Im pregnant and I have HG. HELP?

Question

HG (hyperemesis gravidarum) is where you have excessive nausea and/or vomiting if you came this far to the question i hope you know what it is so you can help me get through this I am only in my first trimester and I feel horrible please give me any advice that could help me it is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

If it's any consolation for most women the morning sickness does end after the first trimester, at the very least it should taper off some for you.


Nausea and vomiting can be one of the first signs of pregnancy and usually begins around the 6th week of pregnancy. It can occur at any time of the day, and for most women it seems to stop around the 12th week of pregnancy.

Morning sickness is not harmful to you or your baby, but if you experience excessive vomiting and cannot keep your food down, you may have hyperemesis gravidarum. Hyperemesis gravidarum can be harmful to you and your baby if severe and left untreated, due to the possible lack of nutrients and electrolyte imbalance. The most important thing is to inform your health care provider when these symptoms appear and discuss possible options for treatment.

Morning Sickness:
More than half of all pregnant women experience morning sickness. Morning sickness is the nauseated feeling you get during pregnancy. Morning sickness can be, but is not always, accompanied with vomiting. The nausea is often a result of the increased hormones in your body. Many health care providers think morning sickness is a good sign because it means the placenta is developing well.

There are a number of do's and don'ts you can try to help alleviate your symptoms.

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Helpful Do's and Don'ts:
Do:

Eat small meals often
Drink fluids 1/2 hour before or after a meal, but not with meals
Drink small amounts of fluids during the day to avoid dehydration
Eat soda crackers 15 minutes before getting up in the morning
Eat whatever you feel like eating, whenever you feel you can
Ask someone else to cook for you and open the windows or turn on fans if the odor bothers you
Get plenty of rest and nap during the day
Avoid warm places (feeling hot adds to nausea)
Sniff lemons or ginger, drink lemonade, or eat watermelon to relieve nausea
Eat salty potato chips (they have been found to settle stomachs enough to eat a meal)
Exercise
Don'ts:

Do not lie down after eating
Do not skip meals
Do not cook or eat spicy food
Hyperemesis Gravidarum:
Hyperemesis gravidarum is a condition characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and sometimes electrolyte disturbance. Mild cases are often treated with dietary measures, rest and antacids. Severe cases often require a stay in the hospital so that the mother can receive fluid and nutrition through an intravenous line. DO NOT take any medications to solve this problem without consulting your health care provider first.

You should contact your health care provider:
If you are experiencing excessive nausea and vomiting that prevents you from keeping any food down
If vomiting is accompanied by pain or fever
If nausea and vomiting persists well into the second trimester (after 13th week)
For more information, read Surviving Morning Sickness.

Answer 2

Well, mine turned out to be caused by gallstones, and there was nothing they could do for me. It was terrible. About all I can give you is sympathy.

For most women it gets better after the first trimester. But there are a few things you can do.
Try ginger tea, or ginger suppliments. The reason people say to drink ginger ale is because ginger actually decreases nausea. The ginger ale on the market today , however hass very little real ginger in it, so try the hot teas, or the suppliments. You can get either at a high end grocery or health food store. Also try B12 suppliments.

gets lots and lots andlots of sleep. If you get periods of feeling better, sleep, don't try to get stuff done. Sleep is the best thing you can do for yourself. You are sick because your body is overwhelmed right now.

Eat very small amounts at a time. Start with saltines. Eat a bite and drink a tablespoon of water. If you hold that down for 15 min, repeat. Then slowly increase the amounts. It is important that you wait and do only small amounts.

If you can keep down the small amounts and increase them, then try steamed veggies (carrots, broccoli, no corn or tomatoes).

When you feel the urge to vomit, close you mouth and breath as deeply as you can through your nose as long as possible, try to not do it. It is like a spiral, you will get sicker and sicker, the less reserves your body has. I think I lost 15 lbs in the first 8 weeks.

Last but not least, I know it is a cleche, but pickles were the only, and I mean oly, thing that would make my sickness go away completely for a while. Looking back I think mabey it was the sodium or something. But they helped. Funny huh?

Answer 3

I was actually admitted to the hospital with my first pregnancy because of hyperemesis, I was dehydrated and had lost 12 lbs in 3 weeks. The only thing that helped was the RX Zofran.
It worked so great that when I got pregnant the second time, as soon as I started to get nausea's the DR gave me a new script. That time I didn't have to be admitted and I didn't lose as much weight.
The best way to get the Zofran is in the ODT form. Orally dissolving tabs. You just place it under your tongue and its gone in about 30 seconds. And I works very fast, in less than 5 minutes for me.
You need to call your DR or go to your nearest ER. You maybe dehydrated.

Answer 4

Talk to your obgyn. There are several different kinds of medication that they can prescribe to help control this. The vet that I work for had this problem during both of her pregnancies and I know that the doctor prescribed injections that her husband would give her before she ever got out of bed in the morning. You can also try Emetrol, which is an over the counter medicine that is safe for young children and infants. It works well for adults too, it helped me. I would check with your Dr. first though just to be safe.

Also try the following:
Keep crackers, dry toast, or cereal at the bedside, and eat something before getting out of bed in the morning. These bland, carbohydrate-based foods help lessen nausea.
Eat small amounts throughout the day to avoid becoming too full, or alternately, too hungry.
Consider changing to an iron-free prenatal vitamin if you are not anemic, but check with your doctor first.
Ginger -- in tea, candied, or in capsules -- can be effective in fighting nausea. Don't exceed more than 1,000 mg of ginger a day.
Raspberry tea has been used by many pregnant women to ease morning sickness; there is currently some debate about its safety, however, so don't drink this without speaking to your physician first.
Vitamin B-6 also provides relief for many pregnant women; don't take more than 25 mg a day, and again, consult your doctor first.
Try taking your prenatal vitamin in the middle of a meal instead of on an empty stomach.
Choose "stomach-friendly" foods such as yogurt, and low-fat, high-carbohydrate foods.
Avoid hard-to-digest foods such as sausages, onion rings, and other fatty fried foods.
Experiment until you find one or more foods that appeal to you.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Through both my 2 pregnancies, the first trimester i was sick alot, nausea and vomiting, couldnt eat or could not stand smelling food especially cooked food. My doctor suggested and gave me prescriptions for this liquid form for nausea and suppositories that would help. They did help to a minimum. I honestly dont think there is anything out there thats safe that will prevent your sickness 100%. This is part of most pregnancies. Welcome to motherhood! It might last anywhere from 3-5 months but usually will go away. Good luck.

Answer 6

Eat really bland food- potatoes helped me when I had it.... I lost 13 pounds in my 1st trimester because even looking at some foods made me want to heave....
Other remedies- hold an ice cube against the roof of your mouth. I don't know how, but it does calm nausea. Also, ginger root! Use a small sliver & hold it in your mouth. If that is too weird for you, nibble on gingersnaps.....

Answer 7

I had the same thing with all 3 of my pregnancies, my last obgyn, gave me a pill that they give to chemo patients to stop the nausea, and it worked for 4 hours at a time, and i was able to take it through most of my pregnancy, ask your doc about it, maby he can prescribe it for you.

Answer 8

I had a serious problem with morning sickness --- my ob/gyn prescribed me medicine to help with it. Ask and maybe he/she can help out. I also used lemon drops to help. I also could not take my prenatal vitamins and my doc prescribed me some chewables that helped with the nausea. Good luck to ya and congratulations!!!

Answer 9

Have you discussed this with your obgyn? If not, you should...they will often prescribe something that will help with the nausea. I was sick for the first seven months with mine....hopefully you have better luck. Congrats on your baby.

Answer 10

if its very bad and crackers in bed before u get out of bed dont help u can try ginger root or ginger ale or my best advice is talk to your dr. i had to have med to help stop the morning sickness signs best of luck