[Kellzz]

ladies

since i was here last i have had some movement but not as much as i hoped for....well at least its a start.

tomorrow im off to see the Ob for the first time in this pregnancy..woohoo...ill now feel its more real and its really happening.

i have also started to eat abit more...pies are still the flavour of the day but now im getting some veges into me as well. i still need to take a zofran once a day...twice if i think im having a bad one.

hope everyone else is well

[~Beck~]

hello, I hope you don't mind me barging into this group... I was given a link in my post on the venting board http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/forums/ind...;#entry13604981

My name is Beck and I am 14weeks 4 days pregnant with my 4th child (8th pregnancy), 2nd pregnancy with hg. I feel awful 24/7, and nothing makes it any better. I have really needed to be able to find others who can relate, because I am at the point if someone tells me how lucky I am to be pregnant and feeling this crap I think I will scream.

It is good to know I am not the only one who is constipated with haemerroids! they bloody hurt! (gosh probably too much for my first post lol)

Anyway, I look forward to getting to know you all. What we are going through is terrible, but at least we can support one another.

Beck xo

[bettymm]

Mrs. Northman, thanks for the reassurance re. discharge! i am fairly certain it is just discharge and not amniotic fluid, but ive never seen so much and it be so watery before! should have kept a diary last pregnancy as i have forgottens so many things.

Kellz, glad to hear you are managing a bit more food! once you start eating more fruit and veggies the bowels will thank you for it

hi Beck
im so sorry to read what youve been going through , its bloody awful isnt it??
please stay in touch with us here..we have all either gone through it and come out the other side or are currently still battling it, we totally understand.

Are you currently taking zofran? not helping much?
My HG started to really improve this pregnancy after 16 weeks or so. Stopped Zofran around 18 weeks. A little earlier than last pregnancy i was on it till 22 weeks or so. Up until then though its so hard to look after myself, let alone 3 other children as well! I struggled big time looking after my 2 yr old. It just completely drains you of energy and life

I hope yours starts improving soon

[~Beck~]

Hi Bettymm. Thanks for the welcome

I am on zofran, but it's not doing much. Having said that I ran out and am waiting for my DH to get me some tomorrow, and have been considerably worse today and yesterday, so maybe it has been helping just a little.

My last pregnancy with HG I was well again at just over 14 weeks, so I had some illusion that it would be like that this time.. especially since the sickness started a lot earlier. But no, it's still kicking on.

I am so emotional about it all, and stressing about work. I work in a preschool so it is really demanding work, I can't physically handle it at this stage... while my employers are understanding, I am not sure how long that will go for. I miss working too, and feel like I am letting them all down. Coupled with the mother/wife guilt, I am a blubbering mess. My poor DH is so very patient and tolerant.

For those of you who are working, how do you cope? are your employers understanding of your reason to not work?

[Pooks*potters]

Hi all. Been a while since posted on this forum, I've been stalking but just somehow can't contribute. I am 11 weeks and just not coping at all. I've been on personal leave from work for about 6 weeks now! I am now considering just resigning altogether, because either way is a disaster financially and I feel guilty and just want to stop worrying about it.

I think I am starting to get depressed now, and just sometimes think the nausea meds are doing nothing but causing constipation. I have this gross indigestion all the time and don't know how to stop it. Gaviscon is impossible. I am getting hard for my loved ones to keep caring for, I know they are just getting sick of me. Sometimes I have days on end where I don't sick up, but just feel nonstop nauseous, and get little sympathy coz I'm not visibly sick. I am tired all the time. I just can't see this ever getting better and think I will be pregnant and sick forever.

Sorry for the woe is me rant but I just needed sympathetic ears and haven't had a cry for a few days.

All the best everyone, you are an inspiration for me.

[~Beck~]

Pookems, I can completely understand how you are feeling, it is really not easy; especially when people don't understand how bad it is.

I hope you find some relief soon, remember it isn't going to be forever, but the end does seem so very far away at times.

huge hugs xo

[Pooks*potters]

Thanks Beck, reading your post it could have almost been written by me, although this is my first baby. i have so much sympathy for you and just hope you and i can trust in our partners to take care of us and try and take it one day at a time. I hope you keep us posted in how you are going and what happens for work, personally I am not sure how much longer I can keep being on leave but they do *seem* supportive. All the best

[~Beck~]

My poor hubby is getting so stressed, with kids, his business plus renovations he is at the end of his tether. But he still stops and listens to me cry and at least tries to be sympathetic.

Fortunately my work is only 1 day a week, but I worry about the inconsistency for the kids that attend. I am contemplating resigning, but at the same time would hate to do that! I just don't know what to do.

huge hugs to you xo

[bettymm]

Beck
It is very hard on the partners as well. i have had a few posts here abuout fights DH had because he was so stressed and worried about me all the time and working full time too. He even say a cousellor for a while coz it was getting on top of him and i basically had to say look, i cant be an emotional support for you right now..it was a very hard time.

Just try to take it a day at a time. Get through it however you can and it brings you one day closer to the end mark.

I work one day a week, am home with DD the rest of the time. I actually found the day at work easier than the days at home with an energetic toddler! If you are really struggling could you take some leave rather than have to resign? Last pregnancy when i was working full time i had to take a month off, the doctor happily wrote a sick leave form.

pookems85, welcome and im sorry you are suffering too . Unfortunatley the depression and the constipation seem to go hand in hand with HG Luckily for me, both of these things improved dramatically once my diet improved and i could start moderatley exercising again.
It is absolutely awful feeling nausous most of the day, and feeling like no one understands.

Stay on here with us and just vent and tell us whats going on, we all get it.

take care of yourself

This post has been edited by bettymm: 16/08/2011, 08:24 AM

[J-A]

Morning Ladies

Just popping in to let you know I have a BFP. Can't quite believe it happened this month especially after the m/c/chem pregnancy of last month. I was waiting for AF & it didn't come & just felt different so did a HPT (well 4 actually) & I am pg due I think late April.

Feeling a little off but not full blown sickness yet. Praying & hoping it doesn't come but I don't think it really kicked in till about 6 weeks last time so just a waiting & praying game at the moment.

~Beck~ - I haven't read your full story but you have found a lovely bunch of ladies here. I am in a similiar situation to you 8 PG but hopefull 4th bubba.. Last PG I stopped work at about 7 weeks PG, had already been in hospital 2/3 times & OB gave me a certificate at 9 weeks advising work I couldn't work for the whole PG. They were understanding & my lovely HR lady worked out all my leave, holiday's, sickness etc & I managed to get my whole pg on half pay. Is this an option for you? Financially things were extremely difficult & I had to make do with a lot of things especially as we had just moved into a brand new house we built and we are still only just catching up now with the help of DH working away but it was so worth it to my mental health. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Big hi to everyone else I hope you are all doing ok.

Will pop in again soon but feel like a bit of an imposter as not sick at the moment..

J-A