June 2015 Moms
morgainej
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Vomiting 34 weeks
morgainej
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so this morning after I finished breakfast I had to puke, but nothing major. I have been gassy all day and then starting around 8 I had the feeling to use the bathroom kinda but mostly just nausea and vomiting. What would you say/ do?
Re: Vomiting 34 weeks
I did call the on call OB because baby wasn't moving as much, but they said that was normal given the lack of food/drink. He did perk up once I was able to get sips and bites of things. They also said they would send me for IV fluids if I was vomiting/unable to keep anything down for 12-16 hrs.
Anyway, just wanted to share what I've been experiencing recently with similar symptoms. It was reassuring to talk with the dr though.
1. We have a daily symptoms board. It's been around forever.
2. Asking "what should I do?" will always get a response of "we aren't medical professionals and every one of us is different so calling your doc is probably best".
3. If you don't want that response then one should probably ask "has anyone else experienced this and what did you do?" That is certainly something that can be responded to by other posters like @alyly707 (I'm sure your post was reassuring for OP).
Not trying to police the board or give this particular poster a hard time - weird symptoms can be scary! I get it! - but just sharing the common practice on the June board from my time here.
Here's what I am sick of: 1) the irony of people like you saying the boards are being policed. Aren't you policing answers, too? 2) Entitlement. Sure, you can post "wherever." No, you cannot dictate how people respond on a PUBLIC FORUM. Nor can you come into a section of a website that is under the heading "Community" and expect to "be able to post it wherever".
This is a place that gives back 10-fold what you put in. Provide support? You will be amazed at what you get in return. Provide some snark? Ooo, look out - pregnant ladies here don't take that sitting down!
To OP: It is too hard to tell without knowing you and your pregnancy whether your symptoms are ok or not. For some of us, it would be totally fine and normal. I personally have had one day my entire pregnancy that involved vomiting and gas like you describe. If it went into a second day for me, I would definitely call my doctor. Other ladies here report these symptoms on a daily basis (on the Symptoms thread and elsewhere). So trust your instincts - or if you're like me and have no instincts, do some googling and decide whether you should be rationally worried but patient, or whether you have real cause for concern and need to seek professional advice.
Good luck, hope it's just a bad day.
Maybe provide some more details on what you are going through then, to provide that support to OP that you are suggesting? She is asking for people like you to speak about your own circumstances...
Support is a lot easier to give when we know something about you. Many of these posts show up from inactive members of the board in the form of a medical question. It's hard not to get frustrated seeing the same thing over and over and getting asked questions with no context that you can't answer. So people voice their thoughts and it is a public forum, no guarantee you will like what you see.
I'm afraid this battle will never end. Look at the May 15 board, it's clogged with the following:
Thread: am I in labor/mucus plug/water breaking
Contents of thread: a giant shit show of one of 3 comments:
1. Call your doctor/go to l&d
2. Omg! Stop posting this /use the search bar
3. Omg! you guys are so mean OP ask whatever you want whenever you want a million infinity times no matter that the exact same thread with the same question is right below yours on the main page.
Oh and the OP almost never comes back or does so to fight. IDK how do we solve this? My vote is to keep the boards organized. I enjoy coming here and interacting on all different levels. Not really interested in a board clogged with nothing but unanswerable medical questions. it's not fun and frankly not supportive because no legit medical advice can be given. I hope some of you White Knights stick around long enough to see how old it gets.
So, that's why the answer is always going to be 'we don't know, if you're concerned about it that much, call your doctor'. None of us are the OP to gauge their pain / discomfort level physically and the mental level comfort or discomfort they are feeling by worrying about puking. We're also none of us doctors, so should we be in a similar situation, we will all have to do what the OP did - decide on their own if they should call or not. Even in a situation where someone tells her to call her doctor, someone else is going to tell her not to bother. So she's back where she started in the first place.
FWIW, OP - I hope you are feeling better, and that you got good news at the drs office today. I can (the board can) support you in your decisions, but we can't make them for you.
is rude.. I would challenge you to read
it without your own assumption of tone or intent present. In doing so it is extremely reasonable!
If you are concerned enough to post/ask [non-medical people] why not
call the person who can actually provide appropriate medical advice - specific to your medical situation?
You pay them for this professional medical advice - and they are insured
and educated to make the right call.
@morgainej you asked 2 questions
1) what would you say/do...
The answer here is
-some would do nothing and monitor
-some would Google
-some would read literature and find that things are more cramped than ever and assume this to be a likely cause.
-some would post on the symptoms thread.
-some would read other threads where it talks about nausea and vomiting returning
-some would call their doctor
-some may go to the hospital
What any of us would do doesn't make it the right thing for you to do. Think about your body and what option seems reasonable for you.
2) is this a reason to call - really just need opinions...
-yes if you feel it's abnormal for you, or if not calling will cause extreme stress or anxiety.
-no if you don't have any reason to believe that there's something to be concerned about and isn't more than just a few isolated unpleasant side effects of being around 30+ weeks pregnant.
@lkr004 provided legitimate responses to both of your queries.
When anyone asks for opinion you have to be willing to accept that you won't feel every response is the right answer for you but that absolutely does not make the response rude.
Like other posters hopefully everything turns out okay.
I have felt incredibly respected and supported by all of the ladies that have been accused of being rude. However like them I have read the announcement about how to effectively participate in this board and I demonstrate the same respect and support to others as I may ask for in posting a thread.
I dare someone to say that this is impolite and if you do so dare, please provide clear, textual examples.
Of course she is free to say what she wants! MURICA! But just as I say when the racist, sexist celebrity a-holes have their contracts cancelled or whatever, when their comments go public - the right to say something does not mean you get to say it without consequences.
She has the right to ask any question. She is free to post. We have the right to respond. We are free to share our own viewpoints.
I provided her with a very helpful answer. She ignored it, and continued to be snarky. People have chimed in to defend her, but none of those people have, in turn, provided advice.
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