When Morning Sickness goes beyond normal
Nov 11 '00
At the time of this review I am 32 weeks pregnant - and yes, I still have morning sickness. Hopefully I can give some advice of things that have helped me, although I have learned that if you are going to have it you are just going to have it.
I had morning sickness with my first pregnancy for the whole nine months, I had it for six months with my second, and it was no surprise to have morning sickness again during this pregnancy. However, this time it has gone to extreme measures.
The first thing to try (check with the doctor first) when the morning sickness will not stop is Emetrol. This is a medication normally given to children for nausea and vomiting and I have found that it can help ease the discomfort even if the vomiting does not stop. Also, try restricting activity - if you have the ability to lay down, take the opportunity. Reduced activity has equaled reduced vomiting in my experience.
Now when morning sickness is more serious you need to have a good physician. After losing more than 10 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, my doctor prescribed phenergran suppositories - these are not fun to use but they can work. Unfortunately, in my case they did not. Because I was beginning to get dehydrated, I was referred to a home health care agency. At this point we started IV therapy. I was able to have the IV's administered at home (they teach you how to connect and disconnect, and the nurse would come out and insert the needle). This was really wonderful because I could still be independent but know that I was being hydrated. I had to check my urine daily to make sure I was not passing ketones, and a nurse would call every day to do an assessment, including weight, incidents of nausea/vomiting, and an opportunity to discuss further problems.
Unfortunately, this was not enough for me. The next step was a pump that dispersed medicine called Reglan through a needle in my thigh. This was very uncomfortable as I felt very limited carrying around this "leash" as my husband referred to it. However, this constant stream of medicine seemed to do the trick. Within a week I was able to discontinue the IV's, and within a month a disconnected the pump and went to oral medication.
It took a long time to figure out that I needed this much help, but part of that is my fault. I did not realize how dangerous morning sickness could be. The most important thing is to watch for signs of dehydration, which include headaches, dark concentrated urine, and uterine contractions (also a sign of pre-term labor, obviously). If you are having these signs call the doctor right away.
There was no food that eased the symptoms for me. In fact, I was very sensitive to smell and would be triggered by the strangest things, salt for example. So I stayed out of the kitchen and in bed, which seemed to be the best help.
Now what I tend to do is eat and drink late at night when I am about to go to sleep, and my body seems to hold it down better. Most importantly, I push my fluids as much as possible even when it is difficult to hold them down.
Hope this is helpful to somebody, just remember, the beautiful baby is well worth it!
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