Diaper Swappers

ClothDiaperMePlease · 10-02-2007, 01:52 PM

Ok, so I thought my last pregnancy was bad....... I am so sick ALL of the time this go round!! I have lost about 15lbs so far......

Any solutions? I don't want to say what I have tried because maybe you just have a sightly different version.

I do have to say though, Ginger and I do not get along

CrunchyMama0607 · 10-02-2007, 01:58 PM

peppermint hard candies and flat coke helped me

2sweetboys · 10-02-2007, 02:00 PM

I was told to eat foods high in carbs. I'm pretty sure I lived on oatmeal and baked potatoes for weeks! You could see if you could get the Premesis prenatal vitamin...it's Vit. B and Folic Acid....the Vit. B helps with nausea.

I had to take meds for mine. I tried Reglan, which didn't help much, and then ended up taking Zofran...but it is expensive (somewhere around $18-20 per pill).

Good luck and just remember...it doesn't last forever!

HeidiMarie · 10-02-2007, 02:01 PM

So sorry that you are so sick, mama! I always felt like my MS would last FOREVER! But we all know that it doesn't so hang in there! : ) Nothing really helped tremendously, but some things that helped at least a little were snacking all day long on high protein foods, never letting myself get hungry, sucking on lemon drops or cinnamon candy, 1/2 unisom tab and b6, and a device called a relief band. It works along the same principle as those sea bands. I can't really say anything was a cure-all (which is what I wanted, of course), but they did help. Good luck and hang in there! It'll be worth it!

hobbsandbean · 10-02-2007, 02:37 PM

i'm so sorry you are sick! it's awful!

anyway, i don't really have much to offer as mine was seemingly unstoppable without medication. my ob only offered promethazine, so that meant i was asleep for 4 hours after taking it...but at least i wasn't puking. next time i'll be trying zofran if it's bad again.

the one thing my family doctor and ob both said was just to eat whatever worked - don't worry about nutrition, especially at the first part of the pregnancy. to avoid being hospitalized with a central line, i learned to eat whatever sounded good and was quick to get down (rice-a-roni was a favorite), and then lay completely still and keep swallowing like crazy for 40 minutes to an hour to let it get mostly out of my stomach. then i'd get up and puke whatever was left. but it did stop the crazy weight loss, so he didn't hospitalize me.

just hang in there! it's so hard, but it does end, and then you get a sweet little baby.

bettybites · 10-02-2007, 02:47 PM

I was constantly sucking on sour/lemon-flavored candies!

I feel ya, I hear that morning sickness gets worse with each pregnancy and that was definitely my case!

At least you get a cute little baby out of the deal, huh?

rowynne · 10-02-2007, 02:53 PM

I had the Premesis prenatal vitamins too! I lived on preggie drops for about 16wks. Sea bands work too & my OB suggested b-6 & a unisom upon waking, lunch, dinner and bedtime (I just took 1/2 a tablet) but BOY did it work! The chemical compound is actually a m/s RX still sold in Canada. US has moved on to zofran and regelan.

jennywymore · 10-02-2007, 03:06 PM

Try to chew on peppermint gum, Ginger used to give me heart burn.
Put lemons in your water, raspberry leaf tea with hunny, Peppermint tea with hunny, acually mix them together. Frozen yogurt or yogurt. I used to eat peanutbutter on a spoon.
Stay away from
Fried, greasy foods, spicy, onions, cabbage, caffeine.
This info came out of my pregnancy book from Dr Sears page 20-21

I used to eat Odwalla bars, you can get them at the store, strawberry is the best, chocolate is good to. the fist bite is hard but after that it usually helps. I think its the protein in them.
I also drank "Naked Fruit" they are expensive $2.99 but they are so great, smoothie almost
I love the bannana and strawberry or the blueberry energy.
Hope this helps...

momma2three · 10-02-2007, 03:18 PM

I don't have time to type up a long response but like the other mama, I was at risk for a central line too. I was 5 months along and 97 pounds (and I'm 5'5 too). I needed meds and a lot of them to control it. a great site to go to for recommendations for meds and foods to keep down is www.helpher.org

CrunchyMama0607 · 10-02-2007, 10:43 PM

oooooh a plain baked potato w/butter helped me as well

w/o the skin...i couldn't eat it

10-02-2007, 01:52 PM	#1
ClothDiaperMePlease Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 6,637 Ratings: 105 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Morning Sickness Ok, so I thought my last pregnancy was bad....... I am so sick ALL of the time this go round!! I have lost about 15lbs so far...... Any solutions? I don't want to say what I have tried because maybe you just have a sightly different version. I do have to say though, Ginger and I do not get along __________________ LM Dready mama to 3 delightful boys, one darling daughter and wife to one mostly delightful DH The midwife considers the miracle of childbirth as normal, and leaves it alone unless there's trouble. The obstetrician normally sees childbirth as trouble. If he leaves it alone, it's a miracle.-Sheila Stubbs

10-02-2007, 01:58 PM	#2
CrunchyMama0607 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 15,725 Ratings: 88 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Morning Sickness peppermint hard candies and flat coke helped me __________________ Ash~Mama to 3

10-02-2007, 02:00 PM	#3
2sweetboys Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,486 Ratings: 158 Feedback: 100%	Re: Morning Sickness I was told to eat foods high in carbs. I'm pretty sure I lived on oatmeal and baked potatoes for weeks! You could see if you could get the Premesis prenatal vitamin...it's Vit. B and Folic Acid....the Vit. B helps with nausea. I had to take meds for mine. I tried Reglan, which didn't help much, and then ended up taking Zofran...but it is expensive (somewhere around $18-20 per pill). Good luck and just remember...it doesn't last forever! __________________ ~Amanda~ and Aaron (11/27/04) Aedan (11/18/03) Harley (07/26/05) and Emma Mae (02/18/08) and Baby Girl due 06/17/13!!

10-02-2007, 02:01 PM	#4
HeidiMarie Registered Users Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,097 Ratings: 125 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Morning Sickness So sorry that you are so sick, mama! I always felt like my MS would last FOREVER! But we all know that it doesn't so hang in there! : ) Nothing really helped tremendously, but some things that helped at least a little were snacking all day long on high protein foods, never letting myself get hungry, sucking on lemon drops or cinnamon candy, 1/2 unisom tab and b6, and a device called a relief band. It works along the same principle as those sea bands. I can't really say anything was a cure-all (which is what I wanted, of course), but they did help. Good luck and hang in there! It'll be worth it! __________________ Heidi~RN mama to Maddy (17), Caroline (14), Sarah Jane (12), Joseph (8), Daniel (6), Will & Tate (3)

10-02-2007, 02:37 PM	#5
hobbsandbean Registered Users Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Ratings: 56 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Morning Sickness i'm so sorry you are sick! it's awful! anyway, i don't really have much to offer as mine was seemingly unstoppable without medication. my ob only offered promethazine, so that meant i was asleep for 4 hours after taking it...but at least i wasn't puking. next time i'll be trying zofran if it's bad again. the one thing my family doctor and ob both said was just to eat whatever worked - don't worry about nutrition, especially at the first part of the pregnancy. to avoid being hospitalized with a central line, i learned to eat whatever sounded good and was quick to get down (rice-a-roni was a favorite), and then lay completely still and keep swallowing like crazy for 40 minutes to an hour to let it get mostly out of my stomach. then i'd get up and puke whatever was left. but it did stop the crazy weight loss, so he didn't hospitalize me. just hang in there! it's so hard, but it does end, and then you get a sweet little baby. __________________ morgan - titus 2 work-in-progress wife to skh - (hottie) student ministries pastor mom to maggie . 8, calvin . 5, hallie . 2 baby keelah . 3 months, finalizing adoption now!