxalon and zofran together as one handles the stomach while the other counteracts the chemical in the brain (please check with your dr first before you do this though as we are all different). The only other thing that helps me is to have a mini chocolate crunchie bar first thing in the morning. The boost of sugar helps ease the sick feeling. With my first, all I could eat was grilled mozzarella cheese sandwiches and the all day vomiting sickness eased up around 25 weeks. This time round it's the crunchie bar that helps. And I also make sure I have a glass of water right before bed and have a decent filling dinner so that I don't wake up hungry as this is what sets off the vomiting for me. Lack of sleep also didn't help so try and get at least 8-9 hours of sleep every night. Honestly I am seriously not enjoying this pregnancy at all, I even begged my husband last week to take me to the hospital and just get this baby out so I can feel normal again (horrible I know and I feel so guilty for even thinking it let alone saying it out loud, but I honestly felt like I just wanted to die from the exhaustion of it all). You are not alone, you will get through this! You're almost halfway there, and once you feel the full on kicks and tumbles the sickness should ease up for you a bit. Good luck with it all, and don't feel bad for taking time to yourself to get through the sickness, your daughter won't remember or resent you for it in any way at all (and if she ever brings it up when she's older, when she has babies you can discreetly remind her of your sufferance before offering her loads of sympathy lol). Take care, and be kind to yourself lovely lady xx