Pregnancy

LeslieAGD · #1 08-08-2007, 01:46 PM

Any other pregnant GC Ladies? ...or first time mommies?

I am 8 1/2 weeks along and having an absolutely miserable time! I am vomiting 3-6 times per day, all day long, and I have to see my OB every week because I am losing too much weight. I have tried soda crakers, ginger ale, peppermints, gatorade...nothing helps.

Any advice would be appreciated (but if you tell me your pregnancy was/is wonderful and you were/are never sick, I might have to hunt you down and vomit on you!)

AlphaFrog · #2 08-08-2007, 01:49 PM

3 months of VOMITING LIKE MAD ALL DAY LONG with the first one.
Morning sickness is a misnomer...it was ALL DAAAAY.

Second pregnancy, every night before I went to bed, I took a unisom (NOT the gel kind, the regular pill kind, it doesn't hurt the baby) and a vitamin B6 and B12, and a B6 and B12 in the morning first thing, and I wasn't sick. It takes a few days to start working. It also helps you sleep at night and have engery all day.

Congrats.

Welcome to your dream come true and your worst nightmare all rolled into one.

Something here might help too...

ForeverRoses · #3 08-08-2007, 01:53 PM

I am! I am 36 weeks along with #3 (all boys)
As for morning sickness-mine was pretty bad as well. Have you tried vitamin b6 suppliments? Those helped me some. Also, try cola syrup- basically it's the same stuff they use for coke/pepsi but it is a syrup (not carbonated) and without the caffine. I would put that over ice and sip on it. Finally, I found that carbs/sugar made my morning sickness much worse, so I tried to snack on proteins- cheese sticks, grilled chicken strips, etc.

Unfortunately, there is no cure for morning sickness- only time! You should feel better by week 16

Congrats!

VandalSquirrel · #4 08-08-2007, 01:55 PM

My sister had a lot of luck with ginger. She bought crystallized ginger to chew on, and kept ginger tea on hand. It helps to settle the stomach but can be a bit intense on the taste buds for some people. Mint tea can also be soothing, and is caffeine free.

I know other people who swore by tums and the BRAT diet. Bananas Rice Applesauce Toast. Also instead of Gatorade, or stuff of that variety, try something like Pedialyte that is made for kids. It has less sugar and no funky dyes in it.

1908Revelations · #5 08-08-2007, 02:03 PM

I am not pregnant nor do I have children, but this thread is scary

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I hope you all feel beter.

Where is a good feel better cat pic when I need it?

AlphaFrog · #6 08-08-2007, 02:06 PM

PenguinTrax · #7 08-08-2007, 02:20 PM

Eat a couple of calcium chews at bedtime. In the AM, eat a soda cracker or two before you sit up. Sleep on your right side until your third trimester, then switch to your left.

OneTimeSBX · #8 08-08-2007, 02:25 PM

i am 27 weeks preggers with my second girl...

the first time around was A BREEZE. i actually said that if pregnancy was truly that easy, i could have 4 or 5.

this time around? what the hell...no vomiting, just incessant nausea 24/7. turned out to be my prenatal vitamin making me sick. after that passed it was all good, until about week 15, when i found out i have a disorder that caused my pelvis to soften and spread way too much. Dr put me on tylenol with codeine to help me sleep, nothing works. i am in constant pain all day and especially at night. probably an 8 1/2 on a 1-10 scale.

i am seriously considering gettin my tubes tied...but im only 26 and dont want to do it so young!!

the only thing that helped my nausea was a bottle of the childrens anti-nausea syrup and lots of eggs. fried, scrambled, didnt matter. something about the protein i think helped me out.

SydneyK · #9 08-08-2007, 02:45 PM

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.

lauralaylin · #10 08-08-2007, 03:00 PM

What worked miracles for me was Ginger Altoids. I would have one in my mouth whenever I needed to get out of bed or fall asleep even. It was awful for my teeth probably, but they got me through life. Of course, I wasn't working at the time, so I was able to stay in bed most of the time.

OneTimeSBX · #11 08-08-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

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!

very true...i was sicker with the vitamin than without. my ob suggested i take flinstones and a folic acid supplement. it worked wonders...i just started back in the past few weeks taking the prenatals again.

AlphaFrog · #12 08-08-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

very true...i was sicker with the vitamin than without. my ob suggested i take flinstones and a folic acid supplement. it worked wonders...i just started back in the past few weeks taking the prenatals again.

I actually took the Viactiv chocolate chews...they have enough folic acid in them without the extra supplement.

ForeverRoses · #13 08-08-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lauralaylin

What worked miracles for me was Ginger Altoids. I would have one in my mouth whenever I needed to get out of bed or fall asleep even. It was awful for my teeth probably, but they got me through life. Of course, I wasn't working at the time, so I was able to stay in bed most of the time.

Ginger is supposed to work great, but make sure whatever you get has actual Ginger in it. Most ginger ales available (Schwepps, etc.) are made with artificial ginger flavor which won't do much to help.

ISUKappa · #14 08-08-2007, 03:42 PM

My pregnancy with my son was very easy - no morning sickness, no insomnia, no back problems, etc... BUT I had had two consecutive miscarriages in the seven months prior to becoming pregnant, so I was constantly worried that something was going to happen again (especially because I had little to no symptoms) even up until about 30 weeks, and then I switched to worrying about pre-term labor.

Things were a little, er, slow going in the back end and I ended up taking colace every day with my prenatal from about 16 weeks until after I had my son.

My son is 17 months and I've recently been feeling the urge to have another.

adpi*violet · #15 08-08-2007, 05:52 PM

Another thing you can try for nausea/vomiting are the Sea Bands that are sold for motion sickness. It is basically a bracelet that keeps a ball on the accupressure point that stops your nausea. You should be able to find them at Walgreens or CVS or somewhere like that.
Good luck to you and happy pregnancy!