Pregnancy

[SydneyK]

LeslieAGD,

First, congratulations!

Second, you should know that it's dangerous to ask for advice concerning pregnancy and parenting! You'll get more than you need without soliciting it!

But, since you asked, here's my two cents. When I was pregnant with my first child, I was extremely sick... all damn day long!!! I lost so much weight that I was admitted to the hospital and put on an IV. I was then given a glorious pill called Zofran. Ask your doctor about it; it's seriously a miracle pill. It is a drug that was developed to help cancer patients deal with the nausea associated with chemotherapy. Because of this (it's cancer-related use), it is extremely expensive (like $50/pill - no joke). If your insurance company will pay for it (or part of the cost), ask your doctor to prescribe you a 30-day supply (which would probably be 90 pills). If your insurance company won't pay for it, ask your doctor to prescribe you enough to last a couple days - long enough to get to where you're feeling human again, and to get some nutrients in you.

If you and your doctor decide Zofran is too strong for you (which it might be - I've never known anyone else to take it for pregnancy-related sickness), ask about Fenergan (I probably spelled that wrong). It doesn't work nearly as well as Zofran, but it does work. I took this when I was pregnant with my second child because I was still sick, but not hospitalized.

You could also look into switching prenatal vitamins. Some brands are more difficult to keep down than others. If that's the culprit, then you're in luck!

I hope you feel better soon! Keep us posted.