Ok, I can't wait anymore. And I think some of you kinda know anyway...

[Romy]

Thanks everyone ((hugs)).

Too late for boring, though...I've already had dangerously low blood pressure (well only dangerous because of the dangers associated with fainting, better than high blood pressure), an annoying reaction to going off my medication (heart arrhythmia, also not really dangerous but it made my blood pressure worse), and horrible morning (all day sickness) complete with dehydration! On the bright side, the dr says the worse the pregnancy symptoms the healthier the pregnancy

I only got as far as this post so don't know if anyone recommended this already, but have your OB look into vitamin B6 shots.

Especially if you've had any problems with morning sickness. Apparently the vomiting will deplete your B6 really quickly.

I had that problem with Sam. It was so bad that I had to sit in a lawn chair to shower, Kaia had to be a mobility support dog because I couldn't walk across the room without blacking out, etc. Luckily she was super velcro so that wasn't an issue. She'd even stick her head in the shower so she could watch and make sure I didn't pass out while getting cleaned up. lol

After the first B6 shots I was MUCH better. Two days later I crashed and felt awful again. It took 3 rounds of shots about a week apart each to even out, but it was definitely worth it. They were going to put me on blood pressure meds until someone thought to try it. It's actually a pretty common thing to do the B6 shots for that issue.

ETA: and CONGRATS!!!! ***hughughug!!***

 

[Taqroy]

Congrats!! There's going to be a lot of Chaz babies.

 

[ACooper]

Congrats!! There's going to be a lot of Chaz babies.

Right?! I was going to say that!

 

[jenv101]

Congrats!!!

 

[milos_mommy]

Thanks everyone! Romy, I started taking the B6 pills yesterday, but so far no improvement. If it doesn't help I will ask my dr about the shots. Thanks for the tip.

 

[jenv101]

Make sure you are getting a good prenatal vitamin too if you can keep it down! Epsom salt baths are good way to get magnesium which is supposed to help a bit with symptoms too. I didn't have bad MS, but I feel for you!

 

[Romy]

Thanks everyone! Romy, I started taking the B6 pills yesterday, but so far no improvement. If it doesn't help I will ask my dr about the shots. Thanks for the tip.

Definitely check into shots. It wasn't until the 3rd shot that I felt a sustained difference. The first two wore off in a day or so, so it might take a couple to get your levels back up and your body to get its equilibrium back.

 

[Miakoda]

Congrats!! I, too, was starting to wonder after reading your last thread.

As for vomiting, I know all too well about it. I had hyperemesis with all 3 pregnancies, and I threw up every single day of all 3 pregnancies ( anywhere between 3-15 times per day). I was on oral Phenergan, Phenergan suppositories (I swore I'd n-e-v-e-r take such horrid things, but let me tell you that there is indeed a point at which you'd beg for such), and Zofran. Both meds were/are Cat. C drugs, but it couldn't be helped. Even with them I lost weight with every pregnancy, spent several days getting IV fluids, and suffered from preterm contractions brought about by dehydration.

Things I did find that helped or that I could keep down:
-small sips of super-cold apple juice
-iced/cold sweet tea
-eggo pancakes --> plain and broken up into tiny pieces
-saltine crackers
-taking 2 Flinstone Complete vitamins daily as opposed to a large prenatal vitamin (I chewed 1 Flinstone in the mid-morning after my initial vomit-fest and chewed 1 in the late evening after my late afternoon vomit-fest)

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

congratulations!

 

[darkchild16]

Congrats!! I, too, was starting to wonder after reading your last thread.

As for vomiting, I know all too well about it. I had hyperemesis with all 3 pregnancies, and I threw up every single day of all 3 pregnancies ( anywhere between 3-15 times per day). I was on oral Phenergan, Phenergan suppositories (I swore I'd n-e-v-e-r take such horrid things, but let me tell you that there is indeed a point at which you'd beg for such), and Zofran. Both meds were/are Cat. C drugs, but it couldn't be helped. Even with them I lost weight with every pregnancy, spent several days getting IV fluids, and suffered from preterm contractions brought about by dehydration.

Things I did find that helped or that I could keep down:
-small sips of super-cold apple juice
-iced/cold sweet tea
-eggo pancakes --> plain and broken up into tiny pieces
-saltine crackers
-taking 2 Flinstone Complete vitamins daily as opposed to a large prenatal vitamin (I chewed 1 Flinstone in the mid-morning after my initial vomit-fest and chewed 1 in the late evening after my late afternoon vomit-fest)

THAT!!! Saltines didnt work for me but pretzels did. pancakes and sweet tea did as well. I also got BAGS of crushed ice and got hydrated that way and it helped keep the nausea at bay.

 

[milos_mommy]

Thanks everyone!

Yup, Mia so far small sips of apple juice is one of the few things I can stomach. I had two little pancakes today too, which stayed down. I also had an ice pop (with the pancakes). I bought decaf black tea to make iced tea with, but haven't yet...I'm scared of throwing up herbal tea after I threw up mint tea and it BURNED a while ago.

I ran out of biscuits though *cries* and no chance of going to the store to get more.

ETA I threw up saltines the other day and it felt like vomiting up cement. Pretzels were helping in the beginning but no longer...

 

[Miakoda]

I hate Sonic ice like nobody's business. I still do. Lol

Saltines didn't work for me in the sense it helped with the nausea, but rather it was a regular "food" I could eat with few problems. Thankfully I was turned off of sweets and craved green stuff (I.e. mustard greens, collards, spinich, okra, etc.).

None of the natural cures, such as additional B6 or ginger, helped with the vomiting. I still vomited with the prescription drugs, but just not as much (3-5 times per day/night as opposed to all day and night). Heck, I would even awake from a deep sleep and have to run to the bathroom before puling on the floor. I threw up in parking lots and on the sides of roads. I even threw up in a trash can in the middle of the mall (I was horrified and embarrassed beyond belief, but at least I made it to a trash can).

 

[Miakoda]

Wait till you vomit up spaghetti.

I still can't eat certain foods today because of my memories of vomiting them up.

 

[milos_mommy]

Wait till you vomit up spaghetti.

Nope I'll stay clear, thanks. Plus tomato sauce sounds like the worst thing on the planet these days.

 

[Romy]

If you can stomach Otter Pops they can help with electrolytes/hydration. They're kind of sugary but it's better than being dehydrated.

Apple sauce is okay coming back up. No burning anyway, or sharp edges. It will help hydrate you too.

Those little gluten free arrowroot cookies were really good when I was pregnant. The nice thing about them is they are just a teeny bit sweet but super bland. And they're made of tapioca starch so they dissolve into the softest mush when you eat them. I only threw those up a few times and it wasn't nearly as bad as some other foods.

And holy crap. Stay away from Lucky Charms. They go in rainbow colored, but come out in a revolting grey slurry that looks like newspaper pulp and is NOT magically delicious.

 

[darkchild16]

I hate Sonic ice like nobody's business. I still do. Lol

Saltines didn't work for me in the sense it helped with the nausea, but rather it was a regular "food" I could eat with few problems. Thankfully I was turned off of sweets and craved green stuff (I.e. mustard greens, collards, spinich, okra, etc.).

None of the natural cures, such as additional B6 or ginger, helped with the vomiting. I still vomited with the prescription drugs, but just not as much (3-5 times per day/night as opposed to all day and night). Heck, I would even awake from a deep sleep and have to run to the bathroom before puling on the floor. I threw up in parking lots and on the sides of roads. I even threw up in a trash can in the middle of the mall (I was horrified and embarrassed beyond belief, but at least I made it to a trash can).

ONe time we were in the car and I had a McDs sweet tea cup. Those hold a suprising amount LMAO

 

[Miakoda]

Nope I'll stay clear, thanks. Plus tomato sauce sounds like the worst thing on the planet these days.

I had a drastic aversion to tomato sauce, too. In fact, I can hardly tolerate it today. Before ever being pregnant, Italian food was my absolute favorite.

 

[stafinois]

I had read that sour helps with nausea. I has bought some sour hard candy to suck on at a maternity store. Sour jolly ranchers and suckers worked as well. It did wonders for me.

Also did the two Flintstones vitamins. I was a puker.

 

[stardogs]

I wonder if they were Preggie Pops Aimee - I've heard a few people say that they were awesome.

https://www.threelollies.com/Default.aspx

 

[darkchild16]

Those didnt work for me. I gave them to the kids to eat after trying them and they just made me want to puke more LOL