morning sickness

so is this going to go away?

I have felt nauseous all weekend and this morning, and have gotten sick a few times...so now I am just not eating in the morning...but I'm hungry! It's weird to be hungry, but feel nauseous


How did you all deal w/it? Yesterday I ate nothing but saltines and ginger ale


this sucks!

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how far along ar you? i had a really really bad first and a few wks into the 2nd trimester..some days i would be so nauseas that all i ate was crakers......i was worried and frustrated but the Dr. told me its normal.some women get excessive nausea and it can last all day long....what worked for me was sucking on lifesavers.....chewing gum.....sometimes i would chew gum though and it would make me so sick..its really a touch and go kind of thing.....keep ur chin up....im 23 wks now and it goes away...in the end we found out mine was so bad bc i was carrying twins......maybe you are too..LOL.....im sure ur cringing.......the twin part was shock but we can't wait now!

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my first appt is next week...

im guessing im around 10 weeks

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I eat carbs that seems to work..

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I feel your pain. My morning sickness began two sundays ago and got really bad the night before thanksgiving. This whole hoiday weekend was the worst I have ever felt. I threw up 6 times in 4 days. I probably gag over the toilet about 10 more times a day. I am nauseated 24/7. I'm 7 weeks today and the thought of how much longer this feeling can go on terrifies me. I'm useless at home, DH is being very understanding but is as frustrated as I am with how I am feeling. Heres to hoping we feel better soon

eta- I would suggest what I have been doing to try and help it, but NOTHING I have done has worked. I've lived on ginger ale and chicken soup for the past few days and somehow manage to throw that up

Message edited 12/1/2008 11:10:47 AM.

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I know how you feel. Ive bee sick for 3 weeks straight! A few thigs that help are:


Crystallized ginger...tastes nasty but helps!

Coca-Cola- The sugar soothes my nasuea.

25mg of Vitamin B6 3 times a day...My OB told me this one.

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Ugh I know! I have m/s and its depressing. Mine started at about 5 weeks and im 9 weeks 4 days right now. Its only getting worse. I gag every morning as soon as I get out of bed. If there is anything in my stomach it comes out.
im over the toilet at least 7 times a DAY. Sometimes I vomit up actual food, but then sometimes I just feel like im going to puke upmy stomach lol...its so bad.

I start with a carb in the morning and I slowly sip water. Liquids tend to make me sick. Then I work myway up to applesauce, an orange..something fruity and healthy. Usually by 5 pm or later I can handle a light dinner, but I constantly feel nausious and if im not nausious im super gassy! I lost 6 pounds.

Just like you...I cannot wait for this to be over. Hang in there though...4 weeks did go by pretty quickly for me.

Things to try

Icepops
gingerale, something fizzy
carbs
slowly drink liquid, dont drink while you eat
broth soups
fruit

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Not eating in the morning WILL make it worse...so no matter how miserable you feel, you have to try to eat something in the morning.

I dealt with the m/s for 2 weeks, but as a teacher, I didn't have the option of running to the bathroom whenever I was going to be sick. It got to the point where I was throwing up in a garbage can in the hallway, with all of my kids knowing what was going on.

I went on Zofran and it was a lifesaver!!!!!

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force yourself to eat whatever you can tolerate. not eating and drinking makes the nausea worse, making you want to eat/drink less, and so the vicious cycle continues...

nothing worked for my morning sickness last time around. this time it seems milder, but i am still very scared of the possibility of it getting so bad again... but i guess i will have to deal

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I have been suffereing with this also since Week #6 and I am only in my 8th week now and it seems like forever!!!

Last week it really got bad, let up a little over the weekend and came back in full force today. I am miserable..constantly nauseous, and hungry at same time...its exhausting.
I know everyone says Saltines, but they made it worse for me for some reason (I am probably out of the norm on this). Ritz Crackers (the low salt ones) have been my lifesaver!