12 weeks of all day sickness and still going... anyone else?

Hello everyone,

This is my first baby and i have had all day and night sickness since 5 1/2 weeks! its so exhausting and have been hospitalised twice. My Dr. now has me on 'Ondaz' tablets which im relying on everyday to be able to keep plain toast and biscuits down. Even with these tablets im still vomitting at least twice a day and the nausia doesnt subside at all. I realise there are others like me out there at the moment or who have been through this before and I'm just wondering if anyone is looking for a support buddy? I find myself getting more and more depressed that I can't enjoy my pregnancy.

*literally sick and tired*

Courtney

Hi smile
Sorry to hear that its not going well for you!! I am now 20 weeks and suffered all day nausea and vomitting from 5 weeks as well sad It is so terrible i wouldnt wish it on anyone! I can say though that there is hope and it will get better!! Mine started going away around 18weeks and even now i still have the odd vomit in the morning maybe two or three times a week but that is all with no nausea and i will accept the vomitting without the nausea anyday!!!!
I just finished reading "Im not fat, im pregnant" by Jaquie Brown (NZer but it may be in aus by now?) and i would reccommend that because she suffered from it alot too and its really reassuring reading her weekly updates and knowing that you're not the only one!! Only wish i had read it earlier!

I know it feels like its never going to end but hang in there smile x

Hi smile

I am sooo sorry to hear how you are feeling. I will be 16 weeks tomorrow, but went through exactly the same thing you are going through now, till just a few weeks ago. Everything I ate or drank came out. I couldn't really control it sometimes when it was coming. It was really really hard and I felt quite miserable all the time. I probably wasn't as bad as you, in that I didn't have to go to my doctor for any medication, but I felt awful almost all the time. I think it's the hormones, the anxiety of crossing that 12 week barrier and just that your body is always too tired to recover really. The only thing that helped me was getting Acupuncture treatments regularly.

I have been seeing an Acupuncture lady all through the process of TTC, and have been going throughout my pregnancy so far. I do find that that has helped quite a lot. I had a friend at work who was also going through the same thing, and I recommended her to see an Acupuncturist and she thought it really helped ease her sickness too.

There is light at the end of the tunnel though! Hang in there. As soon as you cross the 13 week or so barrier, you will start to feel better hopefully! You won't feel as tired and your energy levels will definitely be heaps better! Once you get to that stage, you will definitely be able to enjoy your pregnancy! Just be positive, try and think happy thoughts for your little bub growing inside of you!

Good luck with it all!! xx

Hi girl's,
I went through the same thing i had all day sickness right up until the last month pretty much, it was bloody horrible. I was being hospitalised all the time cause i was so dehydrated and not being able to eat.
My Dr put me on Zofran tablets/Wafer's, becuase nothing else worked. After being on these i was finally able to eat.
Good luck with everything..

I was like this with both my pregnancy's, its only just started to ease off now (20wks) I found taking vitamin B6 with the anti nausea meds helped then just taking the meds.
I found for me if I'm tired I get sicker so if you can nap alot, sometimes with my first pregnancy I would spend one day on the weekend in bed just sleeping

I agree with nadz, napping absolutely helps. I had a nap pretty much every day until about 20 weeks, and also had bed days on my days off work.
Also have lots of little meals rather than attempting 3 larger ones - try and keep at least something in your stomach at all times, its sounds crazy but it really helped me. I felt so much worse on an empty stomach. I used to get up in the middle of the night and have a slice of toast so I wouldn't feel as terrible in the morning!

Oh you poor thing. I really feel for you. I had terrible morning sickness with my DD and like you, ended up in hospital at one stage on a drip. Mine started right on 6 weeks and started to ease at 13 weeks, a couple days after that it was completely gone. Nothing I tried ever really worked for more than a few days, but a couple of things that I used to do was keep a fruit juice popper or Up n Go by my bed and sip it when I first woke up and wait around 30mins before getting up. I also ate A LOT of minties. The peppermint helped to ease my stomach. In fact these were probably the things that helped me the most.

I totally understand you being miserable. I was really depressed for my first trimester. But I can tell you that it does get better and it certainly will for you. Just keep remembering that. And eat whatever you feel like. I kept a packet of mini mars bars in my desk at work and ate them whenever I felt I could keep them down. Eating anything at this stage is better than nothing at all. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to chat. Big hugs.

Thank you for the replys and advice everyone as silly as it sounds its just nice knowing that other mums have been through this and there is light at the end. My husband and i were told we could never have kids so sickness or not this is a blessing for us. I will try and keep positive. I have my 12 week scan today and will see our little bean for the first time so im very excited. nothing will keep me from seeing that picture today. Im so glad i joined this site the support really helps smile im in bed all day everyday and not working which is hard as im such a get up and go person which is probaly what makes it even more frustrating for me. ill hang in there and see how the weeks progress.

How exciting! Good luck for your scan! Let us know how it all goes! smile

Remember it will end and most importantly it's all worth it! I had it for 10 weeks with DS and I was so depressed. It made it hard to connect with the baby cos he was making me miserable. It took me a couple of weeks after he was born to REALLY bond with him. While I was pregnant, I decided no more kids....well as soon as he was born I was ready to have another smile

This time around I had it bad for 3 weeks then on and off since. At 25 weeks I still have bad days but it's definitely not as bad as my 1st pregnancy. I still don't enjoy being pregnant but definitely bonding with this baby a lot more.

I did find with both pregnancies I turned the corner around 13 weeks. So fingers crossed you are almost there. Enjoy the scan!

12 week scan went great smile we saw our little bean and 'it' is the size it should be and all limbs and features are accounted for. our risk of Down Syndrome is very low and we got to see and hear its little heart beat. it goes so fast. def put the first smile on my face in a long time. i was even smiling whilst being sick in the car on the way home Laughs.... i may still be so sick but i know everything is going ok. im amazed how a baby can still grow without its mum eating or living on dry biscuits! back to the dr. tomorrow for weight and blood preasure test. i have lost so much weight but my baby weight is on track. thanks everyone ill let u know how i go. praying this lil one calms down and lets its muma have a happy rest of my pregnancy.