pls help!!!?

Question

i am almost 7 weeks pregnant and i can't eat, drink enough water. i just feel sick all day and night. can someone tell me what to do to ease the discomfort and not say it is a phase that would fade? i am so tired!

i can't stand the smell of food and can't think of cooking for my husband.

Answer 1

Oh dear oh dear. How horrible. I know just what you are going through, I have been there three times and each time for nine months. This of course is very unusual. Firstly before getting up get your hubby to bring you a weak cup of tea and a couple of dry biscuits, (sometimes ginger ones help) after that take things slowly. Don't brush you teeth first thing in the morning it will make you retch. It is really trail and error and only you can see what suits you and what does not. Don't cook as the smells can be quite overwhelming. Get your hubby to bring in take away or get a relation to bring food in for you both. I could not even go into the butchers because of the smell. I didn't eat meat for nine months! or anything much in fact. I was the same weight when I was nine months gone as before I fell pregnant. I had lost so much weight.

Anyway, good luck and just do what your body tells you to. It will pass usually after the 16th week when you first feel your baby. And remember...... It is worth it. Think of that wonderfull bundle you will have in your arms in 7 months time.!!!

Answer 2

I'm going to be honest, so sorry. I know how you feel. I just had my daughter 7 weeks ago and let me tell you about "morning sickness"! I was sick from dusk til dawn until about 24 weeks. I lost 35 pounds during my pregnancy. It was the best diet ever. But on a serious note- make sure you take you pre-natal vitamins and eat whatever you can. It may take 8 times throwing up trying to find out what foods make you sick but when you find something that you can stomache it's great. Same with beverages. For example, when I was pregnant the only things I could stomach were Cold Green Tea, Slim Jims and turkey breast. Weird huh. Just try your hardest to get somethign into your stomach. If all else fails, talk to your ob/gyn. There is a prescription medication that deals with this sort of thing, but you have to be a little farther along than you are now. Just know that chances are it will subside soon. Good luck!

Answer 3

Oh, how miserable for you! I had the same when I was pregnant, people would just say 'oh, that'll soon pass' !!!! How frustrating.

Imagine if you were not pregnant but had those symptoms, I think those around would respond sooo differently!

Check the colour of your urine, if it is very dark that means you are dehydrated and I would strongly suggest you go to the doctor for some advice. I would also recommend that you take tiny sips of water throughout the day....keep a glass by your side.

Can someone else cook for you? Would you be able to buy ready meals just while this lasts?

As for easing the sickness - this one is more difficult, though I would say the best thing is to distract yourself with doing things you enjoy.....hard, I know.

It might also be a good idea to take a multi vitamin while you are feeling poorly.

Best wishes, I hope this helps a bit.

Answer 4

Try eating saltine crackers or oyster crackers with a little gatorade or ginger ale. If you are that sick and not holding anything down you will end up in the hospital with IV fluids. I've know a few pregnant people this has happened to. The tiredness will fade eventually. Just go to bed early and take naps during the day. Buy some frozen dinners for anyone else to cook for now.

Answer 5

You poor thing. I know exactly how you feel, I was the same way to the point where I was becoming very depressed about it. Personally, all the crackers, ginger, tea and bland foods did NOTHING for me. I ended up going to the doctor where they prescribed me reglan. I'm still nauseous a lot, but at least I can eat now. Just do your very best to eat small bites of anything, and sip water or drinks through out the day. Its very common to be this way. Make sure you see your doctor to make sure your not dehydrating yourself, if thats the case they'll want to put you on an I.V. Well good luck and I hope this feeling leaves you sooner than later. :-(

Answer 6

You are still in the first trimester of pregnancy and morning sickness is very common. Some had it all day and it last for 12 weeks. Eat small meals instead of one full meal each time. Your body is telling you to rest. So, listen to it and get plenty of rest. If you cannot drink water, drink juices or milk but not glass jelly or coconut juice. These are too cooling for you. Try sucking some dried plums or sour stuff to relieve the metal taste in your mouth. Do what you like to do most days, reading, gardening or be a couch potato. You will wake up one day and find all the morning sickness gone!! Rest well.

Answer 7

I know that it's counterintuitive, but you need to try to eat and drink, even though you don't feel well. This was probably the most difficult thing for me to accept when I was feeling badly.

But, the truth is, that morning sickness is worsened by low blood sugar and dehydration, so the more you can eat and drink the better you will feel. I'd suggest trying to eat high protein dinners not long before you go to bed. Then, try to eat as soon as you get up. I've found that fortified dry cereal helps (life, cheerios). I eat it all day long, and it soothes my stomach and provides lots of nutrition that plain old toast and crackers will not.

Also, try to eat small meals. And don't eat anything that disgusts you, no matter how good it is for you. I lived on cheese and dry cereal for the first few weeks, and lots of greasy foods. I ate what I wanted, no matter how bad or high calorie it was, and it really helped.

Answer 8

Try Popsicles. Make them out of juice, chocolate milk, Carnation Instant Breakfast, etc. That way, you'll still be getting nutrients with minimal smell, and you'll be getting them slowly - you'll be less likely to get sick.

I had the same problem when I was pregnant with my son...and I can't say that it is a phase and it will pass. It may not. LOL I had morning (all day, really) sickness for 7 months.

Find something that you can stand smelling when you need to cook. For me, I kept a cup of Pinesol on the counter in the kitchen while I cooked. I could handle THAT smell, but not the smell of food.

Best of luck to you!

Answer 9

Hi and congratulations, when i was pregnant i felt sick all the time but was never sick, just felt like i had got off the waltzer all the time, i couldn't stand the smell of foods etc, one good thing is ginger, try nibbling on ginger biscuits and buy a stem of ginger and put a bit in a cup of hot water and try that, i hope you get it under control, all the best for the rest of your pregnancy and the future..xxx

Answer 10

If you really feel that bad then perhaps you should talk to your midwife. I was the same with not being able to smell food. The smell of certain food actually made me physically sick but it did pass after awhile. If you can't eat then try something little and often so that you are getting something inside you perhaps dry toast or something like when you are ill. Hope you feel better soon x