Today, I am laying in bed miserable. Everytime I try to get up, my stomach reminds me who is in charge here. Ginger-ale is my only saving grace, oh, and along with Zofran, around the clock, every six hours on the dot. I knew it wouldn't be long until this lovely part of pregnancy would begin and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my second trimester, which even after one day of this crap, can't come soon enough. I only pray that I won't have this miserable-ness worse since I am carrying multiples...which I have heard is normally the case. Lucky me. I guess I am lucky...after all, I asked for all of this! I knew what I was getting myself into...I just never in a million years thought TRIPLETS.
I have a job interview today at 3pm and another tomorrow at 6pm (and NO, they will NOT be hearing our wonderful news until after my first paycheck, I hate not telling the truth but I got to do what I got to do). I can't even begin to think what it will be like to start a new job feeling like this. That gives me enough anxiety to vomit again. But lets be honest, I need a job, my break after my degree needs to be over and over asap. I need an income, badly. Forget financially stable...I just want my Direct TV turned back on! This sucks all around.
Please pray for me!!
HUGS!!! I completely understand how you are feeling right now. I had hyperemesis with my first two boys and I was downright miserable. How can you possibly function while puking 24/7? It's beyond "normal" morning sickness. Just take care to make sure you stay hydrated, which is the most important thing right now. I ended up in the ER for IV fluids too many times with Carter! Some things people find help for staying hydrated are ice chips, unsweetened ice tea with lemon, gatorade and ice cold coke. Nothing ever worked for me for very long, I guess I got desensitized!
ReplyDeleteI will say this though - the worst thing to do is to lay around the house. You'll puke 100 times more doing that. Get up, shower, get out. So what if you puke in a few public bathrooms - its better than puking every 30 mintues at home! I swear, getting OUT helped me so much, even though all I wanted to do was lay in bed.
This pregnancy, I had some mild success with the psi bands (kind of like sea bands but tighter). They helped keep nausea at bay. So does running ice cold water over my writs - oddly!
Another thing to keep in mind is that some people metabolize Zofran too quickly for it too be effective. If you are still puking even with taking it every 6 hours, then you may need a Zofran pump. I doubt your doc would do that NOW, but its something to keep in the back of your mind.
((HUG)) This is the worst part! Hopefully, it will pass quickly for you!!!
Also, the dosage may not be high enough. What do you have? 4mg or 8 mg?
ReplyDeleteI second the suggestion to get out. I rarely puked outside of the house. I always got sick when I was home. Keep your mind and body busy. Work will actually help!
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