I can't look at food without getting ill. I have force fed myself potato chips, popcorn, 2 bites of chicken, ~10 raw carrots, and a few tablespoons of PB (ETA: over the past 2 wks). Carnation Instant Breakfast (DH makes me a nightly smoothie with a banana and PB) and diet ginger ale is all I can keep down.
I'm defrosting chicken in attempt to make my famous Chix Parmasen for the family. I know I won't be able to eat it, but I feel so bad that they've been eating takeout for the past 2 wks. I've already thrown up twice in the past 20 minutes from taking it out of the freezer and taking it apart in the microwave while it defrosts.
I'm so weak - ZERO energy. I know I'd feel better if I ate solid food, but I can't do it. I realize I'm blessed to be pregnant and shoudn't be complaining, but I'm loosing it emotionally.
Any tips? food suggestions? This will pass, right? I didn't have any m/s with DS - this is all very new to me.
Re: Not sure I can take the m/s
ditto the sour stuff--that seemed to help with DS. Actually, the only thing that really helped was Zofran. With DS, it pretty much made it go away. With this one, not so much, but I'm afraid to wonder what it would be like without it. I feel your pain. I hope it doesn't last too long--I'm SO ready for mine to be over and I'm in my second tri.
But definitely ask your doctor about zofran--I know how frustrating it is when you can't function due to nausea and exhaustion.
Zofran was a miracle drug for me.
Also, chicken was off limits. I wasn't about to touch it or cook it. If DH wanted it, he knew he had to do it. I could handle pork or beef, but not chicken.
Let me know if you can't get them sooner. I still have some from when I was pregnant with Drew. They are yours if you need them!
{Ava 5.16.06} {Ella 12.29.07} {Drew 2.9.10}
Thanks! You gals are the BEST!
Andrews--was it phenergan? Or reglan? I took phenergan and zofran. Honestly, phenergan worked better because it helped me sleep. Sleeping was the only time I didn't feel like dying. Please take care of yourself. I'm not a pill-pusher, but speaking from experience, it doesn't take long from being nausea to taking over your entire life. Don't let it wait until Thursday!
BTW, my personal advice is not to let them prescribe the zofran ODT. You have to hold them under your tongue until they dissolve and they're dreadful. I vomited just trying to take them. Make sure you get the pill version.
Right after I drink a 1/2 to a cup of DH's smoothie, I can go to sleep, but I'm waking up around 2am/3am with stomach pains (either hunger or gas?). Looking up Unisom now... I left a message for the OB nurse. I really like my OB office and she did mention that they could "do more if I need to call back" when I called about it last week - Come to think of it, I kind of downplayed my sickness thinking that maybe I was just being a baby about it. But after another week of this, it's real and it's bad.
On a happy note, I just ate half a cheese stick and I think it may stay down!
Thanks for the specifics about the meds.
two things to try:
Papaya enzyme ( in the vitamin aisle. ) very good for digestion and stomach settling.
and Ginger. if you can handle it fresh- grate some ginger root into a smoothie or juicer, if you can eat it candied, it's ok too- it REALLY helps me with nausea and motion sickness to eat it candied, and it's great for stomach cramps and pain when it is fresh.
I don't really care for the taste, but it's worth it. you can get bags of it in the bulk nut dept of most groceries...like with the bagds of raw almomnds, walmuts and dried fruits.
good luck, m/s suuuuucks.