Last year I had a miscarriage and my symptoms were a bit sporadic, now this is not necessarily a sign of miscarriage, I don't want to worry anyone - but I just instinctively felt something was not right at the time.

So this time, I have been quite reassured to have such strong symptoms. Except that I really feel CONSTANTLY awful. It is torture trying to think of what I can manage to eat - I've gone off everything and I don't know how I am going to cope at work. The retching is making my tummy feel sore and achey and nothing is working, not even the travel-acupressure-wrist band things.

I don't know what to do.

I'm managing to keep taking fluids so feel I don't need to go to my doctor with this - but it still feels really awful and quite lonely.
Also because we decided not to tell anyone at least until after my scan (which is two weeks away) I am getting no sympathy or understanding. Even OH is a bit blase.


I don't want to sound ungrateful - it's all a bit scarey as I have had only losses so far - I want to feel hopeful and happy, but it is quite difficult when I just feel so yukky physically.

Im really sorry you are feeling poorly, people have recommended eating plain biscuits to me such as rich tea or arrowroot its supposed to take the sickness away a little, my sickness gets worse when i am feeling hungry which makes it even harder to decide what i actually want to eat LOL.
Sorry i cant be of anymore help to you but just wanted to send my love
Lou
xxx

Thank you lolly.
What I wouldn't give to try some rich tea biscuits. trouble is I live in the States now and can't find them anywhere!

I have about 3 minutes after throwing up in the mornings when I feel ok - the rest of the time it is like being on a merry-go-round. Only not very merry! LOL!

I would go speak to your doctor if its really bad, I had a really bad tummy bug in the 8th week of my preg and he gave me anti-sickness tablets to try and keep something in my belly. Hope you feel better soon xxxx

I can't really advise what to do but I felt really grotty at the start too, and although I still have sickness I do feel alot better! I lost my appetite, but like you managed to keep fluids down. Spoke to midwife about it as I had lost weight but she wasn't worried as long as I had the fluids!
Just think - It will all be worth it in the end! Make sure you get lots of rest and look after yourself! xx

Ginger flavoured tea, and some dry plain crackers seem to work quite well.

So far I've been lucky not felt too bad (although I've just almost thrown up in the shower). I feel at my worst when I haven't eatten, so my new ethos is to make sure I eat something every 2 hours. I think this is something to do with an empty stomach leaving room for stomach acid to form. And when I can't face eating I make myself a ginger tea, eat a cracker and then I can usually face something a bit more substancial.

Hope that helps, I'm now off to follow my own advice as I don't feel too great myself right now. lol.