13 weeks pregnant and still have morning sickness! When is this supposed to go away?!?

Question

Still throwing up, still barely eating, still missing work! I'm doing all I can do to prevent it, but getting pretty sick of this...literally!

Answer 1

A couple things to try because I don't mean to scare you but I was sick up till month 6.
1- Try eating a cracker before you even lift your head from the pillow in the morning.
2- Try lemon drops (the candy)
3- Try eating small portions
4- Only eat bland food

Good luck !!!

Answer 2

Morning sickness is very common early in a pregnancy. It tends to go away later in pregnancy, and it's almost always gone by the second trimester (the fourth month). But there isn't a set time for it to stop because each woman is different, and each pregnancy is different.
About half of the women who get it feel complete relief by about 14 weeks. For most of the rest, it takes another month or so for the queasiness to ease up, though it may return later and come and go throughout pregnancy.
The best thing to do is to learn how to live with it. Here are some tips that may ease your morning sickness:
Eat small meals throughout the day so that you're never too full or too hungry.
Avoid rich, fatty foods.
Avoid foods with smells that bother you.
Eat more carbohydrates (plain baked potato, white rice, dry toast).
Eat saltine crackers and other bland foods when you feel nauseous.
Try gelatin desserts (Jell-O), flavored frozen desserts (popsicles), chicken broths, ginger ale (nondiet), sugared decaffeinated or herbal teas, and pretzels.
The iron in prenatal vitamins can bother some women. If you think your morning sickness is related to your vitamins, talk with your doctor and he or she may change your vitamins.
Wearing "acupressure" wrist bands, which are sometimes used by passengers on boats to prevent sea sickness, may help some women who have morning sickness. You can buy the bands at boating stores or travel agencies.
I hope you feel better and just think that at the end of your pregnancy, when you are delivering that baby you will feel like a brand new woman!

Answer 3

Usually, morning sickness ends after the first trimester (14 weeks) but this varies person to person. Hormones can cause you to feel that nausea as levels rise in early pregnancy. http://www.motherisk.org/women/morningSickness.jsp

Another cause of nausea for some women is Prenatal Vitamins, more specifically the Iron they contain which can upset the stomach.

There is also a condition called Hyper-emesis Garvidarium, occuring in 1% of all pregnancies, which is charachterized by constant nausea and vomiting throughout the second and third trimester. This is a controversial diagnosis as some doctors believe it is Psychosomatic in nature (all in the patients mind) for a variety of reasons. This condition can cause dehydration, malnutrition for the mother and child and can be very debilitating. As a Antenatal Nurse, I have taken care of many of these women in hospital who are absolutely ill from it, and in my opinion are truly suffering greatly. It is treated with IV fluids and Gravol, and sometimes in extreme cases, TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) an IV solution of fats, calories and vital nutrients. This is a very hard IV treatment on the veins, and in the case of TPN, requires a larger IV into a major artery.

Read More Here:
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/hyperemesisgravidarum.html

Please see your doctor if you are unable to keep any food or fluids down, are unable to take you prenatal vitamins, or have any of the sighs of dehydration.

Gravol is generally safe to take in later pregnancy if absolutely required, but you need to talk to your doctor about the dosing and safety for you. Gravol (dimenhydrinate) is an antihistamine. Antihistamines have been studied and are known not to increase the 1% to 3% baseline risk of malformation that exists for all pregnancies. When women vomit and cannot even keep their fkuids down, we suggest using Gravol suppositories. Diclectin, another possible remedy, also contains antihistamine (doxylamine) and has been formulated especially for use in pregnancy, with a delayed release coating. It also contains vitamin B6 which is known to be beneficial for NVP.


Hopefully yours is just a case of morning sickness and will resolve shortly. I wish you all the best in your pregnancy.

Answer 4

Been pregnant 4 times, I have two girls and two boys. The girls made me sicker and longer than the boys. However 13 weeks is still prime puking time for any mommy-to-be. Protein before bed helps, reason being you're sick because of an empty tummy and protein takes longer to digest therefore stays in the stomach longer. Eggs are a great source of protein when pregnant, high in folic acid and iron and easy on the tummy. Two hard-boiled eggs witha dab of butter and pinch of salt before bed is yummy and tummy friendly.

Answer 5

Not going to work isn't going to make you feel any better. And it will stop when it stops. No two pregnancies ar alike and neither is the morning sickness. Some women have it throughout their entire pregancy, some have it a couple of weeks, some have it for only a couple of hours during the day others have it all day long
lucky me I had it 24/7 the entire third month of pregnancy, woke up with it and went to bed with it, got up in the middle of the night with it. I didn't miss any work either, and I worked in retail.

Answer 6

Every women is different, so know one on this site will be able to tell you when it will end. They can only tell you want they experience. Some women don't have morning sickness and some have it all though there pregnancy, But talk with your doctor about your sickness and he might be able to give you something. Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 7

each and every being pregnant is distinctive. for many ladies, the 2nd trimester in lots of cases sees an substantial help in morning affliction. There particularly is not any timeframe while this is meant to bypass away, although. this is a threat for bouts of morning affliction to final in the process the finished being pregnant. i'm mom to 4. I had morning affliction quite often in my first trimester with my first and 0.33 infants. With my 2nd I had all day daily morning affliction the full being pregnant. With my 4th toddler, I had no morning affliction in any respect. regrettably this is impossible to declare while or in the experience that your morning affliction will ease up.

Answer 8

I had morning sickness from 6-16 weeks there is nothing you can do to prevent it- your hormones are going crazy.

Answer 9

I had morning sickness for 4 months with my first pregnancy. Every one is different. Good luck.

Answer 10

mine lasted until about 15 weeks, altho i do occasionally still feel a little sick.

my obgyn also told me to just stick to folic acid in the first trimester as additional supplements could contribute to the morning sickness